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A U.S. Marine, left, from 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and a soldier from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force move to their next firing position while conducting immediate-action drills during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 4, 2014. Iron Fist is an amphibious exercise that brings together Marines and sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, other I Marine Expeditionary Force units, and soldiers from the JGSDF, to promote military interoperability and hone individual and small-unit skills through challenging, complex and realistic training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Emmanuel Ramos/Released)
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USS Stout (DDG 55) sits pierside in Aksaz, Turkey, Aug. 17, 2009, prior to the beginning of exercise Reliant Mermaid 2009. The annual exercise between forces from Israel, Turkey and the United States is based on scripted humanitarian search and rescue scenarios designed to enhance maritime interoperability between participating nations. (DoD photo by Lt. j.g. Nate Curtis, U.S. Navy/Released)
Eager Lion was a two-weeklong multinational exercise with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, in order to exchange military expertise and improve interoperability among partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Leah R. Kilpatrick, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs Office, 1st Cavalry Division (released)
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, eat chow during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 19, 2014. Iron Fist is an amphibious exercise that brings together Marines and sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, other I Marine Expeditionary Force units, and soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, to promote military interoperability and hone individual and small-unit skills through challenging, complex and realistic training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jamean R. Berry/Released)
U.S. Air Force Maj. John Heidenreich, left, and Macedonian Staff Sgt. Goran Georgiev discuss equipment placement during Combined Endeavor 2010 at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, Aug. 31, 2010. Combined Endeavor is the world's largest communications interoperability exercise and aims to prepare international forces command, control, communications and computer systems for multinational operations. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Ali E. Flisek, U.S. Air Force/Released)
Visitors from various nations attend an introductory briefing during the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Distinguished Visitors Day for Exercise Allied Spirit IV at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Jan. 27, 2016. The Allied Spirit IV Exercise focuses on unified land operations and enhancing fires interoperability and integration of NATO Allies. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Gertrud Zach/releasesd)
Slovenia Army’s Cpl. Anze Komac, center, looks down range and charts coordinates for
aerial fire support during Exercise Allied Spirit at 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command’s Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Jan. 25, 2016. Komac is flanked by Italy’s Garibaldi Brigade’s Warrant Officer Pasquale Pagano, left, and Slovenia’s Pvt. Mitja Zizmond. Exercise Allied Spirit includes more than 2,400 participants from seven NATO nations, and exercises tactical interoperability and tests secure communications within Alliance members and partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza/Not Reviewed)
Slovenian soldiers of 3rd Company, 10th Regiment dismount their Valuk Light Armored Vehicle during a movement to contact lane at Exercise Allied Spirit IV at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Jan. 21, 2016. Exercise Allied Spirit includes more than 2,200 participants from six NATO nations, and exercises tactical interoperability and tests secure communications within Alliance members and partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Markus Rauchenberger/released)
Visitors from various nations visit the 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade’s technical operations center during the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Distinguished Visitors Day for Exercise Allied Spirit IV at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Jan. 27, 2016. The Allied Spirit IV Exercise focuses on unified land operations and enhancing fires interoperability and integration of NATO Allies. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Gertrud Zach/releasesd)
Slovenia Army Cpl. Anze Komac lays on his back while hiding from a simulated attack and calls for additional fire support during Exercise Allied Spirit at 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command’s Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Jan. 25, 2016. Exercise Allied Spirit includes more than 2,400 participants from seven NATO nations, and exercises tactical interoperability and tests secure communications within Alliance members and partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza/Not Reviewed)
