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BHLIC USGS Member Report, March 2012
1. BHL Institutional Council Member Report
United States Geological Survey
March 2012
U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Geological Survey
Richard Huffine, Library Director
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2. Brief History of Engagement
Joined the BHL in November 2011
Attended the Life and Literature Conference
Met with Smithsonian-based BHL staff
Acquired Digitization Equipment
ScanPro 2000 – Microfilm/Microfiche
Minolta PS 7000C MKII Color Book Scanner
Scanned some sample material
Currently trying to load using Macaw
Submitted 6 books through Smithsonian
IA contract
Load completed 3/14/2012
Image from Holbrooks Herpetology, 1841. Already
scanned and available in the BHL.
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3. Highlights
The USGS is excited to contribute to BHL, both
in content and capability, including:
Strong collections in paleobotany and other
scientific studies previously not included in the BHL
Accessible collections that have been considered
too rare for other institutions to scan
Skills in geographic and geospatial technology that
could improve the utility of BHL from place-based
perspectives
Interest in connecting biological and earth science
research to improve understanding of the
connections between geology, mineralogy, natural
hazards and ecosystems
Image from Botany, 1839. Scanned by USGS and
waiting to load into the BHL.
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4. Accomplishments to Date
We are scanning
If we can get the Macaw service to work for us,
we can add rare materials from our collection at a
pretty good pace
We are identifying collections
We are reviewing our current inventories in
biology, paleobotany, etc. and identifying
materials that can be scanned
We are building our capacity
USGS staff have begun to appreciate the time
and attention required to contribute to this effort
and they are excited about the opportunity
Image from Die Alpenpflanzen (1879-1884). Scanned
by USGS and waiting to load into the BHL.
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5. Related Activities
USGS has scanned over 75% of its’ published
catalog
Also collecting citations for USGS-authored works
to represent USGS contributions to science
Scanning is continuing as funds are identified
Developing a Fedora Commons repository
Also providing MODS Web Services and custom
RSS feeds for interaction with the current system
Recently released over 150,000 historic
topographic maps in geoPDF format
Producing 55,000 current topographic maps for
the continental U.S. every 3 years
Image from Botanical Atlas: Phanerogams& Cryptogams
(1883). Scanned by USGS and waiting to load into the BHL.
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6. Looking Forward
The USGS is looking forward to becoming a
valued partner in the next phase of the BHL
We hope to bring breadth, depth, energy and
enthusiasm to the project
We look forward to supporting efforts to
improve on the current capabilities and
explore new ideas
We appreciate the opportunity to contribute
to this valuable effort
We value the opportunity to partner with
such esteemed institutions
USGS personnel preparing material for scanning.
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7. Highlights
IA has scanned the first 5 books of about 250 titles
currently on loan from USGS to Smithsonian Paleobotany
Observations on fossil vegetables accompanied by
representations of their internal structure as seen through the
microscope (1831)
Die Dendrolithen in Beziehung auf ihreninnerenBau :
mitzwanizigSteindrucktafeln (1832)
The internal structure of fossil vegetables found in the
carboniferous and oolitic deposits of Great Britain (1833)
Die PflanzenweltvordemErscheinen des Menschen (1881)
As well as a lovely 1845 volume of:
American wild flowers in their native haunts
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8. Highlights
On the Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants (1865)
1stedition of a work by Charles Darwin. A little research revealed it
to be the first published edition of a paper that wasn’t published in
book form until 1875.
Die Alpenpflanzen (1879-1884)
This beautiful set was “rediscovered” in our general collection.
Each of the four volumes contains 100 full-color plates illustrating
the flowers of the Alps. The color variation on the pages is natural,
possibly chosen intentionally to accent the color of each flower.
Botanical Atlas: Phanerogams&Cryptogams (1883)
“Phanerogams” (vol. 1) was pulled from our general collection.
We discovered it was the first of two volumes, but we didn’t have
the other half. Unable to resist completing the set, we found and
ordered “Cryptogams” from a bookseller in England. We found
out that the first volume was published in New York by one
publisher and the second in Edinborough, by another.
Images of materials scanned by USGS
and waiting to load into the BHL.
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9. Highlights
Flora Virginica(1762)
This 250 year old book
describes the flora of Virginia
fourteen years before the
Declaration of Independence
was written.
With deeply creased pages
and faded text (in Latin),
digitizing this book was a
challenge. We improvised,
using felt and foam padding to
make a jigsaw puzzle of
support for each page.
Image from Flora Virginica (1762) and photograph of USGS
personnel working with the book during digitization.
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10. Contacts
Richard Huffine, Library Director
703-648-7182
rhuffine@usgs.gov
Helen Tong, Digital Services Manager
703-648-7182
htong@usgs.gov
Jenna Nolt, Digital Services Lead Developer
(703) 648-6209
jnolt@usgs.gov
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