Presentations & Posters for 1994-2026

Presentations & Posters for 2015-2025

2026

• Kalfatovic, M., & Manton, J. (2026, April 13). From Infrastructure to Impact: The Allmaps-IIIF Partnership. CNI Spring 2026 Membership Meeting (CNI), Salt Lake City, UT. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19559699
• Kalfatovic, M. (2026, March 30). Technology, Community & Consortium: Det Kongelige Bibliotek. Information Meeting: Det Kongelige Bibliotek, Copenhagen (Det Kongelige Bibliotek). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19429460
• Kalfatovic, M., O. Holownia, I. Vodopivec  (2026, 12 March). International Partnerships: AI4LAM - IIIF - IIPC Showcase. AI4LAM - IIIF - IIPC Showcase. Virtual. 
• Kalfatovic, M. (2026, March 3). Technology, Community, and Consortium: The International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF). Library Science Talk. The Zentralbibliothek Zurich, the CERN Scientific Information Service, and AILIS (Association of International Librarians and Information Specialists, Geneva) jointly organize the Library Science Talks., Geneva, Switzerland (Virtual). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18843068
• Kalfatovic, M. (2026, February 23). Technology, Community & Consortium: Narodna in univerzitetna knjižnica. Information Meeting: Narodna in univerzitetna knjižnica, Ljubljana (Narodna in univerzitetna knjižnica). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18753889
• Kalfatovic, M. (2026, February 19). Technology, Community & Consortium: Nacionalna i sveučilišna knjižnica u Zagrebu. Information Meeting: Nacionalna i sveučilišna knjižnica u Zagrebu, Zagreb (Nacionalna i sveučilišna knjižnica u Zagrebu). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18698222
• Kalfatovic, M. (2026). IIIF as an Enabling Tool in Data Curation. 20th International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC26), Zagreb, Croatia. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18669252

2025

• Kalfatovic, M. (2025, September 23). Technology, Community & Consortium: Tallinna Ülikool. Seminar: How Cultural Heritage Organisations are Taking Advantage of IIIF Collections and Applications in their Daily Work, Tallinn (Tallinna Ülikool). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17295394
• Kalfatovic, M. (2025, September 22). Technology, Community & Consortium: Rahvusraamatukogu. Information Meeting: Eesti Rahvusraamatukogu, Tallinn (Eesti Rahvusraamatukogu). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17295338
• Kalfatovic, M. (2025, September 18). Technology, Community & Consortium: Kansalliskirjasto. What is IIIF? The Images in Dialogue, Helsinki (Kansalliskirjasto). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17294858
• Kalfatovic, M. (2025, July 18). Technology, Community & Consortium. Digital Humanities Conference 2025 (DH2025), Lisbon, Portugal. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16274772.

2024

• Forthcoming

2023

• Safeguarding Access to 500 Years of Biodiversity Data: Sustainability planning for the Biodiversity Heritage Library.  2023 TDWG Conference. Hobert. October 2023 [virtual]
• International Cooperation on Strategic Projects and Initiatives During a Time of Global Instability.  IFLA World Library and Information Congress. North American Meeting. 22 August 2023 [virtual]
• "Tools without Data are Useless” or Data Born in Literature: 2023 BHL Program Director's Report. BHL Annual Meeting: Paris. 18 April 2023

2022

• How to Apply for a Government Position in the Humanities: Insights from a Hiring Manage. Dumbarton Oaks. Professional Development Series. 17 November 2022
• Building Resiliency in Digital Library Networks: The Biodiversity Heritage Library. 11th Shanghai International Library Forum. Paper Only. September 2022.
• Program Director’s Report. BHL Annual Meeting: Edinburgh. 6 June 2022 
• So, You Want to be a Librarian (or an Archivist) at the Smithsonian...: Insights from Smithsonian Libraries and Archives. With Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty. 1 June 2022.  [virtual]
• Analyzing Biodiversity Literature at Scale. Libraries as Laboratories. Internet Archive. 27 April 2022 [virtual]
• Biodiversity Literature in Support of Citizen Science. WeDigBio. The Role of Libraries in Understanding the Earth’s Biota. 8 April 2022  [virtual]
• How to Apply for a Government Position in the Humanities: Insights from a Hiring Manage. Dumbarton Oaks. Professional Development Series. 28 January 2022 [virtual]

2021

• The Vast Library of Life: An Overview of the Biodiversity Heritage Library. SLA Staff Meeting. Virtual. 13 July 2021.
• The Vast Library of Life: An Overview of the Biodiversity Heritage Library. SLA Advisory Board Meeting. Virtual. 16 June 2021.
• SLA Get a Job
• Biheli quīndecim : BHL@15: An Update for CBHL. CBHL 2021 Meeting. Virtual. 6 May 2021.
• Biheli quīndecim : BHL@15: 2021 BHL Program Director's Report. BHL Annual Meeting. Virtual. 13 April 2021.
• Information about Libraries. With Barbara Ferry and Polly Khater. SLA Staff Meeting. Virtual. 3 February 2021.

