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'''Distributed Proofreaders Canada''' (DP Canada) is an organization that converts books into digital format and releases them as [[Public domain]] books in formats readable by electronic devices. It maintains its own archive website for the material released. It was launched in December 2007 and as of 2016 has published about 2,500 books. While its focus is on Canadian publications and preserving [[Canadiana]], it also includes books from other countries as well. Modelled after [[Distributed Proofreaders]], DP Canada publishes books to its own website and also allows its affiliate, [[Project Gutenberg Canada]] to publish some of the texts on its website for preservation and electronic dissemination. |
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== History == |
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Distributed Proofreaders Canada was launched in December 2007 by David Jones and Michael Shepard. Although it was established by members of the original Distributed Proofreaders site, it is a separate entity.<ref>{{cite web |title=Distributed Proofreaders just celebrated its 10th anniversary |first=Marie |last=Lebert |url=http://teleread.com/distributed-proofreaders-just-celebrated-its-10th-anniversary-by-marie-lebert/ |publisher=Teleread |date=November 5, 2010}}</ref> To date, it is a volunteer based non-profit organization. All the administrative and management costs are borne by its members. |
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In addition to preserving Canadiana, DP Canada is notable because it is the first major effort to take advantage of Canada's copyright laws which may allow more works to be preserved. Unlike copyright law in many other countries, Canada has a "life plus 50" copyright term. This means that works by authors who died more than fifty years ago may be made publicly available in Canada.<ref>{{cite web |title=How long does copyright last? |first=Donald |last=Taylor |url=http://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/academic-integrity/copyright/length |publisher=Simon Fraser University |date=July 27, 2015}}</ref> Other countries have differing copyright laws and those works may not be distributed because they are still under copyright. |
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Notable Canadian authors whose books have been published include [[Stephen Leacock]], [[Ernest Thompson Seton|E. T. Seton]] and [[Mazo de la Roche]]. Authors whose works have been released in Canada but not other parts of the world include [[A. A. Milne]], [[C. S. Lewis]], [[E. E. Smith]] and [[Amy Carmichael]]. |
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==Proofreading== |
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[[File:DPC Proofreading Screenshot.jpg|thumb|right|Proofreading software showing original text on left and edited text on the right.]] |
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Eligible books are chosen by members for publication based on personal interest and access.<ref>{{cite news |title=Books mean the world to volunteers |last=Knox |first=Jack |newspaper=Times - Colonist |location=Victoria, B.C |date=April 28, 2016 |page=A3}}</ref> Books are scanned electronically and each page is uploaded to the proofreading website. A project is created for the book and is made available to the proofreading members. Each book is proofread in three stages called 'P1', 'P2' and 'P3'. During the first stage, errors in scanning and other minor errors are corrected. Once all pages in the book have been edited the book pages are promoted to the next stage, P2. The proofreading is repeated and again in stage P3 to ensure no errors make it to the final publication.<ref>{{cite web |title=Proofreading Guidelines |url=http://www.pgdpcanada.net/guidelines/proofguide.html |publisher=Distributed Proofreaders Canada |date=September 2012}}</ref> |
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Once stage P3 is finished the book moves to a set of three formatting stages called 'F1', 'F2', and 'F3'. In these stages the book text is changed into a format that allows it to be converted to publication ready print. For example, text originally appearing in [[Italic type]] is placed within formatting tags <nowiki><i>this text is in italics</i></nowiki>. When formatted the text appears correctly as ''this text is in italics''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Formatting Guidelines |url=http://www.pgdpcanada.net/guidelines/formatguide.html |publisher=Distributed Proofreaders Canada |date=May 2012}}</ref> When the formatting stages have been completed the books are published in five electronic formats. These include [[ePUB]], [[Mobipocket|mobi]], [[HTML]], [[PDF]] and [[UTF-8|plain text]]. The HTML version is also made available as a [[Zip (file format)|Zip]] file. |
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==Publication== |
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The books that are published by DP Canada in the [[Public domain]] are made available through the Faded Page website. Some of the publications released are also posted to the [[Project Gutenberg Canada]] (PG Canada) website. PG Canada is an affiliated book archive which does not perform proofreading and formatting tasks. |
