The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is a digital library focused on biodiversity literature. As of November 2012, the BHL contained over 39 million pages from over 109,000 items and 57,000 titles. In the past year over 14,000 new items were added. The BHL sees over 100,000 visitors per month and has had over 3.6 million total visitors since 2007. Going forward, the BHL aims to increase agreements with publishers of in-copyright materials, explore risk management of materials from 1923-1961, and experiment with taxonomic markup of illustrations. Governance and funding structures were also discussed to support continued growth and participation of the BHL globally.
Smithsonian Libraries & The Biodiversity Heritage Library: 2003 - 2012. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Smithsonian Libraries Town Hall. National Zoo, Washington, DC. 19 September 2012.
Increasing Access, Promoting Progress: Empowering Global Research through the...Martin Kalfatovic
Increasing Access, Promoting Progress: Empowering Global Research through the BHL. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Group of 12 Meeting. Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle. Paris, 2 December 2016.
African Digital Libraries in Global Content: The Biodiversity Heritage Librar...Martin Kalfatovic
African Digital Libraries in Global Content: The Biodiversity Heritage Library Model. Martin R. Kalfatovic & Anne-Lise Fourie, ICADLA-4. Accra, Ghana, 28 May 2015
Twitter - things you really shouldn't doSarah Arrow
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Smithsonian Libraries & The Biodiversity Heritage Library: 2003 - 2012. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Smithsonian Libraries Town Hall. National Zoo, Washington, DC. 19 September 2012.
Increasing Access, Promoting Progress: Empowering Global Research through the...Martin Kalfatovic
Increasing Access, Promoting Progress: Empowering Global Research through the BHL. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Group of 12 Meeting. Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle. Paris, 2 December 2016.
African Digital Libraries in Global Content: The Biodiversity Heritage Librar...Martin Kalfatovic
African Digital Libraries in Global Content: The Biodiversity Heritage Library Model. Martin R. Kalfatovic & Anne-Lise Fourie, ICADLA-4. Accra, Ghana, 28 May 2015
Twitter - things you really shouldn't doSarah Arrow
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I am the authorized K-12 representative in South Carolina for eInstruction by Turning Technologies
Bill McIntosh
SchoolVision Inc..
Authorized South Carolina K-12 Consultant for eInstruction / Turning Technologies
Phone :843-442-8888
Email :WKMcIntosh@Comcast.net
Twitter : @OtisTMcIntosh
SchoolVision Website on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WKMIII
Website : www.einstruction.com
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Rise of the Makers: rethinking innovation and designStamford
A 10 minute UX Australia 2013 talk about Rise of the Maker - examining some of the Maker philosophies applied to design and examples of making (3D printing, lasers and more).
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KEUCO-The Premium Lifestyle German Bathroom Brand - works on a concept of “ integrated design+ functionality in the bathroom “ thereby uncovering each aspect of functionality + design which often gets over looked .Right from the wash basin ,vanity , light mirror/mirror cabinets to the fittings, accessories , showering concepts ",there a very unique and definite design language across all products ensuring exquisite functionality + design sensibility, which creates a perfect setting and atmosphere of a interior bathroom concept .
This concept of "integrated bathroom design+ functionality" is a key point of differentiation which KEUCO brings into the bath space ,therefore transforming it into a space for personal well-being
Zulma Reyo is founder of Women who make a difference as well as being an international bestselling author. Zulma has dedicated her life to learning about higher states of consciousness and evolution
The Biodiversity Heritage Library: Collaborating Globally, Scanning LocallyMartin Kalfatovic
The Biodiversity Heritage Library: Collaborating Globally, Scanning Locally. Librarians as Digital Leaders: Collaborating on the Development and Use of Digitized Collections. American Library Association Annual Conference. Las Vegas, NV. 28 June 2014.
