Institutional Studies Liesel: Good Luck! The issues you've included in your posting have kept this office busy for the past 7 years! We have published many reports which you may find of interest. Some of our data may be of help in secondary analysis. In any case, you certainly have to begin with a careful literature review. So, given your closeness to D.C., you might consider coming by and visiting our office and spending time in the Museum Reference Center. There are also several bibliographies of museum studies which you may want to review. I'm responding to the list in the hopes that someone can identify critical reviews of the museum literature for all of us. Zahava D. Doering, Director Institutional Studies Office Smithsonian Institution 900 Jefferson Drive, S.W. [MRC 405] Washington, D.C. (202) 786-2232