Starting a new project

The stages in a project are:

1. Check that the version of the document does not exist already in Wikisource.
2. Check that copyright conditions are fulfilled
3. Upload images of the pages to Wikimedia Commons
4. Upload text of the pages
5. Create the page in the main namespace
6. As chapters are loaded, transclude the pages to the main namespace
7. Add the appropriate copyright, category and incompleteness tags
8. Start proofreading
9. Add entries into the appropriate Portal
10. Add entry to the Author page, creating it if necessary.
11. When the document is verified, remove the incompleteness tags.

Editing Wikisource – Overview

Editing creates the Wikisource library.

• Adding texts

Overview of the steps involved in adding texts.

• Sources

How to add a book to Wikisource for proofreading.

• Copyright

How to check if a book is out of copyright.

• Index pages

How Index pages work.

• Proofreading

How to proofread a book for Wikisource.

• Typography

How to format a page.

• Validation

How to check and finish the proofreading.

• Transclusion

How to add books to the main namespace.

• Finishing touches

The finals tasks needed to finish a work.

Create a Wikisource account

We’ll look at how to proofread a page and how to import a text from a pdf or a djvu on the Internet Archive but, first things first, please create a Wikisource account if you have not already done so. (If you already have a Wikipedia login then you can user this on Wikisource too).

NEXT – Adding a text to Wikisource

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