Hi Andrea- Here is a blog post we published on the Pros & Cons of loaning/renting iPods to visitors. We have clients who have from 10-500 iPods onsite for visitors so this is representative of their collective experience. I hope there are some helpful tips in here for you.
http://blog.toursphere.com/2011/09/07/the-pros-and-cons-of-on-site-ipod-touches/ I am also happy to share details and specific experiences with you if that is helpful. Feel free to contact me offline. Best, Juliet -- Juliet DeVries VP Community Relations www.TourSphere.com <http://www.toursphere.com/> | www.AudisseyGuides.com<http://www.audisseyguides.com/> (888) 402-4671 x202 --------- 2009 MUSE Award - American Association of Museums 2009 1st Place Audio Tours - National Association of Interpretation 2009 & 2011 Leadership in History Award - American Association of State & Local History On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 5:11 PM, Andrea Bour <abour at clevelandart.org> wrote: > We are looking for colleagues willing share their experiences about > lending mobile devices to visitors to encourage and/or broaden the audience > for their mobile apps. We have reviewed the Museums & Mobile Survey 2012, > but are hoping for more anecdotal information. > > If your institution has lent or lends mobile devices for in-gallery or > exhibition apps, what types of devices have you made available to visitors? > Do you charge a fee for the app? Do you charge a rental fee for the device? > How do you secure the hardware or ensure that it is returned? > > We are also interested in hearing responses from anyone with plans to > rollout a mobile project in the coming year. > > Many thanks, > Andrea > > Andrea Bour > Collections Information Data Analyst > Information Management and Technology Services > The Cleveland Museum of Art > 11150 East Boulevard > Cleveland, Ohio 44106-1797 > > T 216-707-6699 > F 216-707-6660 > > www.ClevelandArt.org > > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ >
