All posts by Grace Costantino

BHL News, Blog Reel, Campaigns

BHL at 10: Celebrating Our History

2016 marks the 10th anniversary of the Biodiversity Heritage Library. We’re kicking off our year-long celebrations with our #BHLat10 campaign this week, 11-15 April 2016. The campaign celebrates BHL’s impact on the global science community, our history and growth, and our collections. Content is being published on our blog, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Pinterest, and BHL.

April 13, 2016byGrace Costantino

BHL News, Blog Reel

Your Next Purchase Could Help Save Biodiversity and Support Research Worldwide

We live in the midst of a major extinction crisis and widespread climate change. Documenting Earth’s species and understanding the complexities of swiftly-changing ecosystems is more important than ever before. To do this, scientists need something that no single library can provide – access to the world’s collective knowledge about biodiversity.

Fortunately, the Biodiversity Heritage Library is revolutionizing scientific research by providing free and open access to the collections of natural history and botanical libraries around the world.

April 12, 2016byGrace Costantino

BHL News, Blog Reel, Campaigns

Happy 10th Anniversary, BHL!

2016 marks the 10th anniversary of the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL, www.biodiversitylibrary.org)!

Since 2006, the Biodiversity Heritage Library has transformed the way scientists, researchers, and librarians around the world access knowledge about and study life on Earth.

April 11, 2016byGrace Costantino

BHL News, Blog Reel, Campaigns

Join us Next Week as we Celebrate 10 Years of Inspiring Discovery

2016 marks the 10th anniversary of the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Founded in 2006, BHL inspires discovery and supports global scientific research by providing free, online access to biodiversity literature from libraries around the world. We’re kicking off our year-long celebrations with our #BHLat10 campaign next week, 11-15 April 2016.

April 7, 2016byGrace Costantino

Blog Reel, User Stories

Supporting Biodiversity Research in the High School Classroom

When we talk about BHL’s impact on global science, we often focus on how our collections support the work of scientists, researchers, and post-docs. Our collections are also an invaluable tool for students as well, and not just college students either. Middle and high school students can use our primary source material to conduct research for classroom assignments.

April 5, 2016byGrace Costantino

Blog Reel, Featured Books

Discovering the Deep Sea

In 1872, the Royal Society of London launched the first non-commercial exploration of the deep sea – the Challenger Expedition. Covering nearly 70,000 nautical miles and resulting in the discovery of nearly 4,700 new-to-science species of marine life, the expedition revolutionized knowledge of the ocean and the field of oceanography. It also ignited an interest in deep-sea dredging as a means of scientific discovery. Carl Chun, a German zoologist, was particularly inspired by the Challenger‘s discoveries.

March 17, 2016byGrace Costantino