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Dimensions, the bimonthly magazine of the Association of Science-Technology Centers, features a mix of in-depth analysis and briefs of noteworthy events and resources for the science center field. The magazine's readers include directors and staff of more than 550 ASTC-member science centers and museums worldwide, as well as others who have an interest in informal science education.

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ASTC Dimensions Blog: Latest Posts

  • Personalizing the Visitor Experience

    IN THIS ISSUE May/June 2013 Free-choice learning is the hallmark of science centers and interactive museums. But many institutions are taking this idea a step further by exploring strategies for personalizing the visitor experience--before, during, or after the visit. Some approaches are high tech, like compiling a visitor's on-site experiences onto a personalized webpage. Others are low [...]

  • Personalizing Visitor Service in a Small Museum

    By Jennifer Jenkins From Dimensions May/June 2013 WonderLab Museum of Science, Health and Technology in Bloomington, Indiana, strives to be not just a destination, but also a valuable community asset. Open since 2003 in its current downtown location, WonderLab is a small museum--7,600 square feet (700 square meters) of gallery space--with fewer than 15 full-time staff but more [...]


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