ᴛʜᴇ ʙɪᴏᴅɪᴠᴇʀꜱɪᴛʏ ʜᴇʀɪᴛᴀɢᴇ ʟɪʙʀᴀʀʏ (ʙʜʟ) ɪꜱ ᴀ ɢᴀᴍᴇ-ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇʀ ꜰᴏʀ ᴏᴘᴇɴ-ꜱᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇ. ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ᴀ ᴍᴀꜱꜱɪᴠᴇ ᴅɪɢɪᴛᴀʟ ᴄᴏʟʟᴀʙᴏʀᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀꜱ ʀᴇᴠᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴɪᴢᴇᴅ ʜᴏᴡ ᴡᴇ ᴀᴄᴄᴇꜱꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏꜰ ʙɪᴏʟᴏɢʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴏᴛᴀɴʏ.
ᴛʜᴇ ʙʜʟ ʜᴀꜱ ꜱᴄᴀɴɴᴇᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ 60 ᴍɪʟʟɪᴏɴ ᴘᴀɢᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛᴀxᴏɴᴏᴍɪᴄ ʟɪᴛᴇʀᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ, ꜱᴘᴀɴɴɪɴɢ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ 15ᴛʜ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴏᴅᴀʏ. ʙʏ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ɪɴꜰᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀᴠᴀɪʟᴀʙʟᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ꜰʀᴇᴇ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ'ꜱ ʟᴀʀɢᴇꜱᴛ ᴏᴘᴇɴ-ᴀᴄᴄᴇꜱꜱ ᴅɪɢɪᴛᴀʟ ʟɪʙʀᴀʀʏ ꜰᴏʀ ʟɪꜰᴇ ᴏɴ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ.
ʜɪꜱᴛᴏʀɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴛᴇxᴛꜱ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴄɪᴇɴᴄᴇ—ᴏʀɪɢɪɴᴀʟ ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴀʟꜱ ʙʏ ᴄʜᴀʀʟᴇꜱ ᴅᴀʀᴡɪɴ ᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴜɴɴɪɴɢ ʙɪʀᴅ ᴘʟᴀᴛᴇꜱ ʙʏ ᴊᴏʜɴ ᴊᴀᴍᴇꜱ ᴀᴜᴅᴜʙᴏɴ—ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʟᴏᴄᴋᴇᴅ ɪɴ ʜɪɢʜ-ꜱᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ ʀᴀʀᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ʀᴏᴏᴍꜱ. ᴛʜᴇ ʙʜʟ ʜᴀꜱ "ᴜɴʟᴏᴄᴋᴇᴅ" ᴛʜᴇꜱᴇ ᴠᴀᴜʟᴛꜱ, ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅɪɴɢ ʜɪɢʜ-ʀᴇꜱᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴅᴏᴡɴʟᴏᴀᴅᴀʙʟᴇ ᴄᴏᴘɪᴇꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ, ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴀ ᴘʜᴅ ꜱᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴍᴀᴢᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴ ᴀʀᴛɪꜱᴛ ɪɴ ᴛᴏᴋʏᴏ.
ꜰᴏʀ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴏʀꜱ, ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛᴏʀꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ɴꜰᴛ ᴇɴᴛʜᴜꜱɪᴀꜱᴛꜱ, ᴛʜᴇ ʙʜʟ ɪꜱ ᴀɴ ᴜɴᴘᴀʀᴀʟʟᴇʟᴇᴅ ʀᴇꜱᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴄᴜʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴍɪʟʟɪᴏɴꜱ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴄɪᴇɴᴛɪꜰɪᴄ ɪʟʟᴜꜱᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ᴅᴏᴍᴀɪɴ. ᴛʜᴇꜱᴇ ʀᴀɴɢᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ɪɴᴛʀɪᴄᴀᴛᴇ 18ᴛʜ-ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀʏ ʙᴏᴛᴀɴɪᴄᴀʟ ꜱᴋᴇᴛᴄʜᴇꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴠɪʙʀᴀɴᴛ ʟɪᴛʜᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ-ꜱᴇᴀ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇꜱ. ꜱɪɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴏᴘʏʀɪɢʜᴛ-ꜰʀᴇᴇ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ꜱᴇʀᴠᴇ ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀꜰᴇᴄᴛ "ꜱᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ᴄᴏᴅᴇ" ꜰᴏʀ ᴍᴏᴅᴇʀɴ ᴅɪɢɪᴛᴀʟ ᴀʀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴍɪx ᴄᴜʟᴛᴜʀᴇ.
ᴛʜᴇ ʙʜʟ ᴅᴏᴇꜱɴ'ᴛ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇ "ᴘɪᴄᴛᴜʀᴇꜱ" ᴏꜰ ʙᴏᴏᴋꜱ. ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴏᴘᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ʀᴇᴄᴏɢɴɪᴛɪᴏɴ (ᴏᴄʀ) ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴇᴛᴀᴅᴀᴛᴀ ᴛᴀɢɢɪɴɢ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇxᴛ ɪꜱ ᴍᴀᴄʜɪɴᴇ-ʀᴇᴀᴅᴀʙʟᴇ. ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡꜱ ɢʟᴏʙᴀʟ ʀᴇꜱᴇᴀʀᴄʜᴇʀꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴜꜱᴇ ʙɪɢ ᴅᴀᴛᴀ ᴛᴏ ᴛʀᴀᴄᴋ ꜱᴘᴇᴄɪᴇꜱ ᴍɪɢʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴇxᴛɪɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴘᴀᴛᴛᴇʀɴꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴍᴘᴀᴄᴛꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴄʟɪᴍᴀᴛᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀɪᴇꜱ ʙʏ ᴀɴᴀʟʏᴢɪɴɢ ʜɪꜱᴛᴏʀɪᴄᴀʟ ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅꜱ.
