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Margaret Smith LibrarySouth African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, NRF
Contributing to research and teachingin aquatic biodiversity through heritage collections and a global web of data
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October 24 - 30, 2016 | Everywhere
Working together for biodiversity
• Libraries
• Archives
• Museums
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We do not contemplate aseparation of the
Natural History collections
from the other departments ofthe British Museum
as we well know
that the cultivation of natural sciencecannot be efficiently carried onwithout reference to
an extensive libraryCharles Darwin et al. 1847
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“Hybrid library” of print and e- resources
The Usual Library
BooksJournalsMultimediae-journals, e-booksDatabases
Web site? Social media?
Our Unique Library
• Archives of JLBSII & SAIAB
• Reprints back to the 1800s
• Maps
• Pamphlet Collection
• Rare Book Collection
• Special Collections• Eddie van Dijk Collection• PBN Jackson Collection … etc
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In any well-appointed Natural History Library there should be found
every book and every editionof every book
dealing in the remotest way with thesubjects concerned.
Moreover for accurate work it is necessaryfor the student to verify every referencehe may find;
it is not enough to copy from a previous author; he must verify each referenceitself from the original.
Charles Davies Sherborn(Epilogue to Index Animalium, March 1922)
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How is that possible … ?!!
… every book and every editionof every book …
verify each reference itselffrom the original.
Margaret Smith LibrarySAIAB, Grahamstown
Contributing to research and teachingin aquatic biodiversity through heritage collections and a global web of data
2016 Sally Schramm CC-BY
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Biodiversity Heritage Library
as part of a global “biodiversity commons”
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Enhanced in BHL
Scientific names found in the text are linked to other pages in BHL containing the same names
BHL is radically changing the statusquo and democratizing access toknowledge about biodiversity.Now anybody in the worldhas instant access to theoriginal species descriptionin a couple of clicks!
Dr John Sullivan, Ichthyologist
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Why Open Access and social media?
• Library comprised of resources and services - not just a building
• In Grahamstown, a university town not in a major centre in South Africa
• Short opening hours, for local users
• Resources to users 24/7
• Services, instruction, teaching 24/7
• Coping with time zones 24/7
• Building SAIAB & library networks
• The Library supports citizen science
Grahamstown
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Tweeting for SAIAB and our stakeholders
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Most accessed blog posts
NRF Strategy 2020 within the NSI
• Popularise science … science education support• Develop a critical public … citizen-centred dialogues• Promote science communication … media• Profile SA science and science achievements …
enhancing the public standing of SA science
