Krowne, Aaron Phillip2014-03-142014-03-142003-07-19etd-09022003-150851http://hdl.handle.net/10919/34891In this thesis I present Noosphere, a system for the collaborative production of digital libraries. Further, I describe the special features of Noosphere which allow it to support mathematical and scientific content, and how it applies an encyclopedic organizational style. I also describe how Noosphere frees the digital library maintainer from a heavy administrative burden by implementing the design pattern of zero content administration. Finally, I discuss evidence showing that Noosphere works and is sustainable, both in the a priori and empirical senses.In CopyrightCollaborationcommons-based peer productionDigital librariesThesishttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09022003-150851/