bhl africa workshop: an overview of the bhl
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BHL Africa WorkshopAn Overview of the BHL
Martin R. Kalfatovic24 September, 2015
National Museum of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya
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Good Morning!
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Extensive…
The cultivation of natural science cannot be efficiently carried on without reference to an extensive library
Charles Darwin, et al (1847)
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Created in 2006…
… with 10 US and UK institutions
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A Vast Library of Life
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A Global Project that Encompasses
Technology Libraries Science
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Committed to Open Access
http://bouchoutdeclaration.org/
Our natural world is a source of food, water, resources, protection and enjoyment that our society needs. The richness and complexity of nature, and the speed of new discoveries made possible by genomic and digital technologies, challenge us to find new ways to benefit from and be better custodians of the natural world. Digital information management systems can bring together the wealth of information now dispersed in a myriad of different documents, institutions, and locations. With such systems, we can harness the benefits of rapid discovery and open up our legacy of over 260 years of biological observations.
Bouchout Declaration Signatory
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Global Growth
BHL has now grown to 23 members and affiliates
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23 Members and Affiliates
16 MembersAmerican Museum of Natural History Cornell UniversityThe Field Museum of Natural HistoryHarvard University Botany LibrariesMayr Library of the Museum of Comp. Zoology (Harvard University)Library of CongressMarine Biological Laboratory & Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionMissouri Botanical Garden LibraryBHL Singapore (National Library Board)BHL Mexico (CONABIO)Natural History Museum, London The New York Botanical GardenRoyal Botanic Garden, KewSmithsonian LibrariesUnited States Geological Survey LibrariesUniversity of Illinois
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23 Members and Affiliates
7 AffiliatesAcademy of Natural Sciences Natural History Museum, LA CountyChicago Botanic GardenCalifornia Academy of SciencesNational Agriculture LibraryWashington UniversityBHL Africa (SANBI & National Museums of Kenya)
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Global GrowthAnd now has global partners throughout the world
Europe, China, Brasil, Australia, Egypt, Sub-Saharan Africa, Singapore, & Mexico
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Global Growth
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Secretariat & Technical StaffProgram Director
Program ManagerCollections CoordinatorCommunication & Outreach
Manager
Technical DirectorProgrammer / Secret WeaponData Project Coordinator
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BHL Global Governance
Dr. Elycia Wallis Dr. Nancy GwinnDr. Jiri Frank
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And Growth of Content: 2007-2015
47,166,662 pages 166,903 items 98,861 titles145K+ articles
September 2015
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Publisher Agreements
Increase agreements with publishers of in copyright materials
► 390+ titles ► 160+ publishers
March 2015
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And growth of users (CY 2014):
2007
2014151,944 visitors | March 2014
- 927,371 visitors- 1,568,460 sessions- 4.7m page visits- 57.49% vs 42.51% new vs. recurring
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…to this?
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Mobile/Tablet Usage
10.19% sessions(32% iPad) Mobile/Tablet Sessions CY 2014
5.96% sessions(45% iPad) Mobile/Tablet Sessions CY 2013
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BHL Usage: Africa: By Country
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BHL Usage: Africa: By City
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BHL Usage: Africa: By Region
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BHL Usage: Africa: By Region
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BHL Usage: Africa: By Region
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BHL Usage: Africa: By Region
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BHL Usage: Africa: By Region
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TheMachineIsUs/ingUs<Response xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"><Status>ok</Status><Result><Item><ItemID>16800</ItemID><Volume/><Contributor>MBLWHOI Library</Contributor><Sponsor>MBLWHOI Library</Sponsor><Language>English</Language><LicenseUrl/><Rights/><DueDiligence/><CopyrightStatus/><CopyrightRegion/></Item></Result></Response>
But many "visits" arefrom other machines
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27+ million visitors in total | 96K + images (2014)
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And now increased archival content
► 500+ Field Notes ► Use of transcription tools
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New areas like Biodiversity Library Exhibitions
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Committed to Open AccessIn any well-appointed Natural History Library there should be found every book and every edition of every book dealing in the remotest way with the subjects concerned.
Charles Davies Sherborn Epilogue to Index Animalium, March
1922
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Inspiring Discovery through Free Access to Biodiversity
Knowledge Vision
The Biodiversity Heritage Library improves research methodology by collaboratively making biodiversity literature openly available to the world as part of a global biodiversity community.
Mission
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Looking Forward
In any well-appointed Natural History Library there should be found every book and every edition of every book dealing in the remotest way with the subjects concerned.
Charles Davies Sherborn Epilogue to Index Animalium, March 1922
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“BHL is radically changing the status quo and democratizing
access to knowledge about biodiversity. Now anybody in the
world has instant access to the original species description
in a couple of clicks!”Dr. John S., Ichthyologist
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"I think BHL is one of the most important and useful resources online right now. Judging by how often I use it,
I’d say it has an impact on my research commensurate with that of Google Scholar or Web of Science.”
Andrew D., Herpetologist
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“BHL is a tremendous and extremely valuableresource. It has done an enormous amount to enhance the capacity of developing countries
to undertake taxonomic research on their biota.”Dr. Dai H., Malacologist
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Thank You!