SIL Language Software Development
Materials and information for software developers and testers who might be interested in Alpha and Beta versions and open-source development.
SIL FieldWorks Data Notebook
The SIL FieldWorks Data Notebook was developed primarily as a data management tool for language and cultural fieldwork. You can use it for other data collection tasks as well. As a field-notes tool it helps you document, categorize, retrieve, analyze, and summarize conclusions about your field notes.
In computer terms, the Data Notebook is a database program consisting of entries where you document events you witness or hear about, and your analysis of such events. It helps you gain insights from your anthropological field notes so you can better
- live and work appropriately in a new cultural community
- help with literacy and educational development as you document language attitudes, social patterns, and annual cycles of community, and
- help with translation as you document cultural concepts and terminology.
Information about the latest released version of SIL FieldWorks Data Notebook and SIL FieldWorks