User:Jayanta (CIS-A2K)/2019-2020

Content Enrichment

Re-licensing books

What? There are so many discussion is going on with 7 authors about to re license theis books to CCSA at Kolkata to Shantiniketan in West Bengal
Why? We are creating the database for out of prints books of authors. That will be help for content enrichment for Wikisource

How? We would approach the authors to release those books which is out of print.

Skill-development and Leadership

Language domain specific Workshop

When?: One per month in each language,

Where?:Capital city in Language state.

Number of participants: 10+ in each language

Odia Wikisource Workshop

What? To create Awareness about Wikisource to Odia Wikipedian.
Why? sub-domain created 2013, but not so much developments in content relative to other Indic Language Wikisource. Even Odia language PDF scan books not available in web world so much.So they need gear-up workshop. They have 9th place according to content out of 11 Indic Wikisource community after 5 years birth of Odia Wikisource. Compare to Punjabi Wikisource, sub-domain created in 2017 and they have 9th place

How? Its already planning a workshop existing Wikipedian be a Wiki-libraian.

Marathi Advance Wikisource workshop

What?After sub domain created in 2012 , not a remarkable growth shown in Marathi Wikisource.
Why?They have 12th place according to content out of 12 Indic Wikisource community after 7 years birth of Marathi Wikisource.Marathi Wikisource is at Bottom of the table.

How? Two/three days Residential Workshop Program for Marathi and Gujatati wikisource at Mumbai in Septem 2020.We need one boost-up workshop with community build.

Assamese Advance Wikisource Workshop

What? Sub domain was created 2011. One of the endangered Wikisource was Assamese before November 2018, but after IWCC2018, User:Gitartha.bordoloi lead the community and its revided. There was no active users and no recent-change activities in last one year.
Why?They have 10th place according to content out of 12 Indic Wikisource community after 8 years birth of Assamese Wikisource.

How? I have community revive program for Assamese Wikisource in coming month. Planning a Workshop program and contact inactive user from this community. Go for outreach at Guwahati, Assam on April/May 2019. Here is the stats here.

Malayalam Wikisource Workshop

What? Sub domain was created 2006. One of the endangered Wikisource was Malayalam before November 2018, but after IWCC2018, its revived. There was no active users and no recent-change activities in last one year. But in last month they have imported 30,000+ pages from another project.
Why?They have 3rd place according to content out of 12 Indic Wikisource community after 13 years birth of Malayalam Wikisource. The content quality is doubtful because all content generated by BOT and all the content not proofread by the volunteers in Wikisource-way.Last one year no activity have shown in this domain.

How? Planning a Workshop program and community revive program of inactive user from this community. So I need separate workshop/consultation for Malayalam Community and it will do on After September 2020. Here is the stats here

Sanskrit Advance Wikisource Workshop

What? Sub domain was created 2011. One of the endangered Wikisource was Sanskrit before November 2018, but after IWCC2018, its revived.

Why?They have 7th place according to content out of 12 Indic Wikisource community after 8 years birth of Sanskrit Wikisource.It have a huge potential and literary resource around the world. We have about [=languageSorter%3A%22Sanskrit%22 67,127 +] scan book available of Sanskrit language at Internet Archive. But lack of awareness and volunteer, the project is at below the statistical table in Wikimedia.

How?We have done one workshop at Sankrit Bharati Bengaluru on January 2019. But we are Planning a Workshop program and community revive program of inactive user from this community. So I need separate workshop/consultation for Sanskrit Community and it will do on September 2019. Here is the stats here

Tamil Advance Wikisource Workshop

What? Sub domain was created 2007. Always was among the top most Indic Wikisource.There are no participant in IWCC2018.

Why?They have 3rd place according to content out of 12 Indic Wikisource community after 13 years birth of Tamil Wikisource.It have a huge potential and literary resource around the world.

How? We have planed one workshop at Chennai on after September 2020. Here is the stats here

Kannada Advance Wikisource Workshop

What? Sub domain was created 2009. After IWCC2018 some activities shown in this domain.

Why?They have 9th place according to content out of 12 Indic Wikisource community after 9 years birth of Kannada Wikisource. It have a huge potential and literary resource around the world.They have 7000+ books in Internet Archive . There a 21000+ pages without supported by scan page. its leads bad effect of venerability and authenticity of Wikisource stats.

How?We have done one workshop at Sankrit Bharati Bengaluru on January 2019 and one of Kannada Wikisource user present. We have planed one workshop at Bengaluru on after September 2020 specific for Kannada language. Here is the stats here

Hindi Wikisource Workshop

What? Sub domain created on September 2019. After 10 year long gap the Wikimedia Language committee have approved the Hindi language Wikisource. There are one participant in IWCC2018 Hindi Wikisource. After IWCC2018 the Hindi Wikisource starts a momentum . I have personally attended and conducted a hands-on workshop at Hindi Wikisamenlan Kolkata in 2019.
Why?It have a huge potential and literary resource in India and have to work in different city community in future, because the language cover a big geographical area.

How? We will plan the workshop as per community need in future year.

Gujarati advance Wikisource Workshop

What? Sub domain was created 2012. Always was among the top 4 Indic Wikisource.There are one participant in IWCC2018.

Why?They have 3rd place according to content out of 11 Indic Wikisource community after 7 years birth of Gujarati Wikisource.It have a huge potential and literary resource around the world. We have conducted one workshop and meetup at Ahmedabad Feb 2019. For follow up we will do another advance skill building workshop at Ahmedabad.

How? We have planed one workshop at Ahmedabad on Dec 2019. Here is the stats here
Targets each language workshop:

1. Around 10-12 participants per workshop, in which 10% women are ensured

Kolkata Mini TTT

What
To enhance the growth of community members and user group, CIS-A2K will conduct Mini TTT for Bengali Wikimedians.

Why
TTT are helpful to engage community members with each other. They are commonplace where people meet with each other and to share their ideas between the community. So, We will conduct one Minin TTT in 2021 Jan-March.

How
The place and dates will be decided by the discussion on the village pump of Bengali Wikipedia/Wikisource of Bengali/West Bengal community members.

Expected outcome

• Around 15 participants expected for this Mini TTT.

Indic Wikisource Helpdesk

What? Sometimes a complex page layout found in some books which is very un-usual.

Why? For a complex page layout, sometimes wiki-libraial feel un comfortable to fix the page and leave the wikisource just for one page.

How? In coming year . I and my CIS team/ and my personal volunteer space , will continue the support at Indic Wikisource Helpdesk for Wiki-librarian.

Workshop for Newbies/Wikipedian of Wikisource

What? It is easy to convert an Wikipedian to Wiki-Liberian. so we are trying to do this via Intensive Personalized Wiki Training (IPWT)

Why? There are lack of awareness about Wikisource among the Wikipedian

How? Need a awareness program in social media channel and take videos about Wikisource.

Institutional Partnerships

What?

GLAM Partnerships development in different institution

• National Digital Library of India
• Jadavpur University
• Ramkrishna Mission,Belurmath West Bengal

Why? To enrich the content of all Indic Wikisource

How? SCAN the old books from different institute.