What a Difference a Default Setting Makes

Authors:
Te Taka Keegan;Sally Jo Cunningham
Affiliations:
Computer Science Department, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand;Computer Science Department, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
Venue:
ECDL '08 Proceedings of the 12th European conference on Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries
Year:
2008

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Abstract

This paper examines the effect of the default interface language on the usage of a bilingual digital library. In 2005 the default interface language of a bilingual digital library was alternated on a monthly basis between M茂戮驴ori and English. A comprehensive transaction log analysis over this period reveals that not only did usage in a particular language increase when the default interface language was set to that language but that the way the interface was used, in both languages, was quite different depending on the default language.