Tamara, Thanks for your interest. Yes we do check out the iPod Touch units to our visitors. We have 30 total units and we have cases in the galleries where they are displayed. Our gallery attendants (Museum Experience Reps) offer them to our visitors and check them out. Previously we were using Video iPods and offered those for checkout and also for visitors to download our content from home and bring it in. We did not see many people using their own device that way, but since moving to the iPod Touch and iPhone tour people are using their own device by logging into our WiFi and then opening their Safari browser.
If you are interested I talked at length with podcaster Ken Ray who does an Apple related podcast. The link to it is http://macosken.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=335949. Also, you can see the tour yourself by going to www.sjma.mobi on the iPod Touch or iPhone Mobile Safari Web Browser (it won't look to good on other web browsers). Let me know if you have any other questions! Chris Alexander | Manager of Interactive Technology San Jose Museum of Art __________________________ Go to www.sjmusart.org/interactive to listen to our MUSE Award winning podcast or search for "SJMA" on iTunes. Is video more your thing? Check out our YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/sanjosemuseumofart -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tamara Georgick Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 12:44 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [SPAM] - Re: [MCN-L] MCN Cal SIG @ SJMA - Email found in subject I won't be able to attend, but I am interested in how you are using the ipod touch for your tour. I recently got one and thought it would be a good vehicle for gallery tours. I've also toyed with the idea of using the Amazon Kindle for some sort of gallery delivery tool. They are larger, have better input screens and would be harder to steal, especially since they are tied to an account. The drawbacks are no color and Amazon isn't quite ready to support 3rd party apps yet. Do you have some available for patrons or are you targeting people who already have the device? I thought it might be a good membership gimmick to offer free ipod touch tours to members and have non-members pay a fee. Of course, anyone who had their own device could download the tour for free. Thanks! Tamara Georgick Washington State Historical Society -----Original Message----- From: Chris Alexander [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 12:07 PM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] MCN Cal SIG @ SJMA What: Museum Computer Network California Special Interest Group Annual Meeting When: August 22nd from 9am - 4pm Where: San Jose Museum of Art <http://sjmusart.org/content/visitUs/visitUs.phtml> RSVP: calexander at sjmusart.org <mailto:calexander at sjmusart.org?subject=MCN%20Cal%20SIG%20RSVP> with "MCN Cal SIG RSVP" in the subject line. Parking info: sjdowntownparking.com <http://www.sjdowntownparking.com/parking_map.php?PHPSESSID=2b2d9f0b4bc27a702b6ed8229b1e6e7f> As an MCN member you are cordially invited to attend the 2008 MCN Cal SIG meeting in San Jose. Gather at the San Jose Museum of Art for coffee, conversation, learning and networking. The day includes a business meeting and presentations by staff from several local museums. The schedule will be as follows: 9:00 am - 9:30am Breakfast and conversation 9:30am - 10:15am Introductions and the "Official" Business Meeting 10:15am - 11:00am Chris Alexander, Manager of Interactive Technology, San Jose Museum of Art Chris Alexander from the San Jose Museum of Art will present the museum's holistic approach to technology, incorporating the museum's web content into various Web 2.0 websites, and its revolutionary iPod Touch tour. Over the last couple of years the SJMA has been working toward heightening the visitor experience at the museum and technology has played a big role in this endeavor. After the presentation attendees may try the iPod Touch tour for themselves in the exhibition Robots: Evolution of a Cultural Icon. 11:00am - 11:45am Tour of the San Jose Museum of Art and iPod Touch tour. 11:45am - 1:00pm Lunch (a list of local restaurants will be provided or you can eat at Caf? Too, the museum's caf?.) 1:00pm - 2:00 pm Melissa Johnson, Curator of Interactive Media, history | san jos? Sarah Puckett, Curator of Art and Photography, history | san jos? In 2001 History San Jos?, a regional history museum with a collection of over 75,000 photographs, 500,000 objects, and 5,000 linear feet of archival materials, ventured in to the digital imaging world. After attending workshops, conferences, visiting larger institutions, and researching requirements and equipment, the five person Collections & Exhibitions department felt capable of digitally documenting the collection. Since 2005, HSJ has launched five online exhibits sharing the history of the area and making a small percentage of the collection available to the public. Problem: Currently, the small staff is struggling to keep up with the demand for digital images from the public, researchers, and co-workers. The recent requirement for "digital plans" to apply for most state and federal digitization grants has HSJ at a stand-still. Will small to mid size museums and libraries be left behind when it comes to digitizing their collections? How have others dealt with similar issues? Brainstorm with HSJ Staff, all feedback and ideas are welcome! 2:00pm - 3:00pm Perian Sully, Collection Information and New Media Coordinator, Judah L. Magnes Museum Dr. Francesco Spagnolo, Head of Research, Judah L. Magnes Museum The Judah L. Magnes Museum is in the midst of a huge digital initiative, and we'll hear about one of the centerpieces of this initiative, a new collection management system, IDEA at ALM, which allows the museum to completely integrate archive, library, and museum materials. Perian and Francesco will talk about how the Magnes Museum is using the IDEA at ALM collection management system to reorganize its collections into discrete intellectual sets, while defining how certain fields can be shared across these three collection types. Additionally they will discuss the benefits of cataloging in such a system and explain the greater philosophical reasoning behind this methodology. They will also highlight how shared cataloging enhances research, protects collections, increases access and interpretation, and protects professional standards. 3:00pm - 3:15pm Short break 3:15pm - 4:00pm Susan Grinols, Director Photo Services and Imaging, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Susan has worked for the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco in various capacities since 1991. She currently heads the Photo Services and Imaging Department and will be discussing FAMSF's approach to archiving--solutions they've found and the challenges of using a "homegrown" 4D database system as their CMS/DAMS. You must be a current MCN Member to attend. If you are not visit www.mcn.edu <http://www.mcn.edu/> to join today! Please RSVP to calexander at sjmusart.org <mailto:calexander at sjmusart.org?subject=MCN%20Cal%20SIG%20RSVP> with "MCN Cal SIG RSVP" in the subject line. Clicking on the link should input the subject line. Thanks and I look forward to seeing all of you in a month! Best regards, Chris Alexander | Manager of Interactive Technology San Jose Museum of Art 110 South Market Street San Jose, CA 95113 408-271-6875 ph. 408-294-2977 fx. calexander at sjmusart.org <mailto:calexander at sjmusart.org> __________________________ Go to www.sjmusart.org/podcast <http://www.sjmusart.org/podcast> to listen to our MUSE Award winning podcast or search for "SJMA" on iTunes <http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=200789487> . Is video more your thing? 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