Page: Museums and Mobile Adoption Survey, Center for History and New Media
| 1. Do you provide content accessible via mobile devices in your museum or do you have plans to develop something?
If yes, what type of project did you or will you develop? Check all that apply. |
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| | answered question | 33 |
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| skipped question | 16 |
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| | Response
Percent | Response
Count |
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| Mobile stylesheet (CSS) making your current website more readable in mobile devices | | 24.2% | 8 |
| Podcast | | 60.6% | 20 |
| PDA or handheld self-guides | | 39.4% | 13 |
| Cell phone tour | | 54.5% | 18 |
| Mobile device game | | 3.0% | 1 |
| Text Messaging (SMS) | | 12.1% | 4 |
| Multimedia Messaging (MMS) | | 9.1% | 3 |
| iPod Touch/iPhone application | | 36.4% | 12 |
| Android OS (Google) application | | 0.0% | 0 |
Other (please specify)
| 8 |
| 2. If you do not provide mobile content, what are the main reason(s) your museum has not?
Check all that apply (and jump to question 6). |
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| | answered question | 25 |
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| skipped question | 24 |
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| | Response
Percent | Response
Count |
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| Cost | | 80.0% | 20 |
| Technical expertise | | 60.0% | 15 |
| Staff time | | 80.0% | 20 |
| No interest | | 8.0% | 2 |
| Lack of institutional support | | 32.0% | 8 |
Other (please specify)
| 5 |
| 3. If you provide mobile content, do you rely on the visitor’s personal device or does the museum provide one with/without a fee? |
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| | answered question | 28 |
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| skipped question | 21 |
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| | Response
Count |
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| | 28 |
| 4. How did your museum staff design and build the mobile application? Please indicate what tools and resources you consulted to design the mobile application, and how the staff contributed to the process: |
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| | answered question | 26 |
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| skipped question | 23 |
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| | Response
Percent | Response
Count |
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| Audience research and evaluation | | 76.9% | 20 |
| Content creation | | 88.5% | 23 |
| Programming and technical development | | 46.2% | 12 |
| User interface design. | | 34.6% | 9 |
Tools and resources consulted:
| 23 |
| 5. Are you evaluating visitor usage of the device and its content? If yes, how?
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| | answered question | 29 |
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| skipped question | 20 |
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| | Response
Count |
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| | 29 |
| 6. In what type of museum or cultural institution do you work? |
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| | answered question | 49 |
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| skipped question | 0 |
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| | Response
Count |
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| | 49 |
| 7. Are you interested in talking more about how museums deliver content and user experiences with mobile devices? Please leave your contact information and we will be in touch. |
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| | answered question | 32 |
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| skipped question | 17 |
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| | Response
Percent | Response
Count |
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Name:
| | 93.8% | 30 |
Institution:
| | 100.0% | 32 |
Email Address:
| | 93.8% | 30 |