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The International Children's Digital Library: A Case Study in Designing for a Multilingual, Multicultural, Multigenerational Audience

Hilary Browne Hutchinson, Anne Rose, Benjamin B. Bederson, Ann Carlson Weeks, Allison Druin
2005 Information Technology and Libraries  

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The challenges encountered in building the InternationalChildren's Digital Library (ICDL), a freely availableonline library of children's literature are described. Thesechallenges include selecting and processing books fromdifferent countries, handling and presenting multiplelanguages simultaneously, and addressing cultural differences. Unlike other digital libraries that present content from one or a few languages and cultures, and focuson either adult or child audiences, ICDL must serve
more » ... lingual, multicultural, multigenerational audience.The research is presented as a case study for addressingthese design criteria; current solutions and plans forfuture work are described.
doi:10.6017/ital.v24i1.3358 fatcat:cp7pysqtdbevbkohnrrlg6nuke
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Hilary Browne Hutchinson, Anne Rose, Benjamin B. Bederson, Ann Carlson Weeks, Allison Druin. "The International Children's Digital Library: A Case Study in Designing for a Multilingual, Multicultural, Multigenerational Audience." Information Technology and Libraries 24.1 (2005)