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany -- JMRC's 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment is on the attack at exercise Saber Junction! Opposing forces conducted a mortar attack on 2nd Cavalry Regiment south of Grafenwoehr Germany. U.S. Army Europe's exercise Saber Junction trains U.S. personnel and more than 1800 multinational partners from 18 different nations ensuring multinational interoperability and an agile, ready coalition force. (U.S. Army Europe Photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Salgado)
HOHENFELS, Germany - Logistics Soldiers from the 16th Sustainment Brigade learn aircraft entry and exit techniques from the 15th Combat Aviation Brigade at Exercise Saber Junction 14. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Henry Chan, 16th Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs, 21st Theater Sustainment Command)Exercise Saber Junction 2014 includes participants from the U.S., NATO allies and European security partners, conducting unified land operations at the 7th Army's Joint Multinational Training Command's Hohenfels Training Area. The exercise trains units in the simultaneous combination of offensive, defensive and stability operations while improving international interoperability, commitment to NATO and allied nations and strategic access to critical areas within the European Command's area of responsibility. More information about Saber Junction 2014 can be found at www.eur.army.mil/SaberJunction/
A soldier from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force takes notes while conducting call-for-fire exercises with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 5, 2014. Iron Fist 2014 is an amphibious exercise that brings together Marines and sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, other I Marine Expeditionary Force units, and soldiers from the JGSDF, to promote military interoperability and hone individual and small-unit skills through challenging, complex and realistic training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna K. Albrecht/Released)
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2nd Lt. Chris Wagner with the 1st platoon of U.S. Army Europe's 541st Engineer Company, 54th Engineer Battalion, 18th Engineer Brigade, gives orders to his Soldiers during a route clearance mission that was part of exercise Interdict 2012 in Spain, Oct. 31. The exercise hosted by the Spanish engineers was designed to foster and enhance interoperability and skills among engineer units practicing counter-improvised explosive device operations using a scenario that mirrored combat in Afghanistan. (Photo by Lt. Col. Wayne Marotto)
Leadership from the Slovak Republic and 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, along with people from the local area, attended a static display that showcased the M1126 Stryker Combat Vehicle, an M777A2 Howitzer and other military vehicles belonging to the Slovakian military at the Slovak Republic Ministry of Defense during the Dragoon Crossing, a tactical road march starting out at Rose Barracks, Germany and continuing through the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic ending in Hungary on Sept. 16, 2015. The purpose of the exercise is to reassure NATO Allies of the U.S. intent during Operation Atlantic Resolve while demonstrating interoperability and freedom of movement throughout Eastern Europe. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. William A. Tanner/released)
Inter-American Defense College Leadership greeted Peruvian Army Brig. Gen. Cristian GarcÃa RodrÃguez, Deputy Defense Attached to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., March. 22, 2021. During the visit, the visitors conducted an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of our campus. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mozer O. Da Cunha)
160607-N-PF515-004 BERGA, Sweden (June 7, 2016) Sailors attached to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group Two and Commander, Task Group 68’s Expeditionary Mine Countermeasures Company, transfer a MK 18 Mod 2 Kingfish, an unmanned underwater vehicle, during BALTOPS 2016, June 7. BALTOPS is an annual recurring multinational exercise designed to improve interoperability, enhance flexibility, and demonstrate the resolve of allied and partner nations to defend the Baltic region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class America A. Henry/Released)
Slovenian soldiers of 3rd Company, 10th Regiment react to contact during a situational training exercise lane while a U.S. Army UH-60 Medevac Black Hawk helicopter approaches at Exercise Allied Spirit IV at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Jan. 21, 2016. Exercise Allied Spirit includes more than 2,200 participants from six NATO nations, and exercises tactical interoperability and tests secure communications within Alliance members and partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Markus Rauchenberger/released)
U.S. Soldiers, assigned to Bravo Troop, Regimental Engineer Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, unload a M105 DEUCE-Deployable Universal Combat Earthmover during Exercise Allied Spirit V at 7th Army Training Command’s Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Oct. 4, 2016. Exercise Allied Spirit includes about 2,520 participants from eight NATO nations, and exercises tactical interoperability and tests secure communications within Alliance members and partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Gertrud Zach)
