Oxford Text Archive
Encyclopedia
Oxford Text Archive is an archive of electronic texts and other literary and language resources which have been created, collected and distributed for the purpose of research into literary and linguistic topics. The OTA was founded by Lou Burnard of Oxford University Computing Services
in 1976, and is thought to be the oldest archive of academic textual resources in electronic form. The OTA is part of the Research Technologies Service of OUCS.
From 1996 to 2008, the OTA was one of the centres of the Arts and Humanities Data Service
, and hosted AHDS Literature, Languages and Linguistics
, a national centre for the support of digital research in literary and linguistic subject areas in the UK
.
AHDS Literature, Languages and Linguistics
was funded to provide free advice to those from UK
Higher Education
in the best practice in digital resource creation. The OTA continues to accept deposits of primary-source academic electronic editions and linguistic corpora, and is one of the key centres in the emerging European research infrastructure (CLARIN, the Common Language Resources and Technology Infrastructure).
Oxford University Computing Services
Oxford University Computing Services provides the central Information Technology services for the University of Oxford. The service is based at 7-19 Banbury Road in central north Oxford, England, near the junction with Keble Road....
in 1976, and is thought to be the oldest archive of academic textual resources in electronic form. The OTA is part of the Research Technologies Service of OUCS.
From 1996 to 2008, the OTA was one of the centres of the Arts and Humanities Data Service
Arts and Humanities Data Service
The Arts and Humanities Data Service was a United Kingdom national service aiding the discovery, creation and preservation of digital resources in and for research, teaching and learning in the arts and humanities...
, and hosted AHDS Literature, Languages and Linguistics
AHDS Literature, Languages and Linguistics
AHDS Literature, Languages and Linguistics is one of the subject centres of the Arts and Humanities Data Service, supporting digital research in the arts and humanities in the UK. AHDS Literature, Languages and Linguistics is hosted by the Oxford Text Archive at Oxford University....
, a national centre for the support of digital research in literary and linguistic subject areas in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
AHDS Literature, Languages and Linguistics
AHDS Literature, Languages and Linguistics
AHDS Literature, Languages and Linguistics is one of the subject centres of the Arts and Humanities Data Service, supporting digital research in the arts and humanities in the UK. AHDS Literature, Languages and Linguistics is hosted by the Oxford Text Archive at Oxford University....
was funded to provide free advice to those from UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Higher Education
Higher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
in the best practice in digital resource creation. The OTA continues to accept deposits of primary-source academic electronic editions and linguistic corpora, and is one of the key centres in the emerging European research infrastructure (CLARIN, the Common Language Resources and Technology Infrastructure).