VALA2014 Session 9A Panel

Creating a Global Biodiversity Heritage Library VALA2014 CONCURRENT SESSION 9A: Scanning Locally, Collaborating Globally Wednesday 5 February 2014, 13:45 – 15:25 Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2014-proceedings/vala2014-session-9a-panel Panel: Dr Nancy Gwinn Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Washington, USA Mr Martin Kalfatovic BHL, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, USA Dr Elycia Wallis Museum Victoria, Victoria, Australia Mr William Ulate Missouri Botanical Garden, St Louis, USA Ms Anne-Lise Fourien South African National Biodiversity Institute, SA Mr Jiri Frank National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic Please tag your comments, tweets, and blog posts about this session: #vala14 and #s27

Abstract

The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL), originally formed in 2006 as a consortium of museum and botanical garden libraries, now incorporates collaborators in the US, UK, Europe, Australia, South America, Egypt, China, and Africa. BHL now aggregates nearly 40 million pages of biodiversity literature representing over 117,000 volumes, including pre-Linnean (>1753) to contemporary volumes. The primary user base is life-science researchers. Providing open and free access to the published literature of biodiversity, the BHL serves as a model for a large-scale curated digital library collection. This panel will discuss topics related to creating and maintaining a multinational digital library program.

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