CLARIN ERIC is an ESFRI initiative, one of EU's ERICs – CLARIN stands for “Common Language Resources and Technology Infrastructure” and ERIC stands for “European Research Infrastructure Consortium”. CLARIN ERIC operates according to statutes that have been approved by the European Commission.
The main goal of CLARIN ERIC is that all digital language resources and tools from all over Europe and beyond are accessible through a single sign-on online environment to support researchers in the humanities and social sciences, and for use within language technology.
During the first years, The Árni Magnússon Institute ran a Metadata Providing Centre (CLARIN C-Centre) but was upgraded in 2023 to a Service Providing Centre (CLARIN B-Centre) which provides both service and access to resources and knowledge.