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New version of national archive database on the way – will make source searches...
The Swedish National Archives is now working on a new and improved version of the National Archive Database (NAD). In a recent demonstration, a solution was shown that...
Artificial intelligence makes old archives easier to use
Old handwritten documents can be difficult to read. Now, Swedish archives are using artificial intelligence to make history more accessible to everyone.Historical documents written...
New insights into medieval settlement in Sweden
The Swedish National Archives has published two new books that provide a detailed picture of settlement, ownership and social structure in Närke and Medelpad in the Middle Ages....
More Swedish archives opened faster with the help of artificial intelligence
The National Archives of Sweden is making more historical archives available to the public more quickly with the help of artificial intelligence. Using new technology, handwritten documents...
The Swedish National Archives adds 400,000 new AI-transcribed pages
The National Archives of Sweden has now made an additional 400,000 pages available in its searchable AI service. The total volume of material transcribed using the service...
Swedish AI opens up new opportunities for genealogists
The Swedish National Archives has now used artificial intelligence to make over one million handwritten documents searchable. This is good news for genealogists, also in...
AI simplifies access to Swedish legal documents
The National Archives of Sweden has launched a new AI-based feature that makes it possible to search handwritten documents, with court records as the first selected source....
New Swedish book on heraldry
The National Archives of Sweden has recently published the book "Heraldry in the National Archives", an illustrated guide that brings together their heraldic sources for the first time. The book provides a...
Updated Sweden's 1930 census
The Swedish National Archives is still working to update the 1930 census with people who are no longer covered by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).This time, the whole...
Artificial intelligence marks a paradigm shift for archives
Recently, the Swedish National Archives published a report on how artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the framework for accessing and processing large amounts of data.The Swedish National Archives has,...
