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BHL Bi-annual Newsletter (November 2023) Now Available!
Our latest bi-annual newsletter is now available! From flora and fauna in New Zealand to new Affiliates in Belgium and the United States, don’t miss the latest news from the BHL community. View our...
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BHL Technical Development: Year in Review
In 2023, BHL's Technical Team dedicated significant efforts to improve our data ecosystem, now comprising 61+ million pages of biodiversity literature. Last year's Technical Priorities underscored...
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Advancing Data Excellence: A New Era for the BHL Cataloging and Metadata...
2023 proved to be a transformative year of growth, increased collaboration, and heightened dedication to advancing biodiversity knowledge for the BHL Cataloging and Metadata Committee. Last year, the...
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In Memoriam: William Ulate Rodríguez
William Ulate Rodríguez, past Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) Technical Director, died in St. Louis on September 20, 2023. William was a father, a friend, a colleague, and a passionate advocate of...
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In Memoriam: Nancy E. Gwinn
Dr. Nancy E. Gwinn, past Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) Executive Committee Chair (2011-2017) and Director Emerita, Smithsonian Institution Libraries, died in the Washington, DC area on April 29,...
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2024 BHL Annual Meeting – Securing Our Future While Celebrating Our Past
The 2024 Biodiversity Heritage Library Annual Meeting saw BHL partners and interested parties returning to Chicago, Illinois, the location of many BHL gatherings over the years. This year's meeting was...
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Farewell from BHL Program Director Martin R. Kalfatovic
It’s time to say farewell to my official time with the Biodiversity Heritage Library! As I outlined in my presentation at the 2024 BHL Annual Meeting, when I took over as BHL Program Director in April...
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The Power of Community Science: How Smithsonian Volunpeers Transform...
Last month, Smithsonian Libraries and Archives (SLA), Smithsonian Transcription Center (STC), and the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) celebrated a significant milestone – technical staff worked...
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Advancing BHL’s Data for a Sustainable Future: Meet Tiago, Our New...
We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Tiago Lubiana as the new Wikimedian-in-Residence (WiR) at the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL)! This crucial role, shaped by community-driven...
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Biodiversity Heritage Library Datasets Now Openly Accessible on the Amazon...
Sixty-two million pages of scientific text, images, and metadata, representing 500 years of biodiversity data will be openly accessible via the Registry of Open Data on AWS The BHL Technical Team is...
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