2020

• The Biodiversity Heritage Library Response to the Global COVID-19 Pandemic. With Constance Rinaldo, Jane Smith, David Iggulden, and Colleen Funkhouser. TDWG 2020. Virtual. 20 October 2020.
• Building a Library Organization for Innovation: Challenges and Opportunities During Times of Transformation and Disruption. 10th Shanghai International Library Forum. 
Paper Only. October 2020.
• A Global Open Access Resource: An Introduction to the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Dumbarton Oaks Plant Humanities Seminar. Virtual. 30 June 2020.
• Telework Opportunities Discussion. All SLA Staff Meeting. 19 May 2020.
• Eyes on the Prize, Reboot the Mission. All DPI Staff Meeting. Virtual. 12 May 2020.
• 2019 BHL: The Year of the Old Normal. 2020 BHL Annual Meeting. Virtual 1 May 2020.

2019

• BHL and Specimen Collection Data: The needle in the Festuca stack. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Biodiversity_Next. Leiden. 23 October 2019. 
• The Biodiversity Heritage Library: Unveiling a World of Knowledge About Life on Earth. Martin R. Kalfatovic, Grace Costantino, and Constance A. Rinaldo. TPDL 2019. Oslo, Norway. 9 September 2019. [poster | abstract]
• Biodiversity Heritage Library as a Data Repository as well as a Literature Repository: Help us to Identify how to Better Surface Content. Martin R. Kalfatovic and Constance A. Rinaldo. 3rd Annual Digital Data Conference. Yale University. New Haven, CT. 11 June 2019. [poster]
• BHL and Specimen Collection Data: The Needle in the Festuca Stack. Martin R. Kalfatovic. SPNHC 2019. Chicago, IL. 28 May 2019. [poster | abstract]
• Managing Scholarly Research Output: The Smithsonian Institution Experience. Martin R. Kalfatovic, Alvin Hutchinson, Richard Naples, and Suzanne Pilsk. Smithsonian-The National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI) Meeting. Washington, DC, 16 May 2019. 
• Kalfatovic, M. (2019, April 30). Seeing a Butterfly & Knowing What It Is: BHL: Past > Present > Future. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18817501
• Managing Scholarly Research Output: The Smithsonian Institution Experience. Martin R. Kalfatovic, Alvin Hutchinson, Richard Naples, and Suzanne Pilsk. CNI Spring Meeting. St. Louis, MO. 8 April 2019.
• BHL & The Catalogue of Life. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Catalogue of Life Plus Symposium. Champaign, IL. 21 March 2019.
• Digital Programs & Initiatives. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Smithsonian Libraries Advisory Board New Member Orientation. 28 February 2019.

2018

• Discoverable, Accessible, Reusable, and Transparent (DART): Scholarly Communications and the Research Museum. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Global Summit of Research Museums. Berlin. 5 November 2018.
• Cultural Heritage and the Technology of Culture: Finding the Nature of Illumination in Libraries and Museums. Martin R. Kalfatovic. 9th Shanghai International Library Forum. Shanghai, China. 19 October 2018.
• Smithsonian Libraries: Digital Programs and Initiatives Division. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Smithsonian Libraries Research Services Meeting. Washington, DC. 20 September 2018.
• The Biodiversity Heritage Library & Botany: Empowering Discovery through Free Access to Biodiversity Knowledge. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Botany 2018. Rochester, MN. 24 July 2018.
• Natura non facit saltus: But Humans Do, The Need for Taxonomic Annotation. Martin R. Kalfatovic. I Annotate 2018. San Francisco, CA. 7 June 2018.
• 2018 BHL Program Director’s Report: Secretariat & Technical Update. Martin R. Kalfatovic. 2018 BHL Annual Meeting. Los Angeles, CA. 14 March 2018.
• Reaching a Billion: The Smithsonian Digital Platform Martin R. Kalfatovic. Smithsonian Libraries Advisory Board. Washington, DC. 6 March 2018.
• Expanding Access for the Local and Global Increasing Access & Empowering Global Biodiversity Research through the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. 2018 Ohio Natural History Conference. Cleveland Museum of Natural History. 24 February 2018. 

