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Biodiversity Heritage Library - Program news and collection highlights from BHL

All posts by Michelle Strizever

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Biodiversity Heritage Library Adds the National Agricultural Library as a New Member

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The Biodiversity Heritage Library is pleased to welcome the National Agricultural Library (NAL) as a new Member. Since joining the consortium as an Affiliate in 2014, NAL has contributed over 2 million pages to the BHL collection. NAL represents BHL’s 19th Member.

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September 12, 2017byMichelle Strizever
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Update re: Internet Archive Outage 8/4/2017.

UPDATE: Internet Archive is back online. Page images are now correctly displaying in BHL. If you experience continued issues, please submit feedback.Thank you for your patience!—————————————————————Internet Archive is experiencing an outage on 4 August 2017. As a result, page images are not displaying in BHL. We apologize for the inconvenience, and we will update this post and social media as the status changes. Thank you for your patience and #StayTuned.
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August 4, 2017byMichelle Strizever
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2016 BHL Annual Report

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The 2016 BHL Annual Report is now available!

Find out how our collections grew and audiences engaged with our library in 2016, learn more about some exciting new projects, and explore impact stories from users across the globe. Read the report now!You can also get the latest updates from BHL in our newsletters. Explore past newsletters here and subscribe to our mailing list here.

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July 19, 2017byMichelle Strizever
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Take Our Survey and Share Your Feedback About BHL!

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The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) needs your feedback!Take our survey and tell us what improvements and new features you’d like to see in BHL.

We will be updating the BHL website to improve and enhance the researcher experience. As members of the BHL community, your feedback is valuable. Your input will help us identify which improvements and features to focus on in the design process.

Click here to take the survey: s.si.edu/BHLUserSurvey
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July 17, 2017byMichelle Strizever
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BHL Welcomes Three New Affiliates

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BHL is pleased to welcome three long-time Partners as the consortium’s newest Affiliates: BHL Egypt, BHL China, and BHL SciELO.The BHL consortium now consists of 18 Members and 18 Affiliates. Members and Affiliates contribute content, provide technical services, and participate in BHL committees, task forces, and working groups. Additionally, Members, who contribute 10,000 USD in annual dues, have governance privileges and vote on strategic directives.BHL Egypt 

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July 3, 2017byMichelle Strizever
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Changes Coming to the BHL API on 12 June 2017

The BHL API will be updated on 12 June 2017. The current Contributor element will be replaced with a HoldingInstitution element in the result sets of the following API methods:GetItemMetadataGetItemByIdentifierGetTitleMetadataGetTitleItemsBookSearchNameGetDetailHere is an example of the change:Current API Response:<Contributor>MBLWHOI Library</Contributor><RightsHolder>MBLWHOI Library</RightsHolder>
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June 5, 2017byMichelle Strizever
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New Designs to Help Save Biodiversity: Shop the New BHL Store Collection Today

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We’ve launched a whole new collection of product designs in the BHL Store! Check out the new designs and start shopping today!Products in this collection are original designs inspired by the BHL brand and created by BHL Marketing Intern Carolina Murcia.

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May 15, 2017byMichelle Strizever
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