TalkBank

Last updated: 21 May 2025 at 8:52.

TalkBank provides transcripts, audio and video of communicative interactions for research in human and animal communication.

General information

Type of service: Repository
Service homepage: https://talkbank.org/
Provider: Carnegie Mellon University
Provider homepage: https://www.cmu.edu/
Provides end-user support: supported

Administrative information

Data curation strategy: International standards following the Core Trust Seal: https://www.clarin.eu/blog/talkbank-clarin-knowledge-centre
Metrics:
Funding source: Current funding is from: NICHD grant HD082736 to Brian MacWhinney and Nan Bernstein Ratner for CHILDES, NICHD grant HD051698 To Yvan Rose, Nan Bernstein Ratner and Brian MacWhinney for PhonBank NIDCD grant DC008524 to Brian MacWhinney and Brielle Stark for AphasiaBank NIA grant to Brian MacWhinney, Alyssa Lanzi, and Matthew Cohen for DementiaBank
Intellectual property:
User agreement: https://talkbank.org/share/ethics.html
Contact: macw@cmu.edu

Target group

Target audience(s): Faculty of Humanities, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Stage in research process: After

Costs

Costs:

Classification of the service

Confidentiality classifications for data: Internal / Restricted, Public

Additional information

Additional information:

Formats

Accepted metadata formats: Repository-Developed Metadata Schemas
Accepted file formats: Our basic file format relies on text-only Unicode files.
Supported data type(s): Audiovisual data, Images, Plain text, Software applications, Standard office documents, Structured text

Storage

Maximum size of data:
Version management: supported
Quality control: supported

Access

Access requirements: Open, restricted, closed
Tools/Interfaces for access: Web-interface
Supported type(s) of persistent identifiers: Handle

Preservation

Long term guarantees: https://talkbank.org/share/preservation.html
TDR certification(s): CoreTrustSeal