I studied Digital Heritage as part of my MA program at The University of Manchester in Manchester, England. We addressed these issues and started a blog that proved a valuable tool for the larger museum studies community: http://digitalheritage.wordpress.com/ Also, if you contact Dr. Konstantinos Arvanitis and ask him for a copy of the Egyptology Gallery case study from 2006-2007 MA Digital Heritage class that contains the prototype for a webbased kiosk, that could help you as well. http://www.arts.manchester.ac.uk/museology/academicstaff/index.htm Good luck! On 7/24/08, Peter Gale <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > I have searched Museum-L archives and appreciate that, over the years, > there are many different ways that the Internet and related technologies > have been used by museums. I am particularly interested in its use as a > means of communication and engagement for visitors/users of the museum. The > archival information is somewhat scattered, often much broader in its > applications, and now, perhaps, somewhat out of date. > > So, my question. Right now, what are some of the ways that the Internet and > related communication methods are being used to successfully engage people > of different ages, in different ways, to provide them with special > experiences, functions, information, etc., both while they might be in the > museum, or away from it? > > I would appreciate hearing about experiments as well as established > programs that have been attempted, or are now established, to expand the > knowledges/experiences etc., of people who are interacting with a museum, > for whatever reason - from special music provided by the museum as an iPod > download to accompany visits in collection galleries to multi-faceted blogs > maintained by the museum. Whatever seems to be working, or not. > > Thanks for any suggestions you might have. > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message > to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).