taking measure of the biodiversity heritage library, 2003-2010

Taking Measure of theTaking Measure of theBiodiversity Heritage LibraryBiodiversity Heritage Library2003 - 20102003 - 2010

Martin R. KalfatovicMartin R. KalfatovicBHL Institutional Council Meeting | Washington, DC | 8-9 March 2011BHL Institutional Council Meeting | Washington, DC | 8-9 March 2011

Extensive. Open. Global

Extensive. Open. Global.

The Biodiversity Heritage Library

Extensive. Open. Global

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• 2003.02 Encyclopedia of Life meeting, Telluride• 2005.05 Libraries and Laboratories, London• 2006.06 Organizational and Technical meeting, Washington• 2006.10 Technical meetings, St. Louis/San Francisco• 2007.02 Organizational meeting, Cambridge, MA• 2007.05 BHL Portal Launch, Washington• 2008.06 BHL Europe funding proposal to European Union• 2009.09 BHL-China formed, Beijing• 2009.11 Pan-Arab Biodiversity Conference, Alexandria• 2010.02 Brasilian Kick-off meeting, Sao Paulo• 2010.06 BHL-Au Kick-off meeting, Melbourne/Canberra• 2010.09 Global Technical meeting, Woods Hole

Timeline

Technology Library Science

Biodiversity Heritage Library

Technology Project

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Technology Project

Missouri Botanical Garden

Emilio Goeldi Museum

<MBL/WHO & MfN Vienna>

Melbourne Museum

Academy of Natural Sciences

Science Project

Science Project

Doing the Work

Whiteboards

Whiteboards

Global data sharing requiresa social infrastructure

Global data sharing requiresa social infrastructure

The Social NetworkIMPACT … one user at a time

It is simply a pride to join this group. I didn't know that the group of this library exists in the facebook. I had first used this library one year back. From that day, I am continuously using this library. For a student like me who is from one of the poorest countries on earth where there are not enough libraries and even the existing libraries do not have enough literature, it is something wonderful. Thank to those people who created it.- Facebook fan from Nepal

Global data sharing requiresa social infrastructure

Global data sharing requiresa social infrastructure

Achievements

> Digitization of biodiversity literature

> Creation of a global partnership> Engagement of the research

community

33+ million pages

Six Continents

~1.6 m users

231 countries

Dear Sir / Madam Can i just congratulate you on an absolutely brilliant online resource. I am compiling a report on an invasive hydromedusae and could not believe the ease and efficiency of this web page which genuinely saved me weeks of my life

Dear Sir / Madam Can i just congratulate you on an absolutely brilliant online resource. I am compiling a report on an invasive hydromedusae and could not believe the ease and efficiency of this web page which genuinely saved me weeks of my life

What Users Say

Dear Biodiversity Heritage Library: I am in awe of your work. Thank you so much. As an illustrator who scans a lot of my work, I know how very onerous the task is. Many thanks!

Dear Biodiversity Heritage Library: I am in awe of your work. Thank you so much. As an illustrator who scans a lot of my work, I know how very onerous the task is. Many thanks!

Just a quick line to thank you and your organisation for the foresight and generosity in allowing these works to be dowloaded.

Just a quick line to thank you and your organisation for the foresight and generosity in allowing these works to be dowloaded.

Thank you

Credits

> Chris Freeland> Tom Garnett> Suzanne C. Pilsk> BHL staff members around the world> All images from BHL content or available

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