2024-04-12

Here are the notes about the weekly meeting of the Knowledge Standards Foundation. View notes from previous meetings.

Attendees

Larry, John, LaCroix, Manon, Robert, Henry, Nancy, Tim

Summary

Larry set topic: Next steps for the KSF

Chat content (mostly notes by Tim)

Tim Chambers: I haven’t seen a Can’t decrypt data message in a minute or so

We’re discussing sensitive issues, so I’m not going to post everything to https://wiki.encyclosphere.org/2024-04-12

SC: estimates $500K annual budget to make project sustainable

LS: wants to keep going even if not working full-time for KSF

JH: can’t keep doing what we’re doing

HS: could add one or two encyclopedias a month to encyclosearch.org as a volunteer

LS: we want to send email out to public sharing our expenses etc.

MC: series of shorter emails

SC: try GoFundMe

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SC: membership model

https://www.overleaf.com/ for example 

LS: let’s list member benefits, what does package look like

SC: sent proposal to Mamo some time ago

JH: you have to give members something in return

SC: idea is a ChatGPT trained on encyclopedia sources

LC: we did POC, need to demonstrate more results

Sorry, that’s LS

JH idea: go the AI route, AI needs encyclopedia data, we could provide it to them for a fee

(Jason’s idea: medallion architecture)

MC: gov’t grant?

LS: off the table

SC: gov’t funds basic science research

JH: application RFPs are dense, very difficult to appy

MC: there are people who specialize in doing the work

LS: grant writer

JH: look at worst case scenario to eliminate risk

LC: minimize overhead, what can be self-hosted?

LS: SC’s ZWINode is in that vein

MC: sell a thumb drive with public domain encyclopedias

LS: has started, taking him considerable time 14:57 Jane Jane says:👍 14:57 Tim Chambers

Wants to finish what he started (Gutenberg) 14:58 Jane Jane says: https://usenet-node1.com/

Jane says:Node 1. 15:01 Tim Chambers

MC: promote ZWI to archive.org

LS: back to what to announce about what public can expect for maintenance of what the project has produced

SC: enhub.org needs 2TB storage

SC: will write his plan up in his own words 15:12 John Hampson John Hampson says:👏 15:15 Jane Jane says:👍 15:15 John Hampson John Hampson says: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xA3kDJD0m14RMQmU9SIR8a1uZJIpLsMKNPlkuLpMtHA/edit#gid=869769818

15:18 Tim Chambers

encycloreader.org/files

A handful of encyclopedia bibliographies I’ve found so far. My sort from first half of a WorldCat best match sort. I can get any of these through interlibrary loan on my ppld.org library card. That card also gives me access to the UCCS Kraemer Family Library, but I have to be in the building on campus to get on the intranet. I plan to do that tomorrow.

1. Kister, Kenneth F.Encyclopedia Buying Guide, 1975-1976 : A Consumer Guide to General Encyclopedias in Print. R.R. Bowker, 1976.
2. Graff Hysell, Shannon, editor.Recommended Reference Books for Small and Medium-Sized Libraries and Media Centers. 2011th ed., Volume 31 /, Libraries Unlimited, 2011.
3. Ricci, Seymour de.Notes on the Bibliography of Encyclopedias, by Seymour De Ricci. 1932.
4. John Crerar Library.A List of Cyclopedias and Dictionaries: With a List of Directories. August, 1904. Printed by Order of the Board of Directors, 1904.
5. Louisiana. Department of Education. Office of Educational Support Services. Bureau of Special Projects.1995-96 Encyclopedia, Encyclopedic Reference, and Louisiana-Related Materials Catalog. The Bureau, 1995.
6. Swann Galleries, and Immanuel Kant.Early Printed Books : Bibles … Dictionaries & Encyclopedias … English Plays … Incunabula … Law : The Property of the Newberry Library, Kansas City Public Library, and Others. Swann Galleries, 1995.
7. CRAIG, Hardin.A Bibliography of Encyclopedias and Dictionaries Dealing with Military, Naval and Maritime Affairs, 1577-1961 … 2nd Edition. Rice University Fondren Library, 1962.
8. Library Association of Australia. Children’s Libraries Section. Victorian Division.Children’s Encyclopaedias. Library Association of Australia, 1966. 15:46 John Hampson John Hampson says:here’s a starter list https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Reference_works_in_the_public_domain

John Hampson says: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_encyclopedias_by_date