The LIBRARY Part of The Biodiversity Heritage Library

The LIBRARY Part of

The

Biodiversity Heritage Library

Traditional Library Traditional Services

Traditional Library

Traditional Services

Traditional Cataloging Monographs Serials Videos Microfilm/fiche Sound Recordings CD/DVDs Electronic Resources

Traditional Cataloging

Monographs

Serials

Videos

Microfilm/fiche

Sound Recordings

CD/DVDs

Electronic Resources

Smithsonian Institution Research Information System (SIRIS) MARC AACR2r ISBD LC Classification LC Subject Headings

Smithsonian Institution Research Information System (SIRIS)

MARC

AACR2r

ISBD

LC Classification

LC Subject Headings

SI Libraries Serves: Curators Researchers Post-Docs Museum Administrators Public

SI Libraries Serves:

Curators

Researchers

Post-Docs

Museum Administrators

Public

A library is a library is a library?

Virtual Library A “library without walls” in which the collections do not exist on paper, … or other tangible form at a physical location but are electronically accessible in digital format via computer networks. - - Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science http://lu.com/odlis/

Virtual Library

A “library without walls” in which the collections do not exist on paper, … or other tangible form at a physical location but are electronically accessible in digital format via computer networks.

- - Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science http://lu.com/odlis/

Digital Library A library in which a significant proportion of the resources are available in machine-readable format … accessible by means of computers. The digital content may be locally held or accessed remotely via computer networks. - - Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science http://lu.com/odlis/

Digital Library

A library in which a significant proportion of the resources are available in machine-readable format … accessible by means of computers.

The digital content may be locally held or accessed remotely via computer networks.

- - Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science http://lu.com/odlis/

Traditional Digital Library Electronic Journals & Databases Digital Editions Online Exhibitions Online Catalog Digital Reference

Traditional Digital Library

Electronic Journals & Databases

Digital Editions

Online Exhibitions

Online Catalog

Digital Reference

Will they find it? If you digitize it …

Will they find it?

Search Gone BAD!

Validation for Libraries

Validation for Libraries

St. Louis Code of International Code of Botanical Nomenclature International Code of Zoological Nomenclature International Code of Phylogenetic Nomenclature

St. Louis Code of International Code of Botanical Nomenclature

International Code of Zoological Nomenclature

International Code of Phylogenetic Nomenclature

Taxonomic descriptions must be published for the name to be valid Publications must be available to the public through trusted sources Libraries have been the traditional place

Taxonomic descriptions must be published for the name to be valid

Publications must be available to the public through trusted sources

Libraries have been the traditional place

Metadata – failure to serve

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Specimen Plate or other visual image Taxonomic description

Specimen

Plate or other visual image

Taxonomic description

Instant Identification System

Core literature pre-1923: 100 million pages (?) All pre-1923: 120-150 million pages All literature: 280-320 million pages

Core literature pre-1923: 100 million pages (?)

All pre-1923: 120-150 million pages

All literature: 280-320 million pages

Who has what? What should we scan and when? Monographs vs Serials Series treated as separates Can it be found and used once scanned?

Selection Tools: Combined Serial list for selection of title to scan to avoid duplication of effort Monographic “de-duping” algorithm OCLC Collection Analysis

Selection Tools:

Combined Serial list for selection of title to scan to avoid duplication of effort

Monographic “de-duping” algorithm

OCLC Collection Analysis

1.3 million catalogue records 73% are monographs (remainder are serials at title-level) 63% is English language material The next most popular language (9%) is German About 30% of material was published before 1923

1.3 million catalogue records

73% are monographs (remainder are serials at title-level)

63% is English language material

The next most popular language (9%) is German

About 30% of material was published before 1923

Initial Metadata Analysis: We have 1.3 million catalogue records 73% are monographs (remainder are serials at title-level) 63% is English language material. The next most popular language (9%) is German. About 30% of material was published before 1923.

Initial Metadata Analysis:

We have 1.3 million catalogue records

73% are monographs (remainder are serials at title-level)

63% is English language material. The next most popular language (9%) is German.

About 30% of material was published before 1923.

