Title :
Cross-cultural usability for digital libraries
Author :
Caidi, Nadia ; Komlodi, Anita
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Inf. Studies, Toronto Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
The scope and reach of digital libraries (DL) is truly global, spanning geographical and cultural boundaries, yet few scholars have investigated the influence of culture as it pertains to the design and use of digital libraries. We examine cross-cultural issues around the use and development of DLs, especially as they relate to supporting cross-cultural usability of DLs.
Keywords :
digital libraries; Web site design; cross-cultural usability; digital libraries; user interface; Catalogs; Communications technology; Cultural differences; Informatics; Information systems; Internet; Sociotechnical systems; Software libraries; Usability; User interfaces;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Libraries, 2003. Proceedings. 2003 Joint Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1939-3
DOI :
10.1109/JCDL.2003.1204934
