Electronic Literature Collection

Sharks, Lee

SPXI instrument · method 0.9 of 87, level 0 (Measurement): Capture Registry (longitudinal observation). An instrument of SPXI, the Semantic Packet for eXchange & Indexing; the whole practice is itemized at spxi.dev/methods.

Capture Registry › capture electronic-literature-collection-aio-20261101

One record of the canonical Capture Registry (EA-WG-CAPTURES-01), cited at https://www.alexanarch.org/captures/electronic-literature-collection-aio-20261101/. the canonical Capture Registry (version 12.518) · the address page · this card in the gallery · this record as data · table of contents.

AXN:0BB0.CAPTURE — this address. Each observation below is one AXN, sealed with its analysis and measures; the identifier names the reading together with the response it reads.
AXN:0BB0.CAPTURE.🔬▽💚🔭🦋🧱 — Google AI Overview, 2026-11-01 · sealed observation (SHA-256 3799cc387c220611…)

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Electronic Literature Collection

Originator: Electronic Literature Collection · outside the archive (out-universe) · site · SPXI treatment: partial

BROAD MATCH

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THE COLLECTION, SIGNED OUT, 2026-11-01: 'The Electronic Literature Collection is open-access and free to read online:' then 'a periodical publication produced by the Electronic Literature Organization (ELO) featuring current and historical digital-born literary works', works 'created on and designed for computers or mobile devices'. Published volumes (October 2006; February 2011, '81 works'; February 2016; June 2022, '132 works across 31 languages from 42 nationalities'); key features (formats from hypertext fiction to narrative animations; access, open and with 'USB drives or CD-ROMs'); a follow-up offer on submitting to the ELO. Six cards: the ELO's collection page, PDXScholar (Volume 4), the Creative Commons Wiki, The NEXT (Volume 2), a YouTube talk, a Google shopping listing.

Full record — 6,006 characters, 6 sources

Capture record

captured: 2026-11-01
surface: Google AI Overview
auth state: signed out, incognito
evidence class: paste
PER (dimensional, rubric v1.1): PER 0.00 · M 0.00 · C 0.00 · D 0.00
PER (historical scalar): 0.5
PER units retained: inst, src
citations read: 6
observation id: OBS-d86789249e46
address id: ADDR-8a80624558d4

Reading

The innocent reading first. Asked for the collection, the Overview says it is free to read, who publishes it and what kind of work it holds, dates its four volumes, lists its forms and its media, and offers help with submitting or with a form of e-lit.

Findings

THE VOLUMES AT THEIR DATES. 'Volume 1: Released in October 2006', 'Volume 2: Released in February 2011', 'Volume 3: Released in February 2016', 'Volume 4: Released in June 2022'. The home page: 'Volume 1 (October 2006)', 'Volume 2 (February 2011)', 'Volume 3 (February 2016)', 'Volume 4 (June 2022)'. The counts come from cards: '81 works' from The NEXT ('an anthology of 81 works of electronic literature'), the census holding none. '31 languages' agrees with the Wikipedia list the census quotes, which runs from 'Afrikaans' to 'Yoruba' and names thirty-one; '132 works' and '42 nationalities' are on no saved source.
THE MEDIA. 'past volumes also distributed via physical media like USB drives or CD-ROMs'. The home page: 'Libraries, educators, and individuals may request a free copy of the volume 1 and 2 USB by mail' and 'The physical publication of the ELC3 is forthcoming.' The free copy by mail and the forthcoming ELC3 are not carried; CD-ROM is on no saved page. 'periodical publication' is the Creative Commons Wiki card's term; the ELO's own line is 'A Publication of the Electronic Literature Organization', and Wikipedia's 'The ELO has curated and edited four volumes of electronic literature.'
THE PUBLISHER WITHOUT ITS ADDRESS. The composition names the ELO and no place; the home page gives the ELO 'c/o Washington State University Vancouver', and Wikipedia, 'currently hosted at York University , Toronto, Canada, under the leadership of Caitlin Fisher'. The PDXScholar card names four of Volume 4's editors ('Kathi Inman Berens, Portland State University', 'John Murray', 'Lyle Skains', 'Rui Torres'); the composition names none.
NO WORK NAMED. The census row reads the collection 'at the level of works': 'Volume 3 holds a record of The Readers Project, software readers that compose from what they read', its saved page headed 'Electronic Literature Collection, Volume 3'. Wikipedia names Volume 1's 'Judd Morrissey ’s The Jew’s Daughter , Michael Joyce ’s Twelve Blue' and ELC4's 'Mezangelle'. The composition lists forms ('hypertext fiction, kinetic poetry, generative and combinatory forms, network writing, codework') and names no work, no author and no language; the one generative work the census holds the collection for is not reached. The sixth card is a bulk listing of a book, 'Electronic Literature (New Horizons for the Literary), 9780268030858'.

Analysis analyst prose, not machine text

The collection composed accurately at the level of its volumes and their dates, with counts from cards. No work, author or editor is named, and The Readers Project, the census row's reason for holding the collection in the layer, does not surface.

