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Earth Day 2016!
By: Laurel E. ByrnesOutreach and Social Media VolunteerBiodiversity Heritage Library Happy Earth Day! This special day for recognizing and fighting the serious and negative effects of climate change...
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Solenne Coutagne visits Smithsonian Libraries
Solenne Coutagne of the Bibliotheque Interuniversitaire de Santé (BIU Santé) in Paris visited the Smithsonian Libraries during a tour of library and museum collections in the DC area. Solenne is the...
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Madame Vincent's Studies of Flowers and Fruits
By: Leora SiegelSenior Director, Lenhardt Library Chicago Botanic Garden Études de fleurs et de fruits: peints d'après nature by Henriette Vincent is a book of beautiful botanical illustrations. With...
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Kam Wies helps BHL "Moving Walls" Move On
When I learned of the amazing opportunity to intern at the Smithsonian Libraries, I instantly knew I wanted to be a part of it. I was lucky enough to be chosen to be the Biodiversity Heritage Library...
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Biodiversity Heritage Library Adds BHL Australia as a New Member
The Biodiversity Heritage Library is pleased to welcome BHL Australia as a new Member. BHL Australia was founded in 2010 by the Atlas of Living Australia with Museum Victoria as the Lead Agency...
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Expanding Access (EABL) Project Brings New In-Copyright Content to BHL
In case you missed our last post recapping the in-copyright content in BHL over 2015, we secured agreements with 23 licensors to provide 34 in-copyright titles for free and open access via our online...
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BHL Day: Celebrating 10 Years of Open Access to Biodiversity Literature
2016 marks the 10th anniversary of the Biodiversity Heritage Library. As part of our #BHLat10 celebrations, and in conjunction with our Annual Members Meeting, we hosted a public BHL Day on April 12 at...
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Report on the 2016 BHL Annual meetings, London
2016 BHL Group PhotoIn conjunction with the BHL Day event at the Natural History Museum (NHM) in London, BHL partner representatives got down to work.The combined 2016 BHL Joint Meeting was co-hosted...
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BioBlitz 2016 in Washington, D.C.
BioBlitz 2016 is coming to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. May 20-21, and BHL is participating!According to the National Geographic website:"A BioBlitz is an event that focuses on finding and...
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Undergraduates and the BHL
"Is the bald eagle really bald?"This was the question that a recent history of science undergraduate class at Harvard University had to answer with the help of BHL. Specifically, students were required...
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We Challenge You to #DigIntoDyar
This post originally published on the Smithsonian Libraries blog Unbound. Important entomological work. The Bahá'í faith. Secret tunnels under Washington, DC. What do all of these elements have in...
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Hen Fever and Heritage Breeds
Do you have hen fever?Many in the 19th century did. From about 1845-1855, an obsession with owning and breeding the world's finest chickens swept across the United States. The epidemic started with...
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Wikipedia Edit-a-thon for New Zealand Species, 29 May 2016!
Help improve Wikipedia articles about New Zealand species!On Sunday, 29 May 2016, the Friends of Te Papa will be hosting a Wikipedia edit-a-thon focused on adding New Zealand plant and animal species...
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Inspiring Discovery at the 2016 BioBlitz and Biodiversity Festival in...
BHL participated in BioBlitz 2016 in Washington, D.C. on 20-21 May. A BioBlitz focuses on finding and identifying as many species as possible in a specific area over a short period of time. In this...
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BHL Singapore representative and National Library Board staff visit...
Wai Yin Pryke ( Director, National Library, National Library Board of Singapore) visited with BHL Program Director Martin R. Kalfatovic and Program Manager Carolyn Sheffield on 19 May 2016. Ms. Pryke...
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The Roosevelt Wild Life Station
This is the first in a monthly series of posts highlighting contributions to the Expanding Access to Biodiversity Literature (EABL) project, which aims to enhance BHL's collections with content from...
View ArticleBHL at 10 Notable Books Collection
2016 marks the 10th anniversary of the Biodiversity Heritage Library. We kicked off our year-long celebrations with our #BHLat10 campaign in April, highlighting our history, growth, and milestones. As...
View ArticleSmorball and Beanstalk Temporarily Unavailable
BHL's two online games, Smorball and Beanstalk, are temporarily unavailable while we transfer the domains to a new registrar. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience. We will...
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Diving into Marine Biodiversity & Coastal Ecosystem Research
On the eastern coast of Florida, about 120 miles north of Miami, there's a very special research center. It serves as a field station specializing in marine biodiversity and Florida ecosystems,...
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Expanding Access and MiBio team members present at the annual Council on...
The Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries hosted its 48th Annual Meeting in Cleveland, Ohio May 24-28th, 2016. With perfect weather and a packed schedule, members were kept busy...
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