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Biodiversity Heritage Library - Program news and collection highlights from BHL

All posts by Martin R. Kalfatovic

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The Biodiversity Heritage Library at DPLAFest 2015

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BHL Program Director Martin Kalfatovic attended the DPLAFest 2015 in Indianapolis (April 17-18) representing both the BHL content hub and the Smithsonian content hub. DPLAFest drew over 300 people to the public programs held at the Indianapolis Public Library, the Indiana State Library, IUPUI University Library, and the Indiana Historical Society. DPLA Director of Content Emily Gore gave important updates on the DPLA hub model and how DPLA hopes that it will evolve over time. At the open poster session during the reception on the first day of DPLAFest, BHL presented
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April 28, 2015byMartin R. Kalfatovic
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BHL participates in the GBIF-CoL-EOL-BHL-BOLD Summit at Naturalis

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On 13 April 2015, BHL Program Director Martin R. Kalfatovic attended the GBIF-CoL-EOL-BHL-BOLD Summit at Naturalis in Leiden, Netherlands. This meeting followed on the preceding Catalogue of Life meeting in Oostende, Belgium. The meeting took place in the historic Pesthuis on the Naturalis campus. Other participants were: The purpose of the meeting was to discuss synergy and explore potential for intensifying collaboration concerning infrastructure, software tools, and services.
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April 22, 2015byMartin R. Kalfatovic
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BHL Program Director presents at the Catalogue of Life Mini-symposium in Oostende

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BHL Program Director Martin R. Kalfatovic attended the Catalogue of Life Mini-symposium at the Flanders Marine Institute in Oostende, Belgium on 2 April 2015.
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April 15, 2015byMartin R. Kalfatovic
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In memoriam: Cathy Norton, Founding member of BHL and Chair Emerita of the BHL Executive Committee

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The staff of the BHL are saddened to announce the recent death of Cathy Norton. Cathy, former Library Director of the MBLWHOI Library, was a founding member and a guiding force during the early years of the BHL. Cathy served as the first Vice-Chair of the BHL Executive Committee and later as Chair. Nancy E. Gwinn, current Chair of the BHL Executive Committee said “Cathy was an indefatigable spirit whose enthusiasm buoyed the whole BHL group, members and staff, from the beginning. She will be sorely missed.” Constance Rinaldo, BHL Vice-Chair added “Cathy was an inspiration professionally and personally.
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December 24, 2014byMartin R. Kalfatovic
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Biodiversity Heritage Library staff attend the 7th Annual Global Plants meeting in Panama

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BHL Program Director Martin Kalfatovic and Harvard Botany Librarian Judy Warnement attended the 7th Annual Global Plants meeting. Chuck Miller (Missouri Botanical Garden) serves on the GPI Steering Committee. The Global Plants Initiative, originally sponsored by the Mellon Foundation, has provided funding for the digitization of herbarium specimens and related materials that are made available via the JSTOR Global Plants platform. JSTOR Global Plants/GPI provides a worldwide audience with invaluable access to botanical information.
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October 8, 2014byMartin R. Kalfatovic
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BHL Update at the 2014 North American GBIF Meeting

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The North American Regional Node Meeting of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) occurred in Ontario, Canada on July 21-22, 2014. The meeting, themed “Advancing Informatics, Engagement and Content,” focused on progress updates and ongoing implementation tactics for the North American regional strategy. Discussions included the use of digital object identifiers (DOIs), collections and specimens in the GBIF context, organizational structure, and membership in both GBIF and the North American node.

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August 5, 2014byMartin R. Kalfatovic
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BHL at the 2014 American Libraries Association Annual meeting, Las Vegas, NV

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A number of BHL staff attended the 2014 Annual meeting of the ALA in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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July 8, 2014byMartin R. Kalfatovic
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