The Biodiversity Heritage Library: Origin | Growth | PartnershipsMartin Kalfatovic
The Biodiversity Heritage Library: Origin | Growth | Partnerships. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Biodiversity Heritage Library Organization and Planning Meeting. Kirstenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa. 14 June 2012. . Washington, DC. 24 May 2012.
The Biodiversity Heritage Library: Program Director's Report: September 2012Martin Kalfatovic
The Biodiversity Heritage Library: Program Director's Report: September 2012. Martin R. Kalfatovic. BHL Staff and Technical Meeting. Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, MA. 27 September 2012.
Biodiversity Heritage Library - an overview for the Australian MuseumNicole Kearney
This presentation was delivered to the Australian Museum (Sydney Australia) on 17 October 2016. It provides an overview of the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) and its efforts to make the world's biodiversity literature accessible & discoverable (with particular emphasis on scientific artwork, field diaries and taxonomic descriptions).
The Biodiversity Heritage Library: Empowering Discovery through Free Access to Biodiversity Knowledge | Martin R. Kalfatovic, XIX IBC 2017. Shenzhen, China. 25 July 2017
Digital & Discovery @ Smithsonian Libraries 2013. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Smithsonian Libraries Advisory Board Meeting. Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, Virginia. 21 May 2013.
Oh Time, Thy Pyramids! The Biodiversity Heritage Library and the Unchaining o...Martin Kalfatovic
Oh Time, Thy Pyramids! The Biodiversity Heritage Library and the Unchaining of the Universal Library(?). Martin Kalfatovic. Information Futures Institute. Berkman Center for Internet & Society. April 12, 2008. Cambridge, MA.
Sharing Data for Biodiversity: The Biodiversity Heritage LibraryMartin Kalfatovic
Sharing Data for Biodiversity: The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Leaders' Forum: The Internet Archive. 21 October 2010. San Francisco, CA.
The Biodiversity Heritage Library 10 Years and More!Martin Kalfatovic
The Biodiversity Heritage Library 10 Years and More! Martin R. Kalfatovic. TDWG 2016. Centro de Transferencia Tecnológica y Educación Continua (CTEC) San Carlos, Santa Clara, Costa Rica. 7 December 2016.
Rise of the Makers: rethinking innovation and designStamford
A 10 minute UX Australia 2013 talk about Rise of the Maker - examining some of the Maker philosophies applied to design and examples of making (3D printing, lasers and more).
“Bones” Hitting into Hong Kong Again - Largest International Trombonists join...prcircle
A historical number of international professional trombonists from the United States and Europe will travel into Hong Kong for SliderAsia Trombone Festival this summer.
Keuco transform your bathspace into a private havenRahul kher
KEUCO-The Premium Lifestyle German Bathroom Brand - works on a concept of “ integrated design+ functionality in the bathroom “ thereby uncovering each aspect of functionality + design which often gets over looked .Right from the wash basin ,vanity , light mirror/mirror cabinets to the fittings, accessories , showering concepts ",there a very unique and definite design language across all products ensuring exquisite functionality + design sensibility, which creates a perfect setting and atmosphere of a interior bathroom concept .
This concept of "integrated bathroom design+ functionality" is a key point of differentiation which KEUCO brings into the bath space ,therefore transforming it into a space for personal well-being
Zulma Reyo is founder of Women who make a difference as well as being an international bestselling author. Zulma has dedicated her life to learning about higher states of consciousness and evolution
The Biodiversity Heritage Library: Collaborating Globally, Scanning LocallyMartin Kalfatovic
The Biodiversity Heritage Library: Collaborating Globally, Scanning Locally. Librarians as Digital Leaders: Collaborating on the Development and Use of Digitized Collections. American Library Association Annual Conference. Las Vegas, NV. 28 June 2014.
The Biodiversity Heritage Library: Origin | Growth | PartnershipsMartin Kalfatovic
The Biodiversity Heritage Library: Origin | Growth | Partnerships. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Biodiversity Heritage Library Organization and Planning Meeting. Kirstenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa. 14 June 2012. . Washington, DC. 24 May 2012.