2017

• The Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG): Opportunities for Collaboration and Participation. Martin R. Kalfatovic with contributions from Wouter Addink, James A Macklin, and Dimitris Koureas. CNI Fall 2017 Membership Meeting. Washington, DC. 12 December 2017. See also the Open Science Framework copy.
• A Vast Library of Life: The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Aim, Scope & Challenges of Research Museums: An Exchange between the Smithsonian Institution & Leibniz Association. Washington, DC. 30 October 2017.
• Smithsonian Libraries in Service of Scholarly Communications: An Introduction to Smithsonian Research Online & Other Resources. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Aim, Scope & Challenges of Research Museums: An Exchange between the Smithsonian Institution & Leibniz Association. Washington, DC. 30 October 2017.
• “The Gift of Time”: Impact through Open: The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Bracing for Impact: Digitizing Collections to Change Lives. 2017 Smithsonian Digitization Fair. Washington. 19 October 2017.
• How Did We Get Here from There? The Origin Story of The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. 2017 Library Leaders Forum. Internet Archive. San Francisco. 13 October 2017.
• How Did BHL Get to Big Data? Martin R. Kalfatovic. TDWG 2017. Ottawa, Canada. 3 October 2017.
• The Biodiversity Heritage Library: Empowering Discovery through Free Access to Biodiversity Knowledge. Martin R. Kalfatovic. XIX International Botanical Congress. Shenzhen, China. 25 July 2017.
• Digital Programs & Initiatives @ Smithsonian Libraries: Scholarly Communications | Digital Library | Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Presentation for the National Library of Medicine Staff. Smithsonian Libraries. Washington, DC. 29 June 2017
• Free & Open Access to Biodiversity Literature: An Introduction to the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Presentation for Natural and Physical Sciences Library Staff. Smithsonian Libraries. Washington, DC. 14 June 2017.
• Overview of the Biodiversity Heritage Library: Recent Activities. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Inaugural Digital Data in Biodiversity Research Conference. Digital Data and the North American Nodes of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Co-sponsored by the University of Michigan and iDigBio. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. 5 June 2017.
• Free and Open Access to Biodiversity Literature: An Introduction to the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Library of Congress. 1 June 2017.
• Managing Scholarly Research Output The Smithsonian Institution Experience: An Introduction to Smithsonian Research Online. Martin R. Kalfatovic with Alvin Hutchinson and Richard Naples. Mpala Research Centre and Wildlife Foundation, Laikipia County, Kenya. 22 May 2017
• Managing Scholarly Research Output The Smithsonian Institution Experience: An Introduction to Smithsonian Research Online. Martin R. Kalfatovic with Alvin Hutchinson and Richard Naples. American Reference Center, U.S. Embassy, Nairobi, Kenya. 19 May 2017.
• The Biodiversity Heritage Library Empowering Discovery through Free Access to Biodiversity Knowledge. Martin R. Kalfatovic (presenter). XXI Congress of the Association for the Taxonomic Study of the Flora of Tropical Africa (AETFAT). Nairobi, Kenya. 18 May 2017.
• The Story of Engagement: Outreach Strategies at the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Grace Costantino and Martin R. Kalfatovic (presenter). XXI Congress of the Association for the Taxonomic Study of the Flora of Tropical Africa (AETFAT). Nairobi, Kenya. 18 May 2017.
• A Vast Library of Life: The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic and Grace Costantino. National Library Board, Singapore. 17 March 2017.
  Understanding life on our planet is now more important than ever. The millions of species that we share our Earth with, how they live, their relationships to other species and the environment, and how our mutual life on our planet is more critical than ever. The scientific data collected for hundreds of years is now freely available from Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL). Singapore is a key partner in this global endeavor anchoring the BHL's data from Southeast Asia. Martin R. Kalfatovic and Grace Constantino from the Biodiversity Heritage Library will discuss the importance of over 300 years of scientific publications about our fellow inhabitants of Planet Earth and how the Biodiversity Heritage Library, a free, global, and open collection of the most important research about life on earth, provides citizens of the world with access to the most authoritative literature available. 
• BHL Program Director's Report. Martin R. Kalfatovic. 2017 BHL Members' Meeting. National Library Board. Singapore. 17 March 2017.
• Empowering Global Research in Biodiversity: The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. BHL Open Day Symposium. Singapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore. 15 March 2017.
• Free & Open Access to Biodiversity Literature: An Introduction to the Biodiversity Heritage Library. NDSR Workshop. Smithsonian Libraries. 2 February 2017.
• Increasing Access, Promoting Progress: Empowering Global Research through the BHL. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Expanding Access to Biodiversity Workshop. Atlanta History Center. Atlanta, GA. 24 January 2017.

2016

• The Biodiversity Heritage Library 10 Years and More! Martin R. Kalfatovic. TDWG 2016. Centro de Transferencia Tecnológica y Educación Continua (CTEC) San Carlos, Santa Clara, Costa Rica. 7 December 2016.
• Increasing Access, Promoting Progress: Empowering Global Research through the BHL. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Group of 12 Meeting. Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle. Paris, 2 December 2016.
• Botany and the BHL: A Botanical Overview of the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Botany Department Seminar. National Museum of Natural History. Smithsonian Institution. Washington, DC. 15 September 2016.
• Smithsonian Libraries: Unveiling a Gem. Martin R. Kalfatovic. University of Pretoria, M.IT Tour. Smithsonian Libraries. Washington, DC. 15 September 2016.
• Enabling Progress in Global Biodiversity Research: The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic and Constance Rinaldo. Shanghai International Library Forum 2016. Shanghai, China. 8 July 2016.
• Digitization Basics for Libraries, Archives, and Museums. Martin R. Kalfatovic. SEI 2016, Chapel Hill, NC, 8 June 2016.
• 2016 BHL Program Director's Report. Martin R. Kalfatovic. BHL Open Partners' Meeting, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. London, 13 April 2016.
• The Biodiversity Heritage Library. 10+1 and Beyond: Looking Forward. Martin R. Kalfatovic. BHL Day 2016, Natural History Museum. London, 12 April 2016.

