A Global Library of Life: The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. 2008 NFAIS Annual Conference. February 25, 2008. Philadelphia, PA

1. A Global Library for Life Martin R. Kalfatovic Smithsonian Institution Libraries 25 February 2008

2. The cultivation of natural science cannot be efficiently carried on without reference to an extensive library Charles 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]

4. Taxonomic Literature The cited half-life of publications in taxonomy is longer than in any other scientific discipline * * * The decay rate is longer than in any scientific discipline ~ Macro-economic case for open access Tom Moritz

6. BHL Timeline 2003. Telluride. Encyclopedia of Life meeting February 2005. London. Library and Laboratory: the Marriage of Research, Data and Taxonomic Literature May 2005. Washington. Ground work for the Biodiversity Heritage Library June 2006. Washington. Organizational and Technical meeting August 2006. New York Botanical Garden. BHL Director’s Meeting. October 2006. St. Louis/San Francisco. Technical meetings February 2007. Museum of Comparative Zoology. Organizational meeting May 2007. Encyclopedia of Life and BHL Portal Launch. Washington DC.

7. BHL Members American Museum of Natural History (New York) Field Museum (Chicago) Natural History Museum (London) Smithsonian Institution Libraries (Washington) Missouri Botanical Garden (St. Louis) New York Botanical Garden (New York)

10. BHL Focus: Literature

11. BHL Focus: Literature

20. But what about ...

27. BHL & Publishers

32. Page Delivery

33. Taxonomic Intelligence

35. Discovered Bibliographies

38. Structure of the Encyclopedia of Life Serine Molecule

39. Serine Molecule Synthesis Center Field Museum Biodiversity Heritage Library Secretariat Smithsonian Education & Outreach Smithsonian/Harvard Informatics Marine Biological Laboratory & MOBOT

46. A Global Library for Life In any well-appointed Natural History Library there should be found every book and every edition of every book dealing in the remotest way with the subjects concerned. Charles Davies Sherborn, Epilogue to Index Animalium , March 1922

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