The Biodiversity Heritage Library: Program Director's Report: September 2012Martin Kalfatovic
The Biodiversity Heritage Library: Program Director's Report: September 2012. Martin R. Kalfatovic. BHL Staff and Technical Meeting. Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, MA. 27 September 2012.
Biodiversity Heritage Library - an overview for the Australian MuseumNicole Kearney
This presentation was delivered to the Australian Museum (Sydney Australia) on 17 October 2016. It provides an overview of the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) and its efforts to make the world's biodiversity literature accessible & discoverable (with particular emphasis on scientific artwork, field diaries and taxonomic descriptions).
The Biodiversity Heritage Library: Empowering Discovery through Free Access to Biodiversity Knowledge | Martin R. Kalfatovic, XIX IBC 2017. Shenzhen, China. 25 July 2017
Digital & Discovery @ Smithsonian Libraries 2013. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Smithsonian Libraries Advisory Board Meeting. Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, Virginia. 21 May 2013.
Oh Time, Thy Pyramids! The Biodiversity Heritage Library and the Unchaining o...Martin Kalfatovic
Oh Time, Thy Pyramids! The Biodiversity Heritage Library and the Unchaining of the Universal Library(?). Martin Kalfatovic. Information Futures Institute. Berkman Center for Internet & Society. April 12, 2008. Cambridge, MA.
Sharing Data for Biodiversity: The Biodiversity Heritage LibraryMartin Kalfatovic
Sharing Data for Biodiversity: The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Leaders' Forum: The Internet Archive. 21 October 2010. San Francisco, CA.
The Biodiversity Heritage Library 10 Years and More!Martin Kalfatovic
The Biodiversity Heritage Library 10 Years and More! Martin R. Kalfatovic. TDWG 2016. Centro de Transferencia Tecnológica y Educación Continua (CTEC) San Carlos, Santa Clara, Costa Rica. 7 December 2016.
3 Years On: The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. BHL Australia Kick Off Meeting: Melbourne Museum. 1 June 2010. Melbourne, Australia.
Increasing Access, Promoting Progress: Empowering Global Research through the...Martin Kalfatovic
Increasing Access, Promoting Progress: Empowering Global Research through the BHL. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Expanding Access to Biodiversity Workshop. Atlanta History Center. Atlanta, GA. 24 January 2017.
Free & Open Access to Biodiversity Literature: An Introduction to the Biodive...Martin Kalfatovic
Free & Open Access to Biodiversity Literature: An Introduction to the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Presentation for Natural and Physical Sciences Library Staff. Smithsonian Libraries. Washington, DC. 14 June 2017.
Open Scientific Digital Libraries: The Biodiversity Heritage LibraryMartin Kalfatovic
"Open Scientific Digital Libraries: The Biodiversity Heritage Library." Martin R. Kalfatovic. Digital Libraies for the Maghreb. Fulbright Academy of Science & Technology. Washington, DC. 24 January 2010.
Overview of the Biodiversity Heritage Library: Recent ActivitiesMartin Kalfatovic
Overview of the Biodiversity Heritage Library: Recent Activities. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Inaugural Digital Data in Biodiversity Research Conference. Digital Data and the North American Nodes of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Co-sponsored by the University of Michigan and iDigBio. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. 5 June 2017.
Botanical Literature Goes Global: The Biodiversity Heritage Library warnemen
The BHL is an international collaboration of natural history libraries working together to make biodiversity literature available for use by the widest possible audience through open access and sustainable management.
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BHL and Specimen Collection Data: The needle in the Festuca stackMartin Kalfatovic
BHL and Specimen Collection Data: The needle in the Festuca stack
Biodiversity_Next | 23 October 2019 | Leiden
Martin R. Kalfatovic. BHL Program Director | Biodiversity Heritage Library. ORCID: 0000-0002-4563-4627. https://doi.org/10.3897/biss.3.37787
Managing Scholarly Research Output: The Smithsonian Institution ExperienceMartin Kalfatovic
Managing Scholarly Research Output: The Smithsonian Institution Experience. Martin R. Kalfatovic, Alvin Hutchinson, Richard Naples, and Suzanne Pilsk. Smithsonian-The National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI). Washington, DC, 16 May 2019.
