Introducing the new IRE Resource Center

By • NICAR in Indianapolis

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archive.ire.org
The next generation of investigative knowledge sharing

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33,449 resources
Now available in a new searchable database

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What you'll find
Thousands of contest entries, tipsheets and training materials

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What we've got
Some fields are better than others

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Semantic search
AI helps find matches based on the meaning of your words

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Tune the results
Controls allow you to filter and sort

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Discover new things
AI recommends related documents

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Members only
Restricted to active members with an ire.org account

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The software stack

Vercel frontend
SvelteKit: Static single-page application consumes JSON data

Fly.io backend
FastAPI: Python application supplies JSON data
Redis: Caching layer enforces ire.org membership wall
Qdrant: Vector database indexes with semantic embeddings

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Work in progress
Report problems to help@ire.org

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What's next

1. Create staff tools: Empower IRE staffers to update the database
2. Complete the migration: Upload the 10% of resources that aren't indexed yet
3. Tidy up: Reconcile imperfections in the metadata
4. Add audio transcripts: Integrate text from thousands of recordings transcribed by AI

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Your humble servants
Tell us what stinks so we can make it better

Ben Welsh: b@palewi.re
Derek Willis: dwillis@gmail.com
Cody Winchester: cody@ire.org

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