A bonanza for fans of the natural world: the digital library sharing 64m pages of scientific knowledge with everyone
The Biodiversity Heritage Library, a massive digital archive containing 64 million pages of scientific history, is facing an uncertain future despite its importance to researchers and the public. The library has served as a critical resource for understanding biodiversity and climate change for two decades.
Why it matters
The potential loss or funding instability of such a vast repository threatens the preservation of centuries of scientific knowledge and environmental data.
The Biodiversity Heritage Library is an invaluable online archive of historic texts on species living and lost supplied by the world’s leading museums and universities. Now its future is in doubt
The report focuses on the cultural and scientific value of an archive, maintaining a neutral, informative tone.
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