ResourcesCelebrating 50 years: 1959 – 2009
Resources
One of the key objectives of CAL’s anniversary year is to assemble and disseminate resources that will benefit both research and practice and inform public understanding and greater acceptance of diversity of language and culture.
These initiatives include:
Resource archive: CAL is beginning to create an archive of online resources and considering plans for possible further expansion. As part of that effort, CAL would produce PDF versions of out-of- print publications and other resources to be downloaded free from our Web site. This collection of foundational resources would not only provide a lasting record of the work that has been produced but would, more importantly, give access to a wealth of resources that would otherwise be difficult to find. In addition, the collection would provide the foundation for an ongoing program of online versions of publications to update a comprehensive library of CAL works.
A second focus of the resource archive project would be the creation of Web pages which provide background, information, and access to resources from selected projects. As part of our preliminary work in this arena, CAL has created two new online archives to present information and resources from the CREDE and ERIC projects. Click on the links in the Spotlight to the right to learn more.
CAL American Dialect Recordings Now Available Online NEW!
As part of the Library of Congress American Memory series, the CAL Collection of American English Dialect Recordings has been digitized and is now accessible online. This collection of interviews and other speech recordings, primarily from dialect research and oral history projects, provides a centralized source of North American dialect samples, preserving valuable linguistic resources that might otherwise be lost. The collection was donated by CAL to the Library of Congress in 1986 and has been accessible only by personal visit to the Library since then. Browse the collection.
Support CAL50
Contributions received during our anniversary year will be used to support the types of projects listed above. Learn more.
Browse our Web site
From its inception, CAL has ensured that its resources are reliable, relevant, and readily available. The growth of the Internet has allowed us to disseminate these resources even more widely. CAL’s Web site has become a trusted source of information internationally, providing a link into what CAL is learning and doing on issues related to language and culture. Visit the CAL Web site.
