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Literature Resources to Support Food Security Research
An Introduction to the Biodiversity Heritage Library
Grace CostantinoSeptember 19, 2016 SciColl Food Security Symposium
The Biodiversity Heritage Library (www.biodiversitylibrary.org) is an open access digital library for biodiversity literature and
archives.
Inspiring Discovery through Free Accessto Biodiversity Knowledge
10 years of inspiring discovery
15th-21st centuries
through free & open accessto biodiversity literature & archives
from the
MissionThe Biodiversity Heritage Library improves research methodology by collaboratively making biodiversity literature openly available to the world as part of a global biodiversity community.
BHL is a Global Consortium
16 MEMBERS
AS OF AUGUST 201615 AFFILIATES 60+ WORLDWIDE PARTNERS
50+ MILLIONPAGES
TITLES VOLUMES110,000+ 186,000+
169+ MILLIONINSTANCES OF TAXONOMIC NAMES
490+IN-COPYRIGHT TITLES LICENSED FOR BHL
AGREEMENTS WITH 215+
LICENSORS*Stats as of August 2016
BHL collaborates with and contributes content to a variety of partners…
CUSTOM PDF DOWNLOADS
486,000+ TO DATE
ARTICLEINDEXING193,000+ TO DATE
DOIASSIGNMENT
103,000+ TO DATE
BHL offers a range of free services
API &DATA EXPORTS
TAXONOMICNAMESEARCHING
REFERENCEMANAGEMENTTOOLS
*Stats as of August 2016
Examples of tools and resources in BHL that can support food security
research.
Taxonomic Name Finding ToolsPowered by:
Taxonomic Name Finding Tools
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Taxonomic Name Finding Tools
Name on page
Crop Wild Relatives
Locality: Raipur
Map showing localities that support different types of vegetation, including…
Oryza rufipogon
Example: Oryza rufipogon (wild rice)
Crop SpeciesExample: Solanum tuberosum (potato)
First printed illustration of the potato, 1597
Livestock Species & Domestication History
Information on the origins of:• Brahma chickens• Cochin chickens• Langshan chickens
Example: Heritage chicken breeds
Livestock/Crop Diseases & Parasites1965 manual
documents livestock tick species
BHL has a collection of nearly 25,000 seed & nursery catalogs. These catalogs:
• Document the introduction of new hybrids, varieties, and mutations
• Document the introduction of chemical agents for insect and weed control
• Detail early methods of cleaning, preserving, and shipping seeds
• Document changes in garden plant popularity• Show changes in gardening and agricultural technology
and tools over time
http://biodiversitylibrary.org/browse/collection/seedcatalogs
