bhl: disseminating content beyond the silo
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Overview of the Biodiversity Heritage Library presented to the Smithsonian Congress of ScholarsTRANSCRIPT
Biodiversity Heritage Library: Biodiversity Heritage Library: Disseminating Content Beyond Disseminating Content Beyond
the Silothe Silo
By: Grace Costantino, Program Manager
Bianca Crowley, Collections Coordinator
58,000+ Titles 111,000+ Volumes 40 Million+ Pages 250+ Permissions 113,000+ Monthly
Visits 62,000+ Monthly
Visitors
http://biodiversitylibrary.org
Global Partners
Core BHL Member Institutions
Smithsonian Libraries:6,300+ Titles17,000+ Volumes6.8 million+ Pages
Core BHL Member Institutions
Scanning Locally, Coordinating Globally
Scanning Locally, Coordinating Globally
Vols. 7, 9, 11-21Vols. 7, 9, 11-21
Issue Tracking SoftwareVols. 6,
8, 10Vols. 6,
8, 10Vols. 1-5Vols. 1-5
Beyond the Silo: Open Data
AmblyopsisAmblyopsis
Formica sanguineaFormica sanguinea
Trifolium pratenseTrifolium pratense
On the Origin of Species
By Charles Darwin (1859)
Bibliographic data for 58,000+ TitlesScientific name data for 150 million+ Taxa
Beyond the Silo: Open Data
Bibliographic data for 58,000+ TitlesScientific name data for 150 million+ Taxa
Come and get it!Come and get it!
DearDear
Beyond the Silo: Open Data
Open Data Policy
Open Data Policy
APIsApplication
Programming Interfaces
APIsApplication
Programming Interfaces
Stable URLs
Stable URLs
OAI-PMHOpen Archive
Initiative – Protocol for Metadata Harvesting
OAI-PMHOpen Archive
Initiative – Protocol for Metadata Harvesting
Data Exports
Data Exports
Beyond the Silo: Open Data
Beyond the Silo: Social Media
@BioDivLibrary
www.facebook.com/BioDivLibrary
blog.biodiversitylibrary.org
http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/sets
pinterest.com/biodivlibrary
Beyond the Silo: Social Media
@BioDivLibrary
www.facebook.com/BioDivLibrary
http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/sets
42,000+ Visits from Social Media to BHL in 2012
Beyond the Silo: Social Media
Beyond the Silo: Social Media
63,000+ Images 3.8+ Million
Views
22,000+ Smithsonian Libraries Images!
Uncover hidden aspects of our collectionsTell the stories behind these collectionsReach new audiences
Why Social Media Matters
Biodiversity Literature is Biodiversity Literature is Seriously AmazingSeriously Amazing®®!!
Future Developments
Article level access with a new user interfaceNew algorithm for increased taxon name
discoveryPartnership growth – launching BHL Africa in
AprilNew outreach activities – iBooks and
Biodiversity Library Exhibitions (BLE)
Thank youThank youhttp://biodiversitylibrary.org
Grace Costantino, [email protected]
Bianca Crowley, [email protected]