Sorry, Sam, the other thing I meant to say was: that's a brilliant idea! :-) I'd love to help make it happen, if I can be of any use. :)
On Thu, 12 Oct 2017, at 08:51 PM, Sam Wilson wrote: > It's slightly tricky at the moment to extract data for validated > works, for one because we don't have solid data linking Index pages to > their corresponding main namespace (i.e. "work") pages. The Index > pages have the status, but the mainspace pages are what we think of as > the work. There's P1957 now, which is the connextion we need, but the > data for that isn't complete.> > We've also got (incomplete) support for OPDS in the wsexport tool, > which I think is probably a brilliant way forward for sharing the > Wikisource catalogue with other systems. Once we have better > structural support in Wikisource itself (e.g. structured data for > querying validation status) then we'll much more efficiently and > easily be able to produce all sorts of output for sharing.> > > On Thu, 12 Oct 2017, at 08:37 PM, Sam Walton wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I work on the Wikipedia Library program, and wanted to jump in with a >> passing thought I'd had about Wikisource and TWL. We'll be building >> search and discovery tools into the library card platform >> (https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/) that's currently under >> ongoing development. They'll index all the usually-paywalled >> resources we have access to, but also open access content. As part of >> that process it's a desire of mine to index completed Wikisource >> works, though I haven't given it much thought beyond 'that would be >> nice'. This might be able to function as a kind of centralised search >> for all completed Wikisource works, if implemented.>> >> If you're interested, the relevant Phab task is >> https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T169875, where your thoughts are >> very welcome. It won't be worked on for a while and I can't guarantee >> that it will definitely happen, but if it's something the Wikisource >> community would benefit from, then that would absolutely increase the >> likelihood we'll work on it.>> >> Best, >> Sam >> >> On 12 October 2017 at 13:07, Federico Leva (Nemo) >> <[email protected]> wrote:>>> Gerard Meijssen, 12/10/2017 15:04: >>>> Given the discussion about finished books on the Korean Wikisource, >>>> I this demonstrates that we really need to advertise the finished >>>> books to a reading public.>>> >>> In Italy, after many years of talk with local libraries, the >>> Wikisource books are included in the catalogs of many libraries >>> (also via a local ebook provider, MLOL, who hired some wikimedians >>> to work on the "open collection", big kudos to them).>>> >>> Nemo >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikisource-l mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikisource-l >> >> >> >> -- >> Sam Walton >> Partnerships Coordinator >> The Wikipedia Library >> >> [email protected] / [email protected] >> _________________________________________________ >> Wikisource-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikisource-l > > _________________________________________________ > Wikisource-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikisource-l
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