It's slightly tricky at the moment to extract data for validated works, for one because we don't have solid data linking Index pages to their corresponding main namespace (i.e. "work") pages. The Index pages have the status, but the mainspace pages are what we think of as the work. There's P1957 now, which is the connextion we need, but the data for that isn't complete.
We've also got (incomplete) support for OPDS in the wsexport tool, which I think is probably a brilliant way forward for sharing the Wikisource catalogue with other systems. Once we have better structural support in Wikisource itself (e.g. structured data for querying validation status) then we'll much more efficiently and easily be able to produce all sorts of output for sharing.
On Thu, 12 Oct 2017, at 08:37 PM, Sam Walton wrote:
Hi all,
I work on the Wikipedia Library program, and wanted to jump in with a passing thought I'd had about Wikisource and TWL. We'll be building search and discovery tools into the library card platform (
https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/) that's currently under ongoing development. They'll index all the usually-paywalled resources we have access to, but also open access content. As part of that process it's a desire of mine to index completed Wikisource works, though I haven't given it much thought beyond 'that would be nice'. This might be able to function as a kind of centralised search for all completed Wikisource works, if implemented.
If you're interested, the relevant Phab task is
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T169875, where your thoughts are very welcome. It won't be worked on for a while and I can't guarantee that it will definitely happen, but if it's something the Wikisource community would benefit from, then that would absolutely increase the likelihood we'll work on it.
Best,
Sam
Gerard Meijssen, 12/10/2017 15:04:
Given the discussion about finished books on the Korean Wikisource, I this demonstrates that we really need to advertise the finished books to a reading public.
In Italy, after many years of talk with local libraries, the Wikisource books are included in the catalogs of many libraries (also via a local ebook provider, MLOL, who hired some wikimedians to work on the "open collection", big kudos to them).
Nemo
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