In this paper we introduce the UbicompBrowser, a system that applies ubiquitous computing to the World-Wide Web. The UbicompBrowser extends the World-Wide Web in two ways into our everyday environments. First, it extends the browser concept by replacing the standard web user interface with a handheld access and control device and surrounding output devices. This ubiquitous user interface is det...

Previous empirical work has suggested that performance in using the Web as an information resource deteriorates when the cognitive load imposed by the content of Web pages exceeds the cognitive capacity of the user [3], [7]. This problem is particularly pronounced in users with below average cognitive capacity. The work reported in this paper describes the design, rationale and development of a...

This paper describes a proposal for implementing the "Access for All" initiative by ISO in dotLRN being developed in the context ADAPTAPLAN project: ”Adaptation based on learning, modeling and planning for complex tasks oriented to the user”. As a result, dotLRN will be able to match access individual learner preferences and needs with the appropriate user interface tools and digital learