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Project Gutenberg (PG) is a volunteer effort to digitize and archive cultural works, as well as to "encourage the creation and distribution of eBooks." It was founded in 1971 by American writer Michael S. Hart and is the oldest digital library. Most of the items in its collection are the full texts of books or individual stories in the public domain. All…

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Criteria for collection
Works not protected by copyright in the United States
Established
December 1971; 54 years ago (1971-12) (first document posted)
Parent organization
Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation
Size
Over 77,500 documents
Specialization
Public domain works
Type
Digital library

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Nodes108
Edges107
Triples207
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018519
Components1

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related to Scope of collection · 23
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related to External links · 15
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related to Partners · 15
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related to Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation · 14
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related to history · 12
Project Gutenberg → Gregory, Hart, His, Illinois, Independence, Materials Research Lab, Michael, Newby, Through, United States Declaration, University, Xerox Sigma
see also · 11
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related to Criticism · 10
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related to CD and DVD project · 9
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related to Further reading · 9
Project Gutenberg → August, EBooks, Etudes Francaises, History, Marie Lebert, Net, Project GutenbergMarie Lebert, Toronto, University

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project gutenberg texts copyright available works collection books public archive domain volunteers hart text ebooks also many free distributed items

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Project GutenbergCriteria for collectionWorks not protected by copyright in the United States1.00infobox
Project GutenbergEstablishedDecember 1971; 54 years ago (1971-12) (first document posted)1.00infobox
Project GutenbergParent organizationProject Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation1.00infobox
Project GutenbergSizeOver 77,500 documents1.00infobox
Project GutenbergSpecializationPublic domain works1.00infobox
Project GutenbergTypeDigital library1.00infobox
Project GutenbergWebsitegutenberg.org1.00infobox
novelsinstance ofIn addition to literature0.80text
poetryinstance ofIn addition to literature0.80text
short storiesinstance ofIn addition to literature0.80text
dramainstance ofIn addition to literature0.80text
Project Gutenberg also has cookbooksinstance ofIn addition to literature0.80text

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