A fabulous article by Tiago Lubiana, Wikimedian in Residence for the Biodiversity Heritage Library, on the amazing work he completed during his time with BHL. #ILoveBHL #Wikidata #WikiCommons #Wikipedia https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/08/30/past-present-and-future-a-wikimedian-in-residence-at-the-biodiversity-heritage-library/

Lilacs from my back yard and more —
#ILOVEBHL
Biodiversity Heritage Library #lilacs 
Spokane Manito Park
#poetry #smallpoems #napowrimo #napowrimo25 #haiku

Suggestion: Donate to the BHL

http://sheri42.net/2025/04/27/lovely-lilacs/

Lovely Lilacs

a favorite flower

I wonder, if I draw a line...
#^petersuber (@[email protected])
Update. The #OpenAccess Biodiversity Heritage Library (#BHL) needs a new home. The #Smithsonian will stop hosting it next January.  
#^https://blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2025/04/new-future-for-bhl.html

#Biodiversity #DefendResearch #ILoveBHL #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
petersuber (@[email protected])

Update. The #OpenAccess Biodiversity Heritage Library (#BHL) needs a new home. The #Smithsonian will stop hosting it next January. https://blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2025/04/new-future-for-bhl.html #Biodiversity #DefendResearch #ILoveBHL #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics

FediScience.org

Update. The #OpenAccess Biodiversity Heritage Library (#BHL) needs a new home. The #Smithsonian will stop hosting it next January.
https://blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2025/04/new-future-for-bhl.html

#Biodiversity #DefendResearch #ILoveBHL #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics

A New Future for the Biodiversity Heritage Library

The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is the world’s largest open access digital library for biodiversity literature and archives. A global consortium of over 660 contributors, BHL has made more …

Biodiversity Heritage Library

Clearly expected given all that is happening, but the #Smithsonian will soon no longer be able to host the #BiodiversityHeritageLibrary, and it is in need of (a) new home(s):

https://blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2025/04/new-future-for-bhl.html

#BHL is a treasure and ensuring its preservation is of the greatest importance for #biodiversity research and #taxonomy.

As the news item indicates, this may also be an opportunity to imagine better ways to make these critical publications more accessible to the community.

#ILoveBHL

A New Future for the Biodiversity Heritage Library

The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is the world’s largest open access digital library for biodiversity literature and archives. A global consortium of over 660 contributors, BHL has made more …

Biodiversity Heritage Library
A press release is out about the Biodiversity Heritage Library. From 1 January 2026 the Smithsonian will no longer host the administrative functions of BHL. BHL is looking for a new home. For further information see https://blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2025/04/new-future-for-bhl.html
I admit to being very concerned given how vital BHL is to the biodiversity knowledge infrastructure. I hold hope that a hero institution or group of institutions ride to the rescue.
#ILoveBHL #BiodiversityHeritageLibrary
A New Future for the Biodiversity Heritage Library

The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is the world’s largest open access digital library for biodiversity literature and archives. A global consortium of over 660 contributors, BHL has made more …

Biodiversity Heritage Library