2015

• The Smithsonian Institution: Diffusing Knowledge in Partnership with the DPLA. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Digital Programs Advisory Committee, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 10 December 2015.
• BHL México Workshop: An Overview of the BHL. Martin R. Kalfatovic. CONABIO, México City, Mexico. 2 December 2015
• Us and Them | Me and You | from swerve of shore to bend of bay: Take Down the Fences … Here Comes the Crowd. Martin R. Kalfatovic. IMLS Focus: Inspiration and Innovation in Libraries and museums 2015. New Orleans. 16 November 2015
• Looking Back, Looking Forward: The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. 2015 BHL Staff Meeting. Washington, DC. 12 November 2015
• BHL: Assessing & Building Capacity for Global Access to Biodiversity Literature. Martin R. Kalfatovic. TDWG 2015. Nairobi, Kenya. 30 September 2015
• BHL Africa Workshop: An Overview of the BHL. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Nairobi National Museum, Nairobi, Kenya. 22 September 2015
• Smithsonian Libraries: Unveiling a Gem. Martin R. Kalfatovic. University of Pretoria Visit. Smithsonian Libraries, Washington, DC, 17 September 2015.
• Herding the fuzzy bits: What do you do after crowdsourcing? Martin R. Kalfatovic, Grace Costantino, Suzanne C. Pilsk, Jacqueline Chapman. ALA Annual Meeting. San Francisco, 27 June 2015
• The Nature of Illumination: Cultural Heritage and the Technology of Culture. Martin R. Kalfatovic.Cultural Heritage Information Management Forum. The Catholic University of America. Washington, DC. 5 June 2015
• African Digital Libraries in Global Content: The Biodiversity Heritage Library Model. Martin R. Kalfatovic & Anne-Lise Fourie, ICADLA-4. Accra, Ghana, 28 May 2015
• Building a Vast Library of Life: The Biodiversity Heritage Library Looks to the Future. Nancy E. Gwinn & Martin R. Kalfatovic. CNI Spring 2015 Meeting. Seattle, 13 April 2015.
• For the Increase and Diffusion of Knowledge: The Smithsonian's Research Online (SRO), Supporting Smithsonian Institution’s Plan to Provide Increased Public Access to Federally Funded Publications and Digital Research Materials. Martin R. Kalfatovic. CNI Spring 2015 Meeting. Seattle, 13 April 2015.
• The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Exploring the Four Elements Meeting @ The Morgan Library & Museum. New York, 8 April 2015.
• Looking Forward: The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Catalogue of Life Mini-Symposium. Vlaams Instituut Voor De Zee / Flanders Marine Institute. Oostende, Belgium. 2 April 2015
• Looking Forward: The Biodiversity Heritage Library: 2015-2016. Martin R. Kalfatovic. BHL Annual Meeting, BHL Day. The Field Museum. Chicago, IL. 17 March 2015.
• Digital Services Division & The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Smithsonian Science Executive Committee. Washington, DC. 12 January 2015

Presentations 2014

• An Overview of Standards for Biodiversity Literature and the State of the BHL. Martin R. Kalfatovic. TDGW 2014. Jönköping, Sweden. 28 October 2014.
• Collections + Services & Digital Services @ Smithsonian Libraries. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Smithsonian Libraries Advisory Board Orientation. Smithsonian Libraries, Washington, DC. 15 October 2014.
• BHL Update for GBIF. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Advancing Informatics, Engagement and Content. North American Regional Node Meeting of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility. University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. 22 July 2014. [virtual presentation]
• The Biodiversity Heritage Library: Collaborating Globally, Scanning Locally. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Librarians as Digital Leaders: Collaborating on the Development and Use of Digitized Collections. American Library Association Annual Conference. Las Vegas, NV, 28 June 2014.
• 10 Things You Need to Know Today. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Smithsonian Libraries Advisory Board Meeting. Washington, DC. 2 June 2014.
• Digitization in Support of Services @ Smithsonian Libraries. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Smithsonian Libraries Advisory Board Orientation. Washington, DC. 5 May 2014.
• A National Digital Platform: Tools for Innovation. Martin R. Kalfatovic. IMLS Focus. New York Public Library. 29 April 2014.
• Building for Demand: The Growth of the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. 2014 EOD Conference. Innsbruck, Austria. 11 April 2014.
• 2014 BHL Program Director's Report. Martin R. Kalfatovic. 2014 BHL Annual Meeting. New York Botanical Garden. New York, NY. 10 March 2014
• Digitization in Support of Services @ Smithsonian Libraries. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Smithsonian Libraries Advisory Board Orientation. Washington, DC. 3 March 2014.
• Overview and Introduction: The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. National University of Singapore. Singapore. 10 February 2014. 
• Scanning Locally, Collaborating Globally: The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. VALA 2014. Melbourne, Australia. 6 February 2014.
• Report on the Biodiversity Heritage Library for the 5th Global BHL Meeting. Martin R. Kalfatovic. 5th Global BHL Meeting. Lorne, Australia. 1 February 2014.

