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Tangible Information Interfaces for Children in Public Libraries
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2008
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Zusammenfassung
The role of public libraries as facilitators of information has often been
questioned against the use of rigid bibliographic structures and tools that appear to
provide the expected functionality just in the hands of experts. Online Public
Access Catalogs in children’s libraries are supposed to assist young patrons in
finding books on their own and explore available services. Although some OPACs
have been modified in the presentation and structure of information to appeal to
young users, they are still hardly used by children. This work in progress is
currently investigating how an interface based on tangible interaction could
support children better in their searching tasks within a public library.