Book of the Week: BHL Requests
Last summer, 2010, we implemented a scanning request form by which our user community can request titles to be scanned and added to our ever-growing online collection. The feature was a runaway success, with 787 requests received to date. As we work to fulfill these requests, we thought it might be nice to highlight just a few of the rare item requests we’ve scanned thus far. So, without further ado:
La Galerie des Oiseaux (1834), T. 1 and T. 2
Die Orchideen (1915)
Symbolae ad Trematodum Evolutionis Historiam (1855)
Chronique Orchideenne (1897-1907), v. 1-2
Wild Life of the World: A Descriptive Survey of the Geographical Distribution of Animals (1916), v. 1, v. 2, v. 3
And remember, if you have any titles that you’ve been wanting to see in BHL, fill out our request form and, provided condition, availability and subject matter are appropriate, we’ll gladly add it to our request queue for scanning.
Grace Costantino served as the Outreach and Communication Manager for the Biodiversity Heritage Library from 2014 to 2021. In this capacity, she developed and managed BHL's communication strategy, oversaw social media initiatives, and engaged with the public to excite audiences about the wealth of biodiversity heritage available in BHL. Prior to her role as Outreach and Communication Manager, Grace served as the Digital Collections Librarian for Smithsonian Libraries and as the Program Manager for BHL.
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