ICADL 2007 - LNCS 4822

Enabling Resource Selection Based on Written English and Intellectual Competencies

Ayako Morozumi¹, Liddy Nevile², and Shigeo Sugimoto¹

¹University of Tsukuba, 1-2, Kasuga, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki, Japan
moro@slis.tsukuba.ac.jp
sugimoto@slis.tsukuba.ac.jp

²La Trobe University, Kingsbury Drive, Bundoora, Australia
liddy@sunriseresearch.org

Abstract. A growing number of people are using the Web to access English-language resources, among other things. In Asian countries, for example, many people want access to English texts. Many Asians are not as competent reading English as they may be in the intellectual content of their domain. The problem of accessibility to English texts is significant simply because of the number of people involved. The problems for second language English readers are similar to those for many dyslexic first language readers. We propose a descriptive model that supports adaptability of texts for the benefit of such people based on FRBR and AccessForAll standards.

Keywords: FRBR, AccessForAll, resource descovery, selection, adaptation, accessibility, English second language, ESL, dyslexia

LNCS 4822, p. 127 ff.

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