Language preference in a bi-language digital library

Authors:
Te Taka Keegan;Sally Jo Cunningham
Affiliations:
University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand;University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
Venue:
Proceedings of the 5th ACM/IEEE-CS joint conference on Digital libraries
Year:
2005

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Abstract

This paper examines user choice of interface language in a bi-language digital library (English and Maori, the language of the indigenous people of New Zealand). The majority of collection documents are in Maori, and the interface is available in both Maori and English. Log analysis shows three categories of preference for interface language: primarily English, primarily Maori, and bilingual (switching back and forth between the two).