Presentations 2013

• A Current Overview of the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. TDWG 2013. Florence, Italy. 29 October 2013.
• An Overview of the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. University of Pretoria Visitor Presentation. Smithsonian Libraries. 20 September 2013.
• Digitalización de literatura de Biodiversidad: an Overview of the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic and William Ulate. CONABIO Teleconference. 29 August 2013.
• The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic & Nancy E. Gwinn. International Relations Round Table, American Library Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, 28 June 2013.
• Digital & Discovery @ Smithsonian Libraries 2013. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Smithsonian Libraries Advisory Board Meeting. Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, Virginia. 21 May 2013.
• Scanning Locally, Collaborating Globally: The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. 3rd International Conference on African Digital Libraries and Archives. Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco. 30 May 2013.
• Biodiversity Heritage Library: 2013 Report. Martin R. Kalfatovic. 4th Global BHL Meeting. Fes, Morocco. 27 May 2013.
• BHL Program Director's Report: 2013. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Biodiversity Heritage Library Institutional Council Meeting, Woods Hole, MA 6 May 2013.
• Building on Linnaeus: 260 Years of Taxonomic Annotation. Martin R. Kalfatovic. I Annotate - Annoto Ergo Sum, San Francisco, CA, 11 April 2013.
• The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Smithsonian Libraries Board Orientation. Washington, DC. 6 March  2013.
• The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Fulbright Academy Open Board Meeting, Washington, DC, 15 February 2013.

2012 Presentations

• The Biodiversity Heritage Library: EOL Team Report: November 2012. Martin R. Kalfatovic. EOL Team Meeting. Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, MA, 29 November 2012.
• eBooks 4 eVeryBody: @Smithsonian Libraries. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Internet Archive Leaders' Forum. Internet Archive, San Francico, CA. 24 October 2012.
• The DPLA as a Platform. Martin R. Kalfatovic and SJ Klein. Digital Public Library of America Midwest Plenary. Chicago Public Library, Chicago, IL. 12 October 2012.
• The Biodiversity Heritage Library: Program Director's Report: September 2012. Martin R. Kalfatovic. BHL Staff and Technical Meeting. Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, MA. 27 September 2012.
• Smithsonian Libraries & The Biodiversity Heritage Library: 2003 - 2012. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Smithsonian Libraries Town Hall. National Zoo, Washington, DC. 19 September 2012.
• The Digital Public Library of America: An Overview and Working with the National Collections. Martin R. Kalfatovic. NAGARA/CoSA Joint Conference. Santa Fe, New Mexico. 21 July 2012.
• Thinking of Linking: A random series of ideas, concepts, Platonic ideals, a yeoman's miscellany, and nonesuch guide to Linked Data, especially as it relates to libraries, archives, and museums. Martin R. Kalfatovic. American Library Association Annual Meeting. Anaheim, CA. 23 June 2012.
• The Biodiversity Heritage Library: Origin | Growth | Partnerships. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Biodiversity Heritage Library Organization and Planning Meeting. Kirstenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa. 14 June 2012.
• A Vast Library of Life: The Biodiversity Heritage Library as a window to the living world. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Mae Jemison Science Reading Room. Pretoria, South Africa. 11 June 2012.
• The Biodiversity Heritage Library: Since we last met in November 2011. Martin R. Kalfatovic. 3rd Global BHL Meeting. Museum für Naturkunde. Berlin, Germany. 7 June 02012.
• The Biodiversity Heritage Library: From Local to Global. Martin R. Kalfatovic. BHL Europe Final Events and Review. Berlin, Germany. 5 June 2012.
• Of Metaphors and Metadata: The Importance of Metadata for the Collections of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State. Martin R. Kalfatovic. U.S. Department of State. Washington, DC. 24 May 2012.
• Thinking of Linking: A random series of ideas, concepts, Platonic ideals, a yeoman's miscellany, and nonesuch guide to Linked Data, especially as it relates to libraries, archives, and museums. Martin R. Kalfatovic. American Association of Museums Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, MN. 2 May 2012.
• The Biodiversity Heritage Library: A Vast Library of Life. Martin R. Kalfatovic. BHL: Awesome, California Digital Library. Oakland, CA. 24 April 2012.
• The Wonderful Technicolor World Digital Goodness @ Smithsonian Libraries (which sometimes appears in glorious archival black and white). Martin R. Kalfatovic. Digital Programs Advisory Committee, Smithsonian Institution. Washington, DC. 22 March 2012. 
• Smithsonian Libraries & The Biodiversity Heritage Library: 2004-2012. Martin R. Kalfatovic. BHL Institutional Council Meeting. Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. 15 March 2012.
• Libros digitales para todos / eBooks 4 eVeryBody. Martin R. Kalfatovic. SXSW Interactive. Austin, TX. 11 March 2012.
• The Digital Library & Social Media at Smithsonian Libraries. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Smithsonian Libraries Advisory Board. Washington, DC. 22 February 2012.
• Technical Aspects Workstream Update. Martin R. Kalfatovic. DPLA Content & Scope Workshop. College of Physicians, Philadelphia, PA. 2 February 2012. 
• The Biodiversity Heritage Library: One Year Update: 2011-2012. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Global Encylopedia of Life Content Summit, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Barro Colorado Island, Panama. 17 January 2012.

