The Encyclopedia of Life, Biodiversity Heritage Library, Biodiversity Informatics and Beyond Web 2.0

Authors

  • Cathy N. Norton marine biological laboratory

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v13i8.2226

Keywords:

taxonomy, biodiversity, informatics

Abstract

Abstract: E.O. Wilson, the noted entomologist at Harvard, “wished” for an authoritative encyclopedia of life that would be freely available on the worldwide Web for the entire world. On May 9th, 2007, The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) was launched as a multi-institutional initiative whose mission is to create 1.8 million Web sites detailing all the known attributes, history, and behavior, about every known and described species and portraying that information through video, audio, and literature, via the Internet. A major contributor to the Encyclopedia is the Biodiversity Heritage Library that is currently scanning all the core biodiversity literature

Author Biography

Cathy N. Norton, marine biological laboratory

Cathy Norton, Director of MBLWHOI Library and Information Services, Deputy Director of Biodiversity Heritage Library

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Published

2008-08-09

How to Cite

Norton, C. N. (2008). The Encyclopedia of Life, Biodiversity Heritage Library, Biodiversity Informatics and Beyond Web 2.0. First Monday, 13(8). https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v13i8.2226

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Session 4: The Power of Collaboration