TIPS booklets are single concept reference guides on a variety of subjects of interest for the beginning planetarian to the seasoned professional. Back issues may be purchased at cost by GLPA members from the Instructional Materials Library. To order, send the completed order form and check to the address listed on the form. For more information contact Geoff Holt at gholt@madison.k12.wi.us.
Special note: some of the TIPS booklets may be made available free to members as a PDF file. The files are sometimes large (see file sizes in table below). These PDF files can be attached to an email message, and read and printed by Acrobat Reader (free from Adobe). Contact Geoff Holt about this if you are interested. (Special thanks to Kristy Bachus and Mark Samuelson for their work on this.)
| # | Title | Pages | Year | Price | Free PDF file |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TIPS for the New Planetarian | 18 pgs. | 1990 | $4.00 | 236k |
| 1b | TIPS for the New Planetarian (Spanish) | 12 pgs. | 1996 | $4.00 | --- |
| 2 | TIPS on Developing and Presenting Interdisciplinary Planetarium Programs | 104 pgs. | 1977 | $14.00 | --- |
| 3 | TIPS for Orientation Activities | 17 pgs. | 1977 | $4.00 | 1.2 MB |
| 4 | TIPS for Preparing and Presenting School Programs | 48 pgs. | 1996 | $7.00 | --- |
| 5 | TIPS on Printed Materials for the Planetarium | 13 pgs. | 1978 | NA | 1.1 MB |
| 6 | TIPS on Planning for a Planetarium Education Program | 28 pgs. | 1979 | $5.00 | --- |
| 7 | TIPS Bits | 3 pgs. | 1979 | $1.00 | --- |
| 8 | GLPA Script Bank Card File Index | NA | 1981 | NA | --- |
| 9 | GLPA Script Bank Card File Index Supplement I | NA | 1982 | NA | --- |
| 10 | TIPS on How to Make Planetariums More Accommodating and Accessible to Visitors with Disabilities | 258 pgs. | 1996 | $24.00 | --- |
| 11 | TIPS on Writing Planetarium Scripts | 51 pgs. | 1999 | $8.00 | 714k |
| 12 | TIPS Anthology of Astronomical Poetry | 123 pgs. | 1984 | $16.00 | --- |
| 13a | TIPS A Guide to the Phases of the Moon | 28 pgs. | 1985 | $5.00 | 2.6 MB |
| 13b | TIPS Astronomical Poems | 59 pgs. | 1987 | $9.00 | --- |
| 14 | TIPS Student Training Manual | 25 pgs. | 1990 | $5.00 | 1.9 MB |
| 15 | TIPS Planetarium Bibliography (no longer available in printed form: digital only) | 144 pgs. | 1992 | NA | 380k |
| 16a | TIPS Hints for Keeping Your Planetarium Open (Revised) | 18 pgs. | 2002 | $4.00 | 60k |
| 17 | Great Teaching Tips to Use in the Planetarium | 35 pgs. | 1994 | $6.00 | 4.0 MB |
| 18 | TIPS for Portable and Small Planetariums | 171 pgs. | 1998 | $18.00 | --- |
| 19 | TIPS on Humor in the Planetarium | 21 pgs. | 1998 | $5.00 | --- |
| 20 | Music for the Planetarium (CD-ROM; including PDF, Exel, Text, Filemaker
files) *Price of CD-ROM is $3.00; or the ZIP file can be email to members for free. |
77 pgs. | 2003 | $11.00* Printed |
1.0 MB ZIP file |
Prices include postage but are subject to change without notice.
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