The Kept-Up Academic Librarian: Touring Campus With A Handheld Device

August 09, 2004

Touring Campus With A Handheld Device

Arizona State University is providing an alternative to standard tour guides on its 700-acre desert campus: handheld GPS-assisted tours that use satellite-guided technology to help prospective students and their families find their way around. Although students might think a self-guided GPS tour is the coolest way to explore a school, some parents say they wouldn't replace a human guide with an electronic one. Read more at: http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2004-08-04-college-gps-tour_x.htm

Aug 9, 2004 1:47:21 PM | admissions

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