Presentation for the Catalogue of Life Mini-Symposium at the Vlaams Instituut Voor de Zee (VLIZ). The document discusses the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL), initiated in 2006 by 10 US and UK institutions, which aims to provide open access to biodiversity literature and archival materials globally. With a growing membership and digital resources, BHL facilitates research through enhanced discovery tools and services while increasing awareness about biodiversity issues. The document highlights user engagement and the continued expansion of BHL's repositories and partnerships to support its goals.
Martin Kalfatovic (Thu,) studied this question.