This repository contains the following documentation about the ALTO format:
- generic documentation
- version changes summary
- samples for specific new features and use-cases
- software for creating, presenting and editing ALTO files
- list of organisations using ALTO
The parts depending on a specific schema version are located in the according subfolders.
The latest ALTO schema and all former versions can be found in the repository Schema.
This schema is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0 - "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/" ).
This agreement is given for all versions starting version 2.0 (since hosting by the Library of Congress).
"The ALTO Editorial Board has waived all rights to it worldwide under copyright law with confirmation of the original creating authors, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. For the full text see "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode".
Originally created during the EU-funded Project METAe, the Metadata Engine Project (2001 - 2003), by Alexander Egger (1), Birgit Stehno (2) and Gregor Retti (2), (1) University of Graz and (2) University of Innsbruck, Austria with contributions of Ralph Tiede, CCS GmbH, Germany."