GLAM/Newsletter/February 2026/Contents/Biodiversity Heritage Library report
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Updates on work by BHLWiki Working Group members
Correcting Wikidata & the BHL catalogue
Ambrosia10 has been collaborating closely with Diana Duncan (Field Museum retiree and volunteer) assisting with the disambiguation of BHL creators and improving both Wikidata and the BHL catalogue.
Error report corrections
Progress is also being made on correcting the Wikidata errors reported in the December error report. The error report of BHL identifiers and Wikidata QIDs needing checking/fixing can be found here
Submitted abstract to BHL Day 2026
Sabine von Mering and Siobhan Leachman - members of the BHL-Wiki working group - have submitted an abstract to present at the upcoming BHL Day 2026 on the 29th of April. This presentation will be about the "Women Genera" project, an international collaboration between botanists, data analysts and Wikidatians to create a dynamic dataset in Wikidata linking flowering plant genera to women in whose honour those genera were named. This presentation will highlight the pivotal role Biodiversity Heritage Library played in assisting both the research into the genera and women and also ensuring the statements made in Wikidata were appropriately referenced.
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