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Exhibit labels : an interpretive approach
- Title
- Exhibit labels : an interpretive approach / Beverly Serrell.
- Author
- Serrell, Beverly, 1943-
- Publication
- Walnut Creek : Alta Mira Press, [1996], ©1996.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | AM157 .S46 1996 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xv, 261 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 248-255) and index.
- Contents
- Foreword / Neil Postman -- 1. Behind It All: A Big Idea -- 2. What Are Interpretive Labels? -- 3. Types of Labels in Exhibitions -- 4. Who Is the Audience (and What Do They Want)? -- 5. Learning Styles -- 6. Levels of Information and Modalities -- 7. Writing Visitor-Friendly Labels -- 8. Selecting the Right Reading Level -- 9. Bilingual Labels -- 10. Labels That Ask Questions -- 11. Getting Started (and Getting It Done) -- 12. The Number of Words -- 13. Evaluation During Development -- 14. Making Words and Images Work Together -- 15. Labels for Interactive Exhibits -- 16. Electronic Labels and Hypermedia -- 17. Typographic Design -- 18. Production and Fabrication -- 19. Evaluation After Opening -- 20. Ten Deadly Sins and 14 Helpful Research Findings.
- ISBN
- 0761991743 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0761991069 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 96010710
- OCLC
- ocm34283888
- SCSB-5297859
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries