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Project Gutenberg was the first online library, created by Michael Hart in 1971. It was meant to be "free of charge and universally accessible" as well as "dedicated to the provision of electronic copies of non-copyrighted texts."<ref>Robinson, Solveig C. ''The Book in Society''. Broadview Press, 2014.</ref> The first texts available were American civics documents typed up by Hart himself. | Project Gutenberg was the first online library, created by Michael Hart in 1971. It was meant to be "free of charge and universally accessible" as well as "dedicated to the provision of electronic copies of non-copyrighted texts."<ref>Robinson, Solveig C. ''The Book in Society''. Broadview Press, 2014.</ref> The first texts available were American civics documents typed up by Hart himself. By the 90s, more people were using the internet, many of which were introduced to the project. They added their own documents, exponentially increasing the number of books uploaded in a short time. The invention of OCRs, or optical character readers, made it possible for volunteers to scan pages of text instead of type them up themselves. The process of uploading books became much faster, as all the volunteers needed to do was proofread the texts before uploading them. Now, there are over 100,000 free books that can be accessed through Project Gutenberg and its partners. | ||
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Project Gutenberg was the first online library, created by Michael Hart in 1971. It was meant to be "free of charge and universally accessible" as well as "dedicated to the provision of electronic copies of non-copyrighted texts."[1] The first texts available were American civics documents typed up by Hart himself. By the 90s, more people were using the internet, many of which were introduced to the project. They added their own documents, exponentially increasing the number of books uploaded in a short time. The invention of OCRs, or optical character readers, made it possible for volunteers to scan pages of text instead of type them up themselves. The process of uploading books became much faster, as all the volunteers needed to do was proofread the texts before uploading them. Now, there are over 100,000 free books that can be accessed through Project Gutenberg and its partners.
- ↑ Robinson, Solveig C. The Book in Society. Broadview Press, 2014.
