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Over the last several years, FromThePage has supported document sets to allow project owners to aggregate a sub-set of works in a collection. The feature has been used these ways: Mount Auburn uses document sets to make it easier to find particular types of documents The Frederick Douglass Papers has some documents in public sets and others in private … [Read more...] about Introducing Read-only Document Sets

When we met with some of you at our first FromThePage user group meeting at SAA in late July of 2023, we asked you to vote on features you'd like to see in FromThePage. The overwhelming winner was "Better Search", which astonished us. We had only added it the list day before, after a discussion with Heather Wolfe at the Folger Shakespeare Library. Heather had told us that … [Read more...] about Enhanced Search in FromThePage

In our conversations about AI's applications, we've unearthed a small but interesting trend: the most adept prompt writers often hold Ph.D.s in history. Why? Skilled historians are articulate and bring a depth of context that enhances LLM (Large Language Model) interactions significantly. Particularly those with a hacker's mindset – those ready to experiment and adapt – excel … [Read more...] about Who Are the Best Prompt Writers? A Surprising Insight from the Humanities

AI is changing so fast, and so is FromThePage. Here’s a look at the AI features we currently offer. I recently had the opportunity to attend the Charleston Conference, an annual gathering of library leaders and industry partners. The event featured a lot of content on artificial intelligence in the library and information science landscape. It also featured vendors as … [Read more...] about Key Takeaways on AI in Libraries from the Charleston Conference