Shaping of a digital library in Canada's North

• Main Authors: Shiri, Ali, Stobbs, Robyn, Farnel, Sharon, Cockney, Cathy, Rathi, Dinesh, Campbell, Sandy
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Digital Library North Project - University of Alberta; Posters; Digital Libraries - Canada - Northern Regions; Culturally Appropriate Metadata; Multilingual User Interfaces; Inuvialuit Cultural Resource Centre - Information Services; Inuvialuit Settlement Region - Library Services; Canada; Inuvialuit
• Online Access: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/9607dd1c-6bdb-4401-8ab1-05344819447c; https://doi.org/10.7939/R3BR8MG66

This project seeks to: 1. Investigate and identify the information needs and information seeking behaviour of community members in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region. 2. Identify and select cultural heritage information. 3. Create a culturally appropriate metadata framework for resource description. 4. Develop requirements for multilingual user interfaces that support the dominant languages. 5. Conduct a user centred evaluation of the digital library. 6. Develop a sustainability strategy for the digital library to ensure long-term access to information. 6. Provide training in information management to local project participants.