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| The International Children's Digital Library (ICDL) |
The ICDL was initially created by an interdisciplinary
research team at the University
of Maryland in cooperation
with the Internet Archive. Members of the team include computer scientists, librarians, educational
technologists, classroom teachers, graphic designers, and graduate students
from the University of Maryland's (UMD) College of
Information Studies (CLIS) and
the UMD Human-Computer Interaction Lab (HCIL), a leader in children's interface design.
Other important contributors to the research are
the members of the College Park Kidsteam, a group of six children, ages 7-11, who work regularly with the
adults in the Lab. The approach used is called cooperative inquiry, a unique
partnership between children and adults to develop and evaluate computer
interface technologies that support searching, browsing, reading, and sharing
books in electronic form.
The ICDL is now the principal activity of the independent
not-for-profit ICDL Foundation, which continues to work closely with the
University of Maryland by providing generous support for ICDL related research
in the Human Computer Interaction Laboratory and the College of Information
Studies.
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The ICDL Foundation's goal
is to build a collection of books that represents outstanding historical and
contemporary books from throughout the world. Ultimately, the Foundation
aspires to have every culture and language represented so that every child can
know and appreciate the riches of children's literature from the world community. The
International Children's Digital Library Foundation (ICDL Foundation) is to
support the world's children in becoming effective members of the global
community - who exhibit tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages
and ideas -- by making the best in children's literature available online free
of charge. The Foundation pursues its vision by building a digital library of
outstanding children's books from around the world and supporting communities
of children and adults in exploring and using this literature through
innovative technology designed in close partnership with children for children.