2011

• The Biodiversity Heritage Library One Year Update: 2010 - 2011. Martin R. Kalfatovic. 2nd Global Biodiversity Heritage Library Meeting. The Field Museum, Chicago, IL. 13 November 2011. 
• Taking TL-2 Online: A Linked Data Resource. Martin R. Kalfatovic and Joel Richard. TDWG 2011 Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA. 18 October 2011. 
• The Shoulders of Giants: Leveraging Existing Technologies for the Digital Public Library of America. Martin R. Kalfatovic. DPLA Technical Meeting. Library of Congress. Washington, DC. 14 June 2011.
• Going Mobile: The Smithsonian's Mobile Strategy and eBook Production at Smithsonian Libraries. Martin R. Kalfatovic. SLA Conference. Philadelphia, PA, 13 June 2011.
• The Real and the Virtual: Exhibitions Online. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Exhibits Real and Virtual. Goucher College. CSP 640. 25 April 2011. Online.
• eBooks for eVeryBody. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Ignite Smithsonian. National Museum of the American Indian. 11 April 2011. Washington, DC.
• Taking Measure of the Biodiversity Heritage Library, 2003-2010. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Biodiversity Heritage Library Institutional Council Meeting. Smithsonian Institution Libraries. 8 March 2010. Washington, DC.
• Engaging New Audiences in New Ways: The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Encyclopedia of Life Orientation. National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. 31 January 2010. Washington, DC.
• Open Scientific Digital Libraries: The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Digital Libraries for the Maghreb. Fulbright Academy of Science & Technology. 24 January 2010. Washington, DC.

2010

• From Octopus on the Mall to a Community of Data. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Coalition for Networked Information Fall Membership Meeting. 13 December 2010. Crystal City, VA.
• 一评价 - //生物多样性遗产图书馆 2003 - 2010 | Taking Measure of the Biodiversity Heritage Library: 2003-2010//. Martin R. Kalfatovic. BHL China Workflow and Meeting. 15 November 2010. Beijing, China.
• Building Biodiversity Data Communities: The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Museum Computer Network. 30 October 2010. Austin, TX.
• Sharing Data for Biodiversity: The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Leaders' Forum: The Internet Archive. 21 October 2010. San Francisco, CA.
• Creating a Digital Smithsonian. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Designing Storage Architectures for Digital Preservation. 27 September 2010. Washington, DC.
• Taking Measure of the Biodiversity Heritage Library: 2003-2010. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Global Biodiversity Heritage Library Meeting. 22 September 2010. Woods Hole, MA.
• An Introduction to the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. BHL Australian Node Meeting: National Library of Australia. 4 June 2010. Canberra, Australia.
• The Biodiversity Heritage Library: Workflow Overview . Martin R. Kalfatovic and Suzanne C. Pilsk. BHL Australian Node Meeting: Museum Victoria. 2 June 2010. Melbourne, Australia.
• 3 Years On: The Biodiversity Heritage Library . Martin R. Kalfatovic. BHL Australian Node Meeting: Museum Victoria. 1 June 2010. Melbourne, Australia.
• An Anatomy of a Mass Scanning Project: The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. The Medical Heritage Library Meeting. Rochester, MN. 28 April 2010.
  
• The Biodiversity Heritage Library: Smithsonian Libraries Staff Update. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Smithsonian Libraries Town Meeting. 17 March 2010. Washington, DC.
• Building a Global Library of Taxonomic Literature. Martin R. Kalfatovic. XXVIII Congresso Brasileiro de Zoologia. 9 February 2010. Belém, Brazil.
• File Format Specifications. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Workshop Coleção de Obras Raras Essencial. 3-5 February 2010. São Paulo, Brazil.
• An Overview of Activities and Projects: The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Workshop Coleção de Obras Raras Essencial. 3-5 February 2010. São Paulo, Brazil.

