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

“An Overview of the New York Botanical Garden Digitizing Program”. John Mignault, Systems Librarian, The LuEsther T. Mertz Library, The New York Botanical Garden

“Universal Access to Human Knowledge: Book Scanning at the Internet Archive.” Robert Miller, Director of Books, Internet Archive