Seeing a Butterfly & Knowing What It Is: BHL: Past > Present > FutureMartin Kalfatovic
Seeing a Butterfly & Knowing What It Is: BHL: Past > Present > Future. Martin R. Kalfatovic. 2019 BHL Annual Meeting. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. 30 April 2019.
Managing Scholarly Research Output: The Smithsonian Institution ExperienceMartin Kalfatovic
Managing Scholarly Research Output: The Smithsonian Institution Experience. Martin R. Kalfatovic, Alvin Hutchinson, Richard Naples, and Suzanne Pilsk. CNI Spring Meeting. St. Louis, MO. 8 April 2019.
Discoverable, Accessible, Reusable, and Transparent (DART): Scholarly Communi...Martin Kalfatovic
Discoverable, Accessible, Reusable, and Transparent (DART): Scholarly Communications and the Research Museum. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Global Summit of Research Museums. Berlin. 5 November 2018.
Cultural Heritage and the Technology of Culture: Finding the Nature of Illumi...Martin Kalfatovic
Cultural Heritage and the Technology of Culture: Finding the Nature of Illumination in Libraries and Museums. Martin R. Kalfatovic. 9th Shanghai International Library Forum. Shanghai, China. 19 October 2018.
Smithsonian Libraries: Digital Programs and Initiatives DivisionMartin Kalfatovic
Smithsonian Libraries: Digital Programs and Initiatives Division. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Smithsonian Libraries Research Services Meeting. Washington, DC. 20 September 2018.
The Biodiversity Heritage Library & Botany: Empowering Discovery through Free...Martin Kalfatovic
The Biodiversity Heritage Library & Botany: Empowering Discovery through Free Access to Biodiversity Knowledge. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Botany 2018. Rochester, MN. 24 July 2018.
Expanding Access for the Local and Global Increasing Access & Empowering Glob...Martin Kalfatovic
Expanding Access for the Local and Global Increasing Access & Empowering Global Biodiversity Research through the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. 2018 Ohio Natural History Conference. Cleveland Museum of Natural History. 24 February 2018.
The Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG): Opportunities for Collaboratio...Martin Kalfatovic
The Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG), also known as the Taxonomic Databases Working Group, is a non-profit scientific and educational association that is affiliated with the International Union of Biological Sciences. TDWG was formed to establish international collaboration among biological database projects and related services. Promoting the wider and more effective dissemination of information about the World's heritage of biological organisms for the benefit of the world at large, TDWG focuses on the development of standards for the exchange of biological/biodiversity data. TDWG promotes the use of standards through the most appropriate and effective means and acts as a forum for discussion through holding meetings and through publications, especially the recently launched open access journal, Biodiversity Information Standards and Science. This presentation will focus on areas of possible collaboration by the larger networked information community around bioinformatic standards, areas where TDWG collaborates with other biodiversity organizations such as the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL), the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL), and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
A Vast Library of Life: The Biodiversity Heritage LibraryMartin Kalfatovic
A Vast Library of Life: The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Aim, Scope & Challenges of Research Museums: An Exchange between the Smithsonian Institution & Leibniz Association. Washington, DC. 30 October 2017.
Smithsonian Libraries in Service of Scholarly Communications: An Introduction...Martin Kalfatovic
Smithsonian Libraries in Service of Scholarly Communications: An Introduction to Smithsonian Research Online & Other Resources. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Aim, Scope & Challenges of Research Museums: An Exchange between the Smithsonian Institution & Leibniz Association. Washington, DC. 30 October 2017.