2009

• “Yet Another BHL Presentation”: The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Internet Archive Leaders' Forum. October 19, 2009. San Francisco, CA.
  
• The Biodiversity Heritage Library: Corn-fed, Missouri Raised, Going Global. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Missouri Botanical Garden Staff Meeting. August 19, 2009. Saint Louis, MO.
• A Botanical Introduction to The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Botany & Mycology 2009. July 26, 2009. Snowbird, UT.
• The Biodiversity Heritage Library 2007-2008: A Status Update. Martin R. Kalfatovic, Suzanne C. Pilsk, Bianca M. Lipscomb. The Field Museum. July 10, 2009. Chicago, IL.
• Smithsonian Libraries 2.0 and the Biodiversity Heritage Library Project. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Smithsonian Libraries Board Meeting. June 26, 2009. Landover, MD.
• The Botanical Origins of the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Department of Botany: National Museum of Natural History. May 26, 2009. Washington, DC.
• The Biodiversity Heritage Library: Growing from Botanical Origins. Martin R. Kalfatovic. 41st Annual Meeting of the Council on Botanical and Horticulture Libraries Annual Meeting. May 12, 2009. St. Louis, MO.
• A Natural History of Unicorns: Smithsonian Collaborations in the World of Library, Archives, and Museums. Martin R. Kalfatovic. 2009 TELDAP International Conference/MCN Taiwan. February 25, 2009. Taipei, Taiwan.

2008

• LibraryThing: It's Your Thing! Martin R. Kalfatovic. Smithsonian Institution Libraries Brown Bag Talk. July 11, 2008. Washington, DC.
• An International Cooperative Digital Library for Taxonomic Literature: The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. American Library Association Annual Meeting. Collaborative Digital Initiatives: Show and Tell and Lessons Learned. June 30, 2008. Anaheim, CA.
• An International Cooperative Digital Library for Taxonomic Literature: The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. The Catholic University of America, School of Library and Information Science. LSC 715. 6 June 2008. Washington, DC.
• "Oh Time, Thy Pyramids!" The Biodiversity Heritage Library and the Unchaining of the Universal Library(?). Martin Kalfatovic. Information Futures Institute. Berkman Center for Internet & Society. April 12, 2008. Cambridge, MA.
• Global Library of Life: The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Boston Library Consortium Meeting. Boston Public Library. 18 March 2008. Boston, MA.
• Global Library of Life: The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. 2008 NFAIS Annual Conference. February 25, 2008. Philadelphia, PA
• The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic and Suzanne C. Pilsk. National Agriculture Library: Issues and Answers Seminar. January 30, 2008. Beltsville, MD.

2007

• Digitizing Entomology: The Biodiversity Heritage Library at the Smithsonian. Martin R. Kalfatovic. National Museum of Natural History, Department of Entomology Staff Meeting. Martin R. Kalfatovic. November 26, 2007. Washington, DC.
• The Lobster Quadrille: Content. Creation. Collaboration. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Smithsonian Libraries Brown Bag. Martin R. Kalfatovic. November 14, 2007. Washington, DC.
• The Biodiversity Heritage Library Mass Digitizing Project: A Grandeur in this View of Digital Libraries. Martin R. Kalfatovic and Suzanne C. Pilsk, Smithsonian Institution Libraries. LITA National Forum, October 2007. Denver, Colorado.
• Creating Content: Smithsonian Institution Libraries' Digital Library Program. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Open World Leadership Center Washington DC Orientation Seminar / Library of Congress. September 28, 2007. Washington, DC.
• Biodiversity Heritage Library Update: Smithsonian Institution Libraries (January - September 2007). Martin R. Kalfatovic. BHL Meeting @ Missouri Botanical Garden. September 12, 2008. St. Louis, Missouri.
• Creating Content: Smithsonian Institution Libraries' Digital Library Program. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Special Topics in Librarianship / The Catholic University of America, School of Library and Information Science. Class Lecture. July 31, 2007. Washington, DC.
• The Biodiversity Heritage Library: A Cornerstone of the Encyclopedia of Life. Martin R. Kalfatovic. BHL @ SIL. Smithsonian Institution. June 25, 2007. Washington, DC.
• Converging on the Universal Library: From Memex to Googolplex. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Council on Library/Media Technicians 40th Annual Conference, "Library Support Staff: An essential piece of the Library Landscape". June 21, 2007. Washington, DC.
• Open Access to Biodiversity Literature: The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Tom Garnett and Martin R. Kalfatovic. American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) Council Meeting. May 15, 2007. Washington, DC.
• The Biodiversity Heritage Library: A Cornerstone of the Encyclopedia of Life. Martin R. Kalfatovic. The Field Museum of Natural History. May 8, 2007. Chicago, IL.
• Engaging Partners: The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Encyclopedia of Life Informatics (Data Model) Workshop. February 11, 2006. Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA.
• Biodiversity Heritage Library Portal: The Rectification of Names. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Biodiversity Heritage Library meeting. Museum of Comparative Zoology. Harvard University. February 7, 2007. Cambridge, MA.

