Archive for March, 2007

Librivox Community Podcast 29

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

Librivox Community Podcast 29
Show 29 is now available from Archive.org
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Length: 16:30
Size: 15.8MB
Host: earthcalling
1. March Madness
2. Weekly review - Chocoholic
3. Olaudah Equiano - CarlManchester
4. Public domain music
5. yr eos yn y llwyn bedw - Syd
6. Worldwide LV Gathering - Betsie

newassignment

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

These guys look likem kindred spirits:
New Assignment.Net is a non-profit site that tries to spark innovation in journalism by showing that open collaboration over the Internet among reporters, editors and large groups of users can produce high-quality work that serves the public interest, holds up under scrutiny, and builds trust.
And here is one of their […]

LibriVox on Canadian Podcast Buffet (and others)

Monday, March 26th, 2007

The heart & soul of Canadian podcasting, the Canadian Podcast Buffet, had a segment about LibriVox and the LibriVox Community Podcast. Thanks to Mark & Bob.

LibriVox on Six Pixels of Separation

Sunday, March 25th, 2007

There’s an impromptu interview with me about LibriVox on Mitch Joel’s Six Pixels of Separation Podcast. The interview is right near the end, at 43:45.
In a nice, um, twist, the interview took place in the back stacks in the basement of the Atwater Library, where I serve on the Board. The books make for […]

Olaudah Equiano

Sunday, March 25th, 2007

Today, March 25 2007, is the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade in Britain. In honor of this event, LibriVox volunteer CarlManchester organized a collaborative recording of The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano:
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, written in 1789, is the autobiography of Olaudah […]

Librivox Community Podcast 28

Friday, March 23rd, 2007

Librivox Community Podcast 28
Show 28 is now available from Archive.org
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Length: 26:40
Size : 24.4MB
Host : Jim Mowatt with sidekick Sean
1. Recently cataloged items - Catfitz
2. Interview with Chocoholic
3. What Sean’s been up to (more info on his blog)
4. Clip - Librivox mentioned on Canadian […]

idea for libraries & librarians

Thursday, March 22nd, 2007

Here’s an idea:
Download a bunch of LibriVox books (best perhaps to sample to hear the quality … solo books will be safest, since you’ll know more or less the quality of the whole book by listening to a bit of one chapter).
then put those mp3s into itunes on one of your computers (PC or mac)… […]

Distributed Proofreaders - 10k titles

Thursday, March 22nd, 2007

The wonderful wonderful people at Distributed Proofreaders (the group that does the proof-reading for much of our Gutenberg source texts) have reached a milestone: 10,000 books proof-read.
Sign-up here to help them out.

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!

Saturday, March 17th, 2007

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! Volunteer Sean McKinley has recorded The Collected Works of Saint Patrick for us:
St. Patrick’s Breastplate - This prayer is attributed to St. Patrick and his diciples. It is written with some celtic pagan elements, but is definitely a Christian prayer asking God for protection through daily life.
A Letter to the […]

Librivox Community Podcast 27

Thursday, March 15th, 2007

Librivox Community Podcast show 27 is now available from Archive.org or via your podcatchers.
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Librivox Community Podcast 27 March
15, 2007
Length
13.40
Host: Jim Mowatt

Hugh McGuire - March Madness promo
Clip from The Writing Show New Year Interview 2006
Luciburg does summary […]