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AC/E Digital Culture Annual Report 2015203digital space and thus we are active in all the areas outlined above.WebsiteThe Broad has launched a new website on Drupal 7 and moved to a new Collection Management system called Embark. The design for the site was developed to be responsive(to dynamically scale for ease of use on the desktop as well as a multitude of mobile and tablet devices used to access the site. We are also working to deploy a public collection interface that syncs with our collection management. The Broad uses cloud based hosting services and cloud based backup with geographic diversity.Mobile AppIn addition to our mobile website we are planning a mobile app system for the iPhone and Android platforms that is location and contextually aware. Imagine an app that knows where you are and acts accordingly:At home it offers you:• museum hours• page to reserve timed tickets, buy event tickets, and buy tickets to other venues, parking and fine dinning• saved content in your reading/listening/ viewing queue• nearby attractions• neighborhood dining optionsIn front of the museum it offers you: • museum hours• your ticket (or an option to reserve timed tickets, buy event tickets, and buy tickets to other venues, parking and fine dining)• a tour planning feature• nearby attractions• neighborhood dining optionsIn the lobby it offers you:• Indoor map• your ticket (or an option to buy tickets)• the indoor architecture tour• an audio tour of the collection pieces in the lobby• upcoming events including a tour of the storage areaIn the gallery it offers you:• Indoor map• your ticket (or an option to buy tickets)• audio stops from various tours related to the artworks nearest to youRich Cherry