User:Rita Graca/specialissue9

Workshops

Balázs Bodó

In the first class of this trimester, we (XPUB) were introduced to a big collection of shadow libraries. Each library seems to follow a different path: distinct methods for cataloging, an idea of what the role of the librarian should be, a specific user interface, etc.

We looked into Aaaaarg, Ubu, Project Gutenberg, Library Genesis, Clockwise libraries, Memory of the world, Monoskop, Bilbiotecha and The Piratebay.

We tried to answer some questions:

   Content: What is in the library? How much?
   Users: Who is using / uploading / downloading?
   Catalog: What is the system? How is it organised? How about its ontology?
   Infrastructure: What are technical specs? Software? Hardware?
   Politics: What is the attitude?
   Economy: Sponsors? Donation? Advertising?
   Law: How does it interface?

See pad: https://pad.xpub.nl/p/IFL_introductions

See pads:
https://pad.xpub.nl/p/IFL_bodobalasz
https://pad.xpub.nl/p/libgen_top10