SeanRE: https://mastodon.social/@gutenberg_new/116152704416512128
Produced this one. #RobertFrost short biography.
The 1930 volume of collected poetry of Frost is also on its way to Gutenberg soon, with my participation on #DistributedProofreaders
Strypey#TIL that #DistributedProofreaders;
"...provides a web-based method to ease the conversion of Public Domain books into e-books. By dividing the workload into individual pages, many volunteers can work on a book at the same time, which significantly speeds up the creation process."
John Mark OckerbloomWe're celebrating the 52nd birthday of the #ebook today. This summer's also a milestone anniversary for my own ebook-related site, as well a milestone for some other ebook projects. In a new post on Everybody's Libraries, I thank some of the many people who have been sharing books, creative works, and information about them on the internet for the past many years: https://everybodyslibraries.com/2023/07/04/my-thanks-to-all-sharing-books-online/
#Bookstodon #ProjectGutenberg #DOAB #DistributedProofreaders #HathiTrust #InternetArchive #PennLibraries
I've updated my guide "Determining #copyright status of #serial issues" at https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/cce/decisions.html
Main changes:
- I've updated my instructions on searching for image copyrights, which is now easier than before thanks to work done by folks at #HathiTrust and #ProjectGutenberg 's #DistributedProofreaders.
- I've updated my comments on #ControlledDigitalLending based on the March ruling against it in the Hachette v. #InternetArchive case.
Further corrections and suggestions welcome.
Bart Du BoisStarted to #proofread at https://www.pgdp.net
Wonderful to experience such an industrialization.
https://brockwaygatehouse.co.uk/5-simple-reasons-to-volunteer-for-distributed-proofreaders/
Skyclad ScatterlingA #Nudist / #Naturist.
A lifelong fan of #animation and #anime. Grew up watching Astroboy, Tobor the Eighth Man, Gigantor, Kimba the White Lion, and Marine Boy.
Also a fan of #puppetry. Favorite shows were all from Gerry Anderson: Supercar; Stingray; Fireball XL5; Thunderbirds.
Enjoy #FurryArt, although I'm an admirer, not an artist, but I hope to change that one day.
Had many careers: started as a radio DJ at age 13. Moved on to become a stagehand/roadie -- worked with acts from Chuck Berry to Rod Stewart to Doug Henning and many others. Shifted to audio/visual work for businesses and corporations, then shifted again to the internet and spent more than a decade with eBay. Now readying for retirement.
Contribute to several projects on an on-going basis: #OpenStreetMap, #DistributedProofreaders, and #Wikipedia / #Wikidata / #Wikivoyage.
Advocate for #OpenSource / #OpenHardware / #FLOSS / #FOSS. Run both #Linux and #FreeBSD systems. Comfy at the command line. Prefer to experiment with #SmallFormFactor low-energy computers and currently enjoy using a #RaspberryPi 4B as my desktop. Editor of choice: #Emacs.
Reading and viewing interests center around #ScienceFiction and #Fantasy.
Musical tastes range from #RockAndRoll to #Country to #Jazz to #Classical and early #Electronic (Wendy Carlos/Larry Fast).
#Introduction #Introductions
A lifelong fan of #animation and #anime. Grew up watching Astroboy, Tobor the Eighth Man, Gigantor, Kimba the White Lion, and Marine Boy.
Also a fan of #puppetry. Favorite shows were all from Gerry Anderson: Supercar; Stingray; Fireball XL5; Thunderbirds.
Enjoy #FurryArt, although I'm an admirer, not an artist, but I hope to change that one day.
Had many careers: started as a radio DJ at age 13. Moved on to become a stagehand/roadie -- worked with acts from Chuck Berry to Rod Stewart to Doug Henning and many others. Shifted to audio/visual work for businesses and corporations, then shifted again to the internet and spent more than a decade with eBay. Now readying for retirement.
Contribute to several projects on an on-going basis: #OpenStreetMap, #DistributedProofreaders, and #Wikipedia / #Wikidata / #Wikivoyage.
Advocate for #OpenSource / #OpenHardware / #FLOSS / #FOSS. Run both #Linux and #FreeBSD systems. Comfy at the command line. Prefer to experiment with #SmallFormFactor low-energy computers and currently enjoy using a #RaspberryPi 4B as my desktop. Editor of choice: #Emacs.
Reading and viewing interests center around #ScienceFiction and #Fantasy.
Musical tastes range from #RockAndRoll to #Country to #Jazz to #Classical and early #Electronic (Wendy Carlos/Larry Fast).
#Introduction #Introductions