The Curator’s Handbook is the essential handbook for curators and curatorial students, mapping every stage of the process of putting on an exhibition, no matter how traditional the venue, from initial idea to final installation. An introduction explores curatorial work from its origins in the seventeenth century onward and outlines the various roles of the curator today. Twelve...(展开全部)

Over the centuries, natural history museums have evolved from being little more than musty repositories of stuffed animals and pinned bugs, to being crucial generators of new scientific knowledge. They have also become vibrant educational centres, full of engaging exhibits that share those discoveries with students and an enthusiastic general public. At the heart of it all from...(展开全部)

本書所指的博物館行銷學，便是一種關於認識觀眾、瞭解需求，進而吸引他們到館參觀的方法研究；無論我們談論的是博物館、美術館、圖書館、動植物園，抑或是歷史性建物與古蹟，它們所遭遇的結構性問題其實大同小異。每個文化都有令人感興趣、有價值，以及具有特殊意涵的事物，這些資料和文物，與我們所搜集到的相關資訊，都是極具價值而且極需要被保存下來的；當然更理想的前提便是這樣的文化工程能夠在群眾的熱情與支持下付諸實踐。 博物館行銷是數種吸引觀眾扣門的活動結合，並藉由這些活動的凝聚，讓觀眾認識博物館的藏品、設備以及服務。博物館行銷同時也像是一座橋樑，藉由這座橋樑的溝通，博物館得以將其作為與視野，分享給到館參觀、學習，以及體驗的觀眾。 在博物館、美術館、圖書館、動植物園，以及科學教育機構等領域內所指涉的行銷，通常稱之為社會行銷（societal marketing）。在這些機...(展开全部)

On the Museum's Ruins presents Douglas Crimp's criticism of contemporary art, its institutions, and its politics alongside photographic works by the artist Louise Lawler to create a collaborative project that is itself an example of postmodern practice at its most provocative. Crimp elaborates the new paradigm of postmodernism through analyses of art practices broadly conceived...(展开全部)

The Complete Guide to the Interpretation of Horoscopes Precise, comprehensive, and richly detailed, The Astrologer's Handbook moves far beyond the common 11 sun signs" to the important planetary aspects -- trines, squares, oppositions, conjunctions, and sextiles -- discussing their impact on the human personality and exploring their subtle but firm influence on all our lives....(展开全部)

Have you ever needed to create an icon for something and not known where to start? How do you go about crafting the right message, the tone, the line work and getting it to work in the environment it's supposed to; be it mobile, operating system, or browser. Thankfully we now have the place to go. Jon Hicks' 'The Icon Handbook' will become the go-to book for the modern designer...(展开全部)

For years, The DevOps Handbook has been the definitive guide for taking the successes laid out in the bestselling The Phoenix Project and applying them in any organization. Now, with this fully updated and expanded edition, it's time to take DevOps out of the IT department and apply it across the full business. Technology is now at the core of every company, no matter the busin...(展开全部)

黛博拉•布鲁姆（Deborah Blum），麻省理工学院奈特科学新闻项目（KSJP）负责人，Undark杂志的创刊出版人。她还是美国国家科学作家协会的前主席，美国科学促进协会的会员，美国国家科学院的终身顾问。1992年，她因灵长类动物研究系列报道获得普利策奖。此外，她还为《纽约时报》《连线》《时代周刊》《发现》《卫报》和《波士顿环球报》等媒体撰稿。

Deborah Blum, writing with the high style and skill for suspense that is characteristic of the very best mystery fiction, shares the untold story of how poison rocked Jazz Age New York City. In The Poisoner's Handbook, Blum draws from highly original research to track the fascinating, perilous days when a pair of forensic scientists began their trailblazing chemical detective w...(展开全部)