[MCN-L] Mobile technology
Hi Through our Wi-fi we have tentatively begun to provide additional exhibition content that smartphone users can access through their personal devices while in the exhibition. This initiative has led to lots of learnings and questions. And I would really appreciate people's responses to some of these questions. Charging Visitors smartphones - 1. Does anyone provide charging facilities for visitors' smartphones and tablets? 2.If you do what sort of service do you provide? 3. What have been the pros and cons? Loan Devices - 1. Does anyone provide loan devices to those people that don't have smartphones so they can access this mobile content? I know places have exhibition guides on museum owned iTouches (etc) which are leant out but I wonder if this is different, but perhaps it is not. Thoughts please! 2. Again what service do you provide, is it different from lending out of traditional audio guide? Thanks Kate Kate Woodall | Snr Concept Developer Digital Projects Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa | PO Box 467 | Cable Street | Wellington Direct Dial: +64 4 3817079 +++ Visit the Te Papa website http://www.tepapa.govt.nz The email message together with the accompanying attachments may be CONFIDENTIAL. If you have received this message in error, please notify mail at tepapa.govt.nz immediately and delete the original message. The views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be views of Te Papa. Te Papa employs strict virus checking measures and accepts no liability for any loss caused either directly or indirectly by a virus arising from the use of this message or any attached file. +++
[MCN-L] Seeking applications for a Photographer, National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC is seeking a candidate to fill the position of Photographer in the Division of Imaging and Visual Services. Interested candidates must submit their application materials for job announcement #12-2A through: http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/30810 Please note to be considered applications must be received by midnight February 10, 2012. Duties include: ? Production of ink-jet prints and digital files within ISO color managed framework ? Production of digital images of flat works of art in a studio setting ? Catalogue files into digital asset management system The National Gallery of Art serves the American public by preserving, collecting, exhibiting, and fostering the understanding of works of art, at the highest possible museum and scholarly standards. Please see more about the Gallery at nga.gov The National Gallery of Art is an Equal Opportunity Employer
[MCN-L] ecommerce
We are switching to Shopify too. We'll integrate with our POS system within a month or two. -nik >>> Nate Solas 1/27/2012 12:32 PM >>> We switched to shopify.com last year and I'm pretty happy with it. Very, very nice admin features, API, and good functionality. Doesn't integrate with our POS system but it's light years better than the old system that did, so it's worth the extra admin overhead of syncing stock. Nate On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 1:40 PM, Matt Wheeler wrote: > Our museum sells photographic reproductions, and we have a retail store; we > want to add ecommerce to our website to increase revenue. I wonder if there > are reputable companies out there providing a flexible shopping cart > feature bundled with secure online payment transaction, or if the two > solutions tend to be separate and have to be interfaced? What are people > using? Suggestions? > > Thanks- > > -- > Matt Wheeler, > Photography Archives, > Penobscot Marine Museum > > ___ > 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 > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ >
[MCN-L] ecommerce
Our museum sells photographic reproductions, and we have a retail store; we want to add ecommerce to our website to increase revenue. I wonder if there are reputable companies out there providing a flexible shopping cart feature bundled with secure online payment transaction, or if the two solutions tend to be separate and have to be interfaced? What are people using? Suggestions? Thanks- -- Matt Wheeler, Photography Archives, Penobscot Marine Museum
[MCN-L] ecommerce
We switched to shopify.com last year and I'm pretty happy with it. Very, very nice admin features, API, and good functionality. Doesn't integrate with our POS system but it's light years better than the old system that did, so it's worth the extra admin overhead of syncing stock. Nate On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 1:40 PM, Matt Wheeler wrote: > Our museum sells photographic reproductions, and we have a retail store; we > want to add ecommerce to our website to increase revenue. I wonder if there > are reputable companies out there providing a flexible shopping cart > feature bundled with secure online payment transaction, or if the two > solutions tend to be separate and have to be interfaced? What are people > using? Suggestions? > > Thanks- > > -- > Matt Wheeler, > Photography Archives, > Penobscot Marine Museum > > ___ > 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 > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ >
