on 10/8/01 11:36 PM, Kathy Mancuso at [log in to unmask] wrote:

> a journal in the field of visitor studies

Kathy,
In my studies I have found 3 journals, some of which are no longer
published. 

The first would be ILVS Review: A Journal of Visitor Behavior which was
published by Exhibit Communications Research (ERC), Inc. ILVS stands for the
International Laboratory for Visitor Studies. This Journal was very hard to
find in the Chicago area so my advisor loaned me his to copy. This is no
longer being published.

The second is published by the Center for Social Design at Jacksonville
State U in Jacksonville, AL. The journal, also hard to find (but a couple of
issues were available at the Chicago Botanic Garden), is called Visitor
Studies: Theory, research, and practice. The issues I have seen are from the
late 80s, but the information may still be useful to you. I don't know if
this is still being published.

The third, which I haven't seen is Visitor Studies Today! I got the
following information from the Visitor Studies Assn. web site.
[http://museum.cl.msu.edu/vsa/publicat.htm]

Visitor Studies Today!
VSA sends out a publication, Visitor Studies Today!, to our membership three
times per year. While it is affectionately known as "the newsletter," it is
much more. As well as covering VSA activities, Visitor Studies Today!
contains articles on current visitor studies research around the world,
reviews of books and other resources, and practical information for anyone
interest in the visitor experience.

Editor: Kris Morrissey
Production/Design: Loretta Crum

Editorial offices are located at the Michigan State University Museum, East
Lansing, MI 48824; phone: 517-353-1943; fax 517-432-2846; email:
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Subscriptions are available by becoming a member of VSA. 

Lastly I would recommend the book "Visitor Studies Bibliography and
Abstracts" 4th ed © 1999, edited by C.G. Screven, Ph.D.  Dr. Screven is my
professional advisor and he gave me a copy -- the book is a gold mine of
information. My copy has numerous notes, highlights and post-it flags
marking all the articles and books that need to be read, have been read,
etc.

Good Luck finding the materials you are looking for, if I can help in any
way let me know. Also I would like to find out more about the program you
are in if you have the time to send a brief e-mail off to a fellow
student/complete stranger.

All the best,

Katie Bolinger
Exhibition development and design MA student