Digital Programs & Initiatives @ Smithsonian Libraries: Scholarly Communicati...Martin Kalfatovic
Digital Programs & Initiatives @ Smithsonian Libraries: Scholarly Communications | Digital Library | Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Presentation for the National Library of Medicine Staff. Smithsonian Libraries. Washington, DC. 9 June 2017
“The Gift of Time”: Impact through Open: The Biodiversity Heritage LibraryMartin Kalfatovic
“The Gift of Time”: Impact through Open: The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Bracing for Impact: Digitizing Collections to Change Lives. 2017 Smithsonian Digitization Fair. Washington. 19 October 2017.
How Did We Get Here from There? The Origin Story of The Biodiversity Heritage...Martin Kalfatovic
How Did We Get Here from There? The Origin Story of The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. 2017 Library Leaders Forum. Internet Archive. San Francisco. 13 October 2017.
How Did We Get Here from There? The Origin Story of The Biodiversity Heritage...
The Biodiversity Heritage Library: EOL Team Report: November 2012
1. The Biodiversity Heritage Library
EOL Team Report: November 2012
Martin R. Kalfatovic | EOL Team Meeting
29 November 2012 | Museum of Comparative Zoology | Cambridge, MA
2. The Wherefore of BHL
The cultivation of
natural science cannot
be efficiently carried
on without reference
to an extensive library
Charles Darwin, et al
(1847)
4. 40 m + pages
115 k + items
60 k + titles
2013
39,859,323 pages
109,441 items
57,417 titles
28 November 2012
5. Items Added: Past 12 Months
Cornell ingest | Dec 2011
14,458
Average: 1,204 / month
6. User Statistics: 2007 - 2012
Visitors: 3,628,088
Page Views: 17,604,395
New vs. Returning: 48.88% vs. 50.12%
112,584 visitors | March 2012
2012
2007
16. Experiment with taxonomic markup
Smithsonian Contributions
and Studies Series
Collaboration with Smithsonian
Institution Scholarly Press
1,000+ titles; 100,000 pages
17. Example of illustration described using Art of Life schema
Title Stictospiza formosa
Type Paintings
Date Publication: 1898
Agent Author: Arthur G. Butler (1844-1925)
Illustrator: F.W. Frohawk (1861-1946)
Description A pair of finches with green and yellow bodies resting on reeds
Subjects Scientific name: Amandava formosa (Latham, 1790)
Vernacular Name: Green Avadavat or Green Munia
Accepted Name: Amandava formosa (Latham, 1790)
Birds, finches
Inscriptions bottom center: Green Amaduvade Waxbill (Stictospiza formosa)
Source
Butler, Arthur Gardiner. Foreign finches in captivity. Hull and London: Brumby and Clarke,
limited,1889 (2nd edition). This image comes from the Biodiversity Heritage Library, and is
available online at biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17195895
Rights Public domain
DLF Forum 2012 Denver CO Trish Rose-Sandler, Missouri Botanical Garden Art of Life project
22. June 2012
Over 30 librarians,
scientists, informaticians
gathered in Cape Town,
South Africa to start the
formation of the BHL
Africa node; funded by
JRS Foundation
26. The Congress shall have Power ... To promote the Progress of Science
and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors
the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.
U.S. Code Title 17. Chapter 1. Section 109
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30. Robust Governance Structure
Executive Committee
- Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary
- Program Director (ex officio)
- Technical Director (ex officio)
Steering Committee
- Direct monetary support of BHL central activities
- 10 institutions (subset of the Institutional Council)
Institutional Council
- Interested institutions who sign participation agreement
- 14 institutions
36. Facebook
Total Post Views: 245,095
Audience Growth (Total new people who like our page): 338
Audience Engagement (Total post interactions): 1,620
Total Monthly active Users by End of Q1, FY12: 1,273
Total Page Likes: 1,871
Blog
Total Visits: 4,868
Unique Visitors: 3,540
Twitter @ BioDivLibrary
Total Followers: 1,951
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39. Looking Forward
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