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XPUB2: ONLINE: bootleg library session with Simon Browne 14:00 - 16:00 day1
XPUB2: ONLINE: bootleg library session with Simon Browne and Angeliki Diakrousi 14:00 - 16:00 (please sign up for this session OR [[Calendars:Networked_Media_Calendar/Networked_Media_Calendar/08-10-2020_-Event_1| the other on 08/10/20]])
[[File:small_bootlegger.jpg|thumb|A “bootlegger” concealing a flask of an illegally distributed alcoholic beverage in the leg of a boot during the Prohibition era]]
[[File:small_bootlegger.jpg|thumb|A “bootlegger” concealing a flask of an illegally distributed alcoholic beverage in the leg of a boot during the Prohibition era]]
 
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'''bootleg library session: a day in the library'''
'''bootleg library session: cooking the books'''


The bootleg library is a digital/physical/social collection of unauthorised republished texts. It was initiated by [[User:Simon|Simon Browne]] as his graduation project at XPUB in 2020.
The bootleg library is a digital/physical/social collection of unauthorised republished texts. It was initiated by [[User:Simon|Simon Browne]] as his graduation project at XPUB in 2020.
The digital bootleg library is available to XPUB staff and students as a stable study resource for XPUB. To familiarise staff and students with the digital bootleg library, several bootleg library sessions have been organised.
The digital bootleg library is available to XPUB staff and students as a stable study resource for XPUB. To familiarise staff and students with the digital bootleg library, several bootleg library sessions have been organised. XPUB2 students are invited to attend one of these sessions (please sign up by writing your names at the bottom of this page).
 
'''Time:''' 14:00-16:00
 
'''Location (works best on Chrome/Chromium):''' https://hotline.xpub.nl/thelibraryisopen


'''In this session we will:'''
'''In this session we will:'''


* have a quick tour of the digital bootleg library
* have a quick (revisiting) tour of the digital bootleg library
* upload and download texts and edit metadata
* upload and download texts and edit metadata
* create registered user accounts
* create registered user accounts (or generate new passwords for lost ones)
* make and edit a "shelf"
* make and edit a "shelf", or tidy up ones that are there
* practice strategies of annotating the collection
* annotate the collection, using [[User:Simon/Notes_on_texts_workflow|this workflow]]


'''Preparation (please do this prior to the session):'''
'''Preparation (please do this prior to the session):'''


# Install pandoc, an open-source universal document converter: https://pandoc.org/installing.html
# Install ''pandoc'', an open-source universal document converter: https://pandoc.org/installing.html
# We'll also be using markdown, a lightweight markup language. Documentation is available here: https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/
# We'll also be using ''markdown'', a lightweight markup language. Briefly familiarise yourself with it via [https://www.markdownguide.org/cheat-sheet/ this cheatsheet] (full documentation is available [https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/ here])
# Choose a PDF to upload, a text that you are familiar with and that you feel represents your interests. It doesn't have to be an academic text, anything is accepted (e.g cookbook, comic, novel, zine, ferry schedule, etc)
# Choose a PDF to upload, a text that you are familiar with and that you feel represents your interests. It doesn't have to be an academic text, anything is accepted (e.g cookbook, comic, novel, zine, ferry schedule, etc)


'''Time:''' 14:00-16:00
'''Location (works best on Chrome/Chromium):''' https://hotline.xpub.nl/thelibraryisopen
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'''More about the bootleg library graduation project:''' [[User:Simon/Summary_of_the_bootleg_library]]
'''More about the bootleg library graduation project:''' [[User:Simon/Summary_of_the_bootleg_library]]


'''A practical HOWTO page for the digital bootleg library on the wiki:''' [[The_bootleg_library]]
'''A practical HOWTO page for the digital bootleg library on the PZI mediadesign wiki:''' [[The_bootleg_library]]
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'''Please sign up to this session by writing your names below:'''
 
1. Sandra
 
2. Avital
 
3. Anna
 
4. Damla
 
5. Mika
 
6. Mark
 
7. Clara


'''Please sign up to this session by entering in your names below:'''
8. Max

Latest revision as of 15:45, 6 October 2020

XPUB2: ONLINE: bootleg library session with Simon Browne and Angeliki Diakrousi 14:00 - 16:00 (please sign up for this session OR the other on 08/10/20)

A “bootlegger” concealing a flask of an illegally distributed alcoholic beverage in the leg of a boot during the Prohibition era

bootleg library session: cooking the books

The bootleg library is a digital/physical/social collection of unauthorised republished texts. It was initiated by Simon Browne as his graduation project at XPUB in 2020. The digital bootleg library is available to XPUB staff and students as a stable study resource for XPUB. To familiarise staff and students with the digital bootleg library, several bootleg library sessions have been organised. XPUB2 students are invited to attend one of these sessions (please sign up by writing your names at the bottom of this page).

In this session we will:

  • have a quick (revisiting) tour of the digital bootleg library
  • upload and download texts and edit metadata
  • create registered user accounts (or generate new passwords for lost ones)
  • make and edit a "shelf", or tidy up ones that are there
  • annotate the collection, using this workflow

Preparation (please do this prior to the session):

  1. Install pandoc, an open-source universal document converter: https://pandoc.org/installing.html
  2. We'll also be using markdown, a lightweight markup language. Briefly familiarise yourself with it via this cheatsheet (full documentation is available here)
  3. Choose a PDF to upload, a text that you are familiar with and that you feel represents your interests. It doesn't have to be an academic text, anything is accepted (e.g cookbook, comic, novel, zine, ferry schedule, etc)

Time: 14:00-16:00

Location (works best on Chrome/Chromium): https://hotline.xpub.nl/thelibraryisopen


More about the bootleg library graduation project: User:Simon/Summary_of_the_bootleg_library

A practical HOWTO page for the digital bootleg library on the PZI mediadesign wiki: The_bootleg_library


Please sign up to this session by writing your names below:

1. Sandra

2. Avital

3. Anna

4. Damla

5. Mika

6. Mark

7. Clara

8. Max