Digital data are more fragile than printed material. Robert Darnton More Quotes by Robert Darnton More Quotes From Robert Darnton I believe we should celebrate new possibilities of combining the printed codex with electronic technology... The information ecology is getting richer, not thinner. Robert Darnton newcelebratetechnologybelieve While confronting the problems of the present, I often find myself thinking back to the world of books as it was experienced by the Founding Fathers and the philosophers of the Enlightenment. Robert Darnton problemsmyselfworldthinking 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 librarytimelongpeople 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 youhistorypeopleschool 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 informationwanttimeworld Texts are always in flux. Robert Darnton textsalwaysflux
