I agree with Matt, but getting back to Christina's original question "The curators are writing their label copy now, and would like to refer to the touch screens," I don't see why they couldn't just call them "touch screens." If I saw a label that said ""for more information on this artist see the touch screen..." I would look for the nearest touch screen.
To non-American visitors, if you want to take them into account, a kiosk is also a place where you buy cold drinks and newspapers. Amalyah Keshet At 18:23 04/08/2006, you wrote: >That term worked well at Brooklyn Museum. In a refreshing change from other >terminology museums often use, "kiosk" tends to confuse museum insiders (who >often think of big outdoor pillars with fliers stapled to them when they >hear that term) but it's fine for visitors. > >Not a scientific study, but a personal impression. The general public, I >think, associates "kiosk" with "interactive video thing in a box" and >especially with "touch-screen thing with more info." > >--Matt > >On 8/3/06 8:32 PM, "Ray Shah" <rayshah at thinkdesign.com> wrote: > > > Kiosks? > > > > > > -- > > - Ray > > > > Ray Shah - think design, inc. > > > > > > On Aug 3, 2006, at 8:19 PM, Christina DePaolo wrote: > > > >> Hi, > >> > >> The Seattle Art Museum is opening a new downtown museum next > >> spring. In > >> conjunction with the reinstallation of our collection galleries, we > >> are > >> creating several interpretive touch screens that will be located in > >> the > >> galleries to provide in-depth information about works of art. The > >> curators are writing their label copy now, and would like to refer to > >> the touch screens. The screens will be in the same gallery of the > >> works, > >> but not always in direct proximity. They would like to say "for more > >> information on this artist see ..." The problem is - what do we call > >> them? > >> > >> > >> > >> I know many of you have developed large-scale website and interpretive > >> technology projects for your institutions. If you have dealt with this > >> issue, can you give me some suggestions on approach as well as > >> language > >> ideas? Also, do we have any standards for referring to > >> websites/handhelds, etc? > >> > >> > >> > >> Thank you for your help. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Christina DePaolo > >> > >> New Media Manager > >> > >> 1109 First Avenue, Suite 406 > >> > >> P 206.654.3165 > >> > >> F 206.654.3250 > >> > >> seattleartmuseum.org <http://www.seattleartmuseum.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://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > >> > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > >_______________________________________________ >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://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l Amalyah Keshet Head of Image Resources & Copyright Management The Israel Museum, Jerusalem Tel +972-2-670-8874 Fax +972-2-670-8064
