Accessing the spoken word

Goldman, J. and Renals, S. and Bird, S. G. and de Jong, F. and Federico, M. and Fleischhauer, C. and Kornbluh, M. and Lamel, L. and Oard, D. and Stewart, C. and Wright, R. (2005) Accessing the spoken word . International Journal on Digital Libraries 5(4):pp. 287-298.

Abstract

Spoken word audio collections cover many domains, including radio and television broadcasts, oral narratives, governmental proceedings, lectures, and telephone conversations. The collection, access and preservation of such data is stimulated by political, economic, cultural and educational needs. This paper outlines the major issues in the field, reviews the current state of technology, examines the rapidly changing policy issues relating to privacy and copyright, and presents issues relating to the collection and preservation of spoken audio content.