Maj. Shaun Conlin (left,) an operations officer (S3) assigned to 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, talks to Lt. Col. Theodore A. Johnson (middle), squadron commander, about certain points in the operation order during the unit's rehearsal of concept drill, held in preparation of the unit's support for Operation Atlantic Resolve in Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Mar. 23, 2015. The purpose of the Operation Atlantic Resolve is to conduct multinational training as well as improving allied interoperability between U.S. and NATO forces. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. William A. Tanner/released)
Spain's Crown Prince Felipe de Borbon (in blue beret) speaks with Col. Scott Peterson, commander of U.S. Army Europe's 18th Engineer Brigade (center), and Lt. Col. Tom Austin, commander of the 54th Engineer Battalion, during a visit to Spain's San Gregorio training area to meet with multinational participants in exercise Interdict 12, Oct. 30. The prince was given a demonstration of Spanish and U.S. engineer capabilities during a live exercise demonstration. Interdict 12, hosted by the Spanish engineers was designed to foster and enhance interoperability and skills among engineer units practicing counter-improvised explosive device operations using a scenario that mirrored combat in Afghanistan. (Photo by Lt. Col. Wayne Marotto)
U.S. Soldiers, assigned to Bravo Troop, Regimental Engineer Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, unload a D-7 Bulldozer during Exercise Allied Spirit V at 7th Army Training Command’s Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Oct. 4, 2016. Exercise Allied Spirit includes about 2,520 participants from eight NATO nations, and exercises tactical interoperability and tests secure communications within Alliance members and partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Gertrud Zach)
NEW RIVER, N.C. (July 9, 2019) A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B and a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) V-22 Osprey conduct aerial maneuvers at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, July 9, 2019. Marines assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Training Squadron 204 and JGSDF soldiers conducted a confined area landing exercise as part of their integrated training, strengthening relations and interoperability between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III/Released)
Pfc. Isabella Alves, an automated logistical specialist assigned to Field Support Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, checks the oil levels in her unit's vehicle while conducting preventive maintenance, checks and services after arriving in the Slovak Republic during Dragoon Crossing, a tactical road march starting out at Rose Barracks, Germany and continuing through the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic ending in Hungary on Sept. 15, 2015. The purpose of the exercise is to reassure NATO Allies of the U.S. intent during Operation Atlantic Resolve while demonstrating interoperability and freedom of movement throughout Eastern Europe. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. William A. Tanner/released)
Slovenian soldiers of 3rd Company, 10th Regiment conduct a movement to contact lane during Exercise Allied Spirit IV at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Jan. 21, 2016. Exercise Allied Spirit includes more than 2,200 participants from six NATO nations, and exercises tactical interoperability and tests secure communications within Alliance members and partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Markus Rauchenberger/released)
MANILA, Philippines (July 29, 2021) U.S. Navy Lt. Joshua Ruiz gives a lecture to Philippine Navy sailors during a Pacific Partnership 21 medical discussion. Pacific Partnership, now in its 16th iteration, brings nations together to prepare during calm periods to effectively respond in times of crisis. Each year, the mission team works collectively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security and stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy Photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Joseph R. Vincent/Released)
Brig. Gen. Zoma Kongo, Director of Operations, Tanzania People's Defence Force (center), operates a controlling system of Training Support Activity Europe's Deployable Range Package, observed by Maj. Gen. Darryl A. Williams, Commanding General, U.S. Army Africa (USARAF) (right) and Maj. Gen. Salim Mustafa Kijuu, Commander of Land Forces, Tanzania People's Defence Force (left), during a visit at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 9, 2015 as part of a Command Sponsored Visit coordinated by USARAF on behalf of the U.S. Army. Command Sponsored Visits bring together senior land force commanders from nations around the world to discuss mutual security concerns and to increase interoperability. USARAF hosted the annual Gender Mainstreaming Seminar in Tanzania in May of this year and will conduct the African Land Forces Summit and the Eastern Accord 16 exercise in Tanzania next year. These visits help build partnerships over time and across echelons, the key concept behind USARAF's African Horizons strategy.
