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<div style="font-size:162%; border:none; margin:0; padding:.1em; color:#000;">Welcome to [[M3P:About|M3P]]: the Malta Music Memory Project</div>
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<div style="top:+0.2em; font-size:100%;"> a collaborative database of Maltese music and associated arts</div>
<div style="font-size:162%; border:none; margin:0; padding:.1em; color:#000;">Welcome to [[M3P:About|M3P]]: Malta Media Memory Preservation</div>
<div id="articlecount" style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:85%;">''currently holding [[Special:AllPages|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} items]] with contributions from [[Special:ListUsers|{{NUMBEROFUSERS}} registered users]]''</div>
<div style="top:+0.2em; font-size:100%;"> a collaborative database of Maltese media and associated arts</div>
<div id="articlecount" style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:85%;">''currently holding memories on [[Special:AllPages|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} pages]] contributed by [[Special:ListUsers|{{NUMBERINGROUP:confirmed}} registered users]]''</div>
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* [[:Category:Musical groups from Malta|Groups]]
* [[:Category:A-Z of the Malta Music Scene|A-Z: Malta Music]]
* [[:Category:Singers from Malta|Singers]]
* [[Mużika Mod Ieħor]]
* [[:Category:Maltese singer-songwriters|Singer-songwriters]]
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* [[:Category:Music venues in Malta|Venues]]
* [[:Category:Published articles|Published articles]]
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* [[:Category:A-Z of the Malta Music Scene|A-Z: Malta Music]]
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'''The main goal of the M3P is to provide an inclusive repository for memories of Malta's media and associated arts, ensuring that these are kept in posterity for current and future generations.'''


The Malta Music Memory Project was launched during ''Notte Bianca: Lejl Imdawwal'' in Valletta, Malta on 25th September 2010, with an [[M3P:Inaugural Symposium|Inaugural Symposium]] and Networking Workshop at the [[St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity]]. The launch events included an evening concert called [[You Rarely Hear This On the Radio!]] at Hastings Garden, overlooking Marsamxett Harbour. This was the first in a series of events planned by M3P, with assistance from the [[Malta Arts Fund]] of the [[Malta Council for Culture and the Arts]].
We're constantly rethinking what should be included or linked on the Main Page. Further suggestions and comments are very welcome on the [[M3P_talk:Community_Portal|M3P:Community Portal talk page]].  


The [[M3P:Inaugural_Conference|M3P Inaugural Conference]] will take place at St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity in Valletta on 3-4 June 2011. A call for papers and presentations will be circulated by early January 2011.
* Discussion on regular contributions from the scene are handled through the [[M3P:Community_Portal|M3P Community Portal]].  


==Getting started ==
==Getting started ==
If you would like to know how to get started contributing or editing the M3P database and website have a look at this [[Help:Getting Started|basic step by step guide to getting started]].
If you would like to know how to get started contributing or editing the M3P database and website have a look at this [[Help:Getting Started|basic step by step guide to getting started]], or the [[User:Tonygrimaud/Quickies|M3P Quickies in PDF format]] for quick and easy step-by-step on how to start creating and editing pages on M3P.
 
We're still working on developing our [[Help:Getting Started|simple help documentation]] even further for users of this website who want to collaborate on [[M3P:About|this project]]. Also check out the [[M3P:Editorial policy|Editorial Policy]] for some practical content guidelines.  Meanwhile, please feel free to explore and check back later if you still need guidance.
 
If you've already contributed something or other you'll find ideas about what to do next and details about what other contributing users are doing on the [[M3P:Community_Portal|M3P Community Portal]].
 
==Sharing memories==
The main goal of the M3P is to provide an inclusive repository for memories of Malta's music and associated arts, ensuring that these are kept in posterity for current and future generations.
 
On 28 June 2010 we started exploring the basic information architecture by developing entries related to [[Xtruppaw]].
 
Initial text for a page [[M3P:About|about the project]] was entered on 13 August 2010.
 
Contribution from the scene started trickling in soon after that and we've also developed a page [[Exploring Music Genres]] as a checklist for potential music genres that may be applicable to Maltese Music. Another exploratory list relates to [[List of digital audio distributors|Digital Audio Distributors]]. Both pages are fully open for contributions from the M3P community.
 
* Further updates and discussions on the back-end work can be found in the [[Talk:Main_Page|talk page for this Main Page]], while some of the more transient work on the front end is listed below...at least for now.
 
===Community portal===
'''There are now [[Special:ListUsers|{{NUMBEROFUSERS}} M3P registered users]] contributing at various levels.'''
 
We're in the process of rethinking what should be on the Main Page. Regular contributions from the scene are handled through the [[M3P:Community_Portal|M3P Community Portal]].  


