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Wikibooks is an open-source textbook creation project with versions in many languages



== Description ==
== Description ==
* http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Main_Page
* Links
* En: 26,000 modules
* Languages
* Es: 3000 modules
* Size
* Pt: 5000 modules
* Ar: 300 modules
* Size: very large


== Formats ==
== Formats ==
* Materials are currently in wikimedia's standard format, including plain text, latex images, pictures, and so on.
* Formats materials are currently in
* We may need to write a script to download part of the database of articles for use on the XOs or the school servers.
* Scripting (any scripting needed to convert it from curent packaging)



==Curator Info==
==Curator Info==
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==Assessment==
==Assessment==
'''Scope''' (subjects, ages, other)
'''Scope''' Subject coverage is relatively broad.

'''Completeness''' Few books are complete -- even basic English texts are frequently composed of empty modules (i.e. modules with section titles have been created but have not had any text filled in).


'''Multilingualism'''
'''Completeness''' (comprehensiveness for given topic and audience)


* En: 26,000 modules
'''Multilingualism''' (specifically es, pt, en, ar)
* Es: 3000 modules
* Pt: 5000 modules
* Ar: 300 modules


'''Quality''' generally medium quality writing, in the few instances that books (or chapters) are complete
'''Quality''' (incl. suitability for audience)


'''Freeness''' (license and format)
'''Freeness''' standard Wikimedia free licensing





Revision as of 00:19, 12 July 2007

Existe esse projeto com alguns livros em português que poderiam ser aproveitados. LINK

Wikibooks is an open-source textbook creation project with versions in many languages

Description

Formats

  • Materials are currently in wikimedia's standard format, including plain text, latex images, pictures, and so on.
  • We may need to write a script to download part of the database of articles for use on the XOs or the school servers.

Curator Info

Group: Wiki texts

Group coordinator: None

Curators:

Allottable size

Assessment

Scope Subject coverage is relatively broad.

Completeness Few books are complete -- even basic English texts are frequently composed of empty modules (i.e. modules with section titles have been created but have not had any text filled in).

Multilingualism

  • En: 26,000 modules
  • Es: 3000 modules
  • Pt: 5000 modules
  • Ar: 300 modules

Quality generally medium quality writing, in the few instances that books (or chapters) are complete

Freeness standard Wikimedia free licensing


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