Language Preference in a Bi-language Digital Library

Keegan, Te Taka Adrian Gregory; Cunningham, Sally Jo

doi:10.1145/1065385.1065427

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Keegan, Te Taka, Cunningham, S.J.(2005). Language Preference in a Bi-language Digital Library. In Proceedings of the 5th ACM/IEEE joint Conference on Digital Libraries, Denver, Colorado, USA, 7-11 June (pp. 174-175). New York, USA: ACM.

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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).

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2005

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ACM

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©2005 ACM. This is the author’s version of the work. It is posted here by permission of ACM for your personal use. Not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in proceedings of the 5th ACM/IEEE joint Conference on Digital Libraries http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1065385.1065427

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