[solo] The Story of the Treasure Seekers by E. Nesbit - lt

[Bookworm360]

The Story of the Treasure Seekers, by E. Nesbit

This story follows the six Bastable Children; Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noel and Horace Octavius, on their adventures to help their widowed father recover the family fortune. With one of the six narrating the story, he/she will keep you guessing who until the very end. Find out how they find the treasure and save the day in this excitingly fun tale! (Summary by Sarah Hill)

Source text (please read only from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/770

Target completion date: 2023-05-31

Prooflistening level: Standard
Prospective PLs, please see the Guide for Proof-listeners.

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Magic Window:

BC Admin
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._Nesbit (E. Nesbit)
[*]Link to title on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Story_of_the_Treasure_Seekers
[*]Number of sections (files) this project will have: 16
[*]Does the project have an introduction or preface: No
[*]Original publication date (if known): 1899
[*]If you are a new volunteer, how would you like your name (or pseudonym) credited in the catalog?
[*]Do you have a URL you would like associated with your name?:
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Genres for the project: Children's Non-fiction; Action & Adventure Fiction; Family Life

Keywords that describe the book: imagination, siblings, family life, moneymaking project

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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs

Intro to recording:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.

For the first section, say:

"Section (or Chapter) # of THE STORY OF THE TREASURE SEEKERS. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "THE STORY OF THE TREASURE SEEKERS, by E. Nesbit. Section Title."

For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:

"Section (or Chapter) # of THE STORY OF THE TREASURE SEEKERS, by E. Nesbit. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."

End of recording:
Say:

"End of section (or chapter) #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]

If you are recording the final section of the book, add:

"End of THE STORY OF THE TREASURE SEEKERS, by E. Nesbit."

Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

Filename: thestoryofthetreasureseekers_##_nesbit_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. thestoryofthetreasureseekers_01_nesbit_128kb.mp3)

Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader

MC to select: lynnet

Copy and paste the file link generated by the uploader into the relevant Listen URL field in the Section Compiler, enter the duration in the Notes field, and post in this thread to let your PL and MC know that you have uploaded a file. You may also post the file link in the thread.

[Lynnet]

I can set this up for you.

You will need tow rite your own summary as the one you have used is not PD.

[SarahMHill]

Oh ok, sorry. Here is a quick summary that I typed up. Hopefully this works?!

“This story follows the six Bastable Children; Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noel and Horace Octavius, on their adventures to help their widowed father recover the family fortune. With one of the six narrating the story, he/she will keep you guessing who until the very end. Find out how they find the treasure and save the day in this excitingly fun tale!”

Thanks for setting me up! let me know if there is anything else I need to fix

[Lynnet]

Oh ok, sorry. I'll type up a quick summary and submitted it here

Thanks for setting me up!

No hurry... just before cataloguing.

[Lynnet]

OK, it's set up.

It looks like this is your first time as BC. I have added you to the list of BCs and can walk you through this



First of all, near the top of the first post, probably to the right but it may be fairly central, depending on your browser, you will see a stubby little pencil icon. That is so you can edit the first post.

A few things to note:

Have you lined up a DPL? If not, you should add a tilde (~) to the subject line. If you have someone in mind, I will need to give him/her access to the MW. Don't worry if you have no one in mind. Someone will volunteer.

Secondly, at some point, you will need to edit the summary. What you have is fine for now, but a summary from The Guardian isn't Public Domain, so we can't use it. You can wait until you know more about the book... I always find asking questions a good idea: "What did Mary see in the empty room? How did John solve the problem? Did Jane overcome her parents' objections and marry Harry?"



You can change the file name at this point, and in this case, I think it would be a good idea. Something short is preferable.

I will give you instructions for the MW in a separate post, but if you have questions, please ask.
Lynne

[Lynnet]

Here are the instructions for logging in to the MW. It is the same for a DPL as for a BC. Please note, this only gives you access to the MW for projects where you are DPL or BC.


