This is a dasyurid feet appreciation post (L - Tasmanian devil; Top R - Eastern quoll; Bottom R - spotted-tailed quoll)

Help needed to locate photos of rare anole anoleannals.org/2021/01/16/ano…

While Ernst Mayr Library began transcribing Brewster's materials via DigiVol in 2014, progress had slowed in recent years. The project was prioritized in 2020 with the need for remote work. The result? ➡️ 165% increase in pages transcribed in 2020 vs 2016-2019 yearly average! 🌟

How do we confront Louis Agassiz’s images of African & Indigenous Brazilians from 1865? Join us for a virtual lecture this Thursday on "Race, Representation & Agassiz’s Brazilian Fantasy," as four panelists explore ways to contend with them today. bit.ly/2YAW0uq

Scientific Specimens Are Going Online, But Much Remains Hidden In Storage npr.org/sections/healt…

Join us for a virtual #BHLDay2021 on 14 April as part of our 2021 Annual Meeting! Themed "Reflections In Crises", we'll have talks reflecting on BHL's roles in addressing the biodiversity crisis, challenges arising from COVID-19, & systemic racism in natural history collections.

You too can help improve the metadata for our #SciArt in Flickr by adding tags for artists, species, and more! Learn how you can get involved today! s.si.edu/BHLonFlickr

Applications are now open for the 2022 Edward O. Wilson Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellowship. Applications are due September 30, 2021. academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/10219

What is BHL? Smithsonian Libraries, home to our headquarters, shares an introduction to #BHLib via the Smithsonian Voices blog for Smithsonian Magazine. Check it out! ⬇️

Happy #Feathursday! 🦜 This #SciArt of green-tailed jacamars (Galbula galbula) by John Gerrard Keulemans comes from "A monograph of the jacamars and puff-birds" (1882), which is freely available in #BHLib thanks to Ernst Mayr Library of Museum of Comparative Zoology.

check out the print and electronic books newly added to the collection as of June 16th library.mcz.harvard.edu/newbooks

Renaming a moth to avoid an ethnic slur hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-t…

Richard C. Lewontin (1929–2021) nature.com/articles/d4158…

Hiding in Plain Sight: New evidence about the birth, identity, and strategic pseudonyms of John James Audubon, a new issue of the Bulletin of the MCZ, by Roberta Olson, is now available open access at doi.org/10.3099/MCZ70 #MCZBulletin #Audubon

For Darwin’s finches, beak shape goes beyond evolution seas.harvard.edu/news/2021/11/d…

Are you a fan of #ornothology? Documents from William Brewster have provided a fascinating insight into birds during the late 1800's. Museum of Comparative Zoology continue to digitise these important works - click here to get involved 🦅 #10yearsofDigiVol 👉ow.ly/svIr50H5QFr

The exhibit at the Concord Museum is well worth a visit! Honoring a Life with Birds - Harvard Magazine harvardmagazine.com/2022/07/h2-wil…

Check out our latest blog post: Burkhardt and Wikimedia Commons library.mcz.harvard.edu/blog/burkhardt…

Today’s landmark policy guidance from White House Office of Science & Technology Policy making U.S. taxpayer-funded research immediately available will speed progress toward curing diseases, preventing pandemics, mitigating climate change, and more #OAintheUSA sparcopen.org/news/2022/taxp…

Constance A. Rinaldo's obituary tributearchive.com/obituaries/263…