* Further suggestions and comments are very welcome on the [[M3P_talk:Community_Portal|M3P:Community Portal talk page]].
We're still working on developing our [[Help:Getting Started|simple help documentation]] even further for users of this website who want to collaborate on [[M3P:About|this project]]. Also check out the [[:Category:M3P Policies|M3P Policies section]] for some content guidelines - currently under heavy development. We've also constantly [[‎M3P:Redesigning website in 2016|redesigning the M3P website]] to keep it as fit for purpose as possible. Meanwhile, please feel free to explore as you see fit.


==Academic Research==
If you're already a contributor or you're familiar with the way wikis work, you'll find ideas about what to do next and details about what other contributing users are doing on the [[M3P:Community_Portal|M3P Community Portal]].
Academic research is an essential dimension of this project. The collaborative partners on this aspect of M3P are from the University of Hull (led by Dr [[Toni Sant]] from the School of Arts & New Media and supported by researchers [[User:Alexgrech|Alex Grech]] and [[User:Tonygrimaud|Tony Grimaud]]) and the University of Malta (Dr Ing Saviour Zammit from the Dept. of Communications & Computer Engineering and Dr Albert Bell from Youth & Community Studies). We're also looking into a similar collaboration with Birmingham City University (where our lead contact Dr Paul Long), particularly with a view to share good practice in community engagement with the Birmingham Popular Music Archives, which was founded by Jez Collins.


Toni Sant has written a position paper on the academic dimension of the project. This paper appears in the current issue of the [[Journal of Music, Technology & Education]] and it is also viewable [http://www.tonisant.com/writing/2009/jmte.m3p-1.pdf here].  
==Support & Collaboration==
M3P was originally created as the Malta Music Memory Project in 2010, supported in part by the [[Malta Arts Fund]] of the [[Malta Council for Culture and the Arts]] and the University of Hull's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and School of Arts & New Media. Further support for the creation of the project was provided by the British Academy, Jisc, the National Archives of Malta, the Open Preservation Foundation, and the [[Malta Council for the Voluntary Sector]]. In 2016 the M3P name moved beyond the idea of a music memory project to the Malta Media Memory Preservation initiative, stemming systematicall from the original project.


The [[M3P:Inaugural_Conference|M3P Inaugural Conference]] is being planned to take place at St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity in Valletta on 3-4 June 2011. Support for this event is provided by the [[Malta Arts Fund]] of the [http://www.maltaculture.com Malta Council for Culture and the Arts] and the Strategic Research Support Fund of the University of Hull's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
The M3P Foundation has also entered into formal collaboration agreements with the [[M3P:Broadcasting Authority Collaboration|Malta Broadcasting Authority]] (since 2014) and [[Fondazzjoni Kreattivitá]] (since 2015). We also work very close with Malta's [https://gov.mt/en/Government/Press%20Releases/Pages/2017/April/12/PR170944.aspx National Archives].

Revision as of 07:54, 16 July 2017

Welcome to M3P: Malta Media Memory Preservation
a collaborative database of Maltese media and associated arts
currently holding memories on 4,876 pages contributed by 421 registered users

The main goal of the M3P is to provide an inclusive repository for memories of Malta's media and associated arts, ensuring that these are kept in posterity for current and future generations.

We're constantly rethinking what should be included or linked on the Main Page. Further suggestions and comments are very welcome on the M3P:Community Portal talk page.

Getting started

If you would like to know how to get started contributing or editing the M3P database and website have a look at this basic step by step guide to getting started, or the M3P Quickies in PDF format for quick and easy step-by-step on how to start creating and editing pages on M3P.

We're still working on developing our simple help documentation even further for users of this website who want to collaborate on this project. Also check out the M3P Policies section for some content guidelines - currently under heavy development. We've also constantly redesigning the M3P website to keep it as fit for purpose as possible. Meanwhile, please feel free to explore as you see fit.

If you're already a contributor or you're familiar with the way wikis work, you'll find ideas about what to do next and details about what other contributing users are doing on the M3P Community Portal.

Support & Collaboration

M3P was originally created as the Malta Music Memory Project in 2010, supported in part by the Malta Arts Fund of the Malta Council for Culture and the Arts and the University of Hull's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and School of Arts & New Media. Further support for the creation of the project was provided by the British Academy, Jisc, the National Archives of Malta, the Open Preservation Foundation, and the Malta Council for the Voluntary Sector. In 2016 the M3P name moved beyond the idea of a music memory project to the Malta Media Memory Preservation initiative, stemming systematicall from the original project.

The M3P Foundation has also entered into formal collaboration agreements with the Malta Broadcasting Authority (since 2014) and Fondazzjoni Kreattivitá (since 2015). We also work very close with Malta's National Archives.