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2004

• The Digital Library from Information Superhighway to the Semiotic Web. Martin R. Kalfatovic and Suzanne C. Pilsk.Smithsonian Libraries Staff Brown Bag. April 28, 2004. Washington, DC.
• The Digital Library from Informaiton Superhighway to the Semiotic Web. Martin R. Kalfatovic and Suzanne C. Pilsk.Computers in Libraries. March 10, 2004. Washington, DC

2003

• Print to Pixels: Digitizing in Your Library. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Institute for Federal Library Technicians. July 23, 2003. Washington, DC.
• Smithsonian Libraries Take Parisian Design Online. Martin R. Kalfatovic and Stephen Van Dyk. 94th Annual Conference of the Special Libraries Association. June 10, 2003. New York, NY.
• The United States Exploring Expedition. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Smithsonian Institution Libraries' Town Meeting. May 2003. Washington, DC.
• The Natural History of Unicorns: Museums, Libraries, and Technology Collaborations. Martin R. Kalfatovic.American Society of Information Science and Technology /The Catholic University of America, School of Library and Information Science Student Chapter. April 25, 2003. Washington, DC.

2002

• Integrated Library Systems. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Institute for Federal Library Technicians. July 24, 2002. Washington, DC.
• The Smithsonian Institution Libraries' Digital Library." Martin R. Kalfatovic. Smithsonian Institution Libraries' Advisory Board Meeting. September 27, 2002. Washington, DC.
• Library to Library: Sharing America's Smithsonian. Martin R. Kalfatovic and Suzanne C. Pilsk. Computers in School Libraries. 2002. Washington, DC.

2001

• Automation Overview: Integrated Library Systems. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Institute for Federal Library Technicians. August 8, 2001. Washington, DC.
• Online With the Show! Creating Online Exhibitions. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Spring Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference. March 3-5, 2001. Philadelphia, PA.

2000

• Automation Overview: Integrated Library Systems. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Institute for Federal Library Technicians. August 9, 2000. Washington, DC.
• Smithsonian Institution Libraries: Digital Collections. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Reference Skills for the 21st Century, Federal Library and Information Center Committee, July 26, 2000, Washington, DC.
• Exhibitions Without Walls: Online Exhibitions at Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Beyond Words: Visual Information in Special Collections, Rare Book and Manuscripts Section of ACRL, July 7, 2000. Chicago, IL.
• Emailing the Experts: Responding to Electronic Public Queries at the Smithsonian Libraries. Martin R. Kalfatovic and Gil Taylor. Poster Session. 2000 American Library Association Conference. July 8, 2000. Chicago, IL. [In Poster Session Abstracts (2000): 33.].
• Smithsonian Institution Libraries Digital Initiatives: ‘For the Increase and Diffusion of Knowledge.’ Martin R. Kalfatovic. 13th Annual Interagency Depository Seminar, United States Government Printing Office. June 2, 2000. Washington, DC.

1999

• The Smithsonian Institution Libraries Digital Information Center: Digital Outreach, E-Journals, and Traditional Reference Services. Martin R. Kalfatovic, Elaine Cline, Amy DeGroff, and Lowell Ashley. Computers in Libraries. March 9, 1999. Arlington, VA.

1998

• The Smithsonian Institution's Electronic Outreach Initiative. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Computers in Libraries 1998. March 3, 1998. Washington, DC.
• Nile Notes of a Howadji: American Travellers in Egypt, 1837-1910. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Travellers in Egypt and the Near East. July 9-12, 1997. St. Catherine's College, Oxford, United Kingdom.

1997

• Running to Keep in Place: Training Library Staff in Information Access. Martin R. Kalfatovic and Sujata G. DeHart. Computers in Libraries 1997. March 10, 1997. Washington, DC.

1996

• Project Access: Providing Internet Access to the Smithsonian Institution Research Community. Martin R. Kalfatovic and Amy A. Begg. Finding Common Ground: Creating the Library of the Future Without Diminishing the Library of the Past. March 30-31, 1996. Harvard College Library, Cambridge, MA.

1995

• The Web of Life: Exploring Biodiversity Resources on the World Wide Web. Martin R. Kalfatovic. 86th Annual Conference of the Special Libraries Association. June 13, 1995. Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
• ‘Be It Enacted...’: Legislating a New Deal for America's Artists, 1935-1943. Martin R. Kalfatovic and Janice Bailey-Goldschmidt. 1995 Meeting of the Popular Culture/American Culture Associations. April 12-15 1995. Philadelphia, PA.

1994

• The Conversation: March 21, 1973 and the Negotiation of Information. Martin R. Kalfatovic and Janice Bailey-Goldschmidt. 1994 Meeting of the Popular Culture/American Culture Associations. April 6-9, 1994. Chicago, IL.