[MCN-L] Mobile technology
Hi Kate- We recently did a post on our blog specifically about some of the pros/cons of onsite devices. I thought you might find it helpful to that particular issue: http://blog.toursphere.com/2011/09/07/the-pros-and-cons-of-on-site-ipod-touches/ Our blog is dedicated specifically to all things museum & mobile so there may be other articles that will help you and your team navigate all of the different aspects of having a successful mobile strategy. Feel free to subscribe to the blog to get future posts. Best of luck as you build out your mobile strategy! Juliet -- Juliet DeVries VP, Community Relations On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 10:44 PM, Kate Woodall wrote: > Hi > > > > Through our Wi-fi we have tentatively begun to provide additional > exhibition content that smartphone users can access through their > personal devices while in the exhibition. > > This initiative has led to lots of learnings and questions. And I would > really appreciate people's responses to some of these questions. > > > > Charging Visitors smartphones - > > 1. Does anyone provide charging facilities for visitors' > smartphones and tablets? > > 2.If you do what sort of service do you provide? > > 3. What have been the pros and cons? > > > > Loan Devices - > > 1. Does anyone provide loan devices to those people that don't > have smartphones so they can access this mobile content? I know places > have exhibition guides on museum owned iTouches (etc) which are leant > out but I wonder if this is different, but perhaps it is not. Thoughts > please! > > 2. Again what service do you provide, is it different from lending > out of traditional audio guide? > > > > Thanks > > > > Kate > > > > > > Kate Woodall | Snr Concept Developer Digital Projects > Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa | > PO Box 467 | Cable Street | Wellington > Direct Dial: +64 4 3817079 > > > > > > > > > > +++ > Visit the Te Papa website http://www.tepapa.govt.nz > The email message together with the accompanying attachments may be > CONFIDENTIAL. If you have received this message in error, please notify > mail at tepapa.govt.nz immediately and delete the original message. The > views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, > except where the sender specifically states them to be views of Te Papa. > Te Papa employs strict virus checking measures and accepts no liability > for any loss caused either directly or indirectly by a virus arising > from the use of this message or any attached file. > +++ > > ___ > 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 > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ >
[MCN-L] Mobile technology
I too would be interested in what others have to say. We are currently in the process of selecting a vendor to create a mobile tour for the museum. Seeing what others do and issues they have had will help us in evaluating our decisions. Jeff La Clair Thank you, Jeff La Clair, CNA, MCP, VCP Director of Information Technology Baltimore Museum of Art 10 Art Museum Dr Baltimore, MD. 21218 W: 443-573-1596 E-mail: JLaclair at artbma.org -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Kate Woodall Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 10:45 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] Mobile technology Hi Through our Wi-fi we have tentatively begun to provide additional exhibition content that smartphone users can access through their personal devices while in the exhibition. This initiative has led to lots of learnings and questions. And I would really appreciate people's responses to some of these questions. Charging Visitors smartphones - 1. Does anyone provide charging facilities for visitors' smartphones and tablets? 2.If you do what sort of service do you provide? 3. What have been the pros and cons? Loan Devices - 1. Does anyone provide loan devices to those people that don't have smartphones so they can access this mobile content? I know places have exhibition guides on museum owned iTouches (etc) which are leant out but I wonder if this is different, but perhaps it is not. Thoughts please! 2. Again what service do you provide, is it different from lending out of traditional audio guide? Thanks Kate Kate Woodall | Snr Concept Developer Digital Projects Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa | PO Box 467 | Cable Street | Wellington Direct Dial: +64 4 3817079 +++ Visit the Te Papa website http://www.tepapa.govt.nz The email message together with the accompanying attachments may be CONFIDENTIAL. If you have received this message in error, please notify mail at tepapa.govt.nz immediately and delete the original message. The views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be views of Te Papa. Te Papa employs strict virus checking measures and accepts no liability for any loss caused either directly or indirectly by a virus arising from the use of this message or any attached file. +++
