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| Archive Name: | Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative |
| Archive URL: | http://cdli.ucla.edu/ |
| Host Institution: | University of California at Los Angeles & Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin |
| Country: | USA |
| Contact Person: | Robert K. Englund |
| Email Address: | englund@ucla.edu |
2.1
If the archive has a catalog in a standardized format, what fields does it
contain? If not, what contextual information about the resources are
collected? What other information would you like to collect if you could?
Text Identification ; Joins ; Provenience ; Museum no. / owner ; Measurements in mm ; Seal Impression ; Current Edition ; Author(s) ; Publication Date ; Find Information ; Period ; Date ; Text Category ; Publication History ; Publication Remarks ; Review / Collation ; Copyright
2.2
If the electronic catalog conforms to some standard, please tell
us the name of the standard.
2.3
To what extent have the archived materials been cataloged
electronically?
2.4
If there is an online public access catalog, please give its URL.
3.1 What geographical regions and languages are covered?
| Main Regions Covered: | Asia |
| Approx Number of Languages: | 2 |
| Main Languages: | Sumerian, Akkadian |
3.2 Please give impressionistic estimates of the archive holdings for each of the data types.
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3.3
Please list any other data types which are not included above,
or any other comments on the archive holdings:
3.4
What proportion of the holdings are unique to
the archive and not available elsewhere?
a small amount
4.1
To what extent are the archive holdings published
electronically, where "published" means that there is
a well-defined procedure such that
anyone at all can get a standard copy of the data,
either on digital media or over the internet?
a small amount
4.2
To what extent are the archive holdings accessible over the web?
just some samples
4.3
Is permission required before materials can be accessed?
sometimes
4.4
Is there any fee for materials?
no
4.5
How are author and/or editor defined for the electronic publications?
Is there a bibliographical citation method?
4.6
Do the electronic publications have ISBN numbers?
no
4.7
What plans are there to expand the electronic publication of archive holdings?
With outside funding, electronic publication of archive holdings will be substantially expanded in the next three years.
5.1
Who is the legal owner of archived materials?
Combination
5.2
Beyond legal ownership,
are there any asserted or perceived moral rights concerning
archived materials?
Do the holders of the archive see the original speakers or
their representatives as controlling publication?
5.3
In cases where no electronic publication is planned, why is this so?
(e.g. funding, licensing, technical know-how, lack of interest).
5.4
Is any of the data in a proprietary format (e.g. MS Word)? If so,
are there plans to transfer it to an open standard (e.g., XML)?
We expect to use mostly open standards, but have several files up using Filemaker.
6.
Do you have any other comments about digital archives of
language material, or on this survey?