# Research and Projects

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## [About the Research and Projects category](https://forum.biodiversitylibrary.org/t/about-the-research-and-projects-category/18)

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**Author:** [@bhl\_nicole](https://forum.biodiversitylibrary.org/u/bhl_nicole)\
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**Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 5:37am UTC](https://forum.biodiversitylibrary.org/t/about-the-research-and-projects-category/18 "2026-03-20T05:37:21Z")

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A space to share research and projects that use BHL. We’d love for community members to share their work and discoveries, including: academic papers, other publications, and presentations data-driven research projects …

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## [BHL thanked in the acknowledgements section](https://forum.biodiversitylibrary.org/t/bhl-thanked-in-the-acknowledgements-section/87)

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**Author:** [@Ambrosia10](https://forum.biodiversitylibrary.org/u/Ambrosia10)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2026, 5:50am UTC](https://forum.biodiversitylibrary.org/t/bhl-thanked-in-the-acknowledgements-section/87 "2026-04-26T05:50:23Z")

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It’s behind a paywall but the following work Littauer, R. (2026) Cryptamorpha desjardinsii (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) is the available name (Coleoptera: Silvanidae). Zootaxa, 5792 (2), 397–400. Cryptamorpha desjardinsii (G…

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## [Project Spotlight: Bizarre Beasts video series](https://forum.biodiversitylibrary.org/t/project-spotlight-bizarre-beasts-video-series/88)

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**Author:** [@bhl\_nicole](https://forum.biodiversitylibrary.org/u/bhl_nicole)\
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**Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 3:31am UTC](https://forum.biodiversitylibrary.org/t/project-spotlight-bizarre-beasts-video-series/88 "2026-04-13T03:31:23Z")

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We love seeing how BHL content is being used, and this is a particularly delightful example (brought to my attention by our BHL colleagues at Harvard University Botany Libraries). Bizarre Beasts is a video series (produ…

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## [Field Notes Explorer: local AI transcription for handwritten (and other) field notes](https://forum.biodiversitylibrary.org/t/field-notes-explorer-local-ai-transcription-for-handwritten-and-other-field-notes/62)

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**Author:** [@jdustinwilliams](https://forum.biodiversitylibrary.org/u/jdustinwilliams)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2026, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.biodiversitylibrary.org/t/field-notes-explorer-local-ai-transcription-for-handwritten-and-other-field-notes/62 "2026-03-29T16:14:30Z")

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I would like to share a personal project I’ve been building with BHL materials: Field Notes Explorer. It uses locally running, open-weight AI models to transcribe handwritten field notes first and foremost, while also h…

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## [Project Spotlight: Art of Fauna and Art of Flora apps](https://forum.biodiversitylibrary.org/t/project-spotlight-art-of-fauna-and-art-of-flora-apps/30)

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**Author:** [@bhl\_nicole](https://forum.biodiversitylibrary.org/u/bhl_nicole)\
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**Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 1:14am UTC](https://forum.biodiversitylibrary.org/t/project-spotlight-art-of-fauna-and-art-of-flora-apps/30 "2026-03-24T01:14:33Z")

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BHL is used in many different ways, including some wonderfully creative ones. One example is Art of Fauna by Klemens Strasser (and the just-launched Art of Flora), digital jigsaw puzzle apps built around historical natu…