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Odia Language Classics could Now be Read from Phones, Tablets and of course from Computers!
by Prasad Krishna published Nov 04, 2015 last modified Dec 15, 2015 08:12 AM — filed under: , , ,
Odia Wikisource, a sister project of Odia Wikipedia and a free online Odia-language library is celebrating its first anniversary in Bhubaneswar tomorrow. Available online at or.wikisource.org, the project finally went live in last year on October 20 after being incubated over two years. In a nutshell, it not just provides free and open access to readers to access text that are out of copyright or available under free license, but also allows them to contribute in either digitizing copyright-free text or correcting mistakes made by others.
Located in Openness / News & Media
Odia Wikisource to Celebrate its First Anniversary Tomorrow!
by Prasad Krishna published Nov 04, 2015 last modified Dec 15, 2015 08:14 AM — filed under: , ,
Odia Wikisource, a sister project of Odia Wikipedia and a free online Odia language library, will celebrate its first anniversary in Odisha capital tomorrow.
Located in Openness / News & Media
India and France to Digitise Manuscripts, Artworks & Archives
by Prasad Krishna published Nov 02, 2015 last modified Dec 15, 2015 08:15 AM — filed under: , , ,
The Indian and French governments have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which will assist in technical knowledge sharing, competency, skill building and cultural exchange between the two countries, as per a PIB release.
Located in Openness / News & Media
One Thousand Books Online
by Prasad Krishna published Oct 30, 2015 last modified Dec 15, 2015 08:16 AM — filed under: , , , ,
Located in Openness / News & Media
JP Das's Books to be Made Available Free on Wikipedia
by Prasad Krishna published Oct 30, 2015 last modified Dec 15, 2015 08:18 AM — filed under: , ,
Noted Odia-language author and art historian Jagannath Prasad Das's works will be available on Wikipedia for free.
Located in Openness / News & Media
Blog Entry ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପାଠାଗାରର ଆବଶ୍ୟକତା (Need for an Odia-language Wikisource)
by Subhashish Panigrahi published Oct 27, 2015 last modified Dec 15, 2015 08:21 AM — filed under: , ,
This post is about the Odia library movement and the conventional archival, touch-bases on the problems with dissemination of knowledge with more public domain books that are entering into the "rare and perishing" category, a comparative study of the conventional and new medium--like Wikisource--for book archival. It sheds light on how Wikisource functions as a collaborative platform in engaging with readers for digitizing books that are yet to be digitized.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Open Access Week Round-Up
by Prasad Krishna published Oct 27, 2015 last modified Dec 15, 2015 08:21 AM — filed under: , ,
Here is a round-up of events held at the University of Otago over Open Access Week. Subhashish Panigrahi made a presentation for the staff members of libraries across New Zealand. The event was organised by the University of Otago.
Located in Openness / News & Media
Workshop on Digital Annotation and Content Generation with research scholars in Pune
by Abhinav Garule published Oct 27, 2015 last modified Dec 31, 2015 07:17 AM — filed under: , , , ,
The Centre for Indian Languages in Higher Education (CILHE) is conducting a two-day workshop on Digital Annotation and Content Generation with research scholars at KSP Women’s Studies Centre, Pune on October 30-31, 2015.
Located in Openness
Blog Entry Odia Wikisource to Celebrate Its First Anniversary in Bhubaneswar
by Subhashish Panigrahi published Oct 25, 2015 last modified Dec 15, 2015 08:19 AM — filed under: , ,
Odia Wikisource, a sister project of Odia Wikipedia and a free online Odia-language library is celebrating its first anniversary in Bhubaneswar tomorrow i.e., 25th October, 2015.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Blog Entry WikipediansSpeak: Telugu Language Library Catalog Project Helps Wikipedia Grow
by Subhashish Panigrahi published Oct 11, 2015 last modified Dec 15, 2015 08:06 AM — filed under: , ,
In 2013, the interview project “WikipediansSpeak” was launched in response to observations that many noteworthy Wikimedians were being underrepresented both locally and globally. Not just them personally—their work, and the communities they represent, were also unknown to the Wikimedia community and the outside world.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs