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A large metadata domain of Language Resources

Broeder, Daan ; DeClerck, Thierry ; Romary, Laurent ; Uneson, Marcus LU ; Strömqvist, Sven LU and Wittenburg, Peter (2004)
Abstract
The INTERA and ECHO projects were partly intended to create a critical mass of open and linked metadata descriptions of language

resources, helping researchers to understand the benefits of an increased visibility of language resources in the Internet and motivating

them to participate. The work was based on the new IMDI version 3.0.3 which is a result of experiences with the earlier versions and

new requirements coming from the involved partners. While in INTERA major data centers in Europe are participating, the ECHO

project focuses on resources that can be seen as part of cultural heritage. Currently, 27 institutions and projects are active with the goal

of having a large browsable and... (More)
The INTERA and ECHO projects were partly intended to create a critical mass of open and linked metadata descriptions of language

resources, helping researchers to understand the benefits of an increased visibility of language resources in the Internet and motivating

them to participate. The work was based on the new IMDI version 3.0.3 which is a result of experiences with the earlier versions and

new requirements coming from the involved partners. While in INTERA major data centers in Europe are participating, the ECHO

project focuses on resources that can be seen as part of cultural heritage. Currently, 27 institutions and projects are active with the goal

of having a large browsable and searchable domain by the summer of 2004. Experience shows that the creation of high quality

metadata is not trivial and asks for a considerable amount of effort and skills, since manual work alone is too time consumin (Less)
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Proceedings of LREC 2004
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Lino, Maria Teresa ; Xavier, Maria Francisca ; Ferreira, Fátima ; Costa, Rute and Silva, Raquel
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The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015. The record was previously connected to the following departments: Linguistics and Phonetics (015010003)
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  abstract     = {{The INTERA and ECHO projects were partly intended to create a critical mass of open and linked metadata descriptions of language<br/><br>
resources, helping researchers to understand the benefits of an increased visibility of language resources in the Internet and motivating<br/><br>
them to participate. The work was based on the new IMDI version 3.0.3 which is a result of experiences with the earlier versions and<br/><br>
new requirements coming from the involved partners. While in INTERA major data centers in Europe are participating, the ECHO<br/><br>
project focuses on resources that can be seen as part of cultural heritage. Currently, 27 institutions and projects are active with the goal<br/><br>
of having a large browsable and searchable domain by the summer of 2004. Experience shows that the creation of high quality<br/><br>
metadata is not trivial and asks for a considerable amount of effort and skills, since manual work alone is too time consumin}},
  author       = {{Broeder, Daan and DeClerck, Thierry and Romary, Laurent and Uneson, Marcus and Strömqvist, Sven and Wittenburg, Peter}},
  booktitle    = {{Proceedings of LREC 2004}},
  editor       = {{Lino, Maria Teresa and Xavier, Maria Francisca and Ferreira, Fátima and Costa, Rute and Silva, Raquel}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  title        = {{A large metadata domain of Language Resources}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/6183974/625916.pdf}},
  year         = {{2004}},
}