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RE: https://mastodon.social/@gutenberg_new/116152704416512128

Produced this one. #RobertFrost short biography.

The 1930 volume of collected poetry of Frost is also on its way to Gutenberg soon, with my participation on #DistributedProofreaders

#TIL that #DistributedProofreaders;

"...provides a web-based method to ease the conversion of Public Domain books into e-books. By dividing the workload into individual pages, many volunteers can work on a book at the same time, which significantly speeds up the creation process."

https://www.pgdp.net/

#HatTip to @hannah for the link.

We're celebrating the 52nd birthday of the #ebook today. This summer's also a milestone anniversary for my own ebook-related site, as well a milestone for some other ebook projects. In a new post on Everybody's Libraries, I thank some of the many people who have been sharing books, creative works, and information about them on the internet for the past many years: https://everybodyslibraries.com/2023/07/04/my-thanks-to-all-sharing-books-online/

#Bookstodon #ProjectGutenberg #DOAB #DistributedProofreaders #HathiTrust #InternetArchive #PennLibraries

I've updated my guide "Determining #copyright status of #serial issues" at https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/cce/decisions.html

Main changes:
- I've updated my instructions on searching for image copyrights, which is now easier than before thanks to work done by folks at #HathiTrust and #ProjectGutenberg 's #DistributedProofreaders.

- I've updated my comments on #ControlledDigitalLending based on the March ruling against it in the Hachette v. #InternetArchive case.

Further corrections and suggestions welcome.