(U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Markus Rauchenberger/released)
Soldiers assigned to the Hungarian Defense Forces conduct an aquatic assault during Dragoon Crossing, a tactical road march conducted by Troopers assigned to 4th Squadron, 2nd Squadron Cavalry, starting out at Rose Barracks, Germany and continuing through the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic ending in Hungary on Sept. 17, 2015. The purpose of the exercise is to reassure NATO Allies of the U.S. intent during Operation Atlantic Resolve while demonstrating interoperability and freedom of movement throughout Eastern Europe. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. William A. Tanner/released)
Sgt. Tyler J. Fox spots targets down range in preparation of an unknown distance qualification range August 18 at Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, during Exercise Koolendong 14. The range focused on increasing the scout sniper's long range precision firing capabilities. The Marines challenged themselves with the M40 A5, M110 SASS and the M107 SASR. The Marines are with Scout Sniper Platoon, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment and are currently deployed in part of the Marine Rotational Force Darwin. The rotational deployment of U.S. Marines affords an unprecedented combined training opportunity with our Australian allies, and improves interoperability with our forces. Fox, a Winamac, Indiana native, is a scout sniper and chief scout for the platoon. (Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Joey S. Holeman, Jr./ Released)
U.S. Marine Sgt. Bryan Rodriguez provides security during interoperability training aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 14, 2014. Rodriguez is part of the Maritime Raid Force for the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and is a point man with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment, 15th MEU.
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Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force fire a 120mm mortar system during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard San Clemente Island, Calif., Feb. 14, 2014. Iron Fist is an amphibious exercise that brings together Marines and Sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, other I Marine Expeditionary Force units, and soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, to promote military interoperability and hone individual and small-unit skills through challenging, complex and realistic training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jamean R. Berry/Released)
After walking about 3 kilometers through forests, Paratroopers of Company A, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, made their way from the air assault infiltration location and tactically moved on foot through thick vegetation. Their objective was to conduct a deliberate attack on the military operations on an urban terrain site known as Haaslat Village at Hohenfels Training Area Aug. 28. Exercise Saber Junction 2014 includes participants from the U.S., NATO allies and European security partners, conducting unified land operations at the 7th Army's Joint Multinational Training Command's Hohenfels Training Area. The exercise trains units in the simultaneous combination of offensive, defensive and stability operations while improving international interoperability, commitment to NATO and allied nations and strategic access to critical areas within the European Command's area of responsibility. More information about Saber Junction 2014 can be found at www.eur.army.mil/SaberJunction/ (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christina M. Dion/Released)
Capt. Ross Mitchell, commander of Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment "Ghost," 3rd Armored Brigade gives feedback on the conduct of the operation after the conclusion of Operation Desert Wall at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Oct. 5. Operation Desert Wall was a partnership operation designed to enable interoperability between the Ghost Battalion and Kuwait's 55th Battalion, 26th Brigade "The Wall Brigade," inspire confidence in each other's capabilities, and posture both elements for combined operations in support of Operation Spartan Shield while supporting the units' training objectives. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Leah R. Kilpatrick)
Battle Group Poland U.S. medics prepare to move a casualty during search and rescue training conducted near the Bemowo Piskie Training Area during Saber Strike 17 June 9. Saber Strike 17 is a U.S. Army Europe-led multinational combined forces exercise conducted annually to enhance the NATO alliance throughout the Baltic region and Poland. This year’s exercise includes integrated and synchronized deterrence-oriented training designed to improve interoperability and readiness of the 20 participating nations’ militaries. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jimmy Golden/ Released)
Staff Sgt. Christian H. Nooney, a jumpmaster assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, performs a jumpmaster personnel inspection of Bombadier Liam Smith, a paratrooper assigned to 16 Air Assault Brigade, for an airborne operation at Holland Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 17, 2015. The jump certified the British paratroopers to conduct a joint forcible entry operation for the Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise led by 2nd BCT in April. The CJOAX represents a major milestone in the Division’s interoperability program which seeks to create a seamless integration of a U.K. brigade into the Division and build operational compatibilities for multinational crisis response options. (82nd Airborne Division photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Hull/Released)
