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Martin....perhaps the curious minded :)....it is not so much a  
question of how many would use them, but who would use them, given  
access.

In the meantime, being the dilettante that I am, one of my favorite  
resources is physorg.com - it covers the gamut from nanotechnology to  
psychiatry.  What sets it apart from other news sources is that its  
editors hand sort the stories.....
  The site offers an incredible aggregate of information, with  
pointers to underlying research.

On Feb 13, 2011, at 10:39 AM, Martin Weiss wrote:

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> Charlie
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> I  wonder how many would use these specialized journals? many  
> exhibits on
> complex technical ideas are developed using expert advisors who are  
> tasked
> with interpreting the "raw" data from these journals.
>
> Martin
>
> On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 5:42 PM, Charlie Carlson <[log in to unmask]
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>> Hi All,
>>
>> I was thinking journals such as Science, Nature, PNAS, Physics  
>> Education,
>> Chemistry Education, PLoS, an important one or two on climate and
>> environmental research, and cognitive sciences, etc.  While I view  
>> journals
>> that directly market to museums and science centers as valuable as  
>> well, and
>> important to the field,  I was deeming the science that affects the  
>> public
>> and society more broadly and that embraces STEM and biomedical  
>> research as
>> the target for ASTC access.  The journals I was thinking of have a  
>> direct
>> relationship to scientists and areas of scientific study.  Museum
>> publications are undoubtedly of value but more specific relevant to  
>> exhibit
>> techniques, visitor studies, effectiveness assessments, etc.  What  
>> I'm going
>> for is the science that informs the content of what we use in  
>> creating
>> exhibitions and informing the public, and not so much the  
>> technique.  I'm
>> sure there's overlap––my suggestion is directed towards broad  
>> access to
>> scientific discovery.
>>
>> Such a focus would make for a win win situation.  The limited use  
>> of peer
>> reviewed science journals by museum staff, might actually broaden  
>> the reach
>> of the journals, attract some interest in them, and not negatively  
>> affect
>> their readerships in a monetarily significant way.  Access would  
>> further
>> serve to broaden access to scientific information and discovery in  
>> the
>> museum community.
>>
>> C
>> On Feb 12, 2011, at 1:51 PM, Eric Siegel wrote:
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>>> I hope you all know that back issues of the Exhibitionist are  
>>> available
>> for free downloading at www.name-aam.org.  There's some real gold  
>> in those
>> back issues.
>>>
>>> eric
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