Marine Biological Laboratory/WHOI Marine monographs General Science Museum of Comparative Zoology MCZ publications Herpetology monographs and serials Ichthyology monographs and serials

Marine Biological Laboratory/WHOI

Marine monographs

General Science

Museum of Comparative Zoology

MCZ publications

Herpetology monographs and serials

Ichthyology monographs and serials

University of Illinois Fieldiana Natural history of Illinois American Museum of Natural History AMNH publications Ornithology Natural History Museum NHM publications Major natural history general serials

University of Illinois

Fieldiana

Natural history of Illinois

American Museum of Natural History

AMNH publications

Ornithology

Natural History Museum

NHM publications

Major natural history general serials

Botany Collections Missouri Botanical Garden, New York Botanical Garden, Harvard Botany Libraries, and Royal Botanic Garden, Kew will cooperatively develop a methodology for botanical publications

Botany Collections

Missouri Botanical Garden,

New York Botanical Garden,

Harvard Botany Libraries, and

Royal Botanic Garden, Kew

will cooperatively develop a methodology for botanical publications

Smithsonian Institution Libraries Smithsonian publications Entomology collection Marine mammals Fishes Selected special collections materials

Smithsonian Institution Libraries

Smithsonian publications

Entomology collection

Marine mammals

Fishes

Selected special collections materials

Ernest Ingersoll Hand-book to the National Museum … Smithsonian Institution , 1886 Mass Scanning Workflow Bid Lists Serials Management Pick Lists Packing Lists Monographic Management Local data flow WonderFetch tm Return of data Return of material Billing

Select Book ~Pull from Shelf Review Physically and Metadata Establish viability and create Wonderfetch tm Send to IA scanning center Book is scanned & QA Page images loaded Derivatives created Book returned to library Files harvested from IA portal to BHL Taxonomic Intelligence Added Available through BHL

Select Book ~Pull from Shelf

Review Physically and Metadata

Establish viability and create Wonderfetch tm

Send to IA scanning center

Book is scanned & QA

Page images loaded

Derivatives created

Book returned to library

Files harvested from IA portal to BHL

Taxonomic Intelligence Added

Available through BHL

Biologia Centrali-Americana :zoology, botany and archaeology Mammalia Aves v. 1 … Aves v. 4 Reptilia and Batrachia Biologia Centrali-Americana : Aves v. 1 Introduction -- Subclass Aves Carinate. Order Passeres. v. 2 Subclass Aves Carinate. Order[s]: Passeres (contd.), Macrochires, Pici, Coccyges, Psitta Is it Or

Biologia Centrali-Americana :zoology, botany and archaeology

Mammalia

Aves v. 1

…

Aves v. 4

Reptilia and Batrachia

Biologia Centrali-Americana : Aves

v. 1 Introduction -- Subclass Aves Carinate. Order Passeres.

v. 2 Subclass Aves Carinate. Order[s]: Passeres (contd.), Macrochires, Pici, Coccyges, Psitta

Stable URL Attribution Name Finding Page Turning Page Turning Zoom/Pan Download/View Browse Search Filter Target/Object

Reuse, don’t rebuild

Raw Image Converted to text via OCR Name finding via TaxonFinder Extract names Submit to NameBank SOAP response Taxonomic Intelligence…

Discovered Bibliographies

Future: Citation Resolver Titles Resolver Other Cool Stuff

Future:

Citation Resolver

Titles Resolver

Other Cool Stuff

The Encyclopedia of Life Serine Molecule

EOL Species Pages Built from a variety of new and existing sources Views available for varying levels of expertise from novice to expert Legacy literature a key component of the EOL species pages

Built from a variety of new and existing sources

Views available for varying levels of expertise from novice to expert

Legacy literature a key component of the EOL species pages

Plant Names Specimens Plant Names Plant Names Specimens Descriptions Plant Names Plant Names Citations

Standards Services

Standards

Services

Thanks to: Chris Freeland, Missouri Botanical Garden Martin Kalfatovic, Smithsonian Institution Libraries Cathy Norton, MBL – WHOI Smithsonian Institution Libraries Galaxy of Images http://www.sil.si.edu/imagegalaxy/ 7waspefr

Thanks to:

Chris Freeland, Missouri Botanical Garden

Martin Kalfatovic, Smithsonian Institution Libraries

Cathy Norton, MBL – WHOI

Smithsonian Institution Libraries Galaxy of Images http://www.sil.si.edu/imagegalaxy/

7waspefr

BHL Portal www.biodiversitylibrary.org Internet Archive http://www.archive.org/index.php Serial Mash up http:// www.nhm.ac.uk/library/bhlseriallist /

BHL Portal www.biodiversitylibrary.org

Internet Archive

http://www.archive.org/index.php

Serial Mash up

http:// www.nhm.ac.uk/library/bhlseriallist /