I arrived from Harvard, where I had studied philosophy and the history of ideas, with a bias toward literature and formal thought.

Digital data are more fragile than printed material.

I arrived from Harvard, where I had studied philosophy and the history of ideas, with a bias toward literature and formal thought.

The American revolutionaries believed in the power of the word. But they had only word of mouth and the printing press. We have the Internet.

The fact that I spend a lot of time in the 18th century doesn't mean I'm not concerned with the 21st.

It's important to make clear to all the schools at Harvard the central role of the library.

I worked for a brief spell as a journalist, but soon I discovered that I didn't want to be a journalist - I wanted to be a historian.