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== See also == |
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* [[List of digital library projects]] |
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==References== |
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== External links == |
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* [http://www.pgdpcanada.net Distributed Proofreaders Canada] |
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* [http://www.fadedpage.com/ Faded Page Book Archive] |
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[[Category:Book websites]] |
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[[Category:Digital libraries]] |
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Revision as of 17:53, 16 October 2016
| Available in | English, French |
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| URL | www www |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Required |
| Launched | December 1, 2007 |
| Current status | Active |
Content license | Public Domain |
| Written in | PHP[1] |
Distributed Proofreaders Canada (DP Canada) is an organization that converts books into digital format and releases them as Public domain books in formats readable by electronic devices. It maintains its own archive website for the material released. It was launched in December 2007 and as of 2016 has published about 2,500 books. While its focus is on Canadian publications and preserving Canadiana, it also includes books from other countries as well. Modelled after Distributed Proofreaders, DP Canada publishes books to its own website and also allows its affiliate, Project Gutenberg Canada to publish some of the texts on its website for preservation and electronic dissemination.
History
Distributed Proofreaders Canada was launched in December 2007 by David Jones and Michael Shepard. Although it was established by members of the original Distributed Proofreaders site, it is a separate entity.[2] To date, it is a volunteer based non-profit organization. All the administrative and management costs are borne by its members.
In addition to preserving Canadiana, DP Canada is notable because it is the first major effort to take advantage of Canada's copyright laws which may allow more works to be preserved. Unlike copyright law in many other countries, Canada has a "life plus 50" copyright term. This means that works by authors who died more than fifty years ago may be made publicly available in Canada.[3] Other countries have differing copyright laws and those works may not be distributed because they are still under copyright.
Notable Canadian authors whose books have been published include Stephen Leacock, E. T. Seton and Mazo de la Roche. Authors whose works have been released in Canada but not other parts of the world include A. A. Milne, C. S. Lewis, E. E. Smith and Amy Carmichael.
Proofreading
Eligible books are chosen by members for publication based on personal interest and access.[4] Books are scanned electronically and each page is uploaded to the proofreading website. A project is created for the book and is made available to the proofreading members. Each book is proofread in three stages called 'P1', 'P2' and 'P3'. During the first stage, errors in scanning and other minor errors are corrected. Once all pages in the book have been edited the book pages are promoted to the next stage, P2. The proofreading is repeated and again in stage P3 to ensure no errors make it to the final publication.[5]
Once stage P3 is finished the book moves to a set of three formatting stages called 'F1', 'F2', and 'F3'. In these stages the book text is changed into a format that allows it to be converted to publication ready print. For example, text originally appearing in Italic type is placed within formatting tags <i>this text is in italics</i>. When formatted the text appears correctly as this text is in italics.[6] When the formatting stages have been completed the books are published in five electronic formats. These include ePUB, mobi, HTML, PDF and plain text. The HTML version is also made available as a Zip file.
Publication
The books that are published by DP Canada in the Public domain are made available through the Faded Page website. Some of the publications released are also posted to the Project Gutenberg Canada (PG Canada) website. PG Canada is an affiliated book archive which does not perform proofreading and formatting tasks.
See also
References
- ^ "Distributed Proofreaders download". SourceForge.net. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
- ^ Lebert, Marie (November 5, 2010). "Distributed Proofreaders just celebrated its 10th anniversary". Teleread.
- ^ Taylor, Donald (July 27, 2015). "How long does copyright last?". Simon Fraser University.
- ^ Knox, Jack (April 28, 2016). "Books mean the world to volunteers". Times - Colonist. Victoria, B.C. p. A3.
- ^ "Proofreading Guidelines". Distributed Proofreaders Canada. September 2012.
- ^ "Formatting Guidelines". Distributed Proofreaders Canada. May 2012.