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Notice: Changes Coming to BHL API Methods on February 27, 2017

Effective February 27, 2017, the API methods GetPartEndNote and GetTitleEndNote will be removed. In addition, the BHL data exports that used the related format have already been removed. The removed BHL API methods and data exports will soon be replaced by methods and exports that use the RIS format, which is supported by a wider range of bibliographic reference managers. Thank you for your patience as we work to implement the RIS-based exports and API methods. If you have any questions, please submit them via our feedback form. You can learn more about our developer tools and APIs here.
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February 24, 2017byGrace Costantino
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Avibase, The World Bird Database

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As part of our BHL & Our Users series, we recently interviewed Denis Lepage, Senior Scientist at the National Data Center, Bird Studies Canada and creator of Avibase, an impressive online resource on the birds of the world.

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August 21, 2014byCarolyn Sheffield
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BHL and EOL team up for NESCent Research Sprint

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In early February, the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent) hosted the EOL-BHL Research Sprint. NESCent, based in Durham, NC, is a non-profit science center supporting research in the evolutionary sciences. NESCent emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach to research, and so the idea behind the Sprint was to put together teams of programmers and life scientists to expose each other to questions and ways of thinking that they might not necessarily consider in their normal work.

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March 27, 2014byCarolyn Sheffield
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BHL at Summer Teacher Institutes

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This summer, the Library of Congress hosted five-day Summer Teacher Institutes in Washington, DC. As part of the most recent Institute, BHL shared an exhibit table on Science and Technology with the Library of Congress on Tuesday, August 6, 2013. Carolyn Sheffield, of the Smithsonian Institution, shared information on BHL and distributed stickers, pins, and BHL business cards—complete with gorgeous illustrations from BHL.

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August 19, 2013byCarolyn Sheffield
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BHL Named a 2013 Computerworld Honors Program Laureate!

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IDG’s Computerworld Honors Program announced on March 19, 2013 The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) as a 2013 Laureate. The annual award program honors visionary applications of information technology promoting positive social, economic and educational change.

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March 22, 2013byMichelle Strizever

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