It is always a pleasure to read that another ASTC member is doing successful things. Ensuring that proper credit is given is always an important consideration in distributing information. Please contact me off-list for further information about ways of informing other institutions and individuals of your activities. Steve Eichner Association of Science-Technology Centers Research Analyst Washington, DC USA [log in to unmask] ph: (202) 783-7200 http://www.astc.org/astc fax: (202) 783-7207 ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: handling requests for information Author: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> at Internet Date: 8/23/96 12:11 PM I have a question. Here at the BRooklyn Children's Musem we have recently openned a major exhbition along with programs for kids. And what is happening is that other museums are calling requstion information about what we have done. Our policy is to share what we know, but we want to do it in a way that assures our innovative ideas are credited and not just taken without acknomledgment. Any suggestions on setting that up? Any suggestions on other people to contact or books to read? Also, we have user manuals with innovative program around our plant Discovery Carts - what kind of fee would you be willing to pay for copies? They contain our education philosophy, trainign guidelines for facillitators and activities galore! Lastly, if you were requesting a package about a museum's exhibitions and their programs - what things would you see as being useful in that package? Thank you for your assistance with this matter