Accessing Educational Digital Libraries through Adaptive Information Visualization

The focus of the research presented in this paper has been to explore possible approaches for providing dynamic personalized information access to educational digital libraries (EDL) through adaptive information visualization. While information visualization is the newest paradigm of information access, it has several unique features that distinguish it from other paradigms, such as information retrieval, filtering, and browsing. This paper provides a brief overview of our recent work by presenting three systems: Knowledge See II, NavEx Advise and QuizVIBE. These systems vary in the underlying visualization approaches, the adaptation mechanisms behind the visualization, and the types of educational resources. Altogether they demonstrate the potential of adaptive information visualization in the context of EDL.