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Biodiversity Heritage Library - Program news and collection highlights from BHL

All posts by Grace Costantino

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Coming Soon to BHL: Full Text Search!

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We’re excited to announce that we will soon be launching full text search on BHL!

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May 1, 2018byGrace Costantino
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On Fish, Color, and Social Behavior: Connecting Current Research to Historical Scientific Studies through Open Access Archives

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Social orders exist throughout the animal kingdom. Comprised of dominant and subordinate individuals, these orders dictate how members of a group interact, influencing everything from food access to mating privileges.

Sometimes, the behavior of the dominant individual is more extreme, and the “alpha” actively inhibits interactions between other members of the group. This sort of “monarchistic dominance” has been reported in male laboratory mice and African lions. The behavior is not restricted to mammals, however.

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April 12, 2018byGrace Costantino
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BHL Welcomes the University Library Johann Christian Senckenberg

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The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is pleased to welcome the University Library Johann Christian Senckenberg as a new Affiliate. The University Library is the first German library to join BHL as an Affiliate.

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April 3, 2018byGrace Costantino
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Exploring the First American Silva

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The North American Sylva is a beautiful scientifically and historically-significant work. Authored by François-André Michaux, it is the first American silva – a descriptive flora of forest trees. Published originally in French in 1810, the first English version appeared in 1817, and it was further enhanced with supplementary volumes by Thomas Nuttall in the 1840s.

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March 29, 2018byGrace Costantino
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Introducing the New and Improved BHL Blog

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Welcome to the new and improved BHL blog!

To provide you with a better user experience, we’ve updated the design, navigation and functionality of the BHL blog. Continue reading to learn more about our new features.

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March 22, 2018byGrace Costantino
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Planned BHL Downtime: 0900 GMT on 3/5/18

BHL will be unavailable due to network maintenance starting 0900 GMT on Monday March 5, 2018. This downtime may last up to a few hours. During this time you may access our collection via the Internet Archive. Thank you for your patience.

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March 2, 2018byGrace Costantino
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BHL Internship Opportunity: Digital Content Internship

The Biodiversity Heritage Library is looking for a Digital Content Intern for Summer 2018.Hosted through the Smithsonian Libraries, this is an unpaid, virtual internship. Interns will work remotely and should should have their own computer and internet access, as well as video conferencing capability. Applications are open until 23 March 2018 or until filled.

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February 13, 2018byGrace Costantino
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