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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Robert Darnton |
| ISBN: | 9781586488260 1586488260 9781586489021 158648902X |
| OCLC Number: | 401147025 |
| Description: | xxx, 219 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents: | Google and the future of books -- The information landscape -- The future of libraries -- Lost and found in cyberspace -- E-books and old books -- Gutenberg-e -- Open access -- A paean to paper -- The importance of being bibliographical -- The mysteries of reading -- What is the history of books? |
| Responsibility: | Robert Darnton. |
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"Booklist"
"Historian and library director Darnton has written expansively and lucidly on the history of books and libraries. This collection of his influential essays from the past decade neatly encapsulates one significant part of his immense legacy and contribution to intellectual history. ...Every one of Darnton's essays reflects both his erudition and his good humor"
"BookPage"
"The stimulating and thought-provoking essays in "The Case for Books: Past, Present, and Future" provide us with an excellent overview of where we have been and where we are likely to be headed."
"Shelf Awareness"
"In this collection of well-informed essays, Robert Darnton, historian and director of the Harvard University Library, offers a decidedly open-minded perspective on some of the technological changes affecting the world of books and leads an insightful and learned discussion of topics that will appeal to more traditional bibliophiles."
"The New Republic"
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