Glad to see this discussion. Pinging Alex Stinson for this discussion in
case he has any insights to add from a GLAM perspective.
Pine
On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 7:48 AM, David Cuenca Tudela <dacuetu(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
On Sun, Mar 19, 2017 at 9:44 PM, Asaf Bartov
<abartov(a)wikimedia.org>
wrote:
what might be the significant role our unique
advantage might play in 15
years?
There are some circumstantial aspects that might be relevant for
Wikisource:
- With the emergence of machine learning, do volunteers really need to
spend so much time formatting? Or will we able to use our data to train a
system to do some pre-formatting for us?
- With the existing flood of data, can we consider ws as a relevancy
setter? If a document has been transcribed/imported into wikisource, is
that enough to make the document relevant?
- Considering that not all libraries might have the resources to develop
their own platform, can Wikisource be used as a neutral platform by
external agents as a complement to their own infrastructure?
Regarding the 15 years time frame, it might be a good exercise to examine
different scenarios. Yes, one could be to think big, to expect growth and a
favorable environment. But what about the opposite? What if there are
*less* people able to contribute?
Cheers,
Micru
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