Oregon National Primate Research Center Rare Book Digitization Project

About This Grant

The Oregon National Primate Research Center's Isabel McDonald Library holds a collection of rare books on monkeys, apes and other non-human primates published between the 18th and early 20th centuries. The collection includes books owned by few libraries in the USA or worldwide. Many of these rare books are too fragile or valuable to permit interlibrary loan and are not available online. The ONPRC Library will collaborate with the OHSU Library's experienced digital collections personnel to digitize approximately ten books in the public domain that represent non-human primates as subjects of scientific study. Digitizing a selection of these books will preserve them for the future whilst making these hidden gems available to all interested parties in Oregon and around the world.