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13 - Digital archiving

from Part II - Language documentation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2012

By
David Nathan
Edited by
Peter K. Austin  and
Julia Sallabank
Peter K. Austin
Affiliation:
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Julia Sallabank
Affiliation:
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
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Summary

This chapter deals with digital archives and digital archiving of language materials, especially materials from endangered languages. Archives have traditionally made decisions about which materials they accept for deposit, based on their collection policy. Standards are important for the effective operation of digital archives. Standards are promoted in pursuit of three goals: quality, interoperability and the integrity of the archive's collections. Digital archives have to take account of many factors to ensure long-term preservation, from the broader political, organizational and financial issues that guarantee their sustainable operations, to budget and equipment planning, to technical details of scheduling automated tape backups. In an emerging field such as documentation of endangered languages, archives can draw on digital technologies and standards developed over the last forty years, but they have to provide discipline-specific facilities to meet the needs of their users.

Keywords

academic linguistsendangered language communitiesendangered language speakersspeech communitiessemi-speakerslinguistic communityfluent speakershuman factorsterminal speakers
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The Cambridge Handbook of Endangered Languages , pp. 255 - 274
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2011

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  • Digital archiving
  • Edited by Peter K. Austin, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Julia Sallabank, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
  • Book: The Cambridge Handbook of Endangered Languages
  • Online publication: 05 June 2012
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511975981.013
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  • Digital archiving
  • Edited by Peter K. Austin, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Julia Sallabank, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
  • Book: The Cambridge Handbook of Endangered Languages
  • Online publication: 05 June 2012
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511975981.013
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  • Digital archiving
  • Edited by Peter K. Austin, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Julia Sallabank, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
  • Book: The Cambridge Handbook of Endangered Languages
  • Online publication: 05 June 2012
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511975981.013
Available formats
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