The CLARIN Resource Families Workflow

Abstract

This paper presents the new workflow for the CLARIN Resource Families (CRF) initiative. After introducing the CRF initiative and laying out its primary aim, we present the functioning of the new CRF backend, which uses a JSON-based workflow publicly accessible on GitHub. We then present the guidelines for working with the JSON files and describing the metadata. We also discuss how the new workflow enables a collaborative approach to maintaining the families. Finally, we discuss how the CRF complements and is complemented by CLARIN ERIC’s Virtual Language Observatory.