Using the Biodiversity Heritage Library

University of Gloucestershire

9 December 2011

www.biodiversitylibrary.org

Search by:

• Keyword• Publication information

– Title, author’s surname, edition, year, language, originating library

• Subject• Scientific name• Citation information

– Journal title, volume, number, start page

• No Boolean searching

• Title only keyword search

But…

A few disadvantages

Lots of good features

•FAQs•Data exporting•Limited full text searching

For example…Searching by scientific name

Laminaria bulbosa

• British algae

Searched by genus and species, and genus only

NHM Library and Archives

The results

Results can be displayed by:

•Type (Serial or monograph)•Title (Ascending or descending)•Date (Ascending or descending)•Also includes, author, volume and page number

Genus only search

The digitised books

Ways to use the BHL

• Dissertation background

• Seeing what has been researched (and hasn’t been)

• Geographical biodiversity interest

Questions?