an overview of activities and projects: the biodiversity heritage library
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An Overview of Activities and Projects: The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Workshop Coleção de Obras Raras Essencial. 3-5 February 2010. São Paulo, Brazil.TRANSCRIPT
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An Overview of Activities and Projects
Martin R. KalfatovicSmithsonian Institution Libraries & Biodiversity Heritage Library
Workshop Coleção de Obras Raras Essencial, São Paulo: 3-5 February 2010
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Johann Baptist von SpixSimiarum et Vespertilionum Brasiliensium Species Novae (1823)
Bavarian Expedition to Brazil, 1817-1820
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Topics Covered
• BHL stakeholders and requirements gathering: scientists, librarians, educators and policy makers
• BHL digitizing practices, workflow, oversize materials, rare books
• Internal BHL communications, structure, working organization
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American Museum of Natural History (New York)
Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia
California Academy of Sciences (San Francisco)
Field Museum (Chicago)
Natural History Museum (London)
Smithsonian Institution Libraries (Washington)
Missouri Botanical Garden (St. Louis)
New York Botanical Garden (New York)
Royal Botanic Garden, Kew
Botany Libraries, Harvard University
Ernst Mayr Library of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
Marine Biological Laboratory / Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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I. BHL stakeholders and requirements
gathering: scientists, librarians, educators and policy makers
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BHL is all about OPEN & SHARING
• Library Needs• Traditional Users• New Users
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AccessPutting biodiversity literature in the hands of researchersSet the data freeSuck it; mash it; broadcast itIncreaseReuse, recyle, expand
An inordinate fondness for data
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Other Consumers
EarthCape LabsSort/Search capabilities with harvested namesYouTube demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw7qw87JTOs
BioGUIDBHL Name Timelinehttp://bioguid.info/bhl/
BHL Name Comparisonhttp://bioguid.info/bhl/compare.php
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II. BHL digitizing practices, workflow, oversize materials,
rare books
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Scanning Partner: Internet Archive
• Northeast Regional Scanning Facility (Boston)
• Jersey City Facility• University of Illinois• Natural History
Museum, London• Missouri Botanical
Garden (Non-Scribe operation)
• Fedscan (Library of Congress)
• Smithsonian Libraries
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More than:40,000 volumes16 million pagesOnly 290 million to go!
Avg. monthly growth rate1,500 volumes 600,000 pagesSee you in 2048!
Now Online
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III. Internal BHL communications, structure, working
organization
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BHL Organization
• Institutional Council• Staff Goup• Technical Group• Collections Group• Field Notebooks• Ad hoc groups
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Management byFlying Around
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New Tools & Tech
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New Tools & Tech
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New Tools & Tech
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Metadata: Feedback
Assigned to library staff for review & resolution
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IV. Conclusion and Wrap Up
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1.9 million known species … most described once in a hard to find article … wouldn't it be nice to know more about your neighbors ...
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Thanks for sticking around!
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An Overview of Activities and Projects
Martin R. KalfatovicSmithsonian Institution Libraries & Biodiversity Heritage Library
Workshop Coleção de Obras Raras Essencial, São Paulo: 3-5 February 2010