Standards and Formats

Basic principles

CLARIN adheres to the following principles:

• Open standards are preferred over proprietary standards
• Formats and protocols should be:
  • well-documented
  • verifiable
  • proven (being used in practice)
• Text-based formats are (where possible) preferred over binary formats
• In the case of digitisation of an analogue signal, using no or lossless compression is recommended

Learning more

• FAQ about recommended formats and standards
• Document: Standards for LRT
• the CLARIN Standards Committee

Relevant formats

Several CLARIN centres have published excellent guidance on formats suitable to deposit language research data:

• ​BAS
• COCOON
• ​UdS
• ​HZSK
• ​TLA
• IDS
• ​ACDH/ARCHE
• ORTOLANG
• TALAR
• ASV
• LAC
• BBAW
• DANS

Relevant standards

The table below contains a (non-exhaustive) list of standards that are relevant for the CLARIN community.

Source: CLARIN standard guidance website (provided by the IDS)