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Cetaceans and Cephalopods: Supporting the Work of Collections Managers One...
Have you ever been to a museum and wondered about the history of the specimens on display?If you have, then you'd probably be interested in talking to the museum's collections managers, as their jobs...
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Kirtlandia and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Origins of the Cleveland Museum of Natural HistoryThe story of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History (CMNH) begins in the1830s, when a small group of men filled a two-room wooden building in Public...
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Notes accompanying collection of useful plants made by W. J. Fisher at...
By: Lesley ParillaCataloger, The Field Book ProjectSmithsonian LibrariesIn honor of Native American Heritage Month, we would like to highlight a field book that documents Native American knowledge of...
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Black Friday Sale Nov. 23-27! Save 10% Off in the BHL Store
Are you planning to do some shopping for Black Friday? Do you want your purchase to make an impact on biodiversity conservation and research?Then the BHL Black Friday Sale is perfect for you!Save 10%...
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Holmes, Shells, and the Intersection of Art & Science
William Henry Holmes, about 1875. Random Records of a Lifetime. v. 1. http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52009570. Digitized by Smithsonian Libraries.From November 28th through December 9th, BHL...
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Announcing the New Holiday Collection in the BHL Store!
Get ready for the holidays with the new Holiday Collection in the BHL store!Shop the new Holiday Collection in the BHL store today and help support biodiversity research around the world. 100% of the...
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Biodiversity Heritage Library Welcomes Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle...
The Biodiversity Heritage Library is pleased to welcome the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (MNHN) as a new Member. As BHL’s 17th Member, MNHN will expand the breadth of BHL’s collection and...
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BHL participates in meetings at the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (Paris)
From left:Bruno David, Martin R. Kalfatovic,Laurence Bénichou, Nancy E. Gwinn, Gildas Illien.Photo by Jean-Christophe DomenechBy Martin R. KalfatovicBHL Program DirectorI was honored to participate in...
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Poetic Botany: A Digital Exhibition Celebrating the History of Botany
Night-blowing (Blooming) Cereus (Selenicereus grandiflorus). Curtis’s Botanical Magazine. v. 62 (1835). http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/465887. Digitized by the Missouri Botanical Garden, Peter...
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Expanding Access Project: The Year in Review
Just past the halfway point of its 2-year IMLS grant period, the Expanding Access to Biodiversity Literature (EABL) project has made significant contributions to BHL's collections and is well on its...
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Internet Archive Library Leaders Forum 2016
By Bianca CrowleyBHL Digital Collections ManagerAt the end of October I attended the Internet Archive Library Leaders Forum 2016. This was the 3rd time I've attended this meeting since 2009 and was by...
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Michał Piotr Boym’s Flora sinensis, fructus floresque humillime [Flora of...
By Anne GriffinHead of Cataloguing Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Library, Art & Archives. Fig. 1. Title Page. Boym, Michał Piotr. Flora sinensis. 1656. Digitized by Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Library,...
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TDWG 2016 meeting, La Fortuna & Alajuela Province, San Carlos, Costa Rica
Official Photo by Denisse Vargas(A report from the 2016 TDWG meeting by BHL Program Director Martin R. Kalfatovic and BHL Vice-Chair Constance Rinaldo).The 2016 TDWG Biodiversity Information Standards...
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Reflecting back on my incredible summer at Smithsonian Libraries
By Nura AgzamovaSmithsonian Libraries InternBiodiversity Heritage LibrarySmithsonian Field Book ProjectAs the weather in Central New York is getting colder, and the winter is inevitably approaching, I...
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Introducing the BHL Field Notes Project
By: Adriana Marroquin Project Manager, BHL Field Notes ProjectIn 2015, the Council on Library and Information Resources awarded the Biodiversity Heritage Library a grant to fund the BHL Field Notes...
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BHL Welcomes the Arboretum Library at the LA County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
This quarter, the Biodiversity Heritage Library was pleased to welcome The Arboretum Library at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden as its newest Affiliate. The BHL consortium, which...
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Catesby in the Classroom: Students Explore the Intersection of Art and Science
In the early eighteenth century, English naturalist Mark Catesby set foot in a New World. After spending the better part of ten years, spread across two separate trips, exploring and documenting North...
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Be Like a BHL Librarian and Edit Wikipedia for #1Lib1Ref
By Siobhan LeachmanBHL Citizen Scientist (Learn more)Twitter: @SiobhanLeachmanYou too can be like a librarian … a Biodiversity Heritage Library librarian! The Biodiversity Heritage Library wants people...
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The New York Zoological Society
This is part of a series of monthly posts related to the IMLS-funded Expanding Access to Biodiversity Literature (EABL) grant. The project, which solicits new content through 2017, is aimed at...
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BHL Adds University of Toronto Libraries as a New Member
The Biodiversity Heritage Library is pleased to welcome the University of Toronto Libraries (UTL) as a new Member. UTL is the first Canadian library to join the Biodiversity Heritage Library as a...
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