Biodiversity Heritage Library
Business Profile
Core Value Proposition
Biodiversity Heritage Library provides open access to biodiversity literature globally through a collaborative network of libraries, enabling discovery and reuse of biodiversity knowledge.
Target Customer
Researchers, librarians, educators, students, and institutions involved in biodiversity science; including natural history libraries, botanical gardens, and national libraries.
Key Differentiator
Global library consortium model (natural history, botanical, research, and national libraries) that hosts and provides full-text access to a large, interoperable corpus of biodiversity literature, with specialized search and taxonomic name tools.
Implementation Timeline
Not specified in the provided content
Pain Points
- 1Limited or blocked access to biodiversity literature behind paywalls or scattered across many resources (open access focus).
- 2Difficulty discovering and searching across a large, heterogeneous collection of titles, journals, and subjects.
- 3Need for specialized tools to support reuse of data and identification of scientific names within texts.
Key Features
- 1Open, full-text access to a large catalog of biodiversity titles (e.g., 200,315 titles; 321,899 volumes; 63,473,863 pages).
- 2Full-text Catalog with advanced search and ability to search by title, author, date, collection, subjects, and more.
- 3Search across books and journals for scientific names, authors, and subjects.
- 4Taxonomic name discovery and extraction via gnfinder (Global Names Architecture integration).
- 5Tools and services to support use and re-use of collections and data.
Target Customer Industries
Decision Makers
- 1Wikimedian-in-Residence
Client Results
- 1Now Online: 200,315 titles; 321,899 volumes; 63,473,863 pages
- 2Free access to biodiversity literature and search capabilities across taxonomic names, authors, and subjects
Competitive Advantages
- 1Open access to a vast, globally distributed collection of biodiversity literature.
- 2A global consortium of libraries (natural history, botanical, research, and national libraries) creating broad coverage.
- 3Advanced search capabilities and full-text catalog access.
- 4Integrated taxonomic name finder (gnfinder) to locate and link scientific names within texts.
- 5Ongoing updates and tools/services to support the reuse of data and materials.
Key Benefits
Additional Product Information
Product Description
The Biodiversity Heritage Library works collaboratively to make biodiversity literature openly available to the world as part of a global biodiversity community.
Target Market
Researchers, educators, librarians, and institutions in biodiversity science who need open access to biodiversity literature and related tools.
Unique Value Proposition
Open, freely accessible biodiversity literature delivered through a worldwide library consortium, with advanced search and taxonomic name tools to accelerate discovery and research.
Technical Requirements
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Pricing Model
Open access with optional donations; Joints and partners provide major support and hosting, with donation options available for funding
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