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2016 BHL Annual Report

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.

July 19, 2017byMichelle Strizever

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NDSR Residents Mid-Year Update

We officially passed the halfway point in our residencies in June and have begun to work on compiling our research into a final report. We are excited to bring you some project updates and report on our conference presentations.

July 18, 2017byBHL NDSR Residents

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BHL Welcomes Three New Affiliates

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

July 3, 2017byMichelle Strizever

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Report from the Digital Data in Biodiversity Research Conference, University of Michigan

The Digital Data in Biodiversity Research Conference was sponsored by iDigBio, the University of Michigan Herbarium, the University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology, and the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. The conference was attended by about 185 people from a variety of institutions.

June 14, 2017byMartin R. Kalfatovic

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Promoting the Biodiversity Heritage Library and Scholarly Communications at the Mpala Research Centre in Kenya

Under the auspices of Scott Miller, Deputy Under Secretary for Collections and Interdisciplinary Support (DUSCIS) at the Smithsonian Institution and Vice-Chair of the Mpala Research Centre, I spent three days at the Mpala Research Centre in Laikipia County, Kenya with Carolyn A. Sheffield (BHL Program Manager) to learn more about the activities and research at Mpala and to explore partnerships around the Biodiversity Heritage Library and scholarly communications.

June 7, 2017byMartin R. Kalfatovic

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Promoting Scholarly Publication Data and the Biodiversity Heritage Library in Kenya with a Special Presentation at the U.S. Embassy, Nairobi

In May 2017, while attending the XXI Congress of the Association for the Taxonomic Study of the Flora of Tropical Africa (AETFAT), Smithsonian Libraries’ (SIL) staff Martin R. Kalfatovic and Carolyn A. Sheffield received a speaking invitation for the Embassy of the United States of America, Nairobi, Kenya from Tatum Albertine (Environment, Science, Technology & Health Officer).

June 6, 2017byMartin R. Kalfatovic

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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>

June 5, 2017byMichelle Strizever

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The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is the world’s largest open access digital library for biodiversity literature and archives. Headquartered at the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives in Washington, D.C., BHL operates as a worldwide consortium of natural history, botanical, research, and national libraries working together to digitize the natural history literature held in their collections and make it freely available for open access as part of a global “biodiversity community.”

All posts in BHL News

2016 BHL Annual Report

NDSR Residents Mid-Year Update

BHL Welcomes Three New Affiliates

Report from the Digital Data in Biodiversity Research Conference, University of Michigan

Promoting the Biodiversity Heritage Library and Scholarly Communications at the Mpala Research Centre in Kenya

Promoting Scholarly Publication Data and the Biodiversity Heritage Library in Kenya with a Special Presentation at the U.S. Embassy, Nairobi

Changes Coming to the BHL API on 12 June 2017

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