The Case for Books

Robert Darnton, director of the Harvard University Library, recounted the creation of the bound book or codex and presented his thoughts on … read more

Robert Darnton, director of the Harvard University Library, recounted the creation of the bound book or codex and presented his thoughts on its future. Mr. Darnton focused on the digitization of books and specifically the efforts of the Google Book Search project. Mr. Darnton opined on the benefits of digitization, the democratization of little seen or known books and their availability to people regardless of location and its detractions, his belief that the Google project presents a monopoly on digital texts and argued that a public rather than a private entity should maintain a library of digital books. Robert Darnton presented his views on publishing at the Harvard Book Store in Cambridge, Massachusetts. close

Report Video Issue

People in this video

Books

  • The Case for Books
  • Your purchase helps support C-SPAN

    Click here to learn how

    C-SPAN.org offers links to books featured on the C-SPAN networks to make it simpler for viewers to purchase them. C-SPAN has agreements with retailers that share a small percentage of your purchase price with our network. For example, as an Amazon Associate, C-SPAN earns money from your qualifying purchases. However, C-SPAN only receives this revenue if your book purchase is made using the links on this page.

    Any revenue realized from this program goes into a general account to help fund C-SPAN operations.

    Please note that questions regarding fulfillment, customer service, privacy policies, or issues relating to your book orders should be directed to the Webmaster or administrator of the specific bookseller's site and are their sole responsibility.

Hosting Organization

Series

More information about

The Case for Books

642 Views
Program ID:
292114-1
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Speech
Location:
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
First Aired:
Feb 20, 2010 | 8:01am EST | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Apr 10, 2010 | 5:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

Airing Details

  • Feb 20, 2010 | 8:01am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Feb 21, 2010 | 7:43pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Feb 22, 2010 | 1:03am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Apr 10, 2010 | 5:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Purchase a Download

The Case for Books

  • MP3 audio - Standard
    Price:
    $0.99