Tricia and Tamara,
in response to your queries about interpretive Iabels, I have published
several articles lately--I've listed a few you might be interested in,
below. If you can't locate them in the books or proceedings below, please
send me your address, fax and phone off-list (you can e-mail me:
[log in to unmask]) and I'll be happy to send a copy of whichever articlelooks
most helpful!

If you have an America Online account, I could send you an e-mail version
instead. And if you've got a particularly knotty problem you're working
through, feel free to write or call me:
Judy Rand
Rand and Associates
2584 Fifth Avenue West
Seattle WA 98119-2271
ph (206) 285-4450
fx (206) 285-0218
email ([log in to unmask])

Good luck!

Here's a partial list of articles:
"Creating Exhibits That Grow," 1995 ASTC annual conference (tape).
 "Critiquing Museum Exhibitions V," 1995 AAM annual conference (tape).
"Writing Responsive Labels," 1994 AAM annual conference (tape).
"Building on Your Ideas,"  published in the book Museum Visitor Studies in
the 90s.  Sandra Bicknell, ed. London: Science Museum, 1993.
"The Rise and Demise of Sharks," 1991 AAM Annual Conference (tape).
"The Writing on the Wall," 1989 AAM Annual Conference (tape).
"Label Babble," 1987 New England Museum Association Conference.
"How to Catch a Reader," Interpreter magazine, Oct. 1986.
"Anatomy of a Fish Tale," 1986 Western AAZPA Conference (proceedings).
"Fish Stories That Hook Readers," 1985 National AAZPA Conference
(proceedings; also available as a Technical Report from teh Visitor
Studies Association. Contact Stephen Bitgood there.)