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This is an index of works from Wikisource in spoken form as freely licensed audio files.

Contents 1 Listening 1.1 Windows 1.2 Mac 1.3 Unix/Linux 2 Narrator's how-to 2.1 External links 3 Index of spoken works 3.1 Complete works 3.2 Wishlist/Works in progress

[edit] Listening

The audio files are in Ogg Vorbis format. Many standard playback software can handle this file type. The following list is not meant to be comprehensive but may serve as a starting point.

[edit] Windows

• Coolplayer (open source GNU-GPL)
• foobar2000
• IrfanView (plugin may be required)
• VLC media player (open source GNU-GPL)
• Zinf
• Quintessential Player
• Windows Media Player (with plugin)
• Realplayer-Plugin (experimental)
• QuickTime plugin
• Winamp
• jetAudio

[edit] Mac

• Audion3
• VLC media player

[edit] Unix/Linux

• Amarok
• MPlayer
• Ogg123
• Totem
• VLC media player
• XMMS
• Zinf

[edit] Narrator's how-to

• Spoken works should be uploaded to the Wikimedia Commons, not to Wikisource itself.
• A naming scheme for the audio files has not been agreed upon yet. Some suggest to use language code-title-wikisource.ogg, for example en-Through the Looking Glass-wikisource.ogg.
• Audio files should be tagged with the appropriate licence tag. Due to problems with the application of the GFDL to audio files, consider multi-licensing your work under a Creative Commons licence.
• Categorise the file appropriately.
• Audio files may be created with varying aims, but if you do put together a spoken edition for Wikisource specifically, you should conform to the following guidelines:
  • very short works should have as introductory text You are listening to (title) by (author), narrated by (narrator) for the English Wikisource.
  • longer works should have as introductory text You are listening to (title) by (author) from Wikisource, the free library and as ending credits You were listening to (title) by (author), narrated by (narrator) for the English Wikisource.
• Works in which several characters are talking should be narrated by several speakers. If possible, a character's gender should be respected.
• Place the {{audio file}} template in the notes section of the header of the respective text unit. Such pages will automatically appear in Category:Spoken works.

[edit] External links

• w:Wikipedia:WikiProject Spoken Wikipedia
• w:Wikipedia:Media
• commons:Category:Sound
• LibriVox

[edit] Index of spoken works

[edit] Complete works

title	file	playing time (file size)	narrator	licence

This index is incomplete

[edit] Wishlist/Works in progress

Here users are given the opportunity to request that a spoken work be created from an existing Wikisource text unit. A user taking a request should make note of it to avoid that several users work on the same text independently. Please use four tildes ~~~~ to sign your name. Entries older than four weeks may be considered untaken.

title	author	editor