EXTENDED DEADLINE Developing user interface for Aboriginal languages archive
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Mike Christie
May 18, 2012, 2:42:38 AM5/18/12
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DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL THE END OF MAY
During the era of bilingual education in the NT, thousands of books
were produced in 25 Literature Production Centres in more than 16
languages. These materials are widely dispersed and endangered, and
contain interesting and significant stories in indigenous Australian
languages, often beautifully illustrated. This is an important
collection and must be preserved for the future. We are creating a
living archive of these endangered materials, in partnership with the
communities of origin. As some users may not have high levels of text
literacy or technical ability the archive will require a user-
friendly
visual interface to allow searches beyond the conventional database
search capabilities.
Funding is available for the development of the interface. For more
details and to download the call for expressions of interest, please
visit www.cdu.edu.au/laal
During the era of bilingual education in the NT, thousands of books
were produced in 25 Literature Production Centres in more than 16
languages. These materials are widely dispersed and endangered, and
contain interesting and significant stories in indigenous Australian
languages, often beautifully illustrated. This is an important
collection and must be preserved for the future. We are creating a
living archive of these endangered materials, in partnership with the
communities of origin. As some users may not have high levels of text
literacy or technical ability the archive will require a user-
friendly
visual interface to allow searches beyond the conventional database
search capabilities.
Funding is available for the development of the interface. For more
details and to download the call for expressions of interest, please
visit www.cdu.edu.au/laal
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