[FM Discuss] Announcing the availability of "SchoolOS Digital Library" v1.0

Narendra Sisodiya narendra at narendrasisodiya.com
Thu Jan 6 23:54:27 PST 2011


On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 11:40 AM, Edward Cherlin <echerlin at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 14:13, Narendra Sisodiya
> <narendra at narendrasisodiya.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 12:37 AM, Edward Cherlin <echerlin at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 13:59, Narendra Sisodiya
>>> <narendra at narendrasisodiya.com> wrote:
>>>> On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 11:34 PM, Edward Cherlin <echerlin at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 12:51, Narendra Sisodiya
>>>>> <narendra at narendrasisodiya.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Thanks ! FLOSS Manual is also Included into Digital Library
>>>>>>
>>>>>> SchoolOS Digital Library - is a collection of 98 Books. Total size of this
>>>>>> iso DVD is 1.8 GB.
>>>>>> I have collected books from various resource and 'fit best' for School
>>>>>> Education system
>>>>>
>>>>> Have you looked at the free textbook listings at
>>>>> http://www.librarianchick.com ? There are many other free textbook
>>>>> projects that I can put you in contact with.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks, now looking for into it.
>>>> I am basically looking for "Filtering Project Gutenberg"...
>>>
>>> That's good for pre-1920 literature, but not for textbooks and not for
>>> sciences and math in general.
>>
>> Filtering means what is good for school education.
>> 0) I know project gutenberg. I do not know other site from where I can
>> take ebook for school education.
>> 1) On project Gutenberg, I can see some novel and good picture book
>> child. I can atleast add them.
>>
>>
>>> Would your group be interested in Sanskrit Buddhist literature? Evam
>>> maya srutam: Ekasmin samaye Bhagavan Rajagrhe viharati sma...
>>
>> well there is no group till now, one man activities, always open for
>> support and making teams
>
> I would like to join you and bring together more of the available
> textbooks. Here are more links for you to try.

Sure, Great help.. Probably you will consider to join schoolos mailing
list too - http://groups.google.com/group/schoolos
& There exist a Download Script  -
http://code.google.com/p/schoolos/source/browse/trunk/Ubuntu/Download_Ebooks.sh?r=47
I will add you as contributor -
I think, better I should move this script to svn of
http://schooloslibrary.sourceforge.net/ ,
Please create an account on sourceforge and I will add as project contributor..


