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-----Original Message----- From: Shakespeare, Rob [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 04 May 2005 12:56 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: FW: Meaningful terms for visitors using ICT Croydon Museum Service, supported by HLF, are currently redeveloping Lifetimes Museum which contains objects and oral histories donated by local people from 1800 to the present day. ICT will continue to be the main interpretative device for visitors and we are hoping to create a clean, uncluttered 'home' page for each object. In our creative brief for the ICT designers we want 4 main action buttons on each object screen which will appear on the touch-screens in the gallery: 1. 'Object' (is default screen which contains description of object) 2. 'Story' (is link to oral history associated with the object in audio / video(?) and transcript form) 3. 'Meaning' (should be the historical / social context for the object and/or story) 4. 'Explore' (is the opportunities to find out more / further research and actions e.g. go to the Local Studies Library, attend a course, visit the IWM, etc.). The outcome of clicking on these action buttons could be expressed as: 1) What is it?; 2) Whose is it?; 3) So what?; and 4) What now?. We would welcome any suggestions for clearer titles for these action buttons and are eager to hear from other museums who have used simpler terms for the Object, Meaning and Explore buttons. Thanks in anticipation. Rob Shakespeare Museum Education Manager Croydon Museum Service, Croydon Clocktower Katharine Street, Croydon, CR9 1ET Tel: 020 8253 1023 www.croydon.gov.uk/museums <http://www.croydon.gov.uk/leisure/artsentertainmentculture/culture/museums/ >