Re: paleonet public information requests

[Paul Harnik <pharnik@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Everyone,

The Paleontological Research Institution for years (like many natural 
history museums) has received similar inquiries from precollege students. 
To respond and foster students' interest, the staff produced an educational 
pamphlet ("I want to be a paleontologist! Advice for students and parents") 
which is available upon request and also online 
(http://www.priweb.org/ed/lol/careers.html). This is a good resource to 
pass on to others interested in paleo and could easily be used as a model 
if you choose to draft your own more personal replies.

Best wishes,
Paul

>On Apr 7, 2006, at 2:21 PM, Cary Easterday wrote:
>
>>I think most of us receive information requests from school kids or
>>the general public about paleontology and, of course, dinosaurs.
>>How do you reply to such requests?  Any tips?  Today I replied to
>>one such request (below) from a fourth grader in Ohio.  You are
>>welcome to review, use, edit, or delete my reply below.  If you
>>have additional recommendations for these general requests, please
>>share with the group.
>
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>Paul Harnik
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