The Dutch HLT Agency is an initiative of the Dutch Language Union, is financed by the Dutch Language Union and is hosted by the Institute for Dutch Lexicology.

Dutch HLT Agency(TST-Centrale)

A Quick Tour (with many pictures)

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Picture #1

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This presentation and the Agency’s activities

• Acquisition: data re-used from Helmer Strik and Peter Spyns, combined with other (mostly pre-existing) data to create a new, useful resource

• Management: will be stored for long-term preservation

• Maintenance: kept up to date for (re-)use• Distribution: to you (offline) and on workshop

website (online)• Support: Q&A• IPR cleared (thank you Helmer Strik and Peter

Spyns or re-using your slides)• Use free for research purposes

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BLARK to Blueprint to Agency

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Mission and strategy

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Organisation (external)

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Organisation (internal)

• Project at Institute for Dutch Lexicology (INL)• Operational in 2004• Leiden (NL) and Antwerp (FL)• 5 FTE

– Project leader– Linguists – Shared resources (INL’s IT department):

• Computational linguists and programmers• System administrators

• Money for systems and (legal) advise

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IPR and licensing

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Website

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Also member of / partner in…

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Any questions?