Making nationally significant language data available for academic and non-academic use
Providing a model for ensuring continued access with appropriate community control
Australia is a massively multilingual country, in one of the world’s most linguistically diverse regions. Significant collections of this intangible cultural heritage have been amassed, including collections of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages, Australian Englishes, and regional languages of the Pacific, as well as collections important for cyber-security and for emergency communication. LDaCA is integrating this existing work into a national research infrastructure while also securing at-risk collections and improving access to under-utilised collections. LDaCA is thus ensuring that these invaluable resources will be available for analysis and reuse in the future, and that they will be managed in a culturally, ethically and legally appropriate manner guided by FAIR and CARE principles.
LDaCA acknowledges Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respects to their Ancestors and their descendants, who continue cultural and spiritual connections to Country.
The Language Data Commons of Australia (LDaCA) project receives investment from the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) through its HASS and Indigenous Research Data Commons program. The ARDC is funded by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).