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Factors Affecting "Hands-On" Exhibits

This is a brief summary of A.W. Melton's 1936 paper, "Distribution of Attention in Galleries in a Museum of Science and Industry." Melton studied how visitor behavior was impacted by manually-operated exhibits demonstrating electricity. Automatic operation of the exhibits was compared with manual operation.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Stephen Bitgood
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Thoughts While Visiting

In this article, Adrian F. Aveni, of the Department of Sociology at Jacksonville State University, writes about his own experience as a visitor during a recent two-week trip to Hong Kong. Aveni reflects on this experience to inform the field of visitor studies.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Adrian F. Aveni
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A Review of: Museum Audiences Today: Building Constituencies for the Future

In this article, Randi Korn reviews the "Museum Audiences Today: Building Constituencies for the Future" study, a 1984 evaluation of 25 museums in Southern California. Korn summarizes the book and key findings from the study.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Randi Korn
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Visitor Turning and Exiting in Museum Galleries

This is a summary of A.W. Melton's 1935 paper, "Problems of Installation in Museums of Art." Melton described a series of studies that demonstrated two important factors that influence visitor behavior: (1) the tendency to turn right when entering a museum gallery and (2) the strong attraction of exits.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Stephen Bitgood
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Relative Importance of Size, Position, and Denisty of Exhibit Objects

This is a brief summary of Edward S. Robinson's 1928 AAM Monograph "The Behavior of the Museum Visitor." Robinson highlights the importance of object size, positioning, and density for determining visitor attention in art museums.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Stephen Bitgood
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Museum "Fatigue" Early Studies

This is a summary of studies from "The Behavior of the Museum Visitor" (1928) by Edward S. Robinson, who studied the problem of museum "fatigue." Robinson suggested that this "fatigue" is caused by multiple factors like physical fatigue and object satiation.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Stephen Bitgood
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Notes from the Editor

In this forward, Stephen Bitgood, editor of "Visitor Behavior," summarizes the issue dedicated to the pioneering work of Edward Robinson and Arthur Melton as well as the efforts by current researchers. Bitgood also presents a list of pioneering articles on the topic of visitor behavior.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Stephen Bitgood
resource research Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks

Sample Abstracts from the First Annual Visitor Studies Conference

This article features eight abstracts from the First Annual Visitor Studies Conference. Institutions represented in these abstracts include the Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, Science Learning, Inc., Hood Associates, Jacksonville State University, Smithsonian Institution, and University of Florida.
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TEAM MEMBERS: G. Donald Adams John H Falk Marilyn G. Hood Donald Patterson Stephen Bitgood D.D. Hilke John Scott Foster John J. Koran, Jr. Mary Lou Koran Steven Start Ann Blackwood Harriet Landers
resource research Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks

Report from the Education Committee

In this report, Minda Borun summarizes the activities of the business meeting of the Education Committee, which took place at the 1988 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Museums in Pittsburgh.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Minda Borun
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Works by Robert L. Wolf on Museum Evaluation and Related Matters: A Short Bibliography

This is a brief bibliography of works by Robert L. Wolf on museum evaluation and related research.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Jane R. Glaser Philip D. Spiess, II
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Want to Get Started in Audience Research?

This is a brief summary of Marilyn Hood's works on audience research, a useful tool for professionals interested in conducting research and evaluation.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Stephen Bitgood
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References for Glossary On Visitor Studies

This is a bibliography for a glossary of key terms related to the field of visitor studies and evaluation. The glossary can be found on page 8 of the same resource.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Stephen Bitgood