First digital library
Who
Project Gutenberg
What
first
Where
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When
2011
Established in 1971, Project Gutenberg was the world’s first digital library. Originally set up with the aim of making 10,000 of the most consulted books available to the public at little or no cost, the project began with the digitization of the US Declaration of Independence and currently offers around 133,000 ebooks free of charge.