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The ASTC Dimensions Resource Library provides peer-reviewed guides, articles, and insights written by science engagement colleagues about topics relevant to science centers and museums and other organizations committed to engaging the public in science and technology.  Interested in contributing to the resource library? Learn more about our quarterly submission cycle and our submission guidelines.

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Dimensions, March/April 2014—Cultivating the Future: Science Centers and Agriculture

April 18, 2014
April 18, 2014

IN THIS ISSUE March/April 2014 Inspired by the International Year of Family Farming 2014, this issue of Dimensions examines how science centers and museums are addressing the diverse, complex, and sometimes controversial issues surrounding agriculture. We all depend on agriculture—whether we live in a rural or urban area, in a developed or developing country. Agriculture […]

Dimensions, January/February 2014—A Closer Look at Exhibits

January 30, 2014
January 30, 2014

IN THIS ISSUE January/February 2014 Exhibits are central to the work of science centers and museums, and to the experience of our visitors. This issue of Dimensions draws upon the wisdom of our field, compiling practical tips and guidelines from exhibit professionals working in a variety of museums and companies around the world. These professionals […]

Exhibit Case Studies

January 7, 2014
January 7, 2014

These case studies complement the article Inside the Process: Three Exhibit Development Case Studies, which appeared in the January/February 2014 issue of Dimensions magazine. Innovation Labs in Indian Science Centers To promote national competitiveness in the 21st century, the president of India declared the present decade (2010–20) as the “decade of innovation.” Taking the agenda […]

Exhibit Tips from Around the World

January 6, 2014
January 6, 2014

This is an extended version of an article that appeared in the January/February 2014 issue of Dimensions magazine. On building interactive exhibits to last I am convinced that small and seemingly insignificant parts can make the difference between an exhibit that will last for years with almost no maintenance and one that will need constant […]

Keeping Visitors Safe Around Exhibits

January 5, 2014
Kathy Krafft | Harry White
January 5, 2014

By Kathy Krafft and Harry White From Dimensions January/February 2014 If you say that visitors can do anything they like—and we do say that—then you can’t be surprised at anything they actually do. At-Bristol, in the United Kingdom, has 250 exhibits and receives 250,000 visitors per year. If each exhibit is used only once in […]

Reimagined and Rebranded: Science Centers for the 21st Century

September 16, 2013
Eli Kuslansky | Gregory Peduto
September 16, 2013

By Eli Kuslansky and Gregory Peduto From Dimensions September/October 2013 Science centers: bastions of fun and exploration, destinations where children can let loose, providers of hands-on learning to spark a lifelong love of science. However, when children grow into adulthood in our technologically accelerating society, are they still called to science centers to satisfy their […]

Field Trips: What Teachers Told Us

September 1, 2013
Mary Ann Wojton
September 1, 2013

By Mary Ann Wojton From Dimensions September/October 2013 Student field trips to COSI in Columbus, Ohio, attract approximately 75,000 visitors annually. We wanted to understand how teachers perceive our science center and field trip offerings in order to better serve them and to represent ourselves to them in the most positive and relevant way. Therefore, […]

Best Practices in Public Relations

August 25, 2013
August 25, 2013

We asked public relations (PR) professionals from science centers and museums around the world to send us their best practices, guidelines, practical tips, and pieces of advice. Here’s what they told us. (This is an extended version of an article that appeared in the September/October 2013 issue of Dimensions magazine.) Thanksgiving Point is currently in […]

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