Taking Measure of the Biodiversity Heritage Library: 2003- 2010. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Global Biodiversity Heritage Library Meeting. 22 September 2010. Woods Hole, MA
The document summarizes the history and achievements of the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) from 2003 to 2010. It discusses the founding meetings that led to the creation of BHL, its global partnerships, and technology and library projects. It highlights that BHL has digitized over 31 million pages of biodiversity literature from collections on six continents and has around 1.5 million users annually. BHL is described as both a technology and social project that has built a global infrastructure for sharing biodiversity data.
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1. Taking Measure of the
Biodiversity Heritage Library
2003 - 2010
Extensive. Open. Global
Martin R. Kalfatovic
BHL Global Tech Meeting | Woods Hole | 22 Sep 2010
3. Timeline
• 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
32. What Users Say
Dear Sir / /Madam Can i ijust congratulate
Dear Sir Madam Can just congratulate
you on an absolutely brilliant online
you on an absolutely brilliant online
resource. I Iam compiling a report on an
resource. am compiling a report on an
invasive hydromedusae and could not
invasive hydromedusae and could not
believe the ease and efficiency of this
believe the ease and efficiency of this
web page which genuinely saved me
web page which genuinely saved me
weeks of my life
weeks of my life
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Just quick line to thank Dear Biodiversity Heritage Library: I I
Dear Biodiversity Heritage Library:
you and your organisation
you and your organisation am in awe of your work. Thank you
for the foresight and am in awe of your work. Thank you
for the foresight and so much. As an illustrator who scans
so much. As an illustrator who scans
generosity in allowing these
generosity in allowing these aalot of my work, I Iknow how very
lot of my work, know how very
works to be dowloaded.
works to be dowloaded. onerous the task is. Many thanks!
onerous the task is. Many thanks!
35. Credits
> Chris Freeland
> Tom Garnett
> Suzanne C. Pilsk
> BHL staff members around the world
> All images from BHL content or available
on Flickr