The Biodiversity Heritage Library: One Year Update: 2011 - 2012

The Biodiversity Heritage LibraryOne Year Update: 2011 - 2012Encyclopedia of Life Content Summit17-20 January 02012 | Smithsonian Tropical Research InstituteMartin R. Kalfatovic | Smithsonian Libraries

New Logo!August 2011

Current Content (as of 13 January 2012) > 53,243 titles > 101,516 volumes > 37,657,622 pages

Usage Stats : January 2011 – January 2012 5.1 million views 5.1 million page views Hmmmm 43.85% Bounce rate 43.77% new users

BHL Governance & StaffingExecutive Committee- Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary- Project Director, Deputy Project Director- Technical DirectorSteering Committee- Contribute funds to the Secretariat- 9 institutional members (Smithsonian, MOBOT, NMH, Kew, NYBG, Cal Academy, MBL/WHOI, Harvard/MCZ,Harvard Botany)Institutional Council - Interested institutions who sign participation agreementNon-Technical Pan-BHL Staff- Program Manager, Global Coordinator, Collections Librarian

13. Cornell University Library Ingest 1+ million pages January 2012 14. United States Geological Survey New & Library Improved - Target to ingest content May 2012

Remember this slide? Hmmmm

Darwins Library LaunchMay 2011 February 2012

Life and LiteratureConference andassociated meetings.Chicago, IllinoisNovember 2011

$3,500 + in fourmonths

Increased emphasis on outreach

“Endless thanks to@BioDivLibrary ... yourarchives are helpingme a lot with my bookand master thesis!!!”

> 390,000 views in 10months> 30,000+ images

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The Biodiversity Heritage Library: One Year Update: 2011 - 2012

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