TDWG 2020 Enhancing connections with the global neighbourhood through expanding partnerships - SYM03
Channel: Biodiversity Information Standards TDWG
Date: 29/10/2020

The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is more than a digital library, it is a key resource for data related to biodiversity. Data such as museum specimens, taxonomic names, environmental and geolocation variables is embedded in the published and unpublished literature found in BHL.Over the past year, BHL has developed a five year strategic plan designed to bring more focus on data, technology and partnerships. BHL is already well-established within the global bibliographical knowledge base. The plan for the symposium is to highlight some new directions and identify synergies and connections with current, new and potential partners in the biodiversity knowledge infrastructure.

Organizers: Constance Rinaldo, Harvard University, Cambridge, US; Colleen Funkhouser, Biodiversity Heritage Library, Washington, US

Introduction

- Herrmann E (2020) Building the Biodiversity Heritage Library's Technical Strategy. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 4: e59084. https://doi.org/10.3897/biss.4.59084

- Kearney N (2020) Discovering the Platypus: From its scientific description to its DOI. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 4: e59089. https://doi.org/10.3897/biss.4.59089

- Richard J (2020) Improving Taxonomic Name Finding in the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 4: e58482. https://doi.org/10.3897/biss.4.58482

- Kalfatovic M, Rinaldo C, Smith J, Iggulden D, Funkhouser C (2020) The Biodiversity Heritage Library Response to the Global COVID-19 Pandemic. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 4: e58481. https://doi.org/10.3897/biss.4.58481