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Exhibit labels : an interpretive approach
- Title
- Exhibit labels : an interpretive approach / Beverly Serrell.
- Author
- Serrell, Beverly, 1943-
- Publication
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 16-10587 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xi, 363 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-342) and index.
- Contents
- Part 1. Overview -- Behind it all : the big idea -- What are interpretive labels? -- Types of labels in exhibitions -- Part 2. Considering the audience -- Who is the audience (and what do they want)? -- Audience fragmentation -- Selecting the right reading level -- Number of words -- Multilingual labels -- Writing visitor-friendly labels -- The label's voice : who is talking to me? -- Hierarchies and modalities -- Making words and images work together -- Labels that ask questions -- Labels for interactive exhibits -- Digital interpretive devices -- Part 3. Tasks -- Getting started (and getting it done) -- Evaluation during development -- Typographic design -- Production and fabrication -- Evaluation after opening -- Part 4. Summary -- Findings from research and evaluation.
- Call Number
- JFE 16-10587
- ISBN
- 9781442249028
- 1442249021
- 9781442249035
- 144224903X
- LCCN
- 2014048377
- OCLC
- 898087489
- Author
- Serrell, Beverly, 1943-
- Title
- Exhibit labels : an interpretive approach / Beverly Serrell.
- Publisher
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]
- Edition
- Second edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-342) and index.
- Local Note
- GUIDEBOOK FOR MUSEUM PRACTITIONERS.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 16-10587