I want to continue to strengthen Harvard’s fabulous collections in old printed material, but at the same time, I want to help Harvard move into the world of digitized information. Robert Darnton Read Quote
When you tell people you’re in history, they give you this pained expression because that was the course they hated in high school. But history can be exciting, intellectually rigorous, and fun. Robert Darnton Read Quote
It’s important to make clear to all the schools at Harvard the central role of the library. Robert Darnton Read Quote
The fact that I spend a lot of time in the 18th century doesn’t mean I’m not concerned with the 21st. Robert Darnton Read Quote
It simply is not true that everything is now on the Internet, but it is true that the digital resources available through the Internet have enormous potential for education and even for self-empowerment of individuals. Robert Darnton Read Quote
The idea of a national digital library has been in the air for a long time, and there was a danger that some people would feel that it’s their property, so to speak. Robert Darnton Read Quote
We are living in one of those rare moments in history when things may come apart and be put back together again in ways that will determine the future for decades or more, despite the endless innovations of technology. Robert Darnton Read Quote
I would not minimize the digital divide, which separates the computerized world from the rest, nor would I underestimate the importance of traditional books. Robert Darnton Read Quote
My work has taken me from historical research to involvement in electronic publishing ventures to the directorship of the Harvard University Libraries. Robert Darnton Read Quote
