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= CPDL Organizational Document = | = {{CPDL}} Organizational Document = | ||
== Preface == | == Preface == | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
=== CPDL before | === {{CPDL}} before {{CW}} (December 1998 – July 2005) === | ||
The online | The online {{CPDL|x}} ({{CPDL}}) was founded by Rafael (Raf) Ornes with an initial posting of 6 scores in December 1998 (in all, 24 new scores were posted that month). Scores were posted entirely by hand by Raf during these early years. With the amount of interest in {{CPDL}} growing and, unfortunately, with problems from hackers on the old site, Raf abandoned the old site structure in favor of {{CW}} (a wiki site) after a major hacking of the old site in the summer of 2005. By this time there were over 320 contributors and 8,700 scores in the CPDL database. | ||
=== CPDL as | === {{CPDL}} as {{CW}} (August 2005 – July 2008) === | ||
On 16 August 2005, the MediaWiki software was successfully installed at CPDL and the work begun on transferring information from the old database (and Google cache), as well as customizing the new | On 16 August 2005, the MediaWiki software was successfully installed at {{CPDL}} and the work begun on transferring information from the old database (and Google cache), as well as customizing the new {{CW}}. Composer pages were up by 22 August, and by 28 August score pages had been created for nearly all scores in the database (it would take another couple of months with the help of volunteers to clean up various loose ends, such as scores that did not get properly transferred). The phpBB2 discussion forum was added by 9 September 2005. And by mid-October 2005, the {{CW}} [[Main Page]] assumed more-or-less its present form. Almost daily updates of most recent scores listed on the Main Page were carried out by hand by a handful of volunteers. | ||
=== CPDL in transition (August 2008 – December 2008) === | === {{CPDL}} in transition (August 2008 – December 2008) === | ||
=== CPDL renewed === | === {{CPDL}} renewed === | ||
== Goals of CPDL == | == Goals of {{CPDL}} == | ||
Since its inception, the primary purpose of {{CPDL}} has been to create a large repository of editions of public domain choral music. Over time, this purpose has expanded to include other aspects of choral vocal music | |||
== Organizational structure == | == Organizational structure == | ||
Revision as of 13:17, 22 January 2009
CPDL Organizational Document
Preface
History
CPDL before ChoralWiki (December 1998 – July 2005)
The online Choral Public Domain Library (CPDL) was founded by Rafael (Raf) Ornes with an initial posting of 6 scores in December 1998 (in all, 24 new scores were posted that month). Scores were posted entirely by hand by Raf during these early years. With the amount of interest in CPDL growing and, unfortunately, with problems from hackers on the old site, Raf abandoned the old site structure in favor of ChoralWiki (a wiki site) after a major hacking of the old site in the summer of 2005. By this time there were over 320 contributors and 8,700 scores in the CPDL database.
CPDL as ChoralWiki (August 2005 – July 2008)
On 16 August 2005, the MediaWiki software was successfully installed at CPDL and the work begun on transferring information from the old database (and Google cache), as well as customizing the new ChoralWiki. Composer pages were up by 22 August, and by 28 August score pages had been created for nearly all scores in the database (it would take another couple of months with the help of volunteers to clean up various loose ends, such as scores that did not get properly transferred). The phpBB2 discussion forum was added by 9 September 2005. And by mid-October 2005, the ChoralWiki Main Page assumed more-or-less its present form. Almost daily updates of most recent scores listed on the Main Page were carried out by hand by a handful of volunteers.
CPDL in transition (August 2008 – December 2008)
CPDL renewed
Goals of CPDL
Since its inception, the primary purpose of CPDL has been to create a large repository of editions of public domain choral music. Over time, this purpose has expanded to include other aspects of choral vocal music