An Interview with Professor Robert Darnton
by Rhys Tranter, a PhD candidate at Cardiff University
Robert Darnton: 5 Myths About the 'Information Age' - The Chronicle Review -
Darnton says it all over again.
A Digital Library Better Than Google’s - Robert Darnton opines at NYTimes.com
…only a digital public library will provide readers with what they require to face the challenges of the 21st century — a vast collection of resources that can be tapped, free of charge, by anyone, anywhere, at any time.
A Library Without Walls by Robert Darnton | The New York Review of Books
I love my topic. It just never ends…
Robert Darnton looks to the past to imagine future news narratives: Walter Winchell and “paragraph men” – Nieman Storyboard - A project of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard
As you probably know I’m a big fan of Robert Darnton’s work. Harvard’s Nieman Storyboard has posted this incredible interview Andrea Pitzer conducted with the author of The Case for Books (2009). Please read it.
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On a related note, Andrea Pitzer will participate in a panel about the implications of the transition to digital media for storytelling at the IJF on Sunday April 25th.
Robert Darnton Discusses "The Case for Books: Past, Present, and Future" - Book TV
“One medium does not replace another.” -Robert Darnton. Unmissable.
Robert Darnton: "Paris au XVIIIe siècle était une sorte d'Internet" / L'Express
Robert Darnton’s name has been everywhere recently. Even the library at UCL recently got a physical copy of The Case for Books (2009)! Here, he reminds us the Internet is not as revolutionary as mainstream media wants us to believe…
Link via Jose Alfonso Furtado.
