From the Editor

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the TALON services in the five state region (Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico). The study sample consisted of 172 librarians and medical records directors in the TALON region. The respondents represented a population of 245 members of the TALON network listed in the 1989 TALON Directory. The research instrument, designed by the investigator, was a 36 item questionnaire divided into six sextions of research concerns. Open-ended questions at the conclusion of each section elicited comments and suggestions.     

From the Editor

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From the Editor Emerita

Since 1997, Zahava D. Doering has contributed to Curator: The Museum Journal. This is her last issue as Curator editor. The article highlights the key issues for which the journal has provided a platform to its global readership during her editorship. Issues include psychological and physical access, social roles and responsibility, health, museums without walls, crowdsourcing, environmental sustainability, and human rights and diversity. It also extends gratitude to the editorial staff (named), editorial board members, peer reviewers, and authors she has had the honor to have as colleagues in supporting new dialogues for museums and other cultural venues.     

From the New Editor

With the passage of ownership of Curator: The Museum Journal from the California Academy of Sciences (CAS) to John Wiley and Sons, Inc., John Fraser has been appointed as the new Editor. His article summarizes the circulation growth of the journal since Wiley first began publishing the title. The expansion is visible in the number of libraries, the global distribution, and access at low or no cost to institutions in developing economies of the journal. The new editor envisions further growth, and plans a vibrant social media presence, enlarged editorial board, and a continuation of his predecessor's legacy.