The Early Development of Project Gutenberg c.1970-2000

Project Gutenberg is re-evaluated in this Element to challenge Hart's claims and resituate its significance in the context of broader trends in online document delivery and digitisation in the 1990s. It is significant as an example of a "digital publishing collective" where volunteers produce content, and the process is as meaningful as the final product.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 75 pages
Publication date: 29 June 2023
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Project Gutenberg is celebrated as one of the pioneering digitalization initiatives, a narrative that its founder, Michael Hart, perpetuated until his passing in 2011. In this Element, the author delves into the existing historical evidence to challenge some of Hart's assertions and re-evaluate the significance of Project Gutenberg in the context of broader trends in online document delivery and digitization during the latter half of the twentieth century, particularly during the early years of the World Wide Web (the 1990s). By undertaking this re-appraisal, the author proposes that Hart's Project holds significance as an exemplar of what Millicent Weber has termed a "digital publishing collective," where a group of volunteers collaboratively create content, and the process itself holds equal importance to the final product.

Project Gutenberg is celebrated as one of the pioneering digitalization initiatives, a narrative that its founder, Michael Hart, perpetuated until his passing in 2011. In this Element, the author delves into the existing historical evidence to challenge some of Hart's assertions and re-evaluate the significance of Project Gutenberg in the context of broader trends in online document delivery and digitization during the latter half of the twentieth century, particularly during the early years of the World Wide Web (the 1990s). By undertaking this re-appraisal, the author proposes that Hart's Project holds significance as an exemplar of what Millicent Weber has termed a "digital publishing collective," where a group of volunteers collaboratively create content, and the process itself holds equal importance to the final product.

Project Gutenberg is celebrated as one of the pioneering digitalization initiatives, a narrative that its founder, Michael Hart, perpetuated until his passing in 2011. In this Element, the author delves into the existing historical evidence to challenge some of Hart's assertions and re-evaluate the significance of Project Gutenberg in the context of broader trends in online document delivery and digitization during the latter half of the twentieth century, particularly during the early years of the World Wide Web (the 1990s). By undertaking this re-appraisal, the author proposes that Hart's Project holds significance as an exemplar of what Millicent Weber has termed a "digital publishing collective," where a group of volunteers collaboratively create content, and the process itself holds equal importance to the final product.

Project Gutenberg is celebrated as one of the pioneering digitalization initiatives, a narrative that its founder, Michael Hart, perpetuated until his passing in 2011. In this Element, the author delves into the existing historical evidence to challenge some of Hart's assertions and re-evaluate the significance of Project Gutenberg in the context of broader trends in online document delivery and digitization during the latter half of the twentieth century, particularly during the early years of the World Wide Web (the 1990s). By undertaking this re-appraisal, the author proposes that Hart's Project holds significance as an exemplar of what Millicent Weber has termed a "digital publishing collective," where a group of volunteers collaboratively create content, and the process itself holds equal importance to the final product.

Weight: 112g
Dimension: 125 x 179 x 9 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781108743181