[OLPC library] [Testing] gnubook testing

Tue Jan 20 15:21:18 EST 2009

I agree. With public domain works, the electronic texts could, in 
theory, be revised - I am very excited about that. Improving the OCR 
is a big focus for IA this coming year.

We do have a review module as part of the Open Library site - we 
could re-instate it to work together on something like this (a much 
more interesting application than simply "review this book").

The efforts could be a modern day, interactive version of this book:

<http://openlibrary.org/details/rightreadingforc00welsrich/leaf33>http://openlibrary.org/details/rightreadingforc00welsrich/leaf33

(but with inline annotations)

:-)

At 11:52 AM -0800 1/20/09, Carol Farlow Lerche wrote:
>We need to be aware that many of these very old children's books 
>have some very unfortunate racist aspects about them, as well as the 
>sexism you note.  It would be good to have some way to 
>collaboratively review these books as a guide for educators in the 
>third world who might want to use them.
>
>On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 11:46 AM, Rebecca Hargrave Malamud 
><<mailto:webchick at invisible.net>webchick at invisible.net> wrote:
>
>More information on PD books for kids  -
>
>Robert Miller, Director of Books at the Internet Archive reminded me 
>of the collection on the Archive:
>
><http://www.archive.org/details/iacl>http://www.archive.org/details/iacl
>
>Many of these are replicated in Open Library, but the alternative 
>method of classification uncovers some gems. (including the Tag 
>Cloud)
>
>Here are some new ones I culled working on the BPL Scan-on-Demand project:
>
>Uncle Wiggly's Adventures
><http://openlibrary.org/olpc/embed?id=unclewiggilysadv00gari>http://openlibrary.org/olpc/embed?id=unclewiggilysadv00gari
>
>Sea yarns for boys: spun by an old salt
><http://openlibrary.org/olpc/embed?id=seayarnsforboyss00hend>http://openlibrary.org/olpc/embed?id=seayarnsforboyss00hend
>
>The comical creatures from Wurtemberg
><http://openlibrary.org/olpc/embed?id=comicalcreatures00plou>http://openlibrary.org/olpc/embed?id=comicalcreatures00plou
>
>Dorothy Dainty at school
><http://openlibrary.org/olpc/embed?id=dorothydaintyats1904broo>http://openlibrary.org/olpc/embed?id=dorothydaintyats1904broo
>
>The ABC Book
><http://openlibrary.org/olpc/embed?id=abcbook00fall>http://openlibrary.org/olpc/embed?id=abcbook00fall
>
>Things a boy should know about electricity
><http://openlibrary.org/olpc/embed?id=thingsboyshouldk00stjo>http://openlibrary.org/olpc/embed?id=thingsboyshouldk00stjo
>
>Handicraft for handy boys
><http://openlibrary.org/olpc/embed?id=handicraftforhan00hall>http://openlibrary.org/olpc/embed?id=handicraftforhan00hall
>
>
>Best -
>
>Rebecca Malamud
>
>
>PS - I removed this from the somewhat high-trafficked Testing list - 
>seems more approproate to the Library-OLPC - would definitely like 
>feedback on the appropriateness of the material. Some are 
>unfortunately gender-specific - but they are over 100 years old. I 
>forgive the author :-)
>
>
>
>
>At 5:57 PM -0500 1/15/09, Chris Leonard wrote:
>
>>These are not currently ideal for redistribution (read the terms 
>>and conditions), but maybe you can talk to UVA about some of them.
>>
>
>
><http://etext.virginia.edu/subjects/Young-Readers.html>http://etext.virginia.edu/subjects/Young-Readers.html
>
>
>
>cjl
>
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>
>
>
>On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 5:27 PM, Rebecca Hargrave Malamud 
><<mailto:webchick at invisible.net>webchick at invisible.net> wrote:
>
>Hi, Carol -
>
>
>I agree! Karen Coyle 
>(<http://kcoyle.blogspot.com/>http://kcoyle.blogspot.com/) has 
>historically suggested that it would be good to engage some 
>children's and young adult librarians to offer additional insight. 
>LC has subject headings for "Juvenile literature" and "Children's 
>literature," and there is a code in MARC for "audience level" - but 
>they don't capture everything that one might deem appropriate for 
>children (like "Tom Sawyer"). We could also get the audience level 
>from ONIX records as well.
>
>
>So, yes,  I am in agreement - and will be fun to let users add to 
>these collections as well!
>
>
>
>
>At 10:31 AM -0800 1/15/09, Carol Farlow Lerche wrote:
>
>>Hi Rebecca -- It would be awesome to have a directory that showed 
>>reading levels for the English language books.  In my efforts to 
>>provide literacy materials to emergent readers via XO (and 
>>otherwise) this is an important piece of data for the teacher to 
>>have available.  It also reveals the dearth of materials suitable 
>>for emergent readers to read independently, as much of the what's 
>>available is too advanced and must be read aloud by an adult or 
>>older person.  
>>
>On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 9:21 AM, Rebecca Hargrave Malamud 
><<mailto:webchick at invisible.net>webchick at invisible.net> wrote:
>
>Excellent, SJ!
>
>Someone directed me to the International Children's Digital Library (
><http://en.childrenslibrary.org/>http://en.childrenslibrary.org/ ) 
>as a possible source for content. I
>haven't contacted them yet - but will.
>
>Also, I am working with Open Library on a partnership project with
>BPL (Boston Public Library) known as Scan-On-Demand:
>
><http://openlibrary.org/bpl>http://openlibrary.org/bpl
>
>There are some children's books - unfortunately, they aren't
>categorized by subject (yet) - fortunately, I am redesigning that
>page :-) - I am building a similar collection of the "best of" books
>from what we have scanned - I will send the Library-OLPC list
>anything I find -
>
>In the meantime, feel free to queue up any books you find interesting
>for scanning!
>
>Best Regards,
>
>
>Rebecca Malamud
>
>
>
>
>
>At 3:34 AM -0500 1/15/09, Samuel Klein wrote:
>>A quick update about the gnubook ajax bookreader : I'm talking to the
>>developer, Raj Kumar about how to improve the experience on the XO.
>>
>>you can test out the latest reader here:
>> 
>><http://openlibrary.org/olpc/bookreader>http://openlibrary.org/olpc/bookreader
>> 
>><http://github.com/openlibrary/bookreader/tree/master>http://github.com/openlibrary/bookreader/tree/master
>>
>>and file feature requests and bugs here:
>>    <https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnubook>https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnubook
>>
>>Please recommend specific books from the Internet Archive you'd like
>>to see tested on  the demo site; particularly from the children's
>>library collection and this set, many of which Rebecca has tracked
>>down:
>  > 
><http://openlibrary.org/details/rightreadingforc00welsrich/leaf33>http://openlibrary.org/details/rightreadingforc00welsrich/leaf33
>>
>>
>>Cheers,
>>SJ
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