Readingbank Dataset unreachable, no official mirror
Author: indoorhillCreated Jul 11, 2026Updated Sep 15, 2026
Describe the bug ReadingBank download link is broken. There doesn't appear to be any official, freely available copy of the dataset. There are re-uploads in various places but it is impossible to tell if those are legitimate.
The problem arises when using: Trying to reach the ReadingBank dataset for LayoutReader pre-training
To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Click this link -> https://mail2sysueducn-my.sharepoint.com/:u:/g/personal/huangyp28_mail2_sysu_edu_cn/Efh3ZWjsA-xFrH2FSjyhSVoBMak6ypmbABWmJEmPwtKhhw?e=tbthMD
Expected behavior Should be able to download the dataset, for reproducibility and continuing research.
Source: microsoft/unilm