UMN loses grant to digitize historic books

Name: UMN loses grant to digitize historic books
Uploaded: 2025-04-13T20:25:00Z
Duration: 4 min 21 s
Description: Deep in the temperature-controlled vault at the Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine, there are tens of thousands of centuries-old medical materials within the University of Minnesota’s collection. Scattered through the shelves are about 40 to 50 books that only a very select few are allowed to put their fingertips on. Associate curator Emily Beck is one of them.

Deep in the temperature-controlled vault at the Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine, there are tens of thousands of centuries-old medical materials within the University of Minnesota’s collection. Scattered through the shelves are about 40 to 50 books that only a very select few are allowed to put their fingertips on. Associate curator Emily Beck is one of them.

Posted April 13, 2025 3:25pm CDT