Association for Literary and Linguistic Computing
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The Association for Literary and Linguistic Computing, or ALLC, is a digital humanities organization founded in London
in 1973. Its purpose is to promote the advancement of education in the digital humanities through the development and use of computational methods in research and teaching in the Humanities and related educational disciplines especially literary and linguistic computing. Since 2005, the Association is a constituent of the umbrella organization Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations
(ADHO).
in March, 1970. The year after the second conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1972, the Association for Literary and Linguistic Computing was founded at a meeting at King's College, London (1973). Together with the Association for Computers and the Humanities (ACH) and the Association for Computational Linguistics
(ACL), the Association for Literary and Linguistic Computing sponsored and organized the Text Encoding Initiative
(TEI) in 1987.
in Canada. After the umbrella organization Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations
was formed in 2005, the first joint conference with the new name “Digital Humanities” was held at the Sorbonne in Paris, France, in 2006.
in 1986. Literary and Linguistic Computing is a peer-reviewed, international journal that publishes texts "on all aspects of computing and information technology applied to literature and language research and teaching."
, The International Journal of Digital Scholarship in the Humanities published on behalf of the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organisations (ADHO) and its constituent organisations: the Association for Literary and Linguistic Computing; the Association for Computers and the Humanities; the Society for Digital Humanities / Société pour l'études des médias interactifs. As of December 2010 there is a total number of 314 individual subscribers to Literary and Linguistic Computing.
London
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in 1973. Its purpose is to promote the advancement of education in the digital humanities through the development and use of computational methods in research and teaching in the Humanities and related educational disciplines especially literary and linguistic computing. Since 2005, the Association is a constituent of the umbrella organization Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations
Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations
The Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations, or ADHO, is a digital humanities umbrella organization formed in 2005 to coordinate the activities of the , the , and the .-History:...
(ADHO).
History
A precursor for the later following annual conferences of the assoication was a meeting on literary and linguistic computing organized by Roy Wisbey and Michael Farringdon at the University of CambridgeUniversity of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
in March, 1970. The year after the second conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1972, the Association for Literary and Linguistic Computing was founded at a meeting at King's College, London (1973). Together with the Association for Computers and the Humanities (ACH) and the Association for Computational Linguistics
Association for Computational Linguistics
The Association for Computational Linguistics is the international scientific and professional society for people working on problems involving natural language and computation. An annual meeting is held each summer in locations where significant computational linguistics research is carried out...
(ACL), the Association for Literary and Linguistic Computing sponsored and organized the Text Encoding Initiative
Text Encoding Initiative
The Text Encoding Initiative is a text-centric community of practice in the academic field of digital humanities. The community runs a mailing list, meetings and conference series, and maintains a technical standard, a wiki and a toolset....
(TEI) in 1987.
Conference
The first conferences of the association were held annually until 1988, when a protocol was agreed with the Association for Computing in the Humanities for co-sponsorship of joint international conferences. The venue for these joint conferences alternated between Europe and North America. The first one took place in 1989 at the University of TorontoUniversity of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
in Canada. After the umbrella organization Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations
Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations
The Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations, or ADHO, is a digital humanities umbrella organization formed in 2005 to coordinate the activities of the , the , and the .-History:...
was formed in 2005, the first joint conference with the new name “Digital Humanities” was held at the Sorbonne in Paris, France, in 2006.
Journals
Initially, the Association of Literary and Linguistic Computing published its own Bulletin three times a year; its journal twice yearly from 1980 to 1985. Afterwards, bulletin and journal were merged in order to become Literary and Linguistic ComputingLiterary and Linguistic Computing
Literary and Linguistic Computing is the peer-reviewed academic journal of the Association for Literary and Linguistic Computing focusing on digital scholarship in the humanities. It covers all aspects of computing and information technology applied to literature and language research and teaching....
in 1986. Literary and Linguistic Computing is a peer-reviewed, international journal that publishes texts "on all aspects of computing and information technology applied to literature and language research and teaching."
Membership
Membership of the association is by subscription to LLCLiterary and Linguistic Computing
Literary and Linguistic Computing is the peer-reviewed academic journal of the Association for Literary and Linguistic Computing focusing on digital scholarship in the humanities. It covers all aspects of computing and information technology applied to literature and language research and teaching....
, The International Journal of Digital Scholarship in the Humanities published on behalf of the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organisations (ADHO) and its constituent organisations: the Association for Literary and Linguistic Computing; the Association for Computers and the Humanities; the Society for Digital Humanities / Société pour l'études des médias interactifs. As of December 2010 there is a total number of 314 individual subscribers to Literary and Linguistic Computing.
Associated Organizations
- Alliance of Digital Humanities OrganizationsAlliance of Digital Humanities OrganizationsThe Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations, or ADHO, is a digital humanities umbrella organization formed in 2005 to coordinate the activities of the , the , and the .-History:...
(ADHO) - Association for Computers and the Humanities (ACH)
- SDH/SEMI (Society for Digital Humanities/Société pour l'études des médias interactifs)
- Text Encoding InitiativeText Encoding InitiativeThe Text Encoding Initiative is a text-centric community of practice in the academic field of digital humanities. The community runs a mailing list, meetings and conference series, and maintains a technical standard, a wiki and a toolset....