Robert Darnton Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“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.”

“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.”

“I was very fortunate to be elected to the Society of Fellows at Harvard, which is, in effect, a small research center where you are given three years to do whatever work you want.”

“My work has taken me from historical research to involvement in electronic publishing ventures to the directorship of the Harvard University Libraries.”

“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.”