====== Project HomeoPublish ======

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Perhaps you did not know, but there is a whole mountain of valuable homeopathic literature buried in the libraries -- old books, magazines, articles, essays, reviews etc. \\
The goal of the project is making these available for study, research or software development -- never to be lost again.

This project is a part of [[en:about|Legatum Homeopathicum effort]]. Please also have a look at [[en:projects|other projects]] we are working on.

===== Preliminary criteria for inclusion =====

  * must be out of copyright (otherwise a written permission of the copyright holder is necessary)
  * author's or editor's understanding of homeopathy must be (vaguely) in line with Hahnemannian classical homeopathy
  * instructive, high-educational-value material is preferred

===== The process =====

The process of getting from an old dusty badly-printed book to a nice clean crispy electronic text runs as follows:

  - Scanning the source.
  - [[wp>Optical_character_recognition|OCR]] processing.
  - Basic [[en:proofreading|proofreading]]. 
  - Formatting.
  - Sentence disambiguation ((marking the beginning of each new sentence)).
  - Publishing in a suitable output format (online, SQL export, e-reader format such as .mobi)
  - Further error corrections, formatting improvements, [[en:interlinks|interlinks]] etc. (optional)
  - Translation to other languages. (optional)
===== Current status =====

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We are currently working on The Homoeopathic Physician magazine. If you wish to help with proofreading and learn a lot about homeopathy during the process, please [[en:apply|apply here]].

The articles of the American Homoeopathic Review magazines have reached step 6 of the process and are [[en:ahr:start|available online]].\\

The Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica have reached step 6 of the process and are [[en:mm:hering:start|available online]].\\
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===== Get involved =====

You can help by [[en:proofreading|proofreading the processed texts]] or reading the [[en:resources|texts currently online]] and
  * correcting any typos you find
  * creating new links between relevant articles or parts of the same text (see [[en:interlinks|Interlinks]] for detailed information)
  * improving formatting
  * [[en:translation|translating to other languages]]

Remember, this site runs on a Wikipedia-like engine (called [[doku>DokuWiki]]), so you can make any changes as easily as clicking the Edit button, making your modifications and saving it.\\
Please read the [[en:syntax|formatting syntax manual]] before plunging into making any changes and test your first steps on the [[playground:playground|playground]].
===== Get super involved =====

If you have plenty of time to waste and consider yourself a high priest of OCR processing, you could even help with the actual processing of the source materials!
If you dare, please [[en:apply|send us your application]].
Excellent attention to detail and saintly patience are a must.

===== Donate =====

If you wish to donate specifically for this project, please use the donation link below. For general purpose donations, please [[en:contribute#donate|proceed here]].

[[https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=DME2457ML6UUU|{{ en:paypal-button.png?200 |PayPal donations for Project HomeoPublish}}]]

For direct bank transfer, please use the following banking information:

^ Name on the Bank Account: | LEGATUM HOMEOPATHICUM |
^ Foundation address: | Hrušková 28/A, 836 01 Bratislava, Slovakia |
^ Bank Name: | FIO BANKA, A.S. |
^ Bank Address: | Nám. SNP 21, 811 01 Bratislava, Slovakia |
^ Bank Account number: | 2900308392 |
^ BIC / SWIFT Code: | FIOZSKBAXXX |
^ IBAN: | SK94 8330 0000 0029 0030 8392 |

In the message to the recipient, make sure to state PROJECT HomeoPublish or something similar indicating you wish to support __this particular project__.