Wow, this is a nice one! BHL is a great partner of the Internet Archive
and a precious source for countless Wikipedia articles and Wikimedia pages.
https://blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2019/11/now-hiring-program-manager.html
Federico
-------- Messaggio inoltrato --------
Oggetto: [SCHOLCOMM] Job Opportunity - Biodiversity Heritage Library
Program Manager
Data: Wed, 6 Nov 2019 16:05:44 +0000
Mittente: "Hutchinson, Alvin"
Please excuse cross-posting.
The Smithsonian Institution is looking for a program manager for the
Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL).
This is a federal position located in Washington, D.C.
More about the position is attached or available here:
https://blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2019/11/now-hiring-program-manager.html
A brief summary follows:
Headquartered at the Smithsonian Institution, the Biodiversity Heritage
Library<https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org> (BHL) is the world’s
largest open access digital library for biodiversity literature and
archives. Through the collaborative efforts of a global
consortium<https://about.biodiversitylibrary.org/about/bhl-consortium/>
of over 80 natural history, botanical, research, and national libraries,
BHL provides free access to over 57 million pages from hundreds of
thousands of volumes, representing over 500 years of scientific
exploration, discovery, and data. Working closely with the international
community of biodiversity data providers and natural history collection
service organizations, including GBIF<https://www.gbif.org/>,
CoL<https://www.catalogueoflife.org/>, CETAF<https://cetaf.org/>,
TDWG<https://www.tdwg.org/>, EOL<https://eol.org/> and
iDigBio<https://www.idigbio.org/>, BHL is part of the core
infrastructure for biodiversity research and data. As an important
contributor to this global network, BHL helps equip researchers with the
information they need to tackle today’s biodiversity, environmental, and
climate crises.
The announcement on USAJobs.gov is here:
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/550897300
Please spread the word.
Alvin
Alvin Hutchinson
Smithsonian Libraries
202.633.1031
Have you seen Smithsonian Profiles<https://profiles.si.edu/>?
_______________________________________________
GLAM mailing list
[email protected]
https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam
