The Hamburg Center for Language Corpora repository hosts spoken-language corpora, with new datasets accepted by application.
CoCoON
CoCoON presents collections of digital oral corpora through a platform focused on oral language resources.
About CoCoON
CoCoON (COllections de COrpus Oraux Numériques, or Digital Oral Corpus Collections) is a web platform for oral language resources. It is jointly managed by the Laboratoire de Langues et civilisations à tradition orale (LACITO - UMR7107), the Laboratoire Ligérien de Linguistique (LLL - UMR7270), and the research infrastructure Huma-Num (IR* HN - UAR3598). A corpus on the platform can include recordings, generally audio, with or without annotations.
Visitors can browse collections and access more than 20,000 records. The site also provides a map showing regions where researchers recorded speakers, and a list of recent deposits. Resources are catalogued and stored, then archived in the IR* Huma-Num archive.
Producers of oral resources can deposit corpora with support for structuring, documentation, dissemination, and archiving. Deposit functions include upstream consulting, secure storage, metadata entry using the OLAC model, linking to repositories such as Rameau and VIAF, and long-term archiving. It suits researchers and institutions working with oral corpora who need cataloguing and archiving.
Key features
- Browse more than 20,000 oral corpus records
- View collections and recent deposits list
- See map of speaker recording regions
- Deposit oral corpora with upstream consulting
- Enter metadata using OLAC model interface
- Long-term archiving via Huma-Num and CINES
Best for: Researchers and institutions that create, document, and archive oral language corpora.
Good for
- More than 20,000 catalogued records
- Covers structuring, dissemination, and archiving
- Restricted access option for sensitive materials
- Managed by established research laboratories
Watch out for
- Limited to oral language corpora
CoCoON at a glance
- Category
- Research & Data › Open Data & Datasets
- Type
- Website
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Web
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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CoCoON FAQ
What is CoCoON?
CoCoON stands for Digital Oral Corpus Collections. It is a platform for creating, structuring, and archiving oral corpora, generally audio recordings with possible annotations.
How many records does CoCoON provide?
The site states access to more than 20,000 records across its collections.
Who manages CoCoON?
It is jointly managed by LACITO (UMR7107), the Laboratoire Ligérien de Linguistique (UMR7270), and Huma-Num (UAR3598).
Can researchers deposit an oral corpus on CoCoON?
Yes, producers can deposit corpora with consulting, secure storage, metadata entry, and long-term archiving through Huma-Num, CINES, and the National Archives.
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