Digital library access for Chinese visually impaired

IF 1.1 Q3 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Digital Library Perspectives Pub Date : 2000-06-01 DOI:10.1145/336597.336678

R. Luk, D. Yeung, Q. Lu, Eric Leung, S. Y. Li, Fred Leung

引用次数: 7

Abstract

This paper describes our effort to make digital libraries (on the World Wide Web or in CD-ROMs) accessible to the Chinese visually impaired via a (Web) browser. The interface has an electromagnetic braille display for touch reading, as well as a bilingual English-Chinese text-to-speech system. The interface for navigating through the Web and the web pages is presented. Apart from web navigation, Chinese data entry is difficult even for the sighted users, due to the large Chinese character set. An advanced input method designed for the Chinese visually impaired is discussed. It enables the visually impaired to formulate both Boolean-type and natural language queries.

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为中文视障人士提供数字图书馆服务

本文描述了我们为使中国视障人士能够通过浏览器访问数字图书馆(在万维网上或在cd - rom上)所做的努力。该界面有一个用于触摸阅读的电磁盲文显示，以及一个中英文文本-语音双语系统。给出了通过Web和网页进行导航的界面。除了网页导航之外，由于中文字符集太大，即使是视力正常的用户也很难输入中文数据。讨论了一种为汉语视障人士设计的高级输入法。它使视障人士能够制定布尔类型和自然语言查询。

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Digital Library Perspectives INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

CiteScore

3.90

自引率

11.80%

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期刊介绍： Digital Library Perspectives (DLP) is a peer-reviewed journal concerned with digital content collections. It publishes research related to the curation and web-based delivery of digital objects collected for the advancement of scholarship, teaching and learning. And which advance the digital information environment as it relates to global knowledge, communication and world memory. The journal aims to keep readers informed about current trends, initiatives, and developments. Including those in digital libraries and digital repositories, along with their standards and technologies. The editor invites contributions on the following, as well as other related topics: Digitization, Data as information, Archives and manuscripts, Digital preservation and digital archiving, Digital cultural memory initiatives, Usability studies, K-12 and higher education uses of digital collections.