The Biodiversity Heritage Library: Empowering Discovery through Free Access to Biodiversity Knowledge
The advancement of knowledge about life on the planet—its origins, preservation, and loss of species and environments—is dependent on access and reference to library collections. The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is a global digital library that serves the biodiversity research community, as w...
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| description | The advancement of knowledge about life on the planet—its origins, preservation, and loss of species and environments—is dependent on access and reference to library collections. The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is a global digital library that serves the biodiversity research community, as well as a widening circle of those interested in learning more about life. Through an international consortium of natural history and botanical libraries and in close collaboration with researchers, bioinformaticians, publishers, and information technology professionals, BHL has democratized access to biodiversity information and revolutionized research worldwide, allowing everyone, everywhere to study and explore life on Earth. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f2356fa3a8f64ecd80b9fea78a33a6492022-12-21T22:44:12ZengUniversity of Victoria LibrariesKULA2398-41122018-11-012110.5334/kula.4120The Biodiversity Heritage Library: Empowering Discovery through Free Access to Biodiversity KnowledgeMartin R. Kalfatovic0Grace Costantino1Biodiversity Heritage Library, Smithsonian Libraries, Washington, DCBiodiversity Heritage Library, Smithsonian Libraries, Washington, DCThe advancement of knowledge about life on the planet—its origins, preservation, and loss of species and environments—is dependent on access and reference to library collections. The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is a global digital library that serves the biodiversity research community, as well as a widening circle of those interested in learning more about life. Through an international consortium of natural history and botanical libraries and in close collaboration with researchers, bioinformaticians, publishers, and information technology professionals, BHL has democratized access to biodiversity information and revolutionized research worldwide, allowing everyone, everywhere to study and explore life on Earth.httpss://kula.uvic.ca/articles/41biodiversityopen accessopen datanatural historydigital librariesscience |
| spellingShingle | Martin R. Kalfatovic Grace Costantino The Biodiversity Heritage Library: Empowering Discovery through Free Access to Biodiversity Knowledge KULA biodiversity open access open data natural history digital libraries science |
| title | The Biodiversity Heritage Library: Empowering Discovery through Free Access to Biodiversity Knowledge |
| title_full | The Biodiversity Heritage Library: Empowering Discovery through Free Access to Biodiversity Knowledge |
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| title_short | The Biodiversity Heritage Library: Empowering Discovery through Free Access to Biodiversity Knowledge |
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| topic | biodiversity open access open data natural history digital libraries science |
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