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These are sample materials being reviewed this month. Please add new collection suggestions, in all languages, to [[content repository]] and its talk page. To help review, see below..

NOTE: For some of these archives, [[Content repository]] may have links to OLPC-specific selections. Check there when creating/updating each archive page. Relevant info to check for each archive: [[Curators and coordinators]]

[[:Template:content item]] can be subst'ed into a new item page... though it could use updating. Once finalized, insert the template content into each new wikipage with <tt><nowiki>{{subst:content item}}</nowiki></tt>. Press save, then you can edit.

List of package contents by type (repositories, archives, projects, etc) follows below.
To claim one, write your name next to it on this list.

Projects that are followed by (done) have had template pages filled out for Curators to read when allocating various material to the school servers or XO images.

== Repositories==
* a full [[Fedora]] repository
* [[Developer tools]] used in build construction
* [[Wikipedia]] (done) [2-5GB], [[archive.org]] (done), [[Gutenberg Texts]] (this is not Project Gutenberg)
* [[Wikimedia Commons]] (done), [[Flickr]] (done)
* [[Jamendo]] (done), [[archive.org]] (done) music

== Archives ==
* Free media collections : [[Flickr]] (done), [[Wikimedia Commons]] (done)
* Music : [[Freesound]] (done), [[Free Music Project]] (done)
* Texts: [[Project Gutenberg]] (done), [[Wikipedia]] (done), [[Wikijunior]] (done), [[Wikibooks]] (done);
* Stories: [[ICDL]] (done), [[School Library]] (done),
* Language: [[OmegaWiki]] (done) ([[WiktionaryZ]]), [[Dicologos]] (done) and [[Universal dictionary system]] (done)
* Reference collections: the [[Human Development Library]] (done), [[eGranary]] (done)

== Projects and Collections ==
* [[Avallain]] (done) literacy and basic skills learning
* The [[World Digital Library]] (done) portal
* Stories: [[Our Stories]] (done) project, with Story Corps, UNICEF, and Google - capturing local stories
* Book scanning and digitization: public domain materials (archival support from the Internet Archive), cultural materials, (support from the World Digital Library)
* Tutorials and HowTos: ([[WikiEducator Content]] (done), [[WikiHow]] (done))
* OER subcollections: ([[Curriki]] (done) and [[OER Commons]] (done))
* [[Kuku/For_Testers]] - math game specifically designed for the XO

== Publications ==
* [[Google Books]], [[Google Scholar]] (done), [[PubMed Central]]

== Next Steps ==
*Ping individual curators
*Figure out size constraints
*Initial selection
*Gathering collection scripts
*Making build for XO


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Revision as of 07:57, 14 July 2007


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These are sample materials being reviewed this month. Please add new collection suggestions, in all languages, to content repository and its talk page. To help review, see below..

NOTE: For some of these archives, Content repository may have links to OLPC-specific selections. Check there when creating/updating each archive page. Relevant info to check for each archive: Curators and coordinators

Template:content item can be subst'ed into a new item page... though it could use updating. Once finalized, insert the template content into each new wikipage with {{subst:content item}}. Press save, then you can edit.

List of package contents by type (repositories, archives, projects, etc) follows below. To claim one, write your name next to it on this list.

Projects that are followed by (done) have had template pages filled out for Curators to read when allocating various material to the school servers or XO images.

Repositories

Archives

Projects and Collections

  • Avallain (done) literacy and basic skills learning
  • The World Digital Library (done) portal
  • Stories: Our Stories (done) project, with Story Corps, UNICEF, and Google - capturing local stories
  • Book scanning and digitization: public domain materials (archival support from the Internet Archive), cultural materials, (support from the World Digital Library)
  • Tutorials and HowTos: (WikiEducator Content (done), WikiHow (done))
  • OER subcollections: (Curriki (done) and OER Commons (done))
  • Kuku/For_Testers - math game specifically designed for the XO

Publications

Next Steps

  • Ping individual curators
  • Figure out size constraints
  • Initial selection
  • Gathering collection scripts
  • Making build for XO