Everyone, We are working on a grant proposal to fund Open Exhibits, a project that will allow us to research, develop, test, and disseminate open source software and easily-to-edit templates and modules.
These templates and modules will allow museum professionals? to assemble electronic exhibits for the museum floor. The Open Exhibits templates, as well as the source code, training opportunities, and prototype exhibits, will be made freely available to museums. The exhibits will be built using Adobe Flash (ActionScript 3) and Flex. We are seeking feedback from museum professionals so we can tailor our project to meet the needs of the field. We have put together a survey to help us assess those needs: to gain insight into the state of electronic exhibits at a variety of museums, to gauge interest in the Open Exhibits software templates and modules, and to better understand museums? technical expertise and constraints. We will gladly share the results with anyone who completes the survey. We already have over 40 responses. Anyone from any type of museum or visitor center is encouraged to respond. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=v9jhD_2bPT8k38T3LAB3CIvg_3d_3d Thanks for your help and participation. Jim Jim Spadaccini Ideum "ideas + media" 4895 1/2 Corrales Road Corrales, NM 87048 phone: 505-792-1110 fax: 505-792-1111 portfolio & blog: http://www.ideum.com
