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Hi all - does anyone have guidelines for exhibit label credit lines to share?

I come from the academic publishing world where citations are clearly outlined in style guides. Now that I write exhibit labels, I wonder if there is something similar for museum labels. For example, what is the standard for crediting a museum owned artifact? What about one that was donated or on loan? What about a cast or reproduction? What about a picture of an artifact?

I am not looking for how-to guides for tombstone labels - I know that many art museums share these. I am looking for a credit line style guide that is inclusive of all those random circumstances that come up in state, science, cultural, and children's museums.

Please help!

Hi all - does anyone have guidelines for exhibit label credit lines to share?

I come from the academic publishing world where citations are clearly outlined in style guides. Now that I write exhibit labels, I wonder if there is something similar for museum labels. For example, what is the standard for crediting a museum owned artifact? What about one that was donated or on loan? What about a cast or reproduction? What about a picture of an artifact?

I am not looking for how-to guides for tombstone labels - I know that many art museums share these. I am looking for a credit line style guide that is inclusive of all those random circumstances that come up in state, science, cultural, and children's museums.

Please help!

Thanks so much, Lana. I reference Serrell's book often but wish there was a standard for credit lines laid out somewhere.

Hi all - does anyone have guidelines for exhibit label credit lines to share?

I come from the academic publishing world where citations are clearly outlined in style guides. Now that I write exhibit labels, I wonder if there is something similar for museum labels. For example, what is the standard for crediting a museum owned artifact? What about one that was donated or on loan? What about a cast or reproduction? What about a picture of an artifact?

I am not looking for how-to guides for tombstone labels - I know that many art museums share these. I am looking for a credit line style guide that is inclusive of all those random circumstances that come up in state, science, cultural, and children's museums.

Please help!

Thanks so much, Lana. I reference Serrell's book often but wish there was a standard for credit lines laid out somewhere.

Hi all - does anyone have guidelines for exhibit label credit lines to share?

I come from the academic publishing world where citations are clearly outlined in style guides. Now that I write exhibit labels, I wonder if there is something similar for museum labels. For example, what is the standard for crediting a museum owned artifact? What about one that was donated or on loan? What about a cast or reproduction? What about a picture of an artifact?

I am not looking for how-to guides for tombstone labels - I know that many art museums share these. I am looking for a credit line style guide that is inclusive of all those random circumstances that come up in state, science, cultural, and children's museums.

Please help!

Hi all - does anyone have guidelines for exhibit label credit lines to share?

I come from the academic publishing world where citations are clearly outlined in style guides. Now that I write exhibit labels, I wonder if there is something similar for museum labels. For example, what is the standard for crediting a museum owned artifact? What about one that was donated or on loan? What about a cast or reproduction? What about a picture of an artifact?

I am not looking for how-to guides for tombstone labels - I know that many art museums share these. I am looking for a credit line style guide that is inclusive of all those random circumstances that come up in state, science, cultural, and children's museums.

Please help!