11. BHL Partners http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is a global community of natural history libraries and research institutions who have formed a partnership to digitize and make available the world's biodiversity literature. Now Online: 90,000+ volumes 34 million+ pages
15. BHL by the Book PDF OCR XML JP2 > 70TB, growing every day… One 380 pg (avg) volume = multiple files, varying sizes, relationships among them
16. Current distributed infrastructure Internet Archive: Digitized content / files MOBOT: Database & web application MBL: Redundant cluster Metadata Content
17. Data Ingest Data Ingest Data Ingest Sync BHL Vision: Global Infrastructure Preservation System – multiple redundant copies of all digitized content. Replicate Access System – files, metadata & services needed to deliver content.
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20. Data Transfer Methods & Limitations vs NodeB NodeB NodeA NodeA Problems: Hardware failure, data loss, shipping fees Problems: Available bandwidth, upload/download fees
No Marine in the midcoast! Degree was multi disciplinary; good overview of botany, zoology, physiology, ecology, conservation management, Expected to work in…something other than field work;