On Mon, 25 Jul 1994, Bayla Singer wrote:
 
> Catalogs are all very well, and indeed when I was working at the Franklin
> Institute my boss used to keep reminding me that our purpose was to
> *introduce* the subject, and interest the visitor enough so he/she would
> go look in books.
>
> However, a computer kiosk provides an immediacy that might hook the
> visitor just that extra bit... as those walking-tour interpretive devices
> do.
>
> And some visitors -- dare I say it -- can't afford a catalog.
>
> --bayla (another one of those consultant folks)  [log in to unmask]
 
I love museum catalogs.  But you hit at the point I was hinting about in
my message.  Usually, I can't afford the catalog.  Most times, I can
barely afford the admission.
 
thanks
Dave