Wikisource:WikiProject

A WikiProject is a collection of pages devoted to co-ordinating long-term tasks on Wikisource.

Starting a new project

Before creation

1. Read documentation for established wikiprojects below, Wikisource:Wikiproject DNB has well developed guidelines and related information. Projects also have discussion pages which are used to develop the scope and guides.
2. Read Wikipedia's Wikiproject best practices for tips on creating a WikiProject.
3. Discuss the project on the scriptorium and with other users.
4. Ensure that scope and guidelines comply with those of the Wikisource project.

Tips

1. Create a project to-do list, primarily the addition of new texts. Prepare Indexes for this.
2. Identify existing pages within the scope of your project. A good way to do this is to maintain lists, from Special:Whatlinkshere etc., of the most important works related to your project.
3. If possible, link to a sample works to give other editors an idea of the project's goals.
4. Texts using scans for side-by-side proofreading is best practice. The preparation and use of djvu Indexes allows other to quickly and easily contribute to the scope of the project.
5. Keep it simple, with brief instructions that allow users to contribute immediately. Separate complex or detailed discussion from the most frequently used notes and links.

Creation of the project

1. Create the main project page as "Wikisource:WikiProject projectname".
2. Make sure to add the project page to Category:WikiProjects.

Existing WikiProjects

This is a manual list of existing WikiProjects (see also the category). Feel free to join and contribute to ones you find interesting. If a project seems neglected, you can try to encourage increased participation and develop the project further in the collaborative spirit of Wikisource.

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

• 9th Edition of Encyclopedia Britannica
• 10th (1902) Edition of Encyclopedia Britannica
• 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
• Catholic Encyclopedia Upgrade
• Dictionary of Music and Musicians (Grove)
• Dictionary of National Biography
• The New Student's Reference Work

Religion

• Bible
  • 1903 Encyclopaedia Biblica
  • Bible dictionaries
• Early Christian writings
• Hinduism
• Jewish Texts
• The New Church

Law

• Law
  • Internship project at New Law College, Pune (India Laws)
  • NZ Law
  • UK Law
  • United States Law
    • Acts of Congress
    • US Code
    • US Executive Orders
    • US Supreme Court cases

Sciences

• Academic Papers
• Classics in the History of Psychology
• Field Notes
• NASA
• Popular Science Monthly
• Relativity
• Royal Society Journals
• Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute

United States

See also Law

• Barack Obama
• North Carolina
• Oregon
• U.S. Roads

Additional specific content projects

• Chinese English texts about the Chinese language
• Diary of Samuel Pepys
• Film
• Lyrics Lyrics and Karaoke MIDI files
• Mahatma Gandhi
• Newspapers
• Once a Week (magazine)
• Socialism
• Women in Red (redlinked authors)
• Women Writers

Libraries and Archives

• Wikisource:WikiProject CrankyLibrarian A collection of book sources
• Emory University Libraries
• Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
• Influential books
  • Open Breslov
• NARA National Archives and Records Administration
• NLS (National Library of Scotland)
• Open Access
• SLQ State Library of Queensland

Translation

• Translation
  • The Longer Heart Sutra
  • Mishnah
  • Wiki Bible
  • Babel
  • Bodil Biørn

Projects about Wikisource

• Infrastructural and guidance development
• Influential Books
• News
• OCR Users can request scans
• Proofreading
• References to Wikisource
• Social media
• Validate