During the recent years, Vistor Studies has become a very popular field thanks, amongst others, to the annual confereces sponsored intially by the Centre for Social Design and later by the Visitor Sutudies Association. When is that the term "Visitor Studies" came into picture? Any one out there please let me know when and how the term "Visitor Studies" started embracing what were earlier called Visitor Surveys and Evaluations. Is it after the formation of the International Laboratory for Visitor Studies? What happened to that? Thanks in advance. Ibrahim Yahya Department of Museum Studies University of Leicester 105 Princess Raod East Leicester LE1 7LG U K E-MAIL: [log in to unmask]