Language switching in a digital library



Paper Title: Language switching in a digital library
Authored By:T.T. Keegan, S.J. Cunningham and K. Don
Number:13/2004
Publisher:Department of Computer Science, The University of Waikato
Publication Date:2004
Pages:1-7
Abstract:In this paper we investigate the effect of default interface language on usage patterns of the Niupepa digital library (a collection of historic Maori language newspapers), by switching the default interface language between Maori and English in alternate weeks. Transaction analysis of the Niupepa collection logs indicates that changing default language affects the length of user sessions and the number of actions within sessions, and that the English language interface was used most frequently.


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