On 02/10/2012 11:04 AM, Karen Lofstrom wrote:
But there should be a place IN the metadata to credit the source of the PG version.
Enter *distributed proofreaders* in to the PG search.
How far we can depart from the original version is another discussion. We have to balance fidelity to the original with readability in the present (and usability on ereaders). There's ambiguity and difficulty there. I am happy that DP has been moving towards more scholarly editions, with many PPers noting which changes have been in the text, as emendations of typos in the original.
This is a myth. Citing from PG in an academic context will probably get you caned and expelled. I think you mean "hobbists who like to call themselves scholars".
But none of that is easily searchable! The PG interface allows us to search only by au and title.
False. You never tried, did you? -- Marcello Perathoner webmaster@gutenberg.org