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
@dhobern I see that #UniversityOfToronto is a member. Maybe move to #Canada (after we see what happen on #Elxn45)
@dhobern I never ever thought #libraries would have existential crises in my lifetime ☹️ They have always been the solid foundation of everything for me