The document summarizes the 15th annual meeting of the European Botanical & Horticultural Library Group (EBHL) held in April 2008 at Merton College, University of Oxford. Presentations were given on various botanical library resources and collections, including CABI, the RHS Catalogue images, the Flora Graeca expeditions, the Lindley Library catalogue, and Intute. Tours were provided of Merton College Library and gardens, the Oxford Botanic Garden, the Fielding-Druce Herbarium, and other Oxford University botanical collections. The EBHL business meeting discussed expanding membership and future meeting locations.
1. European Botanical & Horticultural Library Group 15 th Annual Meeting 2-5 April 2008 Merton College University of Oxford
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5. Images in the Lindley Library Online Catalogue Brent Elliot and Debbie Lane demonstrated the Lindley Library online catalogue. It includes more than 1000 digitally scanned images of illustrations from works in the library’s early books collection. An additional 6,000 images will be added. Note the thumbnail at the left of the catalogue record display. Fin d more by this author Find more on Google Illustrations of orchidaceous plants / by Francis Bauer, with notes and preparatory remarks by John Lindley Lindley, John (1799-1865) Publisher: James Ridgway and Sons, Pub date: 1830-1838. Physical description: Pp. [iv], xiv, 35 leaves of col. plates each with leaf of descriptive text. Item info: No copies currently available. Estimated wait undetermined. Holdings London CopyMaterialLocationItem ID930 ORC1Reference Book On Exhibition 910-1001
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13. Merton College Mob Quadrangle is the oldest quadrangle in the University. It was built in three phases from 1275 until 1378. Mob Library is on the second floor.
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