Smithsonian Libraries & The Biodiversity Heritage Library: 2004-2012. Martin R. Kalfatovic. BHL Institutional Council Meeting. Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. 15 March 2012.

1. Smithsonian Libraries &
The Biodiversity Heritage Library: 2004 - 2012
BHL Institutional Council Meeting
15 March 02012 | Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
Martin R. Kalfatovic | Smithsonian Libraries

2. Smithsonian Libraries & BHL Pre-history
US Exploring Expedition, 2003

3. Smithsonian Libraries & BHL Pre-history
Biologia Centrali-American, 2004

4. Smithsonian Libraries & BHL: 2006

5. Scanning Operations: Statistics
2004-2012/Feb
5,603 Titles
14,599 Items
5,851,496 Pages
19,623,943 Names found

6. Smithsonian Libraries: “Orange Bag”
~25,000 pages not yet in BHL

7. Institutional Funding
 Atherton Seidell Endowment
$1.7 million / over 5 years
 Increase to Federal appropriations
$125,000 / year ($200,000 FY 2012)
 Internal “pool” funds
$100,000 / over 2 years

8. Dedicated & Funded Staff
August 2011
Bianca Crowley
Collections Coordinator
Grace Costantino
Program Manager
Erin Thomas
BHL Librarian
Gilbert Borrego
Library Technician

9. Dedicated & Funded Staff
August 2011
Stefaan Hurts
Imaging Specialist

10. “Merely” Dedicated Staff
Administration Natural & Physical
August 2011
Nancy Gwinn Sciences
Marcia Adams (ret.) Gil Taylor
Martin Kalfatovic Robin Everly
Courtney Shaw (ret.)
Metadata
Book Conservation
Suzanne Pilsk Vanessa Smith
Bess Missell Katie Wagner
Diane Shaw Eliza Gilligan (former)
Harriet Gray
Julia Blakely (contract) Digitization
David Holbert
Special Collections Conrad Ziyad
Leslie Overstreet Stef Hurts
Daria Wingreen-Mason
Finances
Information Technology Kathy Hill
Keri Thompson Laudine Creighton (ret.)
Claudia Edge
Joel Richard
Sharon Glenn-Burroughs
Erin Rushing

11. SIL BHL Taskforce
Administration Natural & Physical
August 2011
Nancy Gwinn Sciences
Marcia Adams (ret.) Gil Taylor
Martin Kalfatovic Robin Everly
Courtney Shaw (ret.)
Metadata
Suzanne Pilsk Book Conservation
Bess Missell Vanessa Smith
Diane Shaw Katie Wagner
Harriet Gray Eliza Gilligan (former)
Julia Blakely (contract)
Digitization
Special Collections David Holbert
Leslie Overstreet Conrad Ziyad
Daria Wingreen-Mason Stef Hurts
Information Technology Finances
Keri Thompson Kathy Hill
Joel Richard Laudine Creighton (ret.)
Erin Rushing Claudia Edge
Sharon Glenn-Burroughs

12. In Kind Contributions: CY 2011
Direct Staff Contributions
 5.3 FTE
 $408,164
Other Costs (equipment, shipping,
travel, etc.)
 $242,948
Funding Received (internal, grants, etc.)
 $537,607

13. Scanning Operations: PennSIL
Equipment
 Phase I
 BC 100
Staff
David Holbert
Imaging Specialist
Stefaan Hurts
Imaging Specialist

14. Scanning Operations: NMNH
Equipment
 Internet Archive
Scribe
Staff
Daniel Euperat
Internet Archive

15. Scanning Operations: FedScan
Equipment
 12 Internet Archive
Scribes
 1 large van
 Many book carts
 Whole lotta shrink
wrap

16. Scanning Operations: Macaw

17. Supplemental Projects: Index Animalium

18. Supplemental Projects: TL-2

19. Supplemental Projects: Field Notes

20. Looking Forward
In any well-appointed Natural History
Library there should be found every
book and every edition of every book
dealing in the remotest way with the
subjects concerned. One never knows
wherein one edition differs from or
supplements the other and unless these
are on the same table at the same time it is
not possible to collate them properly.
Moreover for accurate work it is necessary
for the student to verify every reference he
may find; it is not enough to copy from a
previous author; he must verify each
reference itself from the original.
Charles Davies Sherborn, Epilogue to Index Animalium,
March 1922

21. Looking Forward
The cultivation of
natural science cannot
be efficiently carried
on without reference
to an extensive library
Charles Darwin, et al
(1847) of the Treasury [Lord John
Darwin, C. R. et al. 1847. Copy of Memorial to
the First Lord
Russell], respecting the Management of the
British Museum. Parliamentary Papers,
Accounts and Papers 1847, paper number
(268), volume XXXIV.253 (13 April): 1-3.
[Complete Works of Charles Darwin Online]

26. Supplemental Projects
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