Category: Research Methods/Statistics/Information Sys

ERPANET Case Study: Project Gutenberg

Executive Summary Project Gutenberg is the first and largest collection of eBooks made freely available to the public. The project philosophy is that the greatest value of computers is not their computing power, but rather their potential for the searchable storage and retriev...

Chapters

8. Chapter 8

This section presents an analysis of the data collected during the case study. It is organised to mirror the sequence of topics in the questionnaire. * Perception and Awareness...

4. Chapter 4

While theoretical discussions on best practice call for urgent action to ensure the survival of digital information, it is organisations and institutions that are leading the dr...

9. Chapter 9

As the first and largest collection of eBooks, Project Gutenberg has been preserving electronic publications and making them accessible for over thirty years. By adhering to str...

5. Chapter 5

Initial desk-based sectoral analysis provides ERPANET researchers with essential background knowledge. They then conduct the primary research by interview. In developing the int...

2. Chapter 2

Executive Summary Project Gutenberg is the first and largest collection of eBooks made freely available to the public. The project philosophy is that the greatest value of compu...

6. Chapter 6

Project Gutenberg produces free electronic versions of literature and reference works that are in the public domain. As the project has only a few paid staff members (6), the ma...

3. Chapter 3

The European Commission and Swiss Confederation funded ERPANET Project (1) (Electronic Resource Preservation and Access Network) works to enhance the preservation of cultural an...

7. Chapter 7

Michael Hart, Founder and Director of Project Gutenberg and Dr. Greg Newby, CEO of the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation completed the questionnaire and participated...

1. Chapter 1