Biodiversity Heritage Library - Expanding Access to Biodiversity Literature

peter.suber's bookmarks 2017-03-28

Summary:

"Expanding Access to Biodiversity Literature, which is funded generously by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), will significantly increase online access to biodiversity material by positioning BHL as an on-ramp for biodiversity content providers that would like to contribute to the national digital library infrastructure through the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA). The grant proposes to address challenges facing content providers—including insufficient amounts of content, indexing of scientific names, and metadata creation—and make necessary digital infrastructure enhancements by creating an innovative model for open access to data and to support collaboration among these institutions. The project would meet the goals of the IMLS National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program by increasing access to digital services, expanding the range and types of digital content available, improving discoverability, and supporting open access....The project runs from October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2017 and will be conducted by the New York Botanical Garden in partnership with Harvard University, the Missouri Botanical Garden, and the Smithsonian Institution Libraries...."

Link:

https://biodivlib.wikispaces.com/Expanding+Access+to+Biodiversity+Literature

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Tags:

hu.oa oa.biology oa.biodiversity oa.funding oa.botany oa.imls

Date tagged:

03/28/2017, 16:11

Date published:

03/28/2017, 12:11