A Vast Library of Life: The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Aim, Scope & Challenges of Research Museums: An Exchange between the Smithsonian Institution & Leibniz Association. Washington, DC. 30 October 2017.

1. Martin R. Kalfatovic
Twitter@UDCMRK
Associate Director | Program Director
Smithsonian Libraries | Biodiversity Heritage Library
A Vast Library of Life
The Biodiversity Heritage Library
Aim, Scope & Challenges of Research Museums
An Exchange between the Smithsonian Institution &
Leibniz Association
30 October 2017| Washington
library.si.edu
library.si.edu

2. Inspiring Discovery through Free Access
to Biodiversity Knowledge
Over 10 years of inspiring discovery
15th-21st centuries
through
free & open access
to biodiversity literature & archives
from the
Mission
The Biodiversity Heritage Library improves research
methodology by collaboratively making biodiversity
literature openly available to the world as part of a
global biodiversity community.

3. Core funding in
2007 from the
MacArthur
Foundation
through the
Encyclopedia of
Life

4. A global project that encompasses
Technology Libraries Science

5. Accelerating research efficiency for free
BHL Value Proposition
The Biodiversity Heritage Library makes it easier than ever
to access the information you need to study and explore life
on Earth…for free, anytime, anywhere.

6. BHL is a Global Consortium
20MEMBERS
AS OF OCTOBER 2017
18AFFILIATES
60+ WORLDWIDE PARTNERS

7. BHL collaborates with and contributes
content to a variety of partners…
GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS

8. Secretariat | Smithsonian Libraries
BHL GOVERNANCE
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Martin R. Kalfatovic
Program Manager
Carolyn Sheffield
Collections
Manager
Bianca Crowley
Outreach &
Communication
Manager
Grace Costantino

10. CASH & IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS
DIRECT STAFF
$1,424,792.54
VALUE
OF
MEMBER & AFFILIATE
CONTRIBUTIONS 2016
OTHER
$392,751.28
2015
VS
2016
TOTAL IN-KIND
CONTRIBUTIONS
2015
$1,358,908.20
2016
$1,817,543.82
27.26
TOTAL MEMBER &
AFFILIATE FTEs
WORKING ON BHL
IN 2016

11. 53+MILLION
PAGES
TITLES VOLUMES
128,000+ 213,000+
179+MILLIONINSTANCES OF TAXONOMIC NAMES
700+IN-COPYRIGHT TITLES LICENSED FOR BHL
AGREEMENTS
WITH 300+
LICENSORS
*Stats as of October 2017

12. 53+MILLION
PAGES
TITLES VOLUMES
128,000+ 213,000+
179+MILLIONINSTANCES OF TAXONOMIC NAMES
700+IN-COPYRIGHT TITLES LICENSED FOR BHL
AGREEMENTS
WITH 300+
LICENSORS
*Stats as of October 2017

13. 53+MILLION
PAGES
TITLES VOLUMES
128,000+ 213,000+
179+MILLIONINSTANCES OF TAXONOMIC NAMES
700+IN-COPYRIGHT TITLES LICENSED FOR BHL
AGREEMENTS
WITH 300+
LICENSORS
*Stats as of October 2017

14. 6.6+MILLION
TOTAL USERS TO DATE
AVERAGE MONTHLY
USERS110,000+
12.7+ MILLION
TOTAL WEBSITE VISITS TO DATE
AVERAGE MONTHLY
VISITS190,000+
VISITS FROM
243COUNTRIES &
TERRITORIES
*Stats as of October 2017

15. "I think BHL is one of the most important and
useful resources online right now. Judging by
how often I use it, I’d say it has an impact on
my research commensurate with that of
Google Scholar or Web of Science.”
Andrew Durso
Ph.D. Student, Herpetology
Biology Department
Utah State University

17. Thank You!
Questions?
Martin R. Kalfatovic
30 October 2017 | Smithsonian & Leibniz Association
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