keys to understanding museum visitors Bitgood, Stephen. creator ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. cau Walnut Creek, Calif Left Coast Press, Inc. 2013 monographic eng

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213 p. : ill. Part 1. What We Know about Visitor Attention -- Introduction -- Early Studies -- Theories and Models -- Outcomes of Engaged Attention -- Overview of the Attention-Value Model -- Part 2. Understanding Value and Motivation -- Value as a Combination of Quality and Duration -- How Value Influences Choice of Text -- Predicting Engaged Attention to Exhibit Text -- Part 3. Ways to Promote Engaged Attention -- Visitor Self Guides -- Instructions to Describe/Compare Objects -- Label Placement -- Supplementing Audio with Text -- Large Interpretive Background -- Part 4. Promoting Engaged Attention through Exhibit Design -- Phenomena that Decrease Visitor Attention -- Visitor Navigation and Attention -- Some Guiding Principles for Exhibitions -- Appendix A: Checklist for Managing Attention. Stephen Bitgood. Includes bibliographical references and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Museum visitors Attention Social aspects Value Social aspects Museum exhibits Social aspects Museum exhibits Psychological aspects Museums Social aspects Museums Psychological aspects AM7 .B567 2013eb 069 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10700213 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10700213 CaPaEBR 130125 ebr10700213