Cathy Norton wraps up her discussion digitizing biodiversity and Phil Konomos, Head, Informatics and Cyberinfrastructure Services follows with remarks on the expanding role of the ASU Libraries in building digital repositories through the ASU Knowledge Network.

Concluding from Part One, Cathy discusses Biodiversity Informatics, Web 2.0 components of the Encyclopedia of Life, challenges for contemporary digital libraries, the uBio Name Bank, and new innovative ways of applying data.

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About the Program: While much of the biodiversity of the world lies in remote areas and developing nations, vast storehouses of biodiversity information are contained within the major libraries and museums of the developed world. The Biodiversity Heritage Library is providing access to the rich literature of science for people across the globe by taking these materials off the shelves and onto the Internet. Founded by 10 museums and libraries, the BHL is undertaking a vast digitizing effort to scan biodiversity materials and make them freely available, anywhere, anytime. Cathy Norton,director of the Marine Biological Laboratory and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library, will discuss the BHL project and its role in the Encyclopedia of Life project. Ms. Norton will also highlight taxonomic intelligence algorithms included in the BHL that allow researchers to search information based upon historical scientific and common names of organisms.

This program is also available as a standard MP3 at The Internet Archive.

Speakers:

Cathy Norton
Philip Konomos

Episode 72
Running Time: 42:51

While much of the biodiversity of the world lies in remote areas and developing nations, vast storehouses of biodiversity information are contained within the major libraries and museums of the developed world. The Biodiversity Heritage Library is providing access to the rich literature of science for people across the globe by taking these materials off the shelves and onto the Internet. Founded by 10 museums and libraries, the BHL is undertaking a vast digitizing effort to scan biodiversity materials and make them freely available, anywhere, anytime. Cathy Norton,director of the Marine Biological Laboratory and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library, will discuss the BHL project and its role in the Encyclopedia of Life project. Ms. Norton will also highlight taxonomic intelligence algorithms included in the BHL that allow researchers to search information based upon historical scientific and common names of organisms.

Vicki Coleman, Associate University Librarian at the ASU Libraries, provides a brief introduction.
 
Download Podcast in MP4 format (Chapter Enhanced AAC)

This is a special chapter enhanced show with concurrent slides and URLs of Cathy’s presentation. It is best heard in Quicktime or iTunes. Click here to access files directly from iTunes University at ASU.

This program is also available as a standard MP3 at The Internet Archive.

For more information please visit:
Biodiversity Heritage Library
Marine Biological Laboratory Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library
Encyclopedia of Life project

Speaker:
Cathy Norton

Introduction by:
Vicki Coleman

Episode: 70
Running Time: 50:16

Next Time: On March 27, 2008 we will present Part 2 of Digitizing Biodiversity Literature for the World where Cathy Norton wraps up her discussion, Phil Konomos, Head, Informatics and Cyberinfrastructure Services follows with remarks on the expanding role of the ASU Libraries in building digital repositories through the ASU Knowledge Network.