>
> http://www.clrn.org/home/about.cfm
> California Learning Resource Network
>
> http://www.clrn.org/fdti/
> Free Digital Textbook Initiative
>
> We would have to go through the materials and determine which are
> under Creative Commons or other licenses permitting redistribution.
>
> Phase Three Results
>
> History-Social Science
> Principals of American Democracy
> Publisher       Title   Content Standards Met
> Glencoe/McGraw-Hill     American Government Online      39 of 52
> Principals of Economics
> Publisher       Title   Content Standards Met
> Glencoe/McGraw-Hill     Economics: Principles and Practices     30 of 30
> Glencoe/McGraw-Hill     Connect Plus McConnell Economics        TBA
> Teachers' Curriculum Institute  Econ Alive! The Power to Choose 29 of 30
> US History & Geography
> Publisher       Title   Content Standards Met
> Glencoe/McGraw-Hill     United States History I Online  11 of 73
> Glencoe/McGraw-Hill     United States History II Online 62 of 73
> Mathematics
> Advanced Probability and Statistics
> Publisher       Title   Content Standards Met
> CK-12 Foundation        CK-12 Advanced Probability and Statistics, Second
> Edition 19 of 19
> Calculus
> Publisher       Title   Content Standards Met
> CK-12 Foundation        CK-12 Calculus  32 of 32
> Science
> Biology / Life Sciences
> Publisher       Title   Content Standards Met
> CK-12 Foundation        CK-12 Biology   67 of 67
> CK-12 Foundation        CK-12 Biology I Honors  67 of 67
> Glencoe/McGraw-Hill     Connect Plus Mader Biology      64 of 67
> Glencoe/McGraw-Hill     Glencoe California Biology Online       61 of 67
> Chemistry
> Publisher       Title   Content Standards Met
> CK-12 Foundation        CK-12 Chemistry, Second Edition 73 of 73
> Earth Science
> Publisher       Title   Content Standards Met
> CK-12 Foundation        CK-12 High School Earth Science 45 of 46
>
> Phase Two Results
>
> History-Social Science
> US History & Geography
> Publisher       Title   Content Standards Met
> U.S. Department of State,
> Bureau of International
> Information Programs    Outline of U.S. History 68 of 73
> Mathematics
> Calculus
> Publisher       Title   Content Standards Met
> Paul Dawkins    Calculus        31 of 32
> Linear Algebra
> Publisher       Title   Content Standards Met
> Robert Beezer   A First Course in Linear Algebra        10 of 12
> Paul Dawkins    Linear Algebra  12 of 12
> Jim Hefferon    Linear Algebra  12 of 12
> Probability and Statistics
> Publisher       Title   Content Standards Met
> CK-12 Foundation        CK-12 Probability and Statistics        8 of 8
> Connexions      Collaborative Statistics        8 of 8
> Laurie Snell    Introduction to Probability     7 of 8
> Advanced Probability and Statistics
> Publisher       Title   Content Standards Met
> CK-12 Foundation        CK-12 Probability and Statistics        19 of 19
> Connexions      Collaborative Statistics        19 of 19
> Trigonometry
> Publisher       Title   Content Standards Met
> Michael Corral  Trigonometry    20 of 20
> Science
> Biology / Life Sciences
> Publisher       Title   Content Standards Met
> CK-12 Foundation        CK-12 Biology I (updated)       67 of 67
> CK-12 Foundation        CK-12 Life Science (updated)    67 of 67
> Chemistry
> Publisher       Title   Content Standards Met
> Connexions      Concept Development Studies in Chemistry        35 of 73
> Earth Science
> Publisher       Title   Content Standards Met
> CK-12 Foundation        CK-12 Earth Science (updated)   46 of 46
> Physics
> Publisher       Title   Content Standards Met
> Dr. Benjamin Crowell    Light and Matter (updated)      47 of 49
> Motion Mountain Motion Mountain - The Adventure of Physics      30 of 49
>
> Phase One Results
> Mathematics
> Algebra II
> Publisher       Title   Content Standards Met
> Connexions      Advanced Algebra II     26 of 27
> Calculus
> Publisher       Title   Content Standards Met
> CK-12 Foundation        CK-12 Single Variable Calculus  32 of 32
> H. Jerome Keisler       Elementary Calculus: An Infinitesimal Approach  32 of 32
> David Guichard  Calculus        31 of 32
> Wellesley-Cambridge     Calculus        31 of 32
> Geometry
> Publisher       Title   Content Standards Met
> CK-12 Foundation        CK-12 Geometry  21 of 22
> Trigonometry
> Publisher       Title   Content Standards Met
> CK-12 Foundation        CK-12 Trigonometry      20 of 20
> Science
> Biology/Life Sciences
> Publisher       Title   Content Standards Met
> CK-12 Foundation        CK-12 Biology   63 of 67
> CK-12 Foundation        CK-12 Life Science      61 of 67
> Pearson Education       Biology 31 of 67
> Chemistry
> Publisher       Title   Content Standards Met
> CK-12 Foundation        CK-12 Chemistry 73 of 73
> Curriki Open Source Chemistry Course    44 of 73
> Earth Science
> Publisher       Title   Content Standards Met
> CK-12 Foundation        CK-12 Earth Science     38 of 46
> Curriki Earth Systems, an Earth Science Course  3 of 46
> Hugues Goosse   Introduction to Climate Dynamics and Climate Modeling   13 of 46
> Physics
> Publisher       Title   Content Standards Met
> Benjamin Crowell        Light and Matter        43 of 49
>
>> Also, I am not looking for such material.
>
> Then I won't bother you with that, or the Sikh, Hindu, Muslim or other
> materials I know about. That will eventually be a different project.
>
>
> --
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> Silent Thunder is my name, and Children are my nation.
> The Cosmos is my dwelling place, the Truth my destination.
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