I'm wondering what other institutions who are hosting their audio tours on an iPod Touch are doing to make sure that the devices don't walk off campus? This was never too much of a problem when we were using Acoustiguides, as these devices had little appeal outside our walls. Currently we are requiring visitors to surrender their driver's license while they have the device, however this has some obvious flaws-- some people do not have one, or if they are going to the airport right after their visit and they have forgotten to return the device, they can't get on their flight (this has happened). We have been reluctant to hold a passport, as this is a serious document, and visitors can be reluctant to give it up, and there is some institutional reluctance to take possession of it. We have thought about just scanning a credit card, but not all of our visitors have these either. Any comments would be appreciated.
Stanley Smith Head of Collection Information and Access J. Paul Getty Museum 1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1000 Los Angeles, CA 90049-1687 (310) 440-7286
