opendatatxt
OpenDataTXT is an open data initiative and standard intended to facilitate the sharing and reuse of text datasets. It provides a common data model for describing documents, annotations, metadata, licensing, and provenance, with the aim of improving interoperability across natural language processing, digital humanities, and language technology research. The project emphasizes reproducibility, data quality, and transparent provenance.
The core data model centers on documents and their associated annotations, metadata, and rights information. A
Licensing and governance are designed to balance openness with clarity. OpenDataTXT encourages permissive licenses (e.g., CC0
Adoption and impact include use by libraries, archives, universities, and NLP research groups seeking interoperable datasets