Billinghurst pretty much said everything and better than m (thank you). For an example, you can see : https://wikisource.org/wiki/Catherine_Tekakouita (a text in Algonquin with a djvu on old/mul wikisource ; done thanks to Ernest from Wikimedia Canada, I add him to this email).
Sadly, I'm not available this week-end (and as a European, the time zone complicate things a little bit). Cdlt, ~nicolas 2016-02-24 12:32 GMT+01:00 billinghurst <billinghurstw...@gmail.com>: > Recording the oral history, especially of those peoples that didn't > use a published medium is one that has been mentioned though never > progressed to a conclusion. I am presuming that this is because it is > a limited group of people, and the thought of shepherding it through > is burdensome to newbies. > > To me it is primarily a matter for old/mul wikisource as they are the > wiki that caters for small language groups, and predominantly > (exclusively?) all our small languages are at https://wikisource.org. > So I wouldn't want to be speak authoritatively for that community. I > think that it would mean an adaptation to our existing scope, though > would think that there is scope for the community to reasonably expand > scope. > > That said, I can talk about our (existing) principles. We are a > library and we have been reproducing public domain and freely licensed > works. We do this with a two step process of two proofreads by > different people as a validated process. > > For these languages > * we don't have a language configuration existing > => so that wiki would need to address that. > * The wiki may also want to consider whether such works would be in > the main namespace > => if not, they may seek to separate to an oral history-type namespace > > > So my questions would be > * Are we talking about recordings? Or are we talking about typed > transcriptions. Presumably one or the other uploaded to Commons > => Transcriptions in djvu are easy as they can fit within our > back-of-house tools > => Recordings will require thinking about the process of workflow, > especially in a language > Either way, presumably something that can be work with after being > > If you are talking about "no" transcriptions and a place to present > hosted (local or commons), then our visual infrastructure is not > configured to focus on voice, so that would require an extension of > our approach. > > If you are talking a combination of visual/pictographic and audio, > that will require an amalgam of approaches. > > All sounds possible, though it is going to take good discussions with > plenty of to and fro, and possibly directly with the parties. > > I suggest that translations into English which would be at English > Wikisource, rely on answers in the above questions before you can even > step through to the peculiarities of another wiki. > > Regards, Billinghurst > > On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 7:15 PM, Pine W <wiki.p...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Nicolas, > > > > I am guessing that the languages will be in Alaska Native languages > > primarily, perhaps with some alternative translations in English. > > > > My guess is that there will be a mix of oral stories with stories that > are > > represented in images like totem poles. > > > > Would you have some time on Sunday when we could meet? I can message you > > off-list to set up a time. > > > > Pine > > > > On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 11:45 PM, Nicolas VIGNERON > > <vigneron.nico...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> > >> 2016-02-24 8:32 GMT+01:00 Pine W <wiki.p...@gmail.com>: > >>> > >>> Hi Wikisourcers, > >>> > >>> We in Cascadia Wikimedians have been contacted regarding the topic of > >>> Wikimedia resources that could be used to host materials related to > Alaska > >>> Native Elder stories. I'm familiar with Wikisource largely from what > I've > >>> heard about it. I've only made one edit. Is there an experienced > Wikisourcer > >>> who might be available for me to meet with via IRC or Hangouts > sometime, so > >>> that I can get familiar with the basics and provide appropriate > guidance > >>> regarding the possibility of uploading Alaska Native Elder stories to > >>> Wikisource? > >>> > >>> Thanks! > >>> > >>> Pine > >> > >> > >> Hi, > >> > >> Great news ! > >> > >> I'm seasoned but probably not the best suited but I can help (via IRC > and > >> at least for the basics). > >> Some questions first, to help understand what we're talking about and > how > >> to best deal with it : > >> - In what language are these stories ? > >> - Is it books or oral literature ? > >> > >> Cdlt, ~nicolas > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wikisource-l mailing list > >> Wikisource-l@lists.wikimedia.org > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikisource-l > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikisource-l mailing list > > Wikisource-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikisource-l > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikisource-l mailing list > Wikisource-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikisource-l >
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