Word: verba
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...August, Sidney Verba '53, Pforzheimer University professor and director of the University library, wrote an appeal to Harvard alumni, asking them to help the University's libraries stay ahead of other institutions who already have digital libraries in the works...
...Like Janus, the Roman god who looked in two opposite directions simultaneously, we must take care of the materials we already have (mostly printed, and primarily books) and at the same time prepare ourselves for a digital era that is transforming how information is created, acquired, stored and disseminated," Verba wrote...
...must tell you that the Library is one of several areas of the campaign that are simply not receiving the support they deserve," Verba continued. "If we do not rise to this challenge, the campaign will not be success it should be, and Harvard cannot remain the educational leader into the next millennium that is has been for the past 360 years...
Last February, in a packed conference room in Lamont Library's Forum Room, Verba made the same appeal to faculty members and staff who had come to hear about...
...changed the name of our project from 'The Digital Library' to 'The Library Digital Initiative' partly to make the point that we aren't trying to create a new library," Verba said. "We want to create an integrated library of traditional print resources and new digital networks and other resources...