The evolution of the international children's digital library searching and browsing interface

  • Authors:
  • Hilary Browne Hutchinson;Benjamin B. Bederson;Allison Druin

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Maryland, College Park;University of Maryland, College Park;University of Maryland, College Park

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 2006 conference on Interaction design and children
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

Elementary-age children (ages 6--11) are among the largest user groups of computers and the Internet, so it is important to design searching and browsing tools to support them. However, many such tools do not consider their skills and preferences. In this paper, we present the design rationale and process for creating the searching and browsing tool for the International Children's Digital Library (ICDL), the results from a user study evaluating it, and the challenges and possibilities it presents for other children's interfaces.