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The First Singapore Bird Book

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Despite its relatively small size and urbanized environment, Singapore has a rich avifauna which has attracted interest since the 19th century. However, it was only in 1927 that the first book on the birds of Singapore was printed – The Birds of Singapore Island, co-authored by John Alexander Strachey Bucknill and Frederick Nutter Chasen, and published by the Raffles Museum. Bucknill’s original collaborator for the book was Major John C. Moulton, a zoologist who was Director of the Raffles Museum and Library in Singapore from 1919 to 1923.
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February 23, 2017byOng Eng Chuan
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Introducing the NDSR at BHL Cohort and Blog!

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This year, five NDSR residents will help us plan the next generation of BHL. You can stay up-to-date with their progress and findings on the new NDSR at BHL blog!
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February 22, 2017byGrace Costantino
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BHL Workshop for NDSR Team

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On February 1 – 3, the 2017 National Digital Stewardship Residency (NDSR) BHL cohort convened in Washington, DC for an intensive two-day BHL Workshop followed by tours of local library and museum collections. As part of the Institute for Museum and Library Serves (IMLS)-funded Foundations to Actions grant, five residents will each be working with BHL mentors over the next 12 months to identify ways to improve our workflows and website and to enhance the user experience.

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February 21, 2017byCarolyn Sheffield
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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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‘What’s in a Name?’ Launched at Harvard Museum of Natural History

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Why are names important in science? What is the difference between scientific names (also known as Latin names or taxonomic names) and common names? Why do some species have multiple names? The grant project team for What’s in a Name, supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), set out to find answers and develop exhibits and other ways for anyone to explore this phenomenon. With millions of different species to identify and understand, the process of naming organisms helps scientists organize and understand the tree of life.
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February 14, 2017byJane Pickering and Constance Rinaldo
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UPDATE 13 Feb 2017: BHL Website Back Online

UPDATE: The BHL website is back online as of 16:25 GMT. Thank you for your patience!—————————-The BHL website is currently unavailable due to technical difficulties. We’re working to resolve the problem as soon as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience.While the BHL website is down, you can access our collection via Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/biodiversity
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February 13, 2017byMichelle Strizever
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Coloring Our Collections: The Art of Lithography

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This year for Color Our Collections, we’ve produced a coloring book with illustrations from books that represent the evolution of the art of printing. This week on our blog, we’ll explore the books featured in the coloring book and the printing techniques used for the illustrations.

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February 9, 2017byGrace Costantino
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