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BHL @ SIL Presentation

On June 25, the Smithsonian Libraries hosted over 40 librarians at the “BHL @ SIL” event held in conjunction with the American Library Association conference in Washington, DC.Links to all the talks will be available shortly.Program:Welcoming Remarks. Nancy E. Gwinn, Director, Smithsonian Institution Libraries“The Biodiversity Heritage Library: A Cornerstone of the Encyclopedia of Life”. Martin R. Kalfatovic, Smithsonian Institution Libraries

June 26, 2007byNancy Gwinn

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BHL Presentation: Washington, DC: June 25, 2007

The Biodiversity Heritage Library: An Overview Hosted by Smithsonian Institution Libraries

Join Smithsonian Libraries’ staff and others for an overview of the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) project. The BHL is a cooperative mass-scanning project done in collaboration with the Internet Archive. The BHL plans to digitize a significant portion of the legacy taxonomic literature (pre-1923 and selected titles after) and provide open access for all users.

June 5, 2007byMartin R. Kalfatovic

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The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is the world’s largest open access digital library for biodiversity literature and archives. Headquartered at the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives in Washington, D.C., BHL operates as a worldwide consortium of natural history, botanical, research, and national libraries working together to digitize the natural history literature held in their collections and make it freely available for open access as part of a global “biodiversity community.”

All posts from June 2007

BHL @ SIL Presentation

BHL Presentation: Washington, DC: June 25, 2007

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