Published: 04-02-2026 08:57 | Updated: 04-02-2026 10:13

KIB podcast: About the importance of looking back when heading forward – exploring the Hagströmer Library

As of 2025, the Hagströmer Medical History Library is officially an integrated part of Karolinska Institutet University Library (KIB), with exciting plans to move to Campus Solna.
Listen to Anna Lantz, Thomas Perlmann and Sven Hagströmer in the latest episode of the KIB podcast!

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Some of the things we dive in to the

  • unique value of historical books, journals, and manuscripts
  • reactions of Nobel Laureates when they visit the Hagströmer Library
  • importance of understanding our history as we work toward the future.

Talking about this are Anna Lantz, curator and project manager at the Hagströmer Library, Thomas Perlmann, Professor in Molecular Developmental Biology, and Secretary of Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine, Sven Hagströmer, chair of the friends association at the Hagströmer Library and Katarina Amcoff, KIB.

The KIB podcast is produced at Beppo Ljudstudio.