Project Gutenberg – keeps getting better

Re:Project Gutenberg – keeps getting better by freedomben on Friday May 15, 2026 @02:44PM (#48152277)

I can't say for project Gutenberg specifically, but in general a huge issue I see is OCR errors. What do you all do to address OCR?

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Re:Project Gutenberg – keeps getting better by gluejar on Friday May 15, 2026 @03:11PM (#48152596)

Check out Distributed Proofreaders: https://pgdp.net

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Re:Project Gutenberg – keeps getting better by jfengel on Friday May 15, 2026 @05:27PM (#48154125)

I didn't realized DP was still around. I used to do it quite a bit, 15 years ago, but OCR has improved considerably since then.

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Re:Project Gutenberg – keeps getting better by tangledhelix on Saturday May 16, 2026 @11:45AM (#48161188)

OCR has improved a lot since then, but OCR is just step 1 of reading in text. They make a lot of errors (even now, especially on old worn out paper pages) and even if they didn't, one has to format the book, deal with footnotes, sidenotes, illustrations, etc. DP is very active, we will welcome you back with open arms :)

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Re:Project Gutenberg – keeps getting better by lapetitejort on Friday May 15, 2026 @02:47PM (#48152312)

I uploaded a PDF to archive.org that auto-OCRs with plenty of mistakes. I have found no way of updating the entire stack of documents produced. I wonder if Project Gutenberg is similar

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