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Bot account request: import Portuguese books from Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal (CC0)
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Description
Hi @mekarpeles,
I'd like to request bot privileges (API usergroup access) for a new
account to import Portuguese-language books into Open Library.
**Bot account:** [pagyn_bot] (https://openlibrary.org/people/pagyn_bot)
**Source:** Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal (BNP) open data —
"Bibliografia Nacional Portuguesa" dataset, covering monographs
published in Portugal since 2002, ISBN included. License: CC0
(public domain). Source: https://opendata.bnportugal.gov.pt/downloads.htm
**Why:** Open Library's coverage of Portuguese-language books is
thin. This is a national library catalog, freely licensed, that
directly addresses recent/missing books that users are searching for.
**Method:** I'll transform the CC0 dataset into the Open Library
import schema (title, authors, publishers, publish_date,
source_records, isbn, languages: por) and submit via the batch
import endpoint (/import/batch/new), following the process described
in the Writing Bots docs. Source files and script will be committed
to openlibrary-bots per the guidelines, and I will not run bulk
modifications until the script has been reviewed.
Happy to start with a small sample batch first for review before
any larger import. Thanks!
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Research direction
Start with the Writing Bots documentation and the openlibrary-bots guidelines, then review the /import/batch/new endpoint and the BNP dataset linked in the issue. Done means the source files and transformation script are committed, a small sample batch is submitted for review, and bulk modifications wait for approval.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- api, data-engineering
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100