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An open forum to discuss the latest technology trends in museums – to share experiences, success stories and issues related to technology in exhibitions, museum websites, podcasts, cell phone tours, social networking, etc.

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YouTube 101

Have you ever wondered why your museum's YouTube account is so sluggish? Why don't more people watch and participate? Why is is even important to "get it right"? I address all of these issues in…Continue

Tags: Professionals, Museum, EMPs, AAM, blog

Started by Dixie Clough Mar 24, 2012.

Is screen based interpretation enhancing the visitor experience? 2 Replies

In a previous post and discussion on Linkedin I asked the question "Do visitors still read interpretive text panels?". The comments recieved led me to think about how we are delivering this…Continue

Tags: technology, mobile, media, based, screen

Started by Eric Leyland. Last reply by Eric Leyland Aug 30, 2011.

How is your museum utilizing technology in exhibition spaces? 10 Replies

This discussion focuses on the use of technology in exhibition spaces. I am interested in knowing what types of media institutions throughout the world are currently utilizing in their exhibition…Continue

Started by Megan Southwood. Last reply by Timo Pietilä May 24, 2011.

Survey for Masters thesis, focusing on interpretation and digital media.

Hello, I am a graduate student working on my masters in Museum studies. My thesis is focusing on audience interpretation and its relationship to learning and digital media. I have prepared a survey…Continue

Started by Jennifer Miller Feb 3, 2011.

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Comment by Megan Southwood on February 26, 2010 at 7:59am: Here is a great resource for those interested in museum-related technology:

MuseumMobile (http://museummobile.info/) is a forum for conversations about mobile interpretation – media & technology – for museums and cultural sites.

It also aims to be a vehicle for connecting to related resources on the web, including:

* The MuseumMobile Podcasts
* The TEC-CH Online Course on Mobile Interpretation
* The MuseumMobile Wiki
* The Museums-to-Go mobile application development working group
* Tate’s Handheld Conference Wiki, Sept 4-5, 2008
* The online Handheld Conference, June 3, 2009

The site is managed by Nancy Proctor, Head of New Media at the Smithsonian American Art Museum

Comment by Megan Southwood on February 26, 2010 at 11:37am: The American Association of Museums (AAM) Media and Technology Committee is another great resource (http://mediaandtechnology.org/).

Comment by Megan Southwood on February 28, 2010 at 3:20pm: Interested in watching videos that demonstrate new technologies being used in museums around the world? Check out the New Technology in Museums Playlist on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=F9F65E7A837794D6&search...)

Comment by K Maas on February 28, 2010 at 11:39pm: The Institute of Museum and Library Services has done some work on museums and technology. "Status of Technology and Digitization" (http://www.imls.gov/resources/TechDig05/index.htm) is a 2006 report on the use of technology in museums. While it's focus is on technology and conservation issues (not about technology in exhibitions), it might still be of interest to those of us looking into broader issues of technology adaptation.

Comment by Megan Southwood on March 15, 2010 at 1:13pm: The Mobile Interpretation for Museums reading list is a great technology resource on the Tate's Handheld Conference Wiki page http://tatehandheldconference.pbworks.com/Reading-list

Comment by Megan Southwood on March 16, 2010 at 7:09am: Economic breakdown of the use of iPod Touch for Museums & Historic sites http://www.ericlongo.com/15001.html?entryId=6aca057fe243176f0d4dfeb...

Comment by Megan Southwood on March 16, 2010 at 7:10am: The Dallas Museum of Art launches smARTphone tours http://blog.tedforbes.com/2010/02/smartphone-tours-at-the-dallas-mu...

Comment by Megan Southwood on March 17, 2010 at 3:41pm: You can download free podcast tours from museums worldwide through the Museum Room on iTunes http://www.apple.com/ipod/tours/

Comment by Megan Southwood on April 13, 2010 at 9:10pm: The Participatory Museum Web Seminar with Nina Simon will be held on Wednesday, June 9th

Comment by Megan Southwood on April 13, 2010 at 9:11pm: The Social Media Strategy Web Seminar with Sorel Denholtz will be held on Wednesday, May 12th

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