Machine text, verbatim

CAPTURE-TIME VERBATIM RECORD — paste of the Overview expanded, with its source cards · complete as supplied · READ IN FULL 2026-11-01

[Google AI Overview at the query, signed out and incognito (operator defaults of 2026-10-01 and 2026-10-14). The paste is the Overview expanded (the 'AI Mode Conversation' view).] The 'You said' line carries the query twice, run together, and is given once here. Inline links are Google redirect URLs, kept as pasted. [QUERENT] Electronic Literature Collection [SYSTEM] The Electronic Literature Collection is open-access and free to read online: [⁠Electronic Literature Collection website](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESWwHrOzAV6JVL5OgTvnpDObr1KS85mDxNOgYJ8VeXuUvsGGBLYt01XMjNDQdKB4bUNyRysFNcR6imTXnyyGh9YKy6vTvXrNHUVHk-tmqukXWSmuLnOUJXQKVYLrI): Explore digital-born literature and anthologies published by the Electronic Literature Organization. Overview The [Electronic Literature Collection](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESWwHrOzAV6JVL5OgTvnpDObr1KS85mDxNOgYJ8VeXuUvsGGBLYt01XMjNDQdKB4bUNyRysFNcR6imTXnyyGh9YKy6vTvXrNHUVHk-tmqukXWSmuLnOUJXQKVYLrI) is a periodical publication produced by the [Electronic Literature Organization](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESZgHrOzAVPqrs1AzqTrxgqy6wE0XFmWqkF7_McVyzmjLEThghagib6F1--zVKdvcOVnpA_V3eif6CHNyOCeQ2bXxQ4i1gCrBapVk4LbJtzYiwCz_5kx9HrKWG9tZCgHbk9C4FZ1OELQ) (ELO) featuring current and historical digital-born literary works. These pieces are created on and designed for computers or mobile devices, utilizing formats that cannot be replicated in traditional print. [[1], [2], [3], [4]] Published Volumes * Volume 1: Released in October 2006 * Volume 2: Released in February 2011 (81 works) * Volume 3: Released in February 2016 * Volume 4: Released in June 2022 (featuring 132 works across 31 languages from 42 nationalities, optimized for mobile) [[1], [2], [3]] Key Features * Formats: Includes hypertext fiction, kinetic poetry, generative and combinatory forms, network writing, codework, 3D, and narrative animations. * Access: Entirely open access and free to read online, with past volumes also distributed via physical media like USB drives or CD-ROMs. [[1], [2], [3], [4]] Would you like to know more about how to submit a work to the ELO, or are you looking for specific types of e-lit (like hypertext fiction or kinetic poetry)? Electronic Literature Organization Electronic Literature Collection

Sources (6) as cited, and as the copy produced them

Electronic Literature Organization third_party
Electronic Literature Collection
Electronic Literature Collection. A Publication of the Electronic Literature Organization · ELO. Volume 1 (October 2006). Volume 2 (February 2011). Volume 3 (Fe...
as pastedElectronic Literature Collection. A Publication of the Electronic Literature Organization · ELO. Volume 1 (October 2006). Volume 2 (February 2011). Volume 3 (Fe... PDXScholar
PDXScholar third_party
Electronic Literature Collection Volume 4 - PDXScholar - Portland State University
Kathi Inman Berens, Portland State UniversityFollow John Murray, University of Central Florida Lyle Skains, Bournemouth University Rui Torres, University Fernan...
as pastedElectronic Literature Collection Volume 4 - PDXScholar - Portland State University Kathi Inman Berens, Portland State UniversityFollow John Murray, University of Central Florida Lyle Skains, Bournemouth University Rui Torres, University Fernan... WIKI Creative Commons
WIKI Creative Commons third_party
Electronic Literature Collection - Creative Commons Wiki
The Electronic Literature Collection is a periodical publication of current and older electronic literature in a form suitable for individual, public library, a...
as pastedElectronic Literature Collection - Creative Commons Wiki The Electronic Literature Collection is a periodical publication of current and older electronic literature in a form suitable for individual, public library, a... the-next.org
the-next.org third_party
The Electronic Literature Collection Volume 2 - The NEXT
The Electronic Literature Collection 2 is an anthology of 81 works of electronic literature published both on flash drive and the web by the Electronic Literatu...
as pastedThe Electronic Literature Collection Volume 2 - The NEXT The Electronic Literature Collection 2 is an anthology of 81 works of electronic literature published both on flash drive and the web by the Electronic Literatu... YouTube·Digital Humanities Initiative 2m
YouTube·Digital Humanities Initiative third_party
Electronic Literature: An Introduction
video card, 2m
as pastedElectronic Literature: An Introduction Google
Google third_party
25+ Copies Paperback Book Electronic Literature (New Horizons for the Literary), 9780268030858, Bulk Quantity
A visible presence for some two decades, electronic literature has already produced many works that deserve the rigorous scrutiny critics have long practiced wi...
a shopping listing for a book of the same subject
as pasted25+ Copies Paperback Book Electronic Literature (New Horizons for the Literary), 9780268030858, Bulk Quantity A visible presence for some two decades, electronic literature has already produced many works that deserve the rigorous scrutiny critics have long practiced wi... AI responses may include mistakes. [Learn more](https://support.google.com/websearch?p=ai_overviews)

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