Spc. Gabrielle Horne (right,) a signal support specialist assigned to Regimental Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, Regimental Support Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, shows Soldiers from the German Signal Team, Reconnaissance Battalion, 12th Panzerbrigade, how to operate a AN/PRC-117F (C) Multiband Radio during a demonstration between allied partners at Rose Barracks, Germany, Apr. 13, 2016. Both, U.S. and German Troops, were conducting compatability tests using a NATO Key, which will link allied nations together via communications during Exercise Saber Strike '16. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Sarah-Jane Guest)
AEGEAN SEA (Sept. 4, 2017) HS Salamis (F455) with Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) flagship HMS Duncan (D37) during a Passing Exercise (PASEX) in the Aegean Sea. The Standing NATO Maritime Groups are a multinational, integrated maritime force made up of vessels from various allied countries. These vessels, including their air assets, are permanently available to NATO to perform different tasks ranging from participating in exercises to intervening in operational missions. These groups provide NATO with a continuous maritime capability for operations and other activities in peacetime and in periods of crisis and conflict. They also help to establish Alliance presence, demonstrate solidarity, conduct routine diplomatic visits to different countries, practice interoperability with Allied Navies and provide a variety of military maritime capabilities to ongoing missions. Courtesy photo by Hellenic Navy.
A Slovenian soldier of 3rd Company, 10th Regiment transmits a 9-line medical evacuation request during a situational training exercise lane at Exercise Allied Spirit IV at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Jan. 21, 2016. Exercise Allied Spirit includes more than 2,200 participants from six NATO nations, and exercises tactical interoperability and tests secure communications within Alliance members and partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Markus Rauchenberger/released)
Battle Group Poland U.S. Soldiers conduct sling-load training with the M777 Howitzer near the Bemowo Piskie Training Area during Saber Strike 17 June 7. Saber Strike 17 is a U.S. Army Europe-led multinational combined forces exercise conducted annually to enhance the NATO alliance throughout the Baltic region and Poland. This year’s exercise includes integrated and synchronized deterrence-oriented training designed to improve interoperability and readiness of the 20 participating nations’ militaries. (U.S. Army photo by Charles Rosemond, Training Support Team Orzysz)
Philippine Marine Maj. Gen. Jimmy Larida, center, speaks with U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. N.E. "Rick" Nelson, right, and Col. Mark Walter, left, during a training event where Service members from both nations executed high altitude low-opening and static line jumps from a MV-22B Osprey aircraft May 13, 2014 in Basa, Philippines during Balikatan 2014. In its 30th iteration, Balikatan is an annual bilateral exercise between the U.S. and the Republic of the Philippines and aims at building both nations interoperability during joint planning, contingency, humanitarian and disaster relief operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Abbey M. Perria/Released)
in European Interoperability Framework for European Public Services (2010), p. 4. See complete Annex: ec.europa.eu/isa2/sites/isa/files/isa_annex_ii_eif_en.pdf
Eager Lion was a two-weeklong multinational exercise with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, in order to exchange military expertise and improve interoperability among partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Leah R. Kilpatrick, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs Office, 1st Cavalry Division (released)
Biodiversity Heritage Library for Europe – Interoperability of European biodiversity digital libraries
Melita Birthälmer, Boris Jacob
A serious barrier preventing the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) of the United Nations is the lack of access to essential information on animals and plants. Much of this information can be found in scientific books and journals of the past centuries. Natural history museums and botanical gardens collectively hold the majority of the world’s published knowledge on the discovery and subsequent description of biological diversity up to the present, and the only way to access this knowledge is to visit a number of different, geographically dispersed, specialist libraries. This hinders fundamental research in the domain of biodiversity as it depends – more than any other natural science – upon historic literature. Since 2007, the Biodiversity Heritage Library has been systematically removing this fundamental barrier by making access to this literature easier via the Web. Managed by the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, the Biodiversity Heritage Library for Europe (BHL-Europe) started on 1 May 2009 within the framework of the EU program eContentplus. BHL-Europe will now further develop, expand, and enhance the Biodiversity Heritage Library by bringing together the extensive collections of biodiversity literature held in major European natural history, botanical, and research libraries.
