Connecting People with Language Data

Whether you’re collecting, caring for, finding, accessing or reusing language data, the Language Data Commons of Australia (LDaCA) has resources to help support your work.

Explore the Data Portal

Search, browse and use language materials

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HOW WE CAN HELP

LDaCA provides hands-on support to make language data usable, ethical and future-ready

Find & access language materials

Find & access language materials

Exploratory portals to help you discover nationally significant language collections and access previously at-risk datasets. Support and guidance to ensure collections you manage are secure, discoverable and accessible into the future.

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PROJECTS, CASE STUDIES & RESOURCES

Arne ingkerreke apurtelhe-ileme: Project launch

PROJECT

Arne ingkerreke apurtelhe-ileme: Project launch

Read about the launch of Arne ingkerreke apurtelhe-ileme, sharing the remarkable life’s work of Veronica Perrurle Dobson AM.

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Sydney Speaks

CASE STUDY

Sydney Speaks

LDaCA Chief Investigator Catherine Travis and former team member Cale Johnstone explain the complexities of handling data from three periods in a 40 year time span.

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Data Portal Guide

RESOURCE

Data Portal Guide

Information related to using the LDaCA Data Portal, covering navigation, search, filters, access, and downloads.

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LATEST ON THE BLOG

LDaCA at the Zenadth Kes Language Symposium 2026

Read about LDaCA team members Alistair Harvey and Ben Foley's presentation at the Zenadth Kes Language Symposium in Thursday Island, focusing on community engagement and community archiving projects.

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Precarious Oral Histories Project expands to NSW and the ACT

An update on the future plans for the Precarious Oral Histories project

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EVENTS & RECORDINGS

Point-and-click text analytics: an introduction to LDaCA Wordflow

WORKSHOP

Point-and-click text analytics: an introduction to LDaCA Wordflow

26 October 2026, 2:00pm - 5:00pm AEDT

Meeting Room M03, Mezzanine, Melbourne Connect

An introduction to LDaCA Wordflow’s point-and-click text analysis tools, including GenAI-assisted annotation.

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eResearch Australasia 2026

CONFERENCE

eResearch Australasia 2026

26 - 30 October 2026

Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)

LDaCA is contributing to 8 sessions at eResearch Australasia 2026

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Organise, Manipulate and Analyse Text Data with Wordflow

WEBINAR

Organise, Manipulate and Analyse Text Data with Wordflow

26 November 2026, 1 PM - 2 PM AEST

Online

See how an open platform can help you responsibly use AI tools to transform unorganised text into actionable insights, without programming.

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