Re: Cataloging

Cary Bass <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.org.wikimedia.textbook
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Peter van Londen wrote:
> 2007/6/22, Cary Bass <[email protected]>:
>   
>> Andrew Whitworth wrote:
>>     
>>> I've invested a little time and energy on updating the cataloging and
>>> categorization schemes on Wikibooks recently. I've updated the Dewey
>>>       
>> Decimal
>>     
>>> and Library of Congress pages to use automatic page categorization,
>>>       
>> instead
>>     
>>> of relying on manual entry. This is, of course, just a small measure but
>>>       
>> one
>>     
>>> of many steps forward that need to be made at Wikibooks.
>>>
>>> We are all open to ideas, of course, about how we can organize things
>>>       
>> better
>>     
>>> (and, by extension, make wikibooks better). What we really need is the
>>>       
>> man
>>     
>>> power to apply the necessary templates and categories to our existing
>>>       
>> books,
>>     
>>> and to help with adding these to new books as they are created. Once we
>>>       
>> have
>>     
>>> everything current organized, it will be trivial to add new books to the
>>> system as they are created. At that point we can move on to the next
>>>       
>> task,
>>     
>>> whatever that may be.
>>>
>>> --Andrew Whitworth
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>> I've added the section to the meta draft page here:
>> <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Volunteering#English_Wikibooks>.  Your
>> input is greatly appreciated--this is not yet live on Foundation.
>>
>> --Cary Bass
>>     
>
>
> Only of interest for the English Wikibooks?
> Londenp
>   
For this particular project, I was approached by the English 
wikibookians.  If there is a similar page on another project, and 
someone is willing to translate my volunteering page on Foundation to 
another language, then we'll be able to add other language projects as well.

- Cary
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