diff --git a/_objects/summaries- korac.md b/_objects/summaries- korac.md index 7988a4e..1439881 100644 --- a/_objects/summaries- korac.md +++ b/_objects/summaries- korac.md @@ -74,3 +74,31 @@ date: 2024-10-23 Course number 6 covered networks and tools like ‘Palladio’ and ‘Vistorian’, which are specialized for creating, or rather visualizing, networks. The advantage of network visualization is that it helps the creator see their information more clearly, which can be very helpful, especially because they may identify networks or connections they hadn’t previously noticed, as well as other details like the density and different types of networks. In other words, network visualization can reveal overlooked aspects or patterns that might not be immediately apparent. Another significant benefit is that networks can be applied to any topic, allowing any subject to be represented by a graph. Network visualization also offers the ability to query what is not shown, helping to understand why certain elements are missing from the display. In network analysis, theory and method are not separate, which can be challenging, especially for students encountering the material for the first time. Fortunately, our professor explained the theory, terminology, and concepts used in network analysis, such as ego network, broker, unipartite network, and bipartite network, through practical demonstration at the start of the course. He illustrated these concepts using the example of a wedding, starting with the creation of a guest list, then moving to seating arrangements, and finally the table conversations. Through this example, he effectively conveyed the theory and terminology behind network analysis in a simple and understandable way. + +--- +title: Session Summaries by Kenan-Korac +abstract: Summary 6 +authors: + - Korac-0210945149 +date: 2024-10-30 +--- + +## EP Archives, Presentation, Queations, 30/10/2024 + +The Archive Dashboard Unit was launched in 2021 with the sole purpose of "democratising knowledge of the history of the European Parliament". The archive consists of over 2 million digitised documents from the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community, the Ad Hoc Assembly and the European Parliament. There are four different dashboards. The first is the overview dashboard, which provides a general view of all digitised documents from 1952 to 1994. There are currently 2,142,682 documents available in the archive. The overview dashboard also shows the language of each document, indicating whether it is in English, French, German or other languages. Another feature of this dashboard is that it shows the different types of documents, allowing researchers to filter by type, such as letters, questions, applications or oral tapes. A key feature of the overview dashboard is that it shows the year in which each document was created, allowing users to see how many documents were created in each year. It also provides insight into the evolution of document growth over time. + +The second dashboard is the Content Analysis Dashboard, which, as the name suggests, allows for more in-depth analysis of the documents. This dashboard offers several tools that make the documents more accessible and help researchers to explore the history of the European Parliament more effectively. The first tool, "Top Words", provides insights into the themes of European motions and questions. Its interactive feature allows researchers to click on a word of interest and view all documents containing that word, while the second tool, 'Dominant Topic', offers a closer look at the development of topics over the years. In addition, the Content Analysis dashboard allows researchers to perform even deeper analysis by providing similar documents on a given topic. +The third dashboard is the Archive Requests Dashboard, which uses an interactive world map to show the countries that have made requests to the Archives Unit. In addition to countries, it also shows which organizations, institutes, research laboratories and others have made requests. The dashboard shows the number of requests and the year they were made. The fourth dashboard offers a summariser that allows the user to create a summarised text from Word or PDF files in any language. It is also possible to select the length of the summarised text. This is great for getting an insight and overview of the text. +In conclusion, the Archives Dashboard Unit is a very useful tool for researchers and individuals interested in the history of the European Parliament. Its data visualisation makes information easily accessible, while the specific functions of each dashboard allow for deeper analysis of documents. Features such as keyword search make research more efficient and valuable for the researcher. However, it does have some limitations, as it only provides an insight into the Parliament's archives; a big plus would be if it also provided access to the archives of other European Union institutions. And, of course, any model can have hallucinations. The discussion after the presentation centred on the liability of the documents retrieved by the EP Archives system. Any basic model can have hallucinations and therefore a small error rate. Nevertheless, the systems provide all the most interesting documents in relation to the query. Although the system has a summariser that summarises the main components of the documents, the documents themselves are also provided. So a researcher would never fully trust the summary, but would always access the documents themselves and critically analyse them and then draw his or her own conclusions. Other questions related to the possibility that the EP archive model could serve as a model for other institutions, such as the National Library, to improve and facilitate access to the archives. + + + + +Questions prepared before the session. + +1) How reliable is the information provided by the 'Ask the EP Archives' tool? +2) One of the tasks of the Archives Unit is to 'democratize' the EP archives and make them accessible to citizens. Do you think that your system is simple enough for ordinary citizens without any IT training to access the documents themselves? +3) Are you planning to extend the Archives Unit to the archives of other European Union institutions? +4) Is the 'Ask the EP Archives' tool modelled on ChatGPT? +5) The Archive Unit provides free access to the EP archives. Are there any restrictions, i.e. if you want to access a document, can you access all the documents online or do you have to go physically to the EP archives? +