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Biodiversity Heritage Library - Program news and collection highlights from BHL

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10 Years of BHL Growth and Transformation While Program Director

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This month (April 2022) marks my tenth year as the BHL Program Director. Over the past 10 years, we’ve seen a lot of change — and a lot of growth — with the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Taking over from our first Program Director, Tom Garnett, was a daunting challenge. Tom led the initial funding of BHL through the MacArthur Foundation grant with the Encyclopedia of Life and the establishment of BHL as a global consortium.

Among my first tasks as BHL Program Director was to build on that legacy with the transition of BHL from a grant funded organization to a member-driven one. Likewise, those first months of my tenure saw the close out of the BHL Europe project (which led to our continued strong European presence) and the planning meetings (and later launch) of BHL Africa.

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April 27, 2022byMartin R. Kalfatovic
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The Biodiversity Heritage Library Adds Museum für Naturkunde Berlin as a New Member

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The Biodiversity Heritage Library is pleased to welcome the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin (MfN) as a new Member. MfN is the first German museum to join the Biodiversity Heritage Library as a Member.

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May 29, 2018byGrace Costantino
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BHL Welcomes the University Library Johann Christian Senckenberg

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The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is pleased to welcome the University Library Johann Christian Senckenberg as a new Affiliate. The University Library is the first German library to join BHL as an Affiliate.

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April 3, 2018byGrace Costantino
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BHL Welcomes Oak Spring Garden Foundation as a New Affiliate

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This quarter, the Biodiversity Heritage Library welcomed the Oak Spring Garden Foundation (OSGF) as a new Affiliate. The BHL consortium now consists of 19 Members and 18 Affiliates.

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October 3, 2017byGrace Costantino
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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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BHL Adds University of Toronto Libraries as a New Member

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The Biodiversity Heritage Library is pleased to welcome the University of Toronto Libraries (UTL) as a new Member. UTL is the first Canadian library to join the Biodiversity Heritage Library as a Member.

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January 23, 2017byMichelle Strizever
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BHL Welcomes the Arboretum Library at the LA County Arboretum and Botanic Garden

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This quarter, the Biodiversity Heritage Library was pleased to welcome The Arboretum Library at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden as its newest Affiliate. The BHL consortium, which has grown substantially over the past year, now consists of 17 Members and 16 Affiliates.

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January 11, 2017byGrace Costantino
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