(In reply to vladjohn2013 from comment #0)
> Google Books > Internet Archive > Commons upload cycle
> 
> Wikisources all around the world use heavily GB digitizations for
> transcription and proofreading. As GB provides just the PDF, the usual cycle
> is:
> 
>     go to Google Books and look for a book
>     check if the book is already in IA
>     if it's not, upload it there
>     get the djvu from IA
>     upload it on Commons
>     use it on Wikisource
> 
> For point 4, we have this awesome tool:
> https://toolserver.org/~tpt/iaUploadBot/step1.php What we miss right now is
> a tool for point 2.1, that would serve many other users outside the
> Wikimedia movement too. Eventually, we could think of a bot/script which
> would do all the work altogether, notifying the user when their help is
> needed (eg metadata polishing, Commons categories, etc.) Mentors: Aubrey is
> available for "design" mentorship, paired with a technical expert. We can
> maybe ask help from a IA expert.
> 
> URL:https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Mentorship_programs/
> Possible_projects#Google_Books_.3E_Internet_Archive_.3E_Commons_upload_cycle

Hi

This is to inform that I am working on Bug 57813 - Google Books > Internet
Archive > Commons upload cycle, via GSOC-2014 project.
I'm ready with with the outline of google-books download script.

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Rohit Dua
8ohit.dua
New Delhi,India