One of the primary ways in which the Computerworld Honors Program documents the information-technology revolution is by collecting case studies submitted by its Laureates. Each case study includes a detailed description of the project undertaken by the Laureate organization, of the project’s benefits to society, of the role played by information technology in furthering the project, and of the ways in which this use of information technology is original or innovative. The Laureates may also submit accompanying materials, such as photographs or other graphics, or sound or video recordings.

The mission of the Program is to preserve and protect these records and to make them available to scholars and the general public, which it does by means of its Archives On-Line and its submissions to libraries, museums, and other research institutions around the world. Occasionally, when a project is especially sensitive, the Program will grant the Laureate organization an embargo on the case study for up to five years. While such a case study nevertheless becomes part of the Collection of the Computerworld Honors Program, it will not be made available to the public until the expiration of the embargo.