Biodiversity Heritage Library by Connie Rinaldo (crinaldo@fas.harvard.edu)

WHAT? MISSION: Provide Open Access to Biodiversity Literature GOALS Digitize the core published literature of biodiversity Collaborate with the global taxonomic community, rights holders and others “ The cultivation of natural science cannot be efficiently carried on without reference to an extensive library.” C. Darwin et al 1847 Darwin, C. R. et al. 1847. Copy of Memorial to the First Lord of the Treasury [Lord John Russell], respecting the Management of the British Museum. Parliamentary Papers, Accounts and Papers 1847 , paper number (268), volume XXXIV.253 (13 April): 1-3. [Complete Works of Charles Darwin Online

MISSION:

Provide Open Access to Biodiversity Literature

GOALS

Digitize the core published literature of biodiversity

Collaborate with the global taxonomic community, rights holders and others

WHO? Member Partners American Museum of Natural History Field Museum of Natural History Natural History Museum, London Smithsonian Institution Missouri Botanical Garden New York Botanical Garden Royal Botanic Garden, Kew Botany Libraries, Harvard University Ernst Mayr Library of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University Marine Biological Laboratory / Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution James Dwight Dana Zoophytes. Atlas , 1849

American Museum of Natural History

Field Museum of Natural History

Natural History Museum, London

Smithsonian Institution

Missouri Botanical Garden

New York Botanical Garden

Royal Botanic Garden, Kew

Botany Libraries, Harvard University

Ernst Mayr Library of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University

Marine Biological Laboratory / Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Internet Archive International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature Open Content Alliance European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Atlas of Living Australia BioOne Many other negotiations underway WHO? Collaborators

Internet Archive

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature

Open Content Alliance

European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy

Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

Atlas of Living Australia

BioOne

Many other negotiations underway

WHY? Taxonomic literature has extreme longevity Current taxonomic literature often relies on texts and specimens > 100 years old. Literature repatriation Tractable, well-defined scientific domain Supports GBIF & other international initiatives

Taxonomic literature has extreme longevity

Current taxonomic literature often relies on texts and specimens > 100 years old.

Literature repatriation

Tractable, well-defined scientific domain

Supports GBIF & other international initiatives

Internet Archive scanning centers in London, New York, DC, Boston, Illinois etc. Image files/text derived from OCR. HOW?

Internet Archive scanning centers in London, New York, DC, Boston, Illinois etc.

Image files/text derived from OCR.

GOVERNANCE & PROCESS BHL is not a legal entity MOU with BHL (each member) By-Laws Institutional Council Executive Committee: Chair attends EOL Steering Committee BHL Project Director & part-time Deputy Wiki Annual Meetings of the Library Directors Conference Calls Executive committee (weekly) Staff in the trenches (weekly) Other Business (meetings or calls) Special projects Collections Technical staff Local staff Directors and staff

BHL is not a legal entity

MOU with BHL (each member)

By-Laws

Institutional Council

Executive Committee: Chair attends EOL Steering Committee

BHL Project Director & part-time Deputy

Wiki

Annual Meetings of the Library Directors

Conference Calls

Executive committee (weekly)

Staff in the trenches (weekly)

Other Business (meetings or calls)

Special projects

Collections

Technical staff

Local staff

Directors and staff

BHL Portal http://www. biodiversitylibrary .org Serve image and text files, create volume, part, piece metatata; ingest page level metadata Globally Unique Identifiers (GUIDs) to link to other services Taxonomic Intelligence: developed at MBLWHOI Uses sophisticated algorithm to locate name strings from the 9.4 million in NameBank from OCR Iterative processing of texts increases number of names in Namebank and also the accuracy of recognition. More tools under development Portal prototype developed at Missouri Botanical Garden based on botanicus.org

Serve image and text files, create volume, part, piece metatata; ingest page level metadata

Globally Unique Identifiers (GUIDs) to link to other services

Taxonomic Intelligence: developed at MBLWHOI

Uses sophisticated algorithm to locate name strings from the 9.4 million in NameBank from OCR

Iterative processing of texts increases number of names in Namebank and also the accuracy of recognition.

More tools under development

Portal prototype developed at Missouri Botanical Garden based on botanicus.org

Seek Permissions Opt in Copyright Model: The BHL actively works with professional societies & associations to integrate their publications into the BHL in a way that serves the societies’ missions and goals BHL is digitizing learned society backfiles & serving them from the BHL Portal at no cost to the societies Files are available to the publishers for reuse as they see fit

Opt in Copyright Model: The BHL actively works with professional societies & associations to integrate their publications into the BHL in a way that serves the societies’ missions and goals

BHL is digitizing learned society backfiles & serving them from the BHL Portal at no cost to the societies

Files are available to the publishers for reuse as they see fit

Financial & Legal Sustainability Quick ramp-up: high early costs will drive long-term costs down. Derive some long-term costs from the operating budgets of the member institutions. Integrate functions/tasks with wider efforts where appropriate, e.g. mass storage. Make the BHL absolutely essential. Avoid legal conflicts Keep copyright infringement risk low Obtain permissions when possible Negotiate alternative agreements Move on if necessary Future Structure

Quick ramp-up: high early costs will drive long-term costs down.

Derive some long-term costs from the operating budgets of the member institutions.

Integrate functions/tasks with wider efforts where appropriate, e.g. mass storage.

Make the BHL absolutely essential.

Avoid legal conflicts

Keep copyright infringement risk low

Obtain permissions when possible

Negotiate alternative agreements

Move on if necessary

Future Structure

Future Directions Multiple languages Links back to EOL Expanded taxonomic intelligence Geolocation Global partnerships: Malaysia, China, broader EU participation Beyond scientists: community needs Grey Literature & Archives Automated structural markup of journal literature

Multiple languages

Links back to EOL

Expanded taxonomic intelligence

Geolocation

Global partnerships: Malaysia, China, broader EU participation

Beyond scientists: community needs

Grey Literature & Archives

Automated structural markup of journal literature