This project is now complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page:Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is possible. The only rules are those set forth by the author. The speculative nature of the genre inspires thought and plants seeds that have led to advances in science. The genre can spark an interest in the science and is cited as the impetus for the career choice of many scientists. It is a playing field to explore social perspectives, predictions of the future, and engage in adventures unbound into the richness of the human mind. ( Amy Gramour)
http://librivox.org/short-science-fiction-collection-051-by-various/
This collection is for science fiction recordings of less than 70 minutes in duration
Collection Requirements:
• Source texts must be in the Public Domain, published prior to 1923 or with expired copyright. Any texts with expired copyright after 1923 must be from Gutenberg.org.
• Each recording must contain a complete story
• Claiming stories is unnecessary (duplicates are held for future collections)
• There is no deadline (when finished, post to the currently open collection)
For help with LibriVox requirements and policies see the[/b] Recording Notes topic
Finding Texts:
Stories found on the Project Gutenberg US site are cleared for recording
Gutenberg’s Science Fiction Bookshelf is a good starting point
Gutenberg’s science fiction content is not always cataloged as such (search by other criteria)
Gutenberg plain text, us-ascii, uncompressed files of less than 78 KB or 10,000 story words can generally be read in less than 70 minutes
The Librivox Main Page also contains pages listing Gutenberg stories appropriate to this collection:
The Science Fiction Short Stories Science Fiction Short Stories page shows stories that can be read in less than 60 minutes.
The Science Fiction Shortish Stories page shows longer stories that may be read in less than 60 minutes depending on your reading speed.
The LibriVox Short Science Fiction Index displays stories already in the LibriVox catalog (Note: duplicates welcome)
File Requirements:
• Recording must be a monaural MP3 file with a sample rate of 44.1 kHz and a bit rate of 128 Kbps.
• File name must be formatted entirely in lower case letters and use under-bars to separate values as in: ssf051_titleinoneword_authorlastname_readersinitials_128kb.mp3 (e.g. ssf051_nightfall_asimov_abc_128kb.mp3) – Exclude definite articles like “The” from the file name (e.g. ssf051_timemachine_wells_abc_128kb.mp3)
• Recording must contain LibriVox announcements at beginning and end:
Beginning Announcement:
“[story title] by [author]. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
You can then optionally say: "Recording by [your name]".
Then repeat: "[Title], by [author]. Translated by [translator]."
Ending Announcement:
"End of [title], by [author] Translated by [translator]."
You can then optionally say: "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
• Recordings of less than 30 minutes require 5 seconds of silence at the end of the file
• Recordings of more than 30 minutes require 10 seconds of silence at the end of the file
All files must have ID3 V2 tags that populate the following 3 fields:
Title: [story title]
Artist: [author name] (trans. by [translator name])
Album: Librivox Short Sci-fi Story Collection, vol. 051
For help with ID3 V2 tags see the What is ID3 page of the LibriVox wiki.
For help with recording issues see the LibriVox Newbie Guide to Recording.
For help with noise cleaning in your recordings see theNoise Cleaningpage of the LibriVox wiki.
Posting completed recordings:
• Send your completed recording to us by using the LibriVox Uploader
folder: alg1001
*Always post a message to this forum thread after a successful upload. The message must contain:
- The story title
- The author’s name
- The URL displayed by the LibriVox Uploader after the file has successfully uploaded
- The URL for the online version of the text. Please use the story's main page in Gutenberg. example: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24927
- The duration of the recording
If this is your first submission to the Short Science Fiction Collections please provide:
- Your name/pseudonym as you wish it to appear in the LibriVox catalog
- Your personal website URL (optional)
Check this forum thread frequently for messages pertaining to your story!
For help with posting completed recordings see the How to Send Your Recording wiki page.
Please don't download or listen to files belonging to projects in process (unless you are the BC or PL). Our servers are not set up to handle the greater volume of traffic. Please wait until the project has been completed. Thanks!
Magic Window:
BC Admin
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Genres for the project: Short Stories/Anthologies; Fantastic Fiction/Science Fiction; Fantastic Fiction/Fantasy Fiction
Keywords that describe the book: short stories, planets, space, aliens, weird, paranormal, supernatural, speculative fiction
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