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Biodiversity Heritage Library - Program news and collection highlights from BHL

All posts by Martin R. Kalfatovic

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Recap of the 3rd International Conference on African Digital Libraries and Archives and BHL participation.

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We had a very good 3rd ICADLA meeting in Ifrane, Morocco. As part of the Advisory Committee, I was very pleased with the over all program (though disappointed that there was so much confusion in having a representative from the Google Cultural Institute and then the person ended up not attending).The opening keynote, by Misako Ito (UNESCO Office for Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania and Tunisia) provided a good kick off to the meeting.

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June 10, 2013byMartin R. Kalfatovic
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Some BHL services will be unavailable during planned outages 16-17 April 2013

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BHL image files are hosted by the Internet Archive (IA). The IA will be upgrading their power 16-17 April 2013. This will result in planned outages to the system. These outages will affect BHL’s ability to serve page images, generate PDFs, and downloads of certain file types.Searching and browsing BHL metadata will not be affected by this outage.Please be aware that in addition to the planned outages listed below, there may be residual and temporary outages around planned downtime.Scheduled downtimes:In the event of any additional major outages, please monitor this site for more information.Sorry for the inconvenience that this will cause our BHL users, but in the end this will provide better service.

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April 15, 2013byMartin R. Kalfatovic
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Seals? Seal Lions? Walruses? Do you know your fin-footed mammals?

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On a trip in the fall of 2012 to San Francisco to attend the Internet Archives’ Leaders’ Forum, a couple of us paid a visit to Pier 39 to visit the semi-aquatic mammals that hang out there.Since January 1990, these colorful creatures have been “hauling up” at Pier 39. At first considered a bit of a nuisance (they can be a bit loud and smelly), they soon turned into a beloved tourist attraction. See more about their story on the Pier 39 site.But what exactly are these creatures? Well, three families make up the group of fin footed mammals of the order, Pinnipedia: Odobenidae (the walrus), Otariidae (eared seals, sea lions, and fur seals), and Phocidae (earless seals).
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April 11, 2013byMartin R. Kalfatovic
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BHL staff attend the 6th Annual Global Plant Initiative meeting

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A number of BHL staff attended the 6th Annual Global Plant Initiative (GPI) meeting (January 7-11, 2013) in Panama City, Panama. Hosted by the Smithsonian’s Tropical Research Institute, the meeting brought together close to 200 participants in the GPI from a truly global contingent of participants.

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January 16, 2013byMartin R. Kalfatovic
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The Wright Brothers, the Piping Plover, and the Seaside Amaranth

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Today is the 109th anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ historic first flight. That flight, which took place on the barrier island beaches off the North Carolina coast was witnessed not only by the camera that took the iconic photo of Orville piloting and Wilbur running alongside the wing, but also by a host of now threatened and endangered species.
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December 17, 2012byMartin R. Kalfatovic
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Introducing the BHL Technical Advisory Group

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William Ulate, BHL Technical Director and I are pleased to announce the creation of the BHL Technical Advisory Group (BHL TAG). The BHL TAG will work with William and the Technical Development team at the Missouri Botanical Garden (Mike Lichtenberg and Trish Rose-Sandler) in an advisory capacity.

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November 7, 2012byMartin R. Kalfatovic
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Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre visit BHL

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A team from the Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre (NBIC), Åslaug Viken and Askild Olsen, visted with BHL Program Director Martin Kalfatovic on October 18, 2012.NBIC recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the Encyclopedia of Life to create a Norwegian EOL.Viken and Olsen were very interested in the processes and workflows of BHL. They noted that there are many treasures in Norwegian libraries that once made available online will enrich the knowledge of global biodiversity.- Martin Kalfatovic, BHL Program Director
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October 22, 2012byMartin R. Kalfatovic
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