Community Resources and Partnerships/India Rapid Project/Initiation of the palm-leaf book collection for Tamil Wikisource/Final Report
Application type: Standard application
Part 1: Project and impact
1. Describe the implemented activities and results achieved. Additionally, share which approaches were most effective in supporting you to achieve the results. (required)
Source : This is the translation of the project report of the Tamil Wikisource community : விக்கிமூலம்:தென்கிழக்கு ஆசிய நாடுகளுக்கான நல்கைத் திட்டம் 3/அறிக்கை
The implemented activities
- As i mentioned in my application, I went to the palm-leaf library which is closed access system to complete the first palm-leaf book of Tamil Wikisource. With the collected images and information, first i completed சிலையெழுபது/ஓலைச்சுவடி this page by all the palm-leaf images with CC-BY-SA license. Finally, i created the palm-leaf book namely File:சிலையெழுபது, ஓலைச்சுவடி.pdf which is one of the classical literature of Tamil language around 1180–1250 AD.
- For the future collection, all the nuances of this palm-leaf book production are documented as four technical video tutorials with the documentation<br>
- Finally, i created, a screencast to explain this project in Tamil language for 15 minutes for the Tamil Wikisource's palm-leaf book production enthusiasts.
2.1. Documentation of your impact. Please use space below to share links that help tell your story, impact, and evaluation. (required)
Share links to:
- Project page on Meta-Wiki or any other Wikimedia project
- Dashboards and tools that you used to track contributions
- Some photos or videos from your event. Remember to share access.
You can also share links to:
- Important social media posts
- Surveys and their results
- Infographics and sound files
- Examples of content edited on Wikimedia projects
The main documentation
- Project page on Meta-Wiki : Community Resources and Partnerships/India Rapid Project/Initiation of the palm-leaf book collection for Tamil Wikisource and its talk page with the India Rapid Project officer (WMF)
- With the collected and organized images, i created two categories at Wikimedia Commons.
Category:Tamilnadu Govt-Oriental Manuscripts Library And Research Center (85 files) - you can find the important collections of the library for the expansion of future palm-leaf books for Tamil Wikisource,
Category:சிலையெழுபது (56 files) - This is the sub category of the above category which contains only the files related to this project's palm-leaf book. The total files in these two categories are 140 files.
- Category:Tamilnadu Govt-Oriental Manuscripts Library And Research Center (85 files) - you can find the important collections of the library for the expansion of future palm-leaf books for Tamil Wikisource,
- By this project's PDF production, i created an Index at Tamil Wikisource - அட்டவணை:சிலையெழுபது, ஓலைச்சுவடி.pdf. And then, i completed the proofread and transcluded the book சிலையெழுபது,_ஓலைச்சுவடி Finally, i created this wikidata item with all the statements after this discussions[1]
2.2. Additionally, share the materials and resources that you used in the implementation of your project. (required)
For example:
- Training materials and guides
- Presentations and slides
- Work processes and plans
- Any other materials your team has created or adapted and can be shared with others
The additional documentation
- I updated the Tamil Wikipedia article of the library அரசினர் கீழ்த்திசை ஓலைச்சுவடிகள் நூலகம் மற்றும் ஆய்வு மையம் and its Wikidata item.
- A Tamil manuscript svg logo created and uploded at Wikimedia Commons.
- The research PDF book related to this palm leaves is uploaded under CC license.
- The following five classical literature PDF books related to this palm-leaf book by different authors with different time scale are uploaded at Wikimedia Commons and the indexes are created for proofread at Tamil Wikisource. All the five Indexes proofread is completed and their transclution work also completed. The Indexes as follows:-
- d:Q136749794 - அட்டவணை:செம்பொற்சிலை யெழுபது, 1896.pdf - 24 pages - The pdf pages are cleaned by GIMP. Its contributors.
- d:Q137145167 - அட்டவணை:சிலை யெழுபது மூலமும், 1915.pdf - 147 pages - Its contributors.
- d:Q136102153 - அட்டவணை:செம்பொற்சிலை யெழுபது, 1928.pdf - 24 pages - All the work done by me
- d:Q136093106 - அட்டவணை:சிலை எழுபது, 1947.pdf - 174 pages - Its contributors.
- d:Q136909806 - அட்டவணை:சிலையெழுபது, ஓலைச்சுவடி ஆய்வு நூல் 2015.pdf - 90 pages - Its contributors.
