<p dir="ltr">The main issues I've encountered when working with archives of anthropological work are the difficulties that arise because most of the materials collected don't include specific permissions for archival use and sharing. Without permission from each individual speaker/consultant/interviewee as to whether the general public, specific groups, and even family members can access the materials, libraries and archives have their hands tied when it comes to making those materials available.<br>
Also, e-meld's "best practices" to digitizing and archiving endangered language data may be relevant for other types of research data (especially the parts about metadata, organizing, and labeling to match specific archives).</p>
<p dir="ltr">Jenny L. Davis<br>
Assistant Professor<br>
American Indian Studies & Anthropology<br>
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign<br>
Loksi@Illinois.edu</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Jun 11, 2015 11:26 AM, "Cynthia Dunn" <<a href="mailto:cyndi.dunn@uni.edu">cyndi.dunn@uni.edu</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">My university and many others are in the process of setting up "institutional repositories" as a way for scholars to archive and make accessible their work, both published and unpublished. I am thinking about the possibility of using my university's depository as a way to archive my digital recordings, transcripts, and translations and to make those data available for use by other scholars for research and non-commercial uses. I'm wondering whether anyone else has any experience with doing this or any thoughts to share about its feasibility, advisability, and so forth.<br clear="all"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><br>Cyndi Dunn<br>Professor of Anthropology<br>Dept. of Sociology, Anthropology & Criminology<br>University of Northern Iowa<br>Cedar Falls IA 50614-0513 U.S.A.<br><br><a href="tel:%28319%29%20273-6251" value="+13192736251" target="_blank">(319) 273-6251</a><br><a href="mailto:Cyndi.Dunn@uni.edu" target="_blank">Cyndi.Dunn@uni.edu</a><br></div></div></div></div></div>
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