http://librivox.org/the-autobiography-of-mother-jones-by-mary-harris-jones/
The Autobiography of Mother Jones
by Mother Jones
Mother Jones (Marie Harris Jones) was a legendary labor organizer. She was a founding member of the International Workers of the World (the IWW, or the Wobblies), and was active in the United Mine Workers and the Socialist Party of America. To get an idea of her long and distinguished career, read the entry at Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Jones
Mother Jones' autobiography, in 27 short chapters, is in the public domain, with a lapsed copyright in 1953:
http://www.angelfire.com/nj3/RonMBaseman/mojones.htm
We have received this notification from Project Gutenberg that the book is okay to record:
"Title: Autobiography of Mother Jones
Author1: Mary (Harris) Jones
Status: Cleared OK
Clearance OK key=20060502070119jones"
- How to claim a part, and 'how it all works'
To find a section to record, simply look at point 5, below. All the ones without names beside them are up for grabs. Click "Post reply" at the top left of the screen and tell us which section you would like to read (include the blue number, please). Read points 6. to 8. below for what to do before, during and after your recording.
Also, it's really nice if readers claim two sections in a row. This lends continuity to a group project, while preserving the variety of a "multi-voice" effort. - New to recording? Please read our Newbie Guide to Recording!
- Is there a deadline? Target completion date of this project: December 31, 2006 but try to send your recordings as soon as you can. If you cannot do your section, for whatever reason, just let me know and it will go back to the pool. There is no shame in this; after all, we are all volunteers and things happen.
- Where do I find the text? Gutenberg e-text: http://www.angelfire.com/nj3/RonMBaseman/mojones.htm
- Please claim section numbers!
link - BEFORE recording:
Please check the Recording Notes:
http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6427#6430
If this is your first recording, you'll also find this useful:
http://librivox.org/about-recording/
Sample rate
1. 44.1KHz is the default sample rate in lots of software. We like getting files at this rate.
2. Some know-it-all told us that 32KHz sounds better. If you know how, try to use this rate.
3. We want to make this easy, so we'll take any rate from 22 to 44.1KHz, if you need us to.
4. Please don't use 48KHz or anything under 22KHz. If you accidentally send us something at these rates, our uploaders will resample it for you and advise you on how to record at a sample rate we can use. Don't worry, your work will never be wasted! - DURING recording:
Make sure you add this to the beginning and end of your recording:
Start of recording (Intro)- "This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
- If you wish, say: "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
- Say: "The Autobiography of Mother Jones," by Mother Jones[Then say your Section number, as in 'Section 10.']"
- At the end of the Section, say: �End of [Section 10.]"
- At the end of the book, say (in addition): End of "The Autobiography of Mother Jones," by Mother Jones [/i]
Also, please remember to check this thread frequently for updates! - AFTER recording: Save files as 128 kbps MP3 autobiography_#_mother_jones.mp3 , all lower-case, where # is the blue number above.
ID3 V2 tags (To find out more about ID3 tags, go to our wiki: http://librivox.org/wiki/moin.cgi/WhatIsID3) Add the following tags to your .mp3 file (how you do this depends on which software you use � if you are unsure about ID3 tags, send me a message).
Please mind upper and lower case!
Title: [Give the Section number as in "Section 01"]
Artist: Mother Jones
Album: The Autobiography of Mother Jones
Transfer of files (completed recordings) Files can either be posted here in the forum (link to your webspace) or emailed via http://yousendit.com to: dsayers@mac.com (if you use yousendit, it's helpful if you'll post the resulting link in this thread)
I'll need the following information from you when you submit a recording: - your name as you want it to appear in the LibriVox catalog, - your webpage URL (if applicable) - the runtime of the recording in format hh:mm:ss
-denny
