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