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Plate 5 from the zoology of the voyage of the HMS Beagle. Red and black bird on a tan background

Plate 5 from "The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle ... during the years 1832-1836 (Pt. 3 Birds)" by Charles Darwin, one of thousands of books scanned for Biodiversity Heritage Library by the �黨�ǿ��ƵWHOI Library. Courtesy Biodiversity Heritage Library

By Erin Blakemore | Washington Post July 18, 2022

Note: Former �黨�ǿ��ƵWHOI Library Director was instrumental in creating the a consortium that digitizes biodiversity literature and makes it freely accessible to the world. A pioneer of open access, Norton was founding vice-chair and later chair and deputy director of the Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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The massive, open-access digital library offers users hundreds of thousands of books, archival holdings, images and more — about 60 million pages in all.

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Below: Plate 34, labeled Tanagra Darwini, from " (Part 3: Birds)" by Charles Darwin, one of thousands of books scanned for the Biodiversity Heritage Library by the �黨�ǿ��ƵWHOI Library. Courtesy Biodiversity Heritage Library

Plate 3 from The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle ... during the years 1832-1836" by Charles Darwin. Courtesy Biodiversity Heritage Library

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