Journal article
Public access to research data in language documentation: Challenges and possible strategies
Mandana Seyfeddinipur, Felix Ameka, Lissant Bolton, Jonathan Blumtritt, Brian Carpenter, Hilaria Cruz, Sebastian Drude, Patience L Epps, Vera Ferreira, Ana Vilacy Galucio, Brigit Hellwig, Oliver Hinte, Gary Holton, Dagmar Jung, Irmgarda Kasinskaite Buddeberg, Manfred Krifka, Susan Kung, Miyuki Monroig, Ayu'nwi Ngwabe Neba, Sebastian Nordhoff Show all
Language Documentation and Conservation | University of Hawai‘i Press | Published : 2019
Abstract
The Open Access Movement promotes free and unfettered access to research publications and, increasingly, to the primary data which underly those publications. As the field of documentary linguistics seeks to record and preserve culturally and linguistically relevant materials, the question of how openly accessible these materials should be becomes increasingly important. This paper aims to guide researchers and other stakeholders in finding an appropriate balance between accessibility and confidentiality of data, addressing community questions and legal, institutional, and intellectual issues that pose challenges to accessible data.
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Funding Acknowledgements
This paper is the result of a 3-day workshop on "Open Access and Open Data of Endangered Languages Collections" held October 10-12, 2016, at the University of Cologne funded by the Volkswagenstiftung. It emerged as collaborative writing by 35 stakeholders and researchers working on different aspects of language documentation and Open Access. Thanks to two anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments.