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Newbie wants to contribute

PostPosted: December 4th, 2009, 11:25 am
by Astro-Linguist
I just found this forum recently, through the associated website that posts the MP3 files. I have a collection of FSI tapes that I bought over the years through the Audio Forum company. I notice that sometimes you are missing a tape, or sometimes the quality of the tape is poor. It might be that some of my tapes are in better condition. I would be glad to donate them to someboy who has the equipment to change cassettes into MP 3 files.

I have the following FSI Tapes:
Saudi Arabic, Urban Hijazi Dialect Basic Course
FSI Modern Written Arabic, Volumes 1 & 2
FSI French, Basic Course, Units 1-24
FSI German, Basic Course, Units 1-24
FSI Hebrew, Basic Course, Units 1-40
FSI Spanish, Basic Course, Units 1-55

With whom should I get in contact?
I am going to be visiting Israel for a couple of weeks, but I will be back on the forum later this month. Thanks to anyone who can help!

Pat

Re: Newbie wants to contribute

PostPosted: December 8th, 2009, 7:48 am
by VagabondPilgrim
While the offer is certainly appreciated, I'm afraid that we can't accept any Audio-Forum materials as they are not in the Public Domain. In order to keep the site "legal", we can only offer material that has been digitized from the original government publications.

Thanks for the offer, though...

-VP

Re: Newbie wants to contribute

PostPosted: December 10th, 2009, 4:31 pm
by SeanOB
I wouldn't mind contributing either. Where can usable FSI courses be bought, and is there a list anywhere of what is lacking to the site?

Re: Newbie wants to contribute

PostPosted: December 19th, 2009, 12:40 pm
by VagabondPilgrim
Currently, original government publications are for sale directly from the government at http://www.ntis.gov. The site is not the most user-friendly, so you may just want to view the catalog here.

Unfortunately, not all of the material that has been published is currently available, and the audio isn't always usable. For these reasons (as well as the expense involved) many contributors will check for materials at public libraries and second-hand shops. Some have even been snatched up in yard sales!

There isn't really any list of material needed. Mostly, people browse the site and ask here if there is something that they can't find. However, when I get a chance, I'll see about putting together a list of things that are being worked on in order to keep folks from duplicating their efforts.

-VP