Accessing the System – First Time Login
1. Use this Link to go the main login screen: http://librivox.org/workflow
2. Click on Login (for BCs & MCs)
3. Enter your forum username.
4. Click “Forgot Password”
5. You will receive an email with a link to reset your password. Click the link and enter a password and submit the form. (Note this should be more secure than your 'regular' password)
6. Go back to the main login screen and use the new password you entered above to log in to the system.
7. When you log in from the main screen above, you will be taken to the LibriVox Management Dashboard default screen where you should see a list of your active projects along with options for dropdown menus, searching and editing your profile. (more on this later)
For more explicit step by step directions with screen shots, please see Accessing the System - First Time Login
NOTE: BCs should use their personal workflow login to upload files. If you recently logged in with the general login to upload files to a project and the system still had you logged in, you may see this:
You don't have permissions for this area.
Return to Librivox Management Tool Homepage
Logout
To remedy this, click Logout and then login with your BC login and password.

Please note, this doesn't always work the first time.

If you are still having trouble after 3 or 4 attempts, PM knotyouraveragejo

The MW is probably straightforward...
I started entering the titles, to show you how it's done. No need for chapter numbers. Hit enter when you have finished typing. You can either go through entering them all now, or as you go on, one chapter at a time.

I have entered you as reader for all sections.

The notes column is where you put the time for each file. In this column, you have to 'save'.

Paste your URL from the uploader in the Listen URL column, hit enter. The Link column is automatically populated when you do this.

The status column is a drop-down menu. Remember to change the status whenever you upload a file. That triggers a message to Your DPL.

There is no need to paste the link in the thread, as you would for a group project, although many soloists do. Just post "I've uploaded chapter 8" will suffice.

I think that's it. Any questions, please ask.
Have fun!

Oh yes, one more thing. It's on your schedule, but if life happens and you don't post for a couple of months, please post in the thread "I've been busy but still working on it" or something similar, so I don't think you've been abducted by aliens, and abandon the project .

[SarahMHill]

Hi Lynnet,

Thanks so much for setting this up for me. Yes brand new to the solo recording realm, excited and nervous. I went ahead and changed the summary and added the ~ to the subject line (hopefully I did that right?) I don't have an DPL in mind.

I followed the instructions on how to login to BC workflow and was able to see the dashboard management page with all my current works. The only issue is that when I click on any of them (clicking on the ID # or little spy glass icon) the "you don't have permission for this area" screen pops up. Am I suppose to click those things or is there another way I get into access editing the MW?

I think those are all the questions I have for now. I'm sure there will be more!

[Lynnet]

I add Ed the tilde in the correct place so it shows on the forum. Tha subject line is the little whit box at the top

To access the MW, click on the BC admin hyperlink. You will only be able to access this MW (unless you DPL or BC other projects)

[SarahMHill]

Thank you for putting it in the right place.. you'll have to tell me how you did that cause I tried and failed miserably haha.

I've clicked on the BC admin hyperlink at the bottom of the MW and its still sending me to the page that says "you don't have permission for this area" I closed down the browser and logged out/in a few times under the BC login and its still giving me issues so I went ahead an messaged knotyouraveragejo. Maybe I will try again while I wait for a response.

Thanks again Lynnet, I'll let you know how it goes and get on to recording soon!

[Lynnet]

Are you using the new password you just created?

[SarahMHill]

Yes! Do you think I should try and create another new password and try that instead or would that mess it up even more?

[Lynnet]

Yes! Do you think I should try and create another new password and try that instead or would that mess it up even more?

Wait until you hear from Jo, as I’m not sure.

[SarahMHill]

Yes! Do you think I should try and create another new password and try that instead or would that mess it up even more?

Wait until you hear from Jo, as I’m not sure.

All Fixed! Now to wait for a DPL. Thanks again for helping me through setup.

I'm off to start recording!

[ElizaZ]

If you are still looking for a DPL I would love to volunteer!

[SarahMHill]

If you are still looking for a DPL I would love to volunteer!

Hey Eliza!

That would be wonderful! I'm still working on recording but should have something up for you by late next week hopefully

- Sarah