All audio files can be found on our catalog page: http://librivox.org/national-gambling-impact-study-commission-final-report/
For copyright reasons, volunteering for this project is open to people living in the following countries. If your country does not appear on the list, but you would like to take part, please pm CarlManchester.
United States, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, France, Greece, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Jordan, The Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.
The National Gambling Impact Study Commission was given the task of conducting a comprehensive legal and factual study on the social and economic implications of gambling in the United States. This report presents the principal findings of that work and recommendations for action. (Summary from the Introduction, modified by Sam Stinson)
- How to claim a part, and 'how it all works' here
To find a section to record, simply look at point 5. below at the sections. 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’d like to read (include the section number from the left-most column in the reader list, please). Read points 6. to 8. below for what to do before, during and after your recording. - New to recording?
Please read our Newbie Guide to Recording! - Is there a deadline?
Target completion date of this project: 11 Sept. 2008 – 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’ll go back to the pool. There’s no shame in this; we’re all volunteers and things happen. - Where do I find the text?
Source text (please only read from this text!): http://govinfo.library.unt.edu/ngisc/reports/fullrpt.html - Please claim sections (the numbers in the first column below)!
If this is your first recording, please let me know under which name or pseudonym you'd like to appear in the LibriVox catalogue. We can also link to a personal website/blog.
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MAGIC WINDOW:
(BC admin)
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Please check the Recording Notes:
http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6427#6430
Set your recording software to:
Bit Rate: 128 kbps
Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz - The reader will record the following at the beginning and end
of each file:
Start of recording (Intro)- "Chapter [number] of
National Gambling Impact Study Commission Final Report - This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the
public domain. For more information, or to find out how you can
volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org" - If you wish, say:
"Recording by
(Your name)" - Say:
"Title, by Author. [Translated by [translator]]. [Chapter]"
End of recording- At the end of the section, say:
"End of [Chapter]" - If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
- At the end of the book, say (in addition):
"End of Title, by Author. [Translated by [translator]]."
There should be 5 seconds silence at the end of the recording, or
10 seconds for files longer than 30 minutes. - "Chapter [number] of
- Example filename
gambling_00.mp3 - Example ID3 V2 tags
Title: 00 - Introduction
Artist: United States Government
Album: National Gambling Impact Study Commission Final Report
http://linux.wku.edu/~stinssd/audio/gambling/gambling_01.mp3 Length: 27:17
All page numbers are PDF page numbers, not the document's listed page numbers.
Sections:
00 - Introduction - Ready to PL
01 - Chapter 1 - Ready to PL
02 - Chapter 2 part 1, pp. 1-9
03 - Chapter 2 part 2, pp. 10-17
04 - Chapter 3 part 1, pp. 1-9
05 - Chapter 3 part 2, pp. 10-18
06 - Chapter 3 part 3, pp. 19-27
07 - Chapter 4 part 1, pp. 1-12
08 - Chapter 4 part 2, pp. 13-23
09 - Chapter 5 pp. 1-13
10 - Chapter 6 part 1, pp. 1-12
11 - Chapter 6 part 2, pp. 13-25
12 - Chapter 7 part 1, pp. 1-11
13 - Chapter 7 part 2, pp. 12-22
14 - Chapter 7 part 3, pp. 23-32
15 - Chapter 8 pp. 1-6
Also, please remember to check this thread frequently for updates!
[*]AFTER recording:
Need noise-cleaning?
Listen to your file through headphones. If you can hear some constant background noise (hiss/buzz), you may want to clean it up a bit. The new (free) version 1.3.3. of Audacity (Mac/Win) has much improved noise-cleaning. See this LibriVox wiki page for a complete guide.
Save files as
128 kbps MP3
titleinoneword_##_authorsurname.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is your section number. (e.g. titleinoneword_01_authorsurname.mp3)
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: ## - [Section title]
Artist: Author name
Album: Book title
Please ignore tags for Genre and Track Number - these will be filled in automatically at the cataloguing stage.
Transfer of files (completed recordings)
Please always post in this forum thread when you've sent a file.
Also, post the length of the recording (file duration: mm:ss) together with the link.
- Upload your file with the LibriVox Uploader (when your upload is complete, you will receive a link - please post it in this thread):
http://upload.librivox.org
(If you have trouble reading the image above, please message an admin)
You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: lz - lezer - If this doesn't work, or you have questions, please check our How To Send Your Recording wiki page.
Readers, please edit your recordings for word-perfect recording.
Also, feel free to read and include any footnotes or endnotes you believe will be helpful. Otherwise, please do not read them.
Any questions?
Please post below or PM me.
It's an interesting study and well-written.