The neophyte had probably forgotten Xavier de Maistre, an 18th century soldier. Defined in residence for forty-two days, de Maistre took the opportunity to write Voyage at the end of my room , in which he celebrated his armchair, "an excellent piece of furniture, of the last use for any meditative man" . The confinement having unsuspected virtues, Travel to the end of my room is very successful on the Gallica site (6 million documents online), of the BNF. In six weeks, the book was downloaded more than 6700 times.
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Since March 14, the digital audiences of the BNF explode, with 30 to 40% more attendance. The BN, which keeps everything, is a well without funds for the confined. Especially since the institution has "editorialized" its offer, and has done what the president, Laurence Engel, funny calls "digital refinery" . There is something for everyone and for all profiles.
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