News Release: $5 Million Gift Supports Harvard’s Open Collection Program
Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin have given $5 million to support the Harvard University Library’s Open Collections Program, which enables the University to make research materials from libraries across Harvard freely available over the Internet. Harvard University President Lawrence H. Summers lauded Rausing, Ph.D. ‘93, and Baldwin, Ph.D. ‘86, for their commitment to Harvard’s libraries and to the expansion of knowledge on a global basis. "This gift represents a visionary and dramatic step in the University’s efforts to share its outstanding collections with scholars and students around the world," Summers said. "Intellectually curious people from every corner of the globe will have free access to such information for the benefit of their studies, their interests, and their work." Follow the link below to read more….
[Harvard University Gazette: http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2004/07.22/13-library.html]
[Harvard University Gazette: http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2004/07.22/13-library.html]
