librivox.org/ and also trying to muster up a few more vox posts at archive.org and www.vox.com as well, and gathering intel on places to spread experimental ravings and slam in sign. Also if you know artists and slam events that are open and cool to being bootlegged, archive.org is the place to go.
Volunteering for LibriVox
(go straight to the LibriVox Forum)
LibriVox volunteers read and record chapters of books in the public domain (meaning out of copyright - sorry, no Harry Potter, no Lord of the Rings, and no Da Vinci’s Code, though we’d love to do his notebooks). Then we make the files available on the internet, for free. We have several types of projects:
* collaborative projects: many volunteers contribute by reading some chapters of a long text
* solo projects: one volunteer reads an entire book (we prefer if you contribute to some collaborative projects first)
* short works (prose and poetry): read by individuals.
We have hundreds of volunteers from all over the world, including a growing number who are recording books in languages other that English. You can visit our Frappr map to see a small selection of LibriVox volunteers, and where they are from.
Most of what you need to know about LibriVox can be found on the LibriVox Forums in the FAQ and in the Guides for Listeners & Volunteers (the LibriVox wiki). LibriVox volunteers are helpful and friendly, and if you post a question anywhere on the forum you are likely to get an answer from someone, somewhere whithin an hour or so. So don’t be shy! Many of our volunteers have never recorded anything before LibriVox.
Before you visit the Forums, you might want to read this guide. The Forums are split into three main sections:
* The Basics (info about LibriVox, including FAQ)
* The Books (where most of the volunteering happens).
o Book Suggestions (discussion about possible books)
o Readers Wanted: Short Works (a good place for newbies, especially WEEKLY POETRY)
o Readers Wanted (where you find chapters needing readers)
o Readers Found (ongoing projects with all chapters assigned)
o Going Solo (entire books by one person ; we request you record some shorter works first)
o Listeners Wanted (help out by “proof-listening”)
o Completed Books (a reminder of progress)
o Volunteers Wanted: Other Projects (non-reading volunteer projects)
* Comments, Discussion, News & Suggestions
o Need Help? Got Advice (ask anything here)
o Suggestions & Comments (good or bad comments welcome)
o Off-Topic (anything you like. knitting. rugby. etc.)
Practically, here is how things work:
1. a book coordinator posts a book (with chapter info) in the Readers Wanted Section.
2. volunteers “claim” chapters to read
3. the readers record their chapters in digital format
4. the book coordinator collects all the files of all the chapters
5. the book coordinator sends the collected files to a “metadata coordinator”
6. we check the files for technical problems in the Listeners Wanted section
7. the metadata coordinator uploads and catalogs the files… working their secret magic
8. yet another public domain audiobook is made available for free!
There are many, many other things you can do to help, so please feel free to jump into the Forums, or contact us at the email below.
Contact LibriVox by email: info AT librivox DOT org
Bring your flavor, voice and read,
librivox.org/wiki/moin.cgi/
Volunteering for LibriVox
(go straight to the LibriVox Forum)
LibriVox volunteers read and record chapters of books in the public domain (meaning out of copyright - sorry, no Harry Potter, no Lord of the Rings, and no Da Vinci’s Code, though we’d love to do his notebooks). Then we make the files available on the internet, for free. We have several types of projects:
* collaborative projects: many volunteers contribute by reading some chapters of a long text
* solo projects: one volunteer reads an entire book (we prefer if you contribute to some collaborative projects first)
* short works (prose and poetry): read by individuals.
We have hundreds of volunteers from all over the world, including a growing number who are recording books in languages other that English. You can visit our Frappr map to see a small selection of LibriVox volunteers, and where they are from.
Most of what you need to know about LibriVox can be found on the LibriVox Forums in the FAQ and in the Guides for Listeners & Volunteers (the LibriVox wiki). LibriVox volunteers are helpful and friendly, and if you post a question anywhere on the forum you are likely to get an answer from someone, somewhere whithin an hour or so. So don’t be shy! Many of our volunteers have never recorded anything before LibriVox.
Before you visit the Forums, you might want to read this guide. The Forums are split into three main sections:
* The Basics (info about LibriVox, including FAQ)
* The Books (where most of the volunteering happens).
o Book Suggestions (discussion about possible books)
o Readers Wanted: Short Works (a good place for newbies, especially WEEKLY POETRY)
o Readers Wanted (where you find chapters needing readers)
o Readers Found (ongoing projects with all chapters assigned)
o Going Solo (entire books by one person ; we request you record some shorter works first)
o Listeners Wanted (help out by “proof-listening”)
o Completed Books (a reminder of progress)
o Volunteers Wanted: Other Projects (non-reading volunteer projects)
* Comments, Discussion, News & Suggestions
o Need Help? Got Advice (ask anything here)
o Suggestions & Comments (good or bad comments welcome)
o Off-Topic (anything you like. knitting. rugby. etc.)
Practically, here is how things work:
1. a book coordinator posts a book (with chapter info) in the Readers Wanted Section.
2. volunteers “claim” chapters to read
3. the readers record their chapters in digital format
4. the book coordinator collects all the files of all the chapters
5. the book coordinator sends the collected files to a “metadata coordinator”
6. we check the files for technical problems in the Listeners Wanted section
7. the metadata coordinator uploads and catalogs the files… working their secret magic
8. yet another public domain audiobook is made available for free!
There are many, many other things you can do to help, so please feel free to jump into the Forums, or contact us at the email below.
Contact LibriVox by email: info AT librivox DOT org
Bring your flavor, voice and read,
librivox.org/wiki/moin.cgi/
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