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The Biodiversity Heritage Library: An Overview Hosted by Smithsonian Institution Libraries Join Smithsonian Libraries' staff and others for an overview of the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) project. The BHL is a cooperative mass-scanning project done in collaboration with the Internet Archive. The BHL plans to digitize a significant portion of the legacy taxonomic literature (pre-1923 and selected titles after) and provide open access for all users. In addition to an overview of the BHL project by two member librarians, Robert Miller of the Internet Archive will discuss the Internet Archive scanning project. There will also be time of a visit to the Smithsonian Libraries' Internet Archive Scribe Scanning station located down the hall from the meeting room. Program: "The Biodiversity Heritage Library: A Cornerstone of the Encyclopedia of Life". Martin R. Kalfatovic, Smithsonian Institution Libraries "An Overview of the New York Botanical Garden Digitizing Program". John Mignault, Systems Librarian, The LuEsther T. Mertz Library, The New York Botanical Garden "Universal Access to Human Knowledge: Book Scanning at the Internet Archive." Robert Miller, Director of Books, Internet Archive Logistics: When: June 25, 2007, 10 am to 11:30 am Where: Smithsonian Libraries, National Museum of Natural History, Cathy Kerby Seminar Room, East Court, CE340 Contact: Please RSVP to Martin Kalfatovic ([log in to unmask] ; tel: 202.633.1705). Staff will be on hand to escort visitors to the Kerby Seminar Room Details: visit the BHL blog for additional information on this event: http://biodiversitylibrary.blogspot.com/ Links: BHL Blog: http://biodiversitylibrary.blogspot.com/ BHL portal: http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Internet Archive: http://www.archive.org BHL Member Institutions: American Museum of Natural History (New York, NY) The Field Museum (Chicago, IL) Harvard University Botany Libraries (Cambridge, MA) Harvard University, Ernst Mayr Library of the Museum of Comparative Zoology (Cambridge, MA) Marine Biological Laboratory / Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Woods Hole, MA) Missouri Botanical Garden (St. Louis, MO) Natural History Museum (London, UK) The New York Botanical Garden (New York, NY) Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Richmond, UK) Smithsonian Institution Libraries (Washington, DC)