[NHCOLL-L:665] RE: Literature for young people

[Bob Glotzhober]

This is not an item from the literature per se, but it was an exhibit label
that I observed at the Chicago Field Museum last week when I was there to
see "Sue".  It was not on Sue, but was on the introductory material below
the pair of mounted elephants in a section that talked about the museum and
its collections.  Since we are currently fighting for budget money, I copied
down their statement which I thought was good:

	"How do we use our collections?
	Field Museum educators, exhibit designers and exhibit developers use
our specimens to create exhibits and educational programs.  But our
collections are also a massive biological database that researchers use to
study the past and present of life on earth."

Short and simple, but I believe clear and accurate.

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Robert C. Glotzhober		bglotzhober at ohiohistory.org
Curator of Natural History		phone  614 297-2633
Ohio Historical Society		fax       614 297-2233
1982 Velma Avenue
Columbus  OH  43211-2497

Visit the Web Site of the Ohio Historical Society at
http://www.ohiohistory.org/

See our "Curators Curiosities" web page at
http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/collect/curator/index.html

Visit the Web Page of the Ohio Odonata Society (dragonflies & damselflies)
at
   http://mcnet.marietta.edu/~odonata/index.html


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> Sent:	Wednesday, August 02, 2000 7:07 PM
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> Subject:	[NHCOLL-L:662] Literature for young people
> 
> Folks:
> 
> My museum is working with the local school district in a program for
> at-risk
> high schoolers.  We will be bringing them to the museum once a week for
> the
> entire school year.  They will rotate through all of the departments,
> including maintenance, food services, education, the gift shop, and of
> course, collections and exhibits.
> 
> I'd like to use part of their time to teach them a little about the reason
> for natural history collections, their value and importance. I'm looking
> for
> any fliers or brochures etc. that people might have put together along
> these
> lines, especially aimed at young people.  While these kids may not ever go
> on to work in a museum, they will certainly be taxpayers!  I asked Sue
> McLaren if SPNHC had any such literature, but they do not.  She suggested
> I
> pose this question to the List.
> 
> I can develop something anew if needed, but if any of you have anything
> like
> this already and would be willing to share it........
> 
> Thanks!!