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“Digital data are more fragile than printed material.”

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Robert Darnton is an American historian renowned for his research on the French Revolution and the Enlightenment era. His works delve into the cultural, political, and social changes of the 18th century. more

“In 2002, Google began an ambitious project to digitize every book in the world. It was intended as a search project: type in a query, and Google would show you snippets. They asked university libraries for books, which they would scan for free. At Harvard we didn't permit them to take works under copyright, but other libraries gave them everything.”

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Author:Robert Darnton

“As a graduate student at Oxford in 1963, I began writing about books in revolutionary France, helping to found the discipline of book history. I was in my academic corner writing about Enlightenment ideals when the Internet exploded the world of academic communication in the 1990s.”

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Author:Robert Darnton

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

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Author:Robert Darnton

“As president of the American Historical Association, I started a programme to make dissertations into e-books in 1999. Before I knew it, I was involved in other electronic projects. Harvard invited me to become director of the libraries in 2007.”

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Author:Robert Darnton

“The nurturing flow of life, extreme intelligence, beauty, and perfect harmony are active in every one of us. Yoga was developed in ancient wisdom culture to gently reveal what we already have. Read this book.”

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Author:Mark Whitwell

“There is a massive disconnect between requirements of our education system and the framed policies. Education policies in our country [India] are not thought through enough.”

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Author:Shaheen Mistri

“I didnt know what architecture was except that I lived in a house. I dont even think that I knew the word for a long time. My dad funneled me into engineering because it was his background.”

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Author:Antoine Predock

“I try to understand place on a deeper level than just the physical or environmental aspects. It includes cultural and intellectual forces, too. Its an inclusive approach that brings in many disciplines and sees place as a dynamic thing.”

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Author:Antoine Predock

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