Dynamic previews for building digital libraries

  • Authors:
  • Chris Deaker;Doris Jung;Steve Jones

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand;University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand;University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 24th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference
  • Year:
  • 2012

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Abstract

This paper presents an investigation of alternative methods of digital library creation and configuration. Dynamic collection previews were utilized in order to assist collection administrators when creating and managing collections. Greenstone was used as a test-bed for investigating the potential benefits of this approach. A prototype was developed to explore the effects of dynamic previews when applied to one component of Greenstone collection configuration. A preliminary study indicated that users preferred dynamic previews to Greenstone's traditional approach to collection configuration. Moreover, this paper identifies a number of potential avenues for improvement elsewhere within Greenstone and other DL management software.