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Biodiversity Heritage Library - Program news and collection highlights from BHL

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The Latest News from BHL!

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If you think all we do is digitize books, get ready to be surprised!

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May 23, 2013byGrace Costantino
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Making the BHL-Africa a Reality: The BHL-Africa Launch and Workshop

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On April 15, 2013, BHL-Africa officially launched. BHL-Africa’s mission is to provide open access to the valuable biodiversity literature found within African libraries and institutions. The African consortium is hard at work identifying partners throughout the continent to sign an MOU and commit to working towards this noble objective.

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April 24, 2013byGrace Costantino
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BHL Africa Officially Launches!

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We’re so excited to announce that today, Monday, April 15, 2013, BHL-Africa has officially launched!

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April 15, 2013byGrace Costantino
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Shaping Public Perception of Africa: David Livingstone

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“Dr. Livingstone, I presume?”

Most of us have heard that famous phrase, uttered by Henry Morton Stanley of the New York Herald upon finding David Livingstone in Ujiji, Tanzania, on November 10, 1871. However, just because you know the phrase doesn’t mean you know the man. Come with us as we explore this legendary explorer and celebrate his birthday!

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March 19, 2013byGrace Costantino
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BHL Use Case: Facilitating the Study of Mollusca in southern Africa

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Imagine that you live in a developing country and you’re studying a rare species of Mollusca. You need to verify the identity of a species you uncovered while performing some field work, but to do so you need to view a publication from the 1700s. Unfortunately, you do not have access to a library that holds the volume you need. What is a scientist to do?

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January 15, 2013byGrace Costantino
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Bird Watching and Conservation with Michael Mills

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For many of us, leading bird watching expeditions throughout Africa would be a dream job. For Michael Mills, Angola Country Program Manager for the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, The A. P. Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, and BirdLife South Africa, it’s all part of the job. It probably comes as no surprise, then, that BHL is an extremely useful resource for Michael, providing him with primary source material about and fantastic illustrations of the birds he works to conserve and share with bird watching participants. 
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November 20, 2012byGrace Costantino
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BHL and Our Users: Margaret Koopman

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This past June, BHL-Staff visited Cape Town, South Africa for a series of meetings aimed at developing a BHL for sub-Saharan Africa. The meeting brought together 20 African participants from six countries with a variety of backgrounds including Librarians, Researchers, and Information Technologists. One such individual was Margaret Koopman, a librarian at an ornithological institute in South Africa. Margaret uses BHL regularly to help her fulfill the needs of her patrons, and she graciously agreed to be interviewed about that usage for our blog.

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July 24, 2012byGrace Costantino
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