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Publishing a Corpus

Publishing a Corpus. Presentation by Sandra Busch. The Planning Stage. Can others make use of your corpus too? Is it likely to be availale + useable in the future? Remove reliance on Particular individuals Institutional arrangements Technologies  Archive your corpus!.

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Publishing a Corpus

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  1. Publishing a Corpus Presentation by Sandra Busch Publishing a Corpus

  2. The Planning Stage • Can others make use of your corpus too? • Is it likely to be availale + useable in the future? • Remove reliance on • Particular individuals • Institutional arrangements • Technologies  Archive your corpus! Publishing a Corpus

  3. Organization of Materials • Corpus should be “fit for purpose” rather than perfect • Storage + organization with future generations in mind • Find a convention for naming materials • Field materials must be clearly labeled Publishing a Corpus

  4. Storage Formats • Working format • Whichever you find most convenient • Archival format • Openly accessible to the public • Supported by good software tools • Best reproduction of the original Publishing a Corpus

  5. Storage Formats • XML is appropriate for long-term preservation • PDF, RTF, Word are only for working or presentation purposes • Professional archival services  e.g. AHDS (Arts and Humanities Data Service (www.ahds.ac.uk) Publishing a Corpus

  6. Access to the Corpus • Arguments NOT to make the corpus widely available • To avoid legal issues • To ensure that the creator has the first chance to use the data • To retain the option to release the corpus commercially • Concern about unrestricted access + piracy Publishing a Corpus

  7. Access to the Corpus • It‘s too much trouble to administer distribution  Weigh up these issues + decide whether you want to publish your corpus in an archive Publishing a Corpus

  8. Bibliography • EMELD School of best practice: Archives http://emeld.org/school/classroom/archives/archive-digital.html (06.11.2007) • Developing Linguistic Corpora: a Guide to Good Practice: Chapter 6 "Archiving, Distribution and Preservation" Martin Wynne (University of Oxford) http://ahds.ac.uk/guides/linguistic-corpora/chapter6.htm (06.11.2007) Publishing a Corpus

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