The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is an international consortium of 10 natural history libraries with a goal to digitize a significant collection of materials across the member libraries. A working prototype for BHL is online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org.

Developments in the next two years include enhancing this interface and providing globally unique identifiers and robust services guided by TDWG standards and recommendations. Developments will allow remixing and incorporation of material into complimentary applications.