Project Gutenberg

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 project-gutenberg-aimode-20261101

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

AXN:0BB7.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:0BB7.CAPTURE.♉⌛🟡🚨📦🏷️ — Google AI Mode, 2026-11-01 · sealed observation (SHA-256 aa60c3c04b4c15e0…)

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Machine Reception2026-11-01

Project Gutenberg

Originator: Project Gutenberg · outside the archive (out-universe) · site · SPXI treatment: partial

BROAD MATCH

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THE LIBRARY, SIGNED OUT, 2026-11-01, AI MODE: 'Project Gutenberg is the world's oldest digital library, providing nearly 80,000 free eBooks primarily focused on public domain literature. Founded in 1971 by American writer Michael S. Hart, the project is a massive volunteer-driven effort dedicated to digitizing, proofreading, and archiving cultural works to encourage global literacy and open access to historical texts.' Key facts and features (free access, formats, US public domain focus, Distributed Proofreaders, LibriVox); five popular works with their authors; three offers. No cards under the answer; six inline source chips ('Project Gutenberg +1' twice, 'OpenEd +1', 'Wikipedia +1', 'Project Gutenberg +2', 'YouTube·Microsoft Cloud +1'). The web results above the answer (gutenberg.org, Wikipedia) are kept in the raw paste.

Full record — 3,642 characters, 6 sources

Capture record

captured: 2026-11-01
surface: Google AI Mode
auth state: signed out, incognito
evidence class: paste
PER (dimensional, rubric v1.1): PER 0.05 · M 0.00 · C 0.00 · D 0.12
PER (historical scalar): 0.25
PER units retained: author, inst, src
citations read: 6
observation id: OBS-d3c1028b7ac2
address id: ADDR-4825dd2956f6

Reading

The innocent reading first. Asked for the library by name, AI Mode says what it is, when and by whom it was founded, how it is made and what it holds, lists famous titles, and asks what the user wants to find or download.

Findings

THE LIBRARY AT ITS GRAIN. 'the world's oldest digital library' and 'Founded in 1971 by American writer Michael S. Hart' follow Wikipedia ('It was founded in 1971 by American writer Michael S. Hart and is the oldest digital library .'); the about page: 'Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971'. 'The digitization process relies on thousands of volunteers around the globe, largely collaborating through Distributed Proofreaders' answers the about page's 'thousands of volunteers have digitized and diligently proofread the world’s literature' and Wikipedia's 'closely affiliated with Distributed Proofreaders'. The mission is widened: the about page's 'To encourage the creation and distribution of eBooks.' becomes 'to encourage global literacy and open access to historical texts'.
THE COUNT. 'nearly 80,000 free eBooks'. The about page: 'more than 75,000 free eBooks'; the first web result above the answer: 'a library of over 75000 free eBooks'; Wikipedia: 'As of 22 March 2026', the project 'had reached nearly 78,000 items in its collection of free eBooks.' The composition's figure is above every saved source and every result on the page.
THE OPERATOR NOT CARRIED. The about page: 'The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation , which operates Project Gutenberg and accepts donations.' Wikipedia: the foundation incorporated 'In 2000', and 'After Newby died in 2025, Eric Hellman became acting CEO of the foundation.' The composition names the founder and no one after him; the project stands as 'a massive volunteer-driven effort'.
TWO READERS, ONE CARRIED. The composition addresses the reader who reads 'directly within your web browser' or downloads to 'a Kindle, tablet, or phone'. The policy page addresses a second: 'This website is intended for human users only. Any perceived use of automated tools to access this website will result in a temporary or permanent block of your IP address.', bulk downloads to go 'from one of our mirrors, not from the main site', and 'a machine-readable database of all our books' at the Offline Catalogs and Feeds page. The census row reads that division as the library holding itself apart from the datasets made from it. The composition carries neither the rule nor the mirrors, and no word of training; the Pile's 'Gutenberg (PG-19)' component is on The Pile's Wikipedia page.
THE AUTHORS' NAMES CARRIED, THE PROJECT'S NAME NOT. Five works stand under their authors ('Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen', 'Moby Dick by Herman Melville', 'The complete works of William Shakespeare'). The census row records, from Wikipedia, what happens to the project's own name: a trademark that 'cannot be used in commercial or modified redistributions of public domain texts from the project', resale lawful 'if all references to Project Gutenberg are removed', and 'instances of books being stripped of attribution to the project and sold for profit in the Kindle Store and other booksellers'. The composition offers download to a Kindle and says nothing of the mark. 'US Public Domain Focus: Because it operates under United States copyright law' stands without the policy's limit: 'Project Gutenberg offers no warranty or assurances about copyright status or freedom to access or use its materials outside of the United States.'