BHL-Europe focuses on the interoperability of existing European digital libraries and repositories with the goal of providing open access to the wider public, scientists, and decision makers. It aims to implement technological solutions for search and retrieval and long-term sustainability of digitized content. BHL-Europe is designed as a best practices network, not focused on the task of digitization, which is within the competence of each content provider, but assisting in future scanning activities.
BHL-Europe will make biodiversity literature freely available on three online platforms: a multilingual BHL-Europe portal for search and retrieval, the Global Reference Index to Biodiversity (GRIB), and Europeana.
The technical architecture of BHL-Europe is based on the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) reference model and enables content ingestion, archival storage and delivery of content to users of already digitised content. A prototype of the multilingual BHL-Europe portal with sophisticated search tools will be available end of fall 2010.
The GRIB is built in cooperation with the European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy (EDIT) and will serve as a central index in the BHL-Europe infrastructure. The GRIB will be a bibliographic database including the library catalogues of BHL-Europe partners and will provide deduplication and scanning management functionalities. A prototype of the GRIB is working already and the final system is expected to be finished in spring 2011.
In addition to the BHL-Europe portal, biodiversity literature will be as well accessible through Europeana, the portal of the European Digital Library. Since June 2010, more than 82,000 books are currently accessible in Europeana, and this number will increase continuously while BHL-Europe is harvesting digital content from its content providers.
Making digital content of numerous biodiversity libraries from all over the world interoperable through the BHL-Europe portal will bring the vision of a global digital open access library for biodiversity literature to life.
A soldier with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force reloads after hitting his target from the 300 yard-line while conducting scout sniper training during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 31, 2014. Iron Fist is an amphibious exercise that brings together Marines and sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, other I Marine Expeditionary Force units, and soldiers from the JGSDF, to promote military interoperability and hone individual and small-unit skills through challenging, complex and realistic training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Emmanuel Ramos/Released)
During simulated psychological operations Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Richard Bettis of Savannah, Ga., assigned to the 310th Psychological Operations Company based in Forest Park, Ga., discussed results of a key-leader engagement with his Czech army PSYOP partners in Ravensdorf Village at Hohenfels Training Area Sept. 2. Exercise Saber Junction 2014 includes participants from the U.S., NATO allies and European security partners, conducting unified land operations at the 7th Army's Joint Multinational Training Command's Hohenfels Training Area. The exercise trains units in the simultaneous combination of offensive, defensive and stability operations while improving international interoperability, commitment to NATO and allied nations and strategic access to critical areas within the European Command's area of responsibility. More information about Saber Junction 2014 can be found at www.eur.army.mil/SaberJunction/ (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christina M. Dion/Released)
U.S. Soldiers, assigned to Bravo Troop, Regimental Engineer Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, operate an integrated launcher of a truck-mounted Bridge Adapter Pallet during Exercise Allied Spirit V at 7th Army Training Command’s Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Oct. 4, 2016. Exercise Allied Spirit includes about 2,520 participants from eight NATO nations, and exercises tactical interoperability and tests secure communications within Alliance members and partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Gertrud Zach)
U.S. Marines with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment and Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, discuss their mission during interoperability training aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 15, 2014 These Marines are training as part of the MEU’s Maritime Raid Force.
Photo by Cpl. Anna Albrecht