3. To what extent do you agree with the following statements regarding the work carried out? You can choose “not applicable” if your work does not relate to these goals. Required. Select one option per question. (required)
| A. Bring in participants from underrepresented groups | Agree |
| B. Create a more inclusive and connected culture in our community | Strongly agree |
| C. Develop content about underrepresented topics/groups | Strongly agree |
| D. Develop content from underrepresented perspectives | Strongly agree |
| E. Encourage the retention of editors | Strongly agree |
| F. Encourage the retention of organizers | Not applicable |
| G. Increased participants' feelings of belonging and connection to the movement | Agree |
| F. Other (optional) | In this project, I am the only person who initiated "Wiki loves manuscript in Tamil Wikisource". I hope that in future more palm-leaf manuscript productions will increase in Tamil Wikisource. I will do outreach to preserve Tamil language heritage by this kind of production in colleges with reducing gender gap policy. |
Part 2: Learning
4. In your application, you outlined some learning questions. What did you learn from these learning questions when you implemented your project? How do you hope to use this learnings in the future? You can recall these learning questions below. (required)
You can recall these learning questions below: By this pilot project, Tamil language cultural values will be preserved for future in Wikimedia ecosystem. More Tamil palm-leaf manuscript will be increased in future by Tamil contributors.
By this pilot project, Tamil language cultural values will be preserved for future in Wikimedia ecosystem. More Tamil palm-leaf manuscript will be increased in future by Tamil contributors.
5. Did anything unexpected or surprising happen when implementing your activities? This can include both positive and negative situations. What did you learn from those experiences? (required)
- The unexpected happen is my laptop battery down. So, i replaced new battery by the project on ground fund
- The 'surprise': i met a research scholar at the palm-leaf library, he instructed that the manuscript is vary from time to time. He shared a copy of Tamil alphabet palm-leaves .Then, i created as a PDF with the alphabet palm-leaves and uploaded at Wikimedia Commons and proof reading at Tamil Wikisource.
6. What is your plan to share your project learnings and results with other community members? If you have already done it, describe how. (required)
I created a documentation page with video tutorials. I hope that will help for the enthusiasts who contributed in the above mentioned literature indexes. you can find them in the respective talk page's quarry statistics.
Part 3: Metrics
7. Wikimedia Metrics results. (required)
In your application, you set some Wikimedia targets in numbers (Wikimedia metrics). In this section, you will describe the achieved results and provide links to the tools used.
| Target | Results | Comments and tools used | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 1 | 1 | https://quarry.wmcloud.org/Info-farmer |
| Number of editors | 1 | 13 | https://quarry.wmcloud.org/query/96810 |
| Number of organizers | 0 | 0 | It is not event . so, no organizer. |
| Wikimedia project | Target | Result - Number of created pages | Result - Number of improved pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia | |||
| Wikimedia Commons | 30 | 140 | 0 |
| Wikidata | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Wiktionary | |||
| Wikisource | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Wikimedia Incubator | |||
| Translatewiki | |||
| MediaWiki | |||
| Wikiquote | |||
| Wikivoyage | |||
| Wikibooks | |||
| Wikiversity | |||
| Wikinews | |||
| Wikispecies | |||
| Wikifunctions or Abstract Wikipedia |
8. Other Metrics results.
In your proposal, you could also set Other Metrics targets. Please describe the achieved results and provide links to the tools used if you set Other Metrics in your application.
| Other Metrics name | Metrics Description | Target | Result | Tools and comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
9. Did you have any difficulties collecting data to measure your results? (required)
No
9.1. Please state what difficulties you had. How do you hope to overcome these challenges in the future? Do you have any recommendations for the Foundation to support you in addressing these challenges? (required)
Part 4: Financial reporting
[edit]10. State the total amount spent in your Indian Rupees. (required)
52500
11. State the total amount spent in US dollars. (required)
611.94
12. Report the funds spent in the currency of your fund. (required)
Upload the financial report
12.1. If you have not already done so in your financial spending report, provide information on changes in the budget in relation to your original proposal. (optional)
13. Do you have any unspent funds from the project? (required)
No
13.1. Amount of unspent funds.
N/A
13.2. Explain the reason for unspent funds.
N/A
13.2. What are you planning to do with the underspent funds?
N/A
13.3. Please provide details of hope to spend these funds.
N/A
14. Are you in compliance with all applicable terms, laws and regulations as outlined in the project agreement? No
15. If you have additional recommendations or reflections that don’t fit into the above sections, please write them here. (optional)
I do use source editor. The fluxx interface looks like visual editor. So, i struggled to write the needed wiki (syntax) report sentences. If there is few video tutorial available, that will be time saving for the source editor users. Make a simple plan for the contributors who (residing in India) is not a income tax payer. Just deduct all the taxes before give the on ground money to the contributors. Appointing an auditor and explaining about WMF ecosystem is a difficult and time consuming.