A simpler protocol to write
No transfer, no processor, no clause to negotiate: the transcription part of the data management plan comes down to the tool and the computer.
Social science research
Qualitative interviews you do not have to hand over
A research protocol must state where recordings go, who can access them and how long they are kept. With an online transcription service, the answer includes a third party. With Klarword it fits in one sentence: nowhere but the researcher's computer.
What matters to you
Verbatims ready to code
Word or text export with named speakers and, if you wish, timestamps to go back to the recording.
Several languages
English, French, Spanish, German, Arabic and a dozen more, with automatic detection for mixed corpora.
Situations
- Semi-structured interviews and life stories
- Focus groups and group interviews
- Recorded field observations
- Multilingual oral corpora
Practical advice
- Pseudonymise in the editor before exporting: “Find and replace” changes a name everywhere at once.
- The Accurate model handles regional accents and overlapping voices better.
- Your lab can host Klarword on its own servers: see self-hosting.