Endangered Languages Archive
The Endangered Languages Archive (ELAR) is a digital repository for documentation
of endangered languages.
We aim to:
- provide a safe long-term repository for language documentation materials
- enable access to documentation according to the wishes of documenters and
originating speakers and communities
- encourage co-operation between documenters and the users of materials
- provide advice and collaboration
ELAR places particular emphasis on access protocol. In order to
host, manage and provide sustainable access to recorded materials from endangered
languages communities, we are building innovative information management
systems which cater for the shifting sensitivities associated
with documentation of their languages. By providing documenters and language
speakers with the security of knowing that their materials will be protected
as they wish, we maximise the amount of materials that
can be made available for unrestricted access. For more information, see ELAR's
access protocol.
To contact a member of the ELAR team send an email to ELARarchive@soas.ac.uk.
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