I too would be interested in what others have to say. We are currently in the process of selecting a vendor to create a mobile tour for the museum. Seeing what others do and issues they have had will help us in evaluating our decisions. Jeff La Clair
Thank you, Jeff La Clair, CNA, MCP, VCP Director of Information Technology Baltimore Museum of Art 10 Art Museum Dr Baltimore, MD. 21218 W: 443-573-1596 E-mail: JLaclair at artbma.org -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Kate Woodall Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 10:45 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] Mobile technology Hi Through our Wi-fi we have tentatively begun to provide additional exhibition content that smartphone users can access through their personal devices while in the exhibition. This initiative has led to lots of learnings and questions. And I would really appreciate people's responses to some of these questions. Charging Visitors smartphones - 1. Does anyone provide charging facilities for visitors' smartphones and tablets? 2. If you do what sort of service do you provide? 3. What have been the pros and cons? Loan Devices - 1. Does anyone provide loan devices to those people that don't have smartphones so they can access this mobile content? I know places have exhibition guides on museum owned iTouches (etc) which are leant out but I wonder if this is different, but perhaps it is not. Thoughts please! 2. Again what service do you provide, is it different from lending out of traditional audio guide? Thanks Kate Kate Woodall | Snr Concept Developer Digital Projects Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa | PO Box 467 | Cable Street | Wellington Direct Dial: +64 4 3817079 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Visit the Te Papa website http://www.tepapa.govt.nz The email message together with the accompanying attachments may be CONFIDENTIAL. If you have received this message in error, please notify mail at tepapa.govt.nz immediately and delete the original message. The views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be views of Te Papa. Te Papa employs strict virus checking measures and accepts no liability for any loss caused either directly or indirectly by a virus arising from the use of this message or any attached file. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