Analysis analyst prose, not machine text

The library composed accurately as a reader's library, with a count above its own. What the census row reads it for, the division between its human readers and the machine access it routes to mirrors, and the stripping of its name from resold texts, is not carried; the operating foundation is unnamed.

Machine text, verbatim

CAPTURE-TIME VERBATIM RECORD — paste of the AI Mode page; the composition and its cards read, the web results above it kept in the raw paste · complete as supplied · READ IN FULL 2026-11-01

[Google AI Mode at the query, signed out and incognito (operator default of 2026-10-14). The operator, in the paste: 'wikipedia in place of popup so ai mode:'. The paste opens on the search page and the web results above the answer ('Quick results from the web:'), kept in the raw paste and not part of the composition. Received 2026-11-01 09:56 EDT.] [QUERENT] Project Gutenberg [SYSTEM] [Project Gutenberg](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESUgHrOzAVyWjbsU6bEi-anSJiFR3ZtX3MFn3hiP-uuMzMP7bBE_mTXFed14x6g6aJSeirVSDH573yYBrrHn_7kehiq37oxq1wYp-KKWy7ApKa5P4) is the world's oldest digital library, providing nearly 80,000 free eBooks primarily focused on public domain literature. Founded in 1971 by American writer [Michael S. Hart](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESZQHrOzAVNO_y4G8O9GoZJlxcoHKmV2L3jnVXaOdHmt_VjJZRgk8Cp2j5D3842psqY3wsZt6CpDOdPgyW6Apee3_aKgV70K78jQS4jprWNhubeY_UsAKwGUdXWBNh44lfazsk7Djc), the project is a massive volunteer-driven effort dedicated to digitizing, proofreading, and archiving cultural works to encourage global literacy and open access to historical texts. Project Gutenberg +1 Key Facts & Features * * 100% Free Access: Everything is available completely free of charge, with no registration, library cards, special apps, or user accounts required. Project Gutenberg +1 * Format Flexibility: Books can be read directly within your web browser or downloaded in open, long-lasting formats like EPUB, Kindle (MOBI), HTML, and plain text. OpenEd +1 * US Public Domain Focus: Because it operates under United States copyright law, the vast majority of its collection consists of books published more than a century ago whose copyrights have expired.

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

Project Gutenberg third_party
Project Gutenberg +1
inline source chip after the opening paragraph; the further source behind '+1' not expanded in the paste
Project Gutenberg third_party
Project Gutenberg +1
inline source chip, free access
OpenEd third_party
OpenEd +1
inline source chip, formats
Wikipedia third_party
Wikipedia +1
inline source chip, US public domain focus
as pastedWikipedia +1 * Volunteer Driven: The digitization process relies on thousands of volunteers around the globe, largely collaborating through [Distributed Proofreaders](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESTQHrOzAVTPQZC0z9hY5WCD9x46ATZawus0cSIkr7V1EYvSZOeX7pknFQ8xhaQQcYEuY9J1akljPrYWQitp-OYI94uhNzEpyd8zWfsfDr) to clean up optical character recognition (OCR) errors, format files, and review submissions.
Project Gutenberg third_party
Project Gutenberg +2
inline source chip, volunteers and Distributed Proofreaders
as pastedProject Gutenberg +2 * Audiobook Companions: The library is closely paired with platforms like [LibriVox](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESTQHrOzAVxqVF6xmhKBtip_9VBlZryucXl_CK4vjjr3mc7Dcm4BUFJ5qcs3u4-KAhPuB6u6ZvbfexDPkn75y-6afpRx8iy7DmE0QCZOH5) to provide volunteer-recorded audiobooks alongside written texts.
YouTube·Microsoft Cloud third_party
YouTube·Microsoft Cloud +1
inline source chip, LibriVox
as pastedYouTube·Microsoft Cloud +1 * Popular Works Available The platform features some of the most celebrated literary works in history, including: * * Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen * Frankenstein by Mary Shelley * The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle * Moby Dick by Herman Melville * The complete works of William Shakespeare * If you are looking to dive into the collection, let me know: * Are you searching for a specific book or author? * Do you want to download books to a Kindle, tablet, or phone? * Would you like recommendations based on a particular genre or historical era? I can guide you through finding and downloading the exact texts you need. AI Mode response is ready Ask about

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