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Handheld Conference Online

by paulasimoes May 26, 2009 Events

Despite having been introduced more than 50 years ago, audio tours have never quite gained the status of an indispensable part of the visit to museums and cultural sites. They tend to be a ‘nice-to-have’ rather than a have-to-have, and many cultural professionals and members of the public remain downright hostile to the platform.

By contrast, in the past decade, one new technology after another has been heralded as a revolutionary tool for the next generation of museum interpretation: multimedia tours, phone tours, podcasts and downloadable audio tours; even text-message tours have all come on the scene amid high expectations, but have so far failed to transform significantly the traditional museum landscape of wall labels and catalogues. in Conference Website

The Handheld Online Conference takes place June 3, 2009 and includes three live online events. Each session features a brief presentation by each of two speakers, followed by discussion among the presenters and participants. in Conference Program

The Handheld Conference will take place online June 3, 2009. You can make your registration here.