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That's why I said "As appropriate". ;)

The Exploratorium does not normally put developer names on the exhibit
unless it's been developed by an artist-in-residence.  Except that it does
sometimes.

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On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 3:12 PM, Erich Rose <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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> That could be a bit tricky sometimes.  The list of "authors" could get
> long.  Exhibits are often developed by teams made up of many individuals.
>  Museum staff may be working with a design firm which might be hiring an
> outside "developer" and then there are all the advisors, fabricators, etc.
>  In my 25+ years there are only a handful of exhibit components I could
> point to and say "That one was all mine."  I guess you could do the Et al.
> thing but how would you decide who the lead author was?
>
> I would think the name of the museum should suffice along with the exact
> name of the item being cited (XXX component, of the XXX exhibit), city,
> country, and the date it opened to the public. Any interested party can
> contact the museum to track down team members as needed.
>
> And as mentioned above I would use the date it officially opened to the
> public. That would be the closest to a publishing date.
>
> I like this thread. Not sure why, but I like it....
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> On May 24, 2010, at 2:35 PM, Earl Stirling wrote:
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> > As appropriate, I'd suggest including the the name of the exhibit
> developer.
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> > Earl Stirling
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> >> If you cite an exhibit, wouldn't it make sense to use the date the
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