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

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  • Hilary Browne Hutchinson
  • Anne Rose
  • Benjamin B. Bederson
  • Ann Carlson Weeks
  • Allison Druin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6017/ital.v24i1.3358

Abstract

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 amultilingual, multicultural, multigenerational audience.The research is presented as a case study for addressingthese design criteria; current solutions and plans forfuture work are described.

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Published

2005-03-01

How to Cite

Hutchinson, H. B., Rose, A., Bederson, B. B., Weeks, A. C., & Druin, A. (2005). The International Children’s Digital Library: A Case Study in Designing for a Multilingual, Multicultural, Multigenerational Audience. Information Technology and Libraries, 24(1), 4–12. https://doi.org/10.6017/ital.v24i1.3358

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