{"word_count": 77, "character_count": 550}
"Why are centuries-old natural history books vital toscientific research?" Using materials from the Rare Books Collection at theSmithsonian, the exhibit offers a variety of images dealing with naturalhistory museums of the past to allow for the exploration of parallels andcontrasts between the operations and methods of present-day natural historymuseums. Materials in the different sections of the exhibit deal with thepreservation and maintenance of specimens and the methods by which a naturalhistory museum might be organized. [via Scout-Report]