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Exhibit labels : an interpretive approach / Beverly Serrell.

Serrell, Beverly, 1943- (Author).

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  • ISBN: 0761991743 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 9780761991748 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 0761991069 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 9780761991069 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: xv, 261 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Walnut Creek : Alta Mira Press, c1996.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 248-255) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
1: Overview -- Behind it all: a big idea -- What are interpretive labels? -- Types of labels in exhibitions -- 2: Considering the audience -- Who is the audience (and what do they want)? -- Learning styles -- Levels of information and modalities -- Writing visitor-friendly labels -- Selecting the right reading level -- Bilingual labels -- Labels that ask questions -- 3: Tasks -- Getting started (and getting it done) -- The number of words -- Evaluation during development -- Making words and images work together -- Labels for interactive exhibits -- Electronic labels and hypermedia -- Typographic design -- Production and fabrication -- Evaluation after opening -- 4: Summary -- Ten deadly sins and 14 helpful research findings.

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