Title
Considerations of How Children Think: Danish Responses to the International Children's Digital Library
Publication Title
New Review of Children's Literature and Librarianship
Publication Date
9-5-2013
Document Type
Article
DOI
dx.doi.org/10.1080/13614541.2013.813339
Keywords
digital reading
Disciplines
Library and Information Science | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Abstract
The International Children's Digital Library (ICDL) is an online collection of children's books that can be read in their entirety anytime, from anywhere with an Internet connection. Across the literature, it is evident that in digital environments, children are confronted with obstacles not faced by adults, including a limited understanding of metaphors, insufficient reading skills, and child-sized motor skills. This case study of seven Danish children and their educator evaluates their use of the collection, especially the carefully designed search features, and how they translated to an environment in which children encountered a linguistic barrier of access.
Recommended Citation
Martens, Marianne (2013). Considerations of How Children Think: Danish Responses to the International Children's Digital Library. New Review of Children's Literature and Librarianship 19(2), 139-156. doi: dx.doi.org/10.1080/13614541.2013.813339 Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.kent.edu/slispubs/110