Paper short abstract:

In this paper the platform Folke is presented. Not only are Swedish folklore records made available for research on the platform, but the general public is also invited to help with making the archive collections accessible and - not least - with adding new information about older folklore records.

Paper long abstract:

The digital platform Folke, which was launched in January 2021, will not only change the work at the Institute of Languages and Folklore in Gothenburg but also the use of its folklore collections.

Hundreds of thousands of pages of folklore records have been made available on the platform, which has been developed as part of the research infrastructure The National Language Bank of Sweden. Parts of the platform are aimed for the general public, who will not only gain access to the collections but also are invited to help with making the archive collections more accessible and - not least - more complete. Another part of Folke is primarily aimed for the research community. Here new opportunities are being provided to search and analyze the folklore collections on Folke, among other things via maps and topic modeling.

In this paper, Folke, its possibilities and limitations (both for the archive and the users of the collections) are presented and discussed, and also our ambitions to develop the platform to become a digital folklore archive