Qatar Digital Library as a Platform for Digital Repatriation of Qatar’s Cultural Heritage

2019 ◽  
pp. 406-409
Author(s):  
Marcin Werla
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Digital Library

UNESCO, Digital Library, Interactive Design, and Communicability

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-33
Author(s):  
Francisco V. Cipolla-Ficarra ◽  
Jim Carré ◽  
Valeria M. Ficarra
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
Interactive Design ◽  
Heuristic Evaluation ◽  
Early Results ◽  
The Future

We present a new category of interactive design called “eidomix”. Besides, the early results of a heuristic evaluation of communicability with the purpose of highlighting the main elements of a website related to the diffusion of cultural heritage such as “World Digital Library” (www.wdl.org), from UNESCO. Finally, a first guidelines is presented for the generation of interactive contents aimed at the future era of expansion of communicability called “quantic-nanotechnological-self-sufficient.”

scholarly journals Cognitive styles within an exploratory search system for digital libraries

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (6) ◽  
pp. 970-996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Goodale ◽  
Paul David Clough ◽  
Samuel Fernando ◽  
Nigel Ford ◽  
Mark Stevenson
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Cognitive Style ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Search System ◽  
Content Type ◽  
User Attitudes ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of cognitive style on navigating a large digital library of cultural heritage information; specifically, the paper focus on the wholist/analytic dimension as experienced in the field of educational informatics. The hypothesis is that wholist and analytic users have characteristically different approaches when they explore, search and interact with digital libraries, which may have implications for system design. Design/methodology/approach – A detailed interactive IR evaluation of a large cultural heritage digital library was undertaken, along with the Riding CSA test. Participants carried out a range of information tasks, and the authors analysed their task performance, interactions and attitudes. Findings – The hypothesis on the differences in performance and behaviour between wholist and analytic users is supported. However, the authors also find that user attitudes towards the system are opposite to expectations and that users give positive feedback for functionality that supports activities in which they are cognitively weaker. Research limitations/implications – There is scope for testing results in a larger scale study, and/or with different systems. In particular, the findings on user attitudes warrant further investigation. Practical implications – Findings on user attitudes suggest that systems which support areas of weakness in users’ cognitive abilities are valued, indicating an opportunity to offer diverse functionality to support different cognitive weaknesses. Originality/value – A model is proposed suggesting a converse relationship between behaviour and attitudes; to support individual users displaying search/navigation behaviour mapped onto the strengths of their cognitive style, but placing greater value on interface features that support aspects in which they are weaker.

scholarly journals Digitizing Dunhuang Cultural Heritage: A User Evaluation of Mogao Cave Panorama Digital Library

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 49-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Hu ◽  
Eric M. Y. Ho ◽  
Chen Qiao
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Sample Size ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Small Sample Size ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Evaluation Framework ◽  
User Evaluation ◽  
Usability Tests

Abstract Purpose This study is a user evaluation on the usability of the Mogao Cave Panorama Digital Library (DL), aiming to measure its effectiveness from the users’ perspective and to propose suggestions for improvement. Design/methodology/approach Usability tests were conducted based on a framework of evaluation criteria and a set of information seeking tasks designed for the Dunhuang cultural heritage, and interviews were conducted for soliciting in-depth opinions from participants. Findings The results of the usability tests indicate that the DL was more efficient in supporting simple information seeking tasks than those of higher-complexity levels. Statistical tests reveal that there were correlations among dimensions of usability criteria and user effectiveness measures. Moreover, interview discourses exposed specific usability issues of the DL. Research limitations This research is based on a relatively small sample size, resulting in a limited representativeness of user diversity. A larger sample size is needed for a systematic cross group comparison. Practical implications This study evaluated the usability of the Mogao Cave Panorama DL and proposed suggestions for its improvement for better experience. The results also provide a reference to other cultural heritage DLs with panorama functions. Originality/value This study is one of the first evaluating cultural heritage DLs from the perspective of user experience. It provides methodological references for relevant studies: the evaluation framework, the designed information seeking tasks, and the interview questions can be adopted or adapted in evaluating other visually centric DLs of cultural heritage.

Retrieving Structured Information from (Semi-)/(Un-)Structured Cultural Object Documentation

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stella Markantonatou ◽  
Panagiotis Minos ◽  
George Pavlidis
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
Cultural Institutions ◽  
Controlled Vocabularies ◽  
Education Practice ◽  
Cultural Object ◽  
Modern Greek ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Structured Information ◽  
Simple Heuristics

In the course of developing facilities for integrating cultural heritage in the everyday education practice, highly structured information was retrieved from both the structured and the unstructured Europeana documentation contributed by the Greek cultural institutions (~480K entries); Modern Greek is the working language. Satisfactory results were obtained by using in-house developed medium sized Getty/AAT compatible vocabularies and simple heuristics. The paper reports on the development of controlled vocabularies and the retrieval of structured information from the unstructured Europeana documentation. Retrieval results show the importance of controlled vocabularies and thesauri as regards the exploitation of digital library content.

Digital Archiving and School Cultural Heritage

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 38-57
Author(s):  
Antonella Nuzzaci ◽  
Luisa Revelli
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Collective Memory ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
Collective Identity ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Cultural Institutions ◽  
History Of

Cultural institutions such as libraries and archives play an important role in the preservation of, and access to, cultural heritage. The digitization of documents of an historical educational nature is essential to ensure the preservation of the collective memory of certain generations for schoolchildren, and its use for educational purposes allows a collective identity to be re-established, suitable for use on increasingly large subject groups. This article examines the benefits of digitizing a specific type of material related to school culture, exercise books, which have played a significant role in the history of the teaching and learning processes. It examines issues related to the conservation of these items and access to them, given their cultural heritage and their impact on the preservation and upkeep of the history of educational institutions. The main aspects and stages of the CoDiSV project, which aims to build a digital library of cultural assets, and educational and historical ones in particular, will then be discussed.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the New Jersey Digital Highway

2008 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judy Jeng
Keyword(s):  
New Jersey ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
Web Based ◽  
New Jersey History ◽  
Further Development ◽  
User Centered

The aim of this research is to study the usefulness of the New Jersey Digital Highway (NJDH, www.njdigitalhighway.org) and its portal structure. The NJDH intends to provide an immersive and user-centered portal for New Jersey history and culture. The research recruited 145 participants and used a Web-based questionnaire that contained three sections: for everyone, for educators, and for curators. The feedback on the usefulness of the NJDH was positive and the portal structure was favorable. The research uncovered several reasons why some collections did not want to or could not participate. The findings also suggested priorities for further development. This study is one of the few on the evaluation of cultural heritage digital library.

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