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Biodiversity Heritage Library - Program news and collection highlights from BHL

All posts by Mariah Lewis

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Association of Zoos and Aquariums Annual Conference 2017

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Last week the Association of Zoos and Aquariums held its annual conference in Indianapolis, Indiana. The conference draws around 2,800 attendees from a diverse group of institutions and organizations around the world. The Expanding Access to Biodiversity Literature team was able to send representation and take part in the poster presentations.

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September 21, 2017byMariah Lewis
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CBHL 2017: Expanding Access visits the Twin Cities

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The Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries met for its annual conference in Chaska, Minnesota this year. The conference, which took place June 5th through June 9th, was attended by three Expanding Access to Biodiversity Literature team members: Susan Fraser, Susan Lynch, and Mariah Lewis.

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July 20, 2017byMariah Lewis
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Expanding Access goes to Hollywood!

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This is Mariah Lewis, Metadata Specialist for the Expanding Access to Biodiversity Literature Grant Project, reporting in! Well, we didn’t get that biodiversity literature television show we had been hoping for, but the Expanding Access grant team was on the move again in February conducting training sessions. This time it was a cross-country adventure to California. Happy to escape the New York winter, I began my adventure in San Diego.

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March 16, 2017byMariah Lewis
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Expanding Access at ALA Midwinter

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Last month, two Expanding Access to Biodiversity Literature (EABL) team members attended ALA Midwinter as exhibitors.

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February 16, 2017byMariah Lewis
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Expanding Access and MiBio team members present at the annual Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries Meeting

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The Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries hosted its 48 Annual Meeting in Cleveland, Ohio May 24-28, 2016.  With perfect weather and a packed schedule, members were kept busy experiencing a number of different museums, attending meetings and hosting member presentations and speakers.  Tours of the Cleveland Botanical Garden, West Side Market, Great Lakes Science Center, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Dittrick Museum of Medical History, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Herb Society of America, and the Holden Arboretum allowed attendees to gain a well-rounded sense of Cleveland’s landscape.
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June 16, 2016byMariah Lewis
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On the Case: An Internship in Detective Work, Library Style

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My earliest memory of the Natural History Museum is climbing the steps to see the “stuffed animal zoo.” It was a very rainy day and our plans of visiting the National Zoo were put on hold. However, my mom had an idea so that I- only about four or five at the time- could still see animals. I had no idea at the time what exactly she meant by “stuffed animal,” but I had a blast and returned frequently during our yearly trips up from Florida. The stairs seemed so much taller back then. Now they’re just a quick jaunt up to something much more than a place to escape the rain. As the years and visits went by, I found that I did not get bored by the many visits.
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August 28, 2014byMariah Lewis

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