A new paper in ZooKeys looks at the future of Italian natural history collections. According to the paper’s authors, “Italian natural history museums are facing a critical situation, due to the progressive loss of scientific relevance, decreasing economic investments, and scarcity of personnel.” The proposed solution is to create a network of museums that function as a “metamuseum.†Read the article for free at http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=4280.
Article Proposes Changes to Italian Collections