Free Cultural Works and the OLPC LIbrary February 20, 2007

Please join me this Tuesday at 1 Cambridge Center in Kendall Square, at 5 PM, for a short presentation on free cultural works and the OLPC library.

Please RSVP to SJ Klein: sj at laptop dot org

Topics to cover:
-- the OLPC audience and content creation guidelines
+ necessary freedoms and the Free Content Definition

-- how to contribute works to the library
+ active projects: the free music project, game development,
One Encyclopedia Per Child, bootstrapping efforts
+ where to start new projects

-- how to translate works for the library
+ specifics: localization tools and guidelines
+ challenges and existing efforts

-- the problem of curation
+ content coordinators and curators : goals and areas
+ grassroots classification and curation

-- on current institutions and creative communities
+ online communities and tools; national and international efforts
+ challenges; cooperation and priority setting
+ developing local SIGs and community groups

-- current priorities (tools and materials)
+ gap analysis
+ timelines, resources available