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Designing a digital library for young children

Authors:

Benjamin B. Bederson,

Juan Pablo Hourcade,

Glenda Revelle,

Michele Platner,

Stacy WengAuthors Info & Claims

JCDL '01: Proceedings of the 1st ACM/IEEE-CS joint conference on Digital libraries

Pages 398 - 405

https://doi.org/10.1145/379437.379735

Published: 01 January 2001 Publication History

Abstract

As more information resources become accessible using computers, our digital interfaces to those resources need to be appropriate for all people. However when it comes to digital libraries, the interfaces have typically been designed for older children or adults. Therefore, we have begun to develop a digital library interface developmentally appropriate for young children (ages 5-10 years old). Our prototype system we now call SearchKids offers a graphical interface for querying, browsing and reviewing search results. This paper describes our motivation for the research, the design partnership we established between children and adults, our design process, the technology outcomes of our current work, and the lessons we have learned.

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