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Over the years, the media gallery has been successful as an alternative to books. Many users have been benefitted from the videos and lectures uploaded in the gallery.
I just stumbled upon another idea: an online digital library in PF. Let's talk about how it would work.
Say I want to upload a book to the gallery. I will upload the book (pdf or epub or such format), and there will be a place where I'll need to describe why I think the book is suitable for the library. Acceptable reasons may be discussed later on. Then my request would be checked by the mentors and approved, if they find the book suitable. Otherwise the file will be deleted.
Now, how will someone read the book? For this, there needs to be a system, such that the book can be read only from the Web site, and not downloaded as pdf or epub. Copying would be disabled, and the book will be issued for a fixed period of time.
Who can issue the books? Namely, users who have contributed positively to the site. That will include the mentors, the staff emeritus, and gold members, besides @Greg Bernhardt, the captain.
What will be the special benefit of such a library? There will be a place for reviews, and experienced members will be able to review the book, and mention explicitly what they like/dislike in the book, and whether they recommend the book or not. In addition to that, when a book is being recommended in the Science and Maths Textbooks section, a link can be given to the book in the library.
Since only a specific group of members are being allowed to use the library, the publishers shouldn't be having a problem with copyrights.
The question that arises is, does the forum software have an option to incorporate a library like this? The answer can be given by @Greg Bernhardt only.
What are your thoughts on this? Should this be implemented, if the necessary software exists?
I just stumbled upon another idea: an online digital library in PF. Let's talk about how it would work.
Say I want to upload a book to the gallery. I will upload the book (pdf or epub or such format), and there will be a place where I'll need to describe why I think the book is suitable for the library. Acceptable reasons may be discussed later on. Then my request would be checked by the mentors and approved, if they find the book suitable. Otherwise the file will be deleted.
Now, how will someone read the book? For this, there needs to be a system, such that the book can be read only from the Web site, and not downloaded as pdf or epub. Copying would be disabled, and the book will be issued for a fixed period of time.
Who can issue the books? Namely, users who have contributed positively to the site. That will include the mentors, the staff emeritus, and gold members, besides @Greg Bernhardt, the captain.
What will be the special benefit of such a library? There will be a place for reviews, and experienced members will be able to review the book, and mention explicitly what they like/dislike in the book, and whether they recommend the book or not. In addition to that, when a book is being recommended in the Science and Maths Textbooks section, a link can be given to the book in the library.
Since only a specific group of members are being allowed to use the library, the publishers shouldn't be having a problem with copyrights.
The question that arises is, does the forum software have an option to incorporate a library like this? The answer can be given by @Greg Bernhardt only.
What are your thoughts on this? Should this be implemented, if the necessary software exists?