Endangered Languages Archive (ELAR)

Linguistics

Accepted data

Audio recordings, descriptive metadata.

Supporting institutions

Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities

Persistent identifiers

Handle

Volume limit

Up to 100 GB. A specific deposit procedure is in place for large datasets.

Repository provided moderation

Verification of metadata and requests for corrections as needed.

Viability

No commitment to a specific duration. If ELAR were to cease operations, a procedure is in place to transfer all deposits to another repository, such as DELAMAN https://www.delaman.org/, depending on the characteristics and subject matter of the deposits.

Notes

Partners of CLARIN K: Centre for Linguistic Diversity and Language Documentation (CKLD). Licenses depend on the deposited materials and the ethical and legal framework (audio recordings of individuals). Embargo: possible, but the repository encourages immediate open access instead.