RULINGCLASSSTUDIES

FreeLibrariesforEverySoul

NENADROMICakaMARCELLMARS

Booksprintworkshop collaborativewritingofFLES Intheeverythingisconnectedworld book/documentationusingBooktype[II] anyinformationwithoutitscontextand free,opensourceplatformtowrite metadataareclosetoworthless. andpublishprintanddigitalbooks Digitization&distribution Inthepast,beforeinternet,libraries workshopdigitizationofJVEprint andscientificjournalshavebeeninst catalogandproductionofrelated itutionalizingknowledgeandduring thatprocessinformationwouldposition JVECalibrelibrary Design&typographyfordigital itselfonthemapofrelevance. booksusingBooktype,Sigil[III]and AdobeIndesign Today,togetherwithlibrariesandsci entificjournalssearchenginesesta Collaborativeresearchusing blishedthemselves,especiallyGoogle, Zotero[iv] oFREELIBRARIESFOREVERYSOUL
asthenewinstitutionsofsearching, preserving,rankingandprocessingda ta,informationandknowledge.

print&digitalpublication coveringtheprocessofwholeFLES MelvilDewey,inventorofthemodern systemoflibraryclassification,hada projectproduction knowhowoftransition&setupof dream:FreeSchools&FreeLibraries TheLibraryLabfromonlyprintto foreverysoul.Today'stechnological fulldigitalstage infrastructurescanmakethatdream
trueinnotime.Stillweareveryfar awayfromthatdreamcomingtrue. FreeLibrariesforEverySoul[FLES] willfocusonMelvilDewey'sdreamin contextofJanvanEyckin2012.It willaddressthreeareasofthe project: Infrastructure.FLESwillrethinkJan vanEycklibrarythroughidea(and implementation)ofTheLibraryLab.It willinstall: Relevantissues.FLESwillorganize seriesoflectures,discussionsand presentationsfocusingonbusiness modelsforpublishing&distributionin theageofGoogle&Amazon,designof userinterfacesofdigitalarchives, libraries&catalogs,andpreservation& digitizationofprintcatalogs. Lectures/discussionsTwosides series:

Output:

Calibre[I]serverfordigital booksanddocuments WebdavserverforusewithZotero Ereaders(Kindle,Nook,iPad) DIYdigitalbookscanner(workshop +production)

Output: digitalcatalog&archiveofJVE printpublications serviceforresearcherscovering accesstodigitalcatalogofJVE publicationsandJVElibrarydigital books readingdevicesforthecatalog

GoogleBooksvsEuropeana.eu DIYBookScanners(DanielReetz) vsGoogleScanning(Marinari) Googlization(SivaVaidhyanathan) vsInThePlex(StevenLevy)

PresentationsArchiveInterface:

Ubu.com(KennethGoldsmith) PAD.MA(ShainaAnand&Ashok Sukumaran) InternetArchive(BrewsterKahle) AAAAARG.ORG Gigapedia/Library.nu

Output:

publicevents&promotion

networkinfrastructurefor collaborativeresearchandsharing catalogs

Practice.FLESworkshopswillfocus ondesign&typography,digitization& distributionandcollaborative research&writingfordigitalbooks. Itwillintroduce:

CONTEXT AfterIstartedworkingonRulingClass StudiesIrealizedhowmuchthethemes thatstoodoutduringtheresearchon GFAeBarerelatedtothemediumofthe book.Iguessthatbeingintheenviro nmentofJanvanEyckthatissopassio nateaboutbooksasprintedmatterdraw myattentiontothis.Thatiswhyduring

RULINGCLASSSTUDIES

FreeLibrariesforEverySoul

NENADROMICakaMARCELLMARS

thefollowingperiodofmyresearchand Toresearchthis,Ialsoproposetogat hopefullyextensionIwouldliketofo herthosewhoareworkingontheissues cusandraisediscussionaboutthison ofdigitizationanddistributionof JVEmore. booksbothconceptuallyandpractically, onbothsides.Theproposedseries ThefirstthingIproposetodoisthe willcontainlectures,discussions,wo projecttitledFreeLibrariesforEve rkshopsanddigitalpublishingcasestu rySoul(FLES)focusingonthissetof dyatJanvanEyck. commonnarrativesinwhichmanyissues BUDGET(DRAFT) ofRulingClassStudiesoverlap. ereaders: Togetherwithscientificpapers,books Kindle200EUR areconsideredasthesymbolofthe Nook200EUR knowledgesociety,therefore,theque stionofproductionandreproductionof iPad500EUR booksinthetimeofdigitalnetworks server: drawsattentiontomuchbroaderaudi AmazonAWS(onetimefee)260EUR encethanmostoftheotherissuesrai AmazonAWS(yearly)360EUR sedbydigitalnetworks. Maintenance?? or Theimplementationofadvanceddistri Computer(onetimefee)800EUR butednetworksbyGoogleinthisfield Maintenance?? resultedinthecrisisinmanyofthe DIYdigitalbookscanner: neighboringindustries.Inthecaseof Cameras,box,electronics1000EUR thedigitizationoftheentirewritten Dedicatedcomputer400EUR intellectualheritage,theproblemof Workshop(travelingcosts+accomodation thepoliticsofaccesstoresources, +fee)500EUR butalsotothefurtherdevelopmentof Booksprint: digitizationsystem,grewmuchbigger Workshop(travelingcosts+accomodation thanwhatinitiallyseemedasasimple +fee)500EUR resultofthisprocessrepositoryof DigitizationofJVEcatalog: thedigitalmaterial. (from2hoursperbooktohourafter 100books)?? Googleenteredthisfieldwhilestill Lectures/Presentations/Workshops: beingaverysmallsoftwarecorporation 3highprofilepeople4500EUR anddigitizationofthebookswasmore 9people4500EUR asideprojectwhoseconnectionto Design&typographyprojectleader: thecorebusinessofGoogle(search) 10001500EUR wasvague.Intheshortperiodoftime, Googlegrewintothehugecorporation Summary: thatcanmakerelevantmovesinthe InvestmentintoJVEfutureresources wholesetofindustries.Asthepower from1200to4000EUR ofGooglegrew,whatwassideproject InvestmentintoFLESproject in2000.alsogrewintothequestfor from5000to12000EUR digitizationofeverybookevermade inthehistorythereforebecomingone TOTAL: ofthescarierscenariosofcorporation from6200to16000EUR takingthecompletecontroloverthe repositoryoftheintellectualherita Notes: ge. Unfortunately,theotheractorsinthe fieldarenotcomingneartothe efficiencyofthecorporateapproach. ItisimportantpartofRulingClass Studiestoreconsiderwhatarethose pointsinwhichtherestoftheworld laggedbehindtheopportunitytodigi tizetheknowledgeandmakeituniver sallyaccessible.Thequestionshould be:Whossupposedtoorganizethe worldsinformationandmakeitunive rsallyaccessibleanduseful[v].
[i]http://www.calibreebook.com [ii]http://www.sourcefabric.org/en/booktype/ [iii]http://code.google.com/p/sigil/ [iv]http://www.zotero.org [v]http://google.com/about/corporate/company/