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BHL Gains Works on the Diverse Plant Genus ‘Hoya’
Hoya fetuana on cover of Hoya New, v.6: issue 4, 2017. Photo by Robert Dale Kloppenburg. http://s.si.edu/2BuX7ll.Robert Dale Kloppenburg is definitely a dedicated botanist. As of January 2018 - when he...
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When Writing in a 15th Century Rare Book is a Good Thing: Exploring the...
This post is derived from an article published on the Smithsonian Libraries’ blog. View the original post. Pliny, the Elder. Naturalis Historia. 1491. Digitized by Smithsonian Libraries....
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POBPS, how they did it : when science meets military interest
In the middle of the Cold War, the Smithsonian Institution embarked on the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program (POBSP) to survey U.S. territory islands and atolls dotting the central Pacific Ocean....
View ArticlePlanned BHL Downtime: 0900 GMT on 3/5/18
BHL will be unavailable due to network maintenance starting 0900 GMT on Monday March 5, 2018. This downtime may last up to a few hours. During this time you may access our collection via the Internet...
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From BHL User to BHL Ambassador: Becca Greenstein Helps Spread the Word about...
Becca Greenstein, STEM Librarian at Northwestern University Libraries.A BHL User Story by Becca GreensteinDuring the summer of 2016, I had the privilege of working on a collection development project...
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Explore Harvard University’s Arnold Arboretum on BHL
The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University has contributed a century of their publications to BHL as a part of the Expanding Access to Biodiversity Literature project, including: Bulletin of Popular...
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Exploring the Birds of Canada
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis). Illustration by F.C. Hennessey.Birds of Canada (1934) by Percy Algernon Taverner. Digitized in BHL by Canadian Museum of Nature Library.Did someone say Spring?!In...
View ArticleDr. Arthur Cronquist and his Botanical Field Notes
The LuEsther T. Mertz Library at the New York Botanical Garden is one of many partners on the Biodiversity Heritage Library Field Notes Project which was generously funded by the Council of Library and...
View ArticleBHL Internship Opportunity: Digital Content Internship
The Biodiversity Heritage Library is looking for a Digital Content Intern for Summer 2018.Hosted through the Smithsonian Libraries, this is an unpaid, virtual internship. Interns will work remotely and...
View ArticleBHL Gains Works on the Diverse Plant Genus ‘Hoya’
Robert Dale Kloppenburg is definitely a dedicated botanist. As of January 2018 - when he celebrated his 97th birthday - he has named 234 plant species, mainly in the flowering genus Hoya, which has...
View ArticleWhen Writing in a 15th Century Rare Book is a Good Thing: Exploring the...
“Do your reading!” and “Don’t write in your books!” are two oft-echoed directions from schoolteachers. A 1491 edition of Pliny the Elder’s Naturalis Historia, housed in the Smithsonian Libraries’...
View ArticlePOBPS, how they did it : when science meets military interest
In the middle of the Cold War, the Smithsonian Institution embarked on the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program (POBSP) to survey U.S. territory islands and atolls dotting the central Pacific Ocean....
View ArticlePlanned BHL Downtime: 0900 GMT on 3/5/18
BHL will be unavailable due to network maintenance starting 0900 GMT on Monday March 5, 2018. This downtime may last up to a few hours. During this time you may access our collection via the Internet...
View ArticleFrom BHL User to BHL Ambassador: Becca Greenstein Helps Spread the Word about...
During the summer of 2016, I had the privilege of working on a collection development project for the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) for a Professional Development Internship with Jacqueline...
View ArticleExplore Harvard University’s Arnold Arboretum on BHL
The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University has contributed a century of their publications to BHL as a part of the Expanding Access to Biodiversity Literature project, including: Bulletin of Popular...
View ArticleExploring the Birds of Canada
Did someone say Spring?! In Ottawa, we start to see the Canada Geese returning to their summer nesting grounds around this time of year. Large flocks of them fly overhead in the same v-shaped...
View ArticleIntroducing the New and Improved BHL Blog
Welcome to the new and improved BHL blog! To provide you with a better user experience, we've updated the design, navigation and functionality of the BHL blog. Continue reading to learn more about our...
View ArticleExploring the First American Silva
The North American Sylva is a beautiful scientifically and historically-significant work. Authored by François-André Michaux, it is the first American silva - a descriptive flora of forest trees....
View ArticleBHL Welcomes the University Library Johann Christian Senckenberg
The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is pleased to welcome the University Library Johann Christian Senckenberg as a new Affiliate. The University Library is the first German library to join BHL as...
View ArticleFrom ‘Shotgun Ornithology’ to Nature Conservation: Scientific Stories and...
William Brewster (1851-1919) was a renowned American amateur ornithologist, serving as a co-founder of the American Ornithologists' Union, the first president of the Massachusetts Audubon Society, and...
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