SELECTED MUSEUM PUBLICATIONS, ARTICLES & PRESENTATIONS
By John W. Jacobsen
2011 - 2022
The Effective Museum: Rethinking Museum Practices to Increase Impact; Rowman & Littlefield; John W. Jacosben. 2022
“Unify the Museum Field,” Informal Learning Review, 171, John W. Jacosben. 2022
“Assessing Museum Impacts: Summary of Findings;” Informal Learning Review, 160; Jacobsen, Roberts, Ellis, Hein and Baum. 2020
“Measuring Total Impact” Dimensions, May/Jun; John W. Jacobsen. 2019
“The Museum Boom (1980s – 2008)” Hand-to-Hand Vol 31 No 2-3; John W. Jacobsen. 2018
The Museum Manager’s Compendium: 101 Essential Tools and Resources; Rowman & Littlefield; John W. Jacobsen, Jeanie Stahl, Duane Kocik & Victor Becker. 2017
“Museums Need Shared Definitions;” Museum, Nov. 95:6, p 16; John W. Jacobsen. 2016
Measuring Museum Impact and Performance: Theory and Practice; Rowman & Littlefield; John W. Jacobsen. 2016
“The community service museum: owning up to our multiple missions";” Museum Management and Curatorship, 29:1; John Jacobsen. 2014
New Data Directions for the Cultural Landscape: Toward a Better-Informed, Stronger Sector; Prepared for the Cultural Data Project; Slover Linett (Jacobsen, Contributor). 2013
“Peoria's Community Service Museum;” The Informal Learning Review, 118; John Jacobsen and Jim Richerson. 2013
“From Red Dinosaurs to Green Exhibitions” translated into Chinese; Journal of Shanghai Science & Technology Museum; John Jacobsen. 2013
“A Research Vision for Museums” translated into Chinese; Journal of Shanghai Science & Technology Museum; John Jacobsen. 2013
“The Elephants in the Galleries;” The Informal Learning Review, 112; John Jacobsen. 2012
“Giant Screen Film and Science Learning in Museums;” Museum Management and Curatorship, 27:2 Fraser. J. et al. 2012
“DISCUSS Proceedings, including DIGSS 1.0;” White Oak Institute; John Jacobsen et al. 2011
“The Global Network of Museum GS Theaters Need Attention;” WOI Bulletin, Vol 1., no.1; John Jacobsen, 2011
Museum Census Roadmap; Prepared for the Institute of Museum & Library Services; John Jacbosen, Phil Katz and Jeanie Stahl. 2011
1988 - 2010
“A Research Vision for Museums;” Curator 53:3; John Jacobsen. 2010
“Value for Money: How to Think about Earned Revenue;” Hand-to-Hand John Jacobsen. 2010
“From Red Dinosaurs to Green Exhibitions;” The Exhibitionist 4:09; John Jacobsen. 2009
“The Future of Institutional Giant-Screen Theaters and Fulldomes;” LF Examiner, 12:3 John Jacobsen. 2009
“TESC Front-end Survey on Traveling Exhibitions” White Oak Institute; John Jacobsen. 2009
“The ABC’s of Green Science Centers as Agents of Environmental Change” Fifth Science Centre World Congress; John Jacobsen. 2008
“Green Museums;” American Alliance of Museums Conference; John Jacobsen. 2007
“Experiential Learning Museums;” Forum ‘06 White Oak Associates; John Jacobsen. 2006
“140 Current Concept Capsules;” Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) Conference; John Jacobsen. 2004
“Organizing Museum Space: Learning Stages as Physical Context” ASTC Dimensions March/April 2004; John Jacobsen. 2004
“Museums and Learning Stages” Forum ‘02 White Oak Associates, Inc. John Jacobsen. 2002
“The Delta Framework;” ASTC-RAP Session; John Jacobsen.2001
“Museums and Evolution;” Keynote address; Association of Midwest Museums; John Jacobsen. 1999
“The Delta Museum: Building an Institution for Change;” Forum ‘99 White Oak Associates, Inc. John Jacobsen. 1999
“Education & Entertainment In Museums: Match Made In Heaven;” Keynote, American Youth Museums Conference; John Jacobsen. 1998
“The Future of Planetariums;” International Planetarium Society Conference in : London ; John Jacobsen. 1998
“Special Format Theaters: An Industry Growth Perspective;” The Big Frame; John Jacobsen. 1996
“Evaluation as a Creative Tool in Museum Media;” AAM Presentation; John Jacobsen. 1988