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Biodiversity Heritage Library - Program news and collection highlights from BHL

All posts by Grace Costantino

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National Digital Stewardship Residency (NDSR) Job Postings

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We’re hiring! The vacancies for the five National Digital Stewardship Residency (NDSR) cohort positions have been posted through Harvard University. These five residents will work on projects related to the Biodiversity Heritage Library at BHL partner institutions in Cambridge, MA, Washington, DC, Chicago, IL, St. Louis , MO or Los Angeles, CA from January 2017 to December 2017.
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August 3, 2016byGrace Costantino
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BHL Receives Digital Library Federation (DLF) 2016 Community/Capacity Award

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We are excited to announce that BHL has been named a joint-winner of the inaugural Digital Library Federation (DLF) 2016 Community/Capacity Award, along with the American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB)! During the month of June, DLF member organizations voted on an impressive list of 16 nominees to determine the award winner.

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July 11, 2016byGrace Costantino
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BHL Adds Three New Affiliates

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Over the past three months, BHL has welcomed three new Affiliates: Smithsonian Institution Archives, the Canadian Museum of Nature, and Národní Muzeum (National Museum, Prague). The BHL consortium now consists of sixteen Members and thirteen Affiliates.

The Smithsonian Institution Archives captures, preserves and makes available to the public the history of the Smithsonian since its inception in 1846.

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July 7, 2016byGrace Costantino
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Information about Upcoming Changes to BHL Commenting Feature

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A new and enhanced commenting system is being planned for BHL. The current commenting system will be disabled on July 5. In December 2015, we launched the ability to add comments to pages in BHL books.
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June 30, 2016byGrace Costantino
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BHL Receives Funding to Host National Digital Stewardship Residency (NDSR) Cohort

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The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL), led by the Ernst Mayr Library of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University (MCZ), will host a National Digital Stewardship Residency (NDSR) cohort as part of the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program, funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Entitled “Foundations to Actions: Extending Innovations in Digital Libraries in Partnership with NDSR Learners,” the program will include five geographically-distributed residents, all graduates of LIS or related master’s programs, in a collaborative project to improve tools, curation, and content stewardship at BHL.
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June 28, 2016byGrace Costantino
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Diving into Marine Biodiversity & Coastal Ecosystem Research

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On the eastern coast of Florida, about 120 miles north of Miami, there’s a very special research center. It serves as a field station specializing in marine biodiversity and Florida ecosystems, especially that of the Indian River Lagoon – one of the most biologically-diverse estuaries in North America.
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June 9, 2016byGrace Costantino
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Update: Smorball and Beanstalk Access Restored

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Access to BHL’s two online games, Smorball and Beanstalk, has now been restored. Thank you for your patience. Start playing today and improve access to BHL’s books and journals by helping to correct our OCR (optical character recognition).

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June 2, 2016byGrace Costantino
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