Chasing the Story

Altmetrics and the Biodiversity Heritage Library

Grace CostantinoNovember 14, 2015 | 2015 LITA

Forum

What is the Biodiversity Heritage Library?

An open access digital library for biodiversity literature with 69 participating

institutions on every continent except Antarctica.

www.biodiversitylibrary.org

Altmetric on BHLBadges

Dashboard with top

Books of the week.

Capturing the stories behind our content,

told by us or external parties.

Telling the Stories

Informing Strategies

Of the top 25 books measured by Altmetric, 1/3 of them are about marine

biodiversity.

Connecting with Users

Altmetric can help us find new users or communities to

interact with.

Thank You!

Kunstformen der NaturLeipzig und Wien. 1904.

http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33543656

Grace CostantinoOutreach and Communication

ManagerBiodiversity Heritage Library

Smithsonian Librarieswww.biodiversitylibrary.org

costantinog@si.edu