Cloud Computing – John Palfrey

Do We Still Need Libraries?

March 30, 2026December 30, 2012 by John Palfrey

The New York Times is running one of its Room for Debate series on the future of libraries. The four debaters (so far) are Luis Herrera, director of the San Francisco Public Library (and a board member of the Digital Public Library of America); Susan Crawford, visiting professor at Harvard Law School; Buffy J. Hamilton, … Read more

Henry N. Ess III Chair Lecture Notes

March 30, 2026November 9, 2010 by John Palfrey

I’m preparing for a lecture tonight at Harvard Law School. Here’s the abstract: The Path of Legal Information November 9, 2010 I propose a path toward a new legal information environment that is predominantly digital in nature. This new era grows out of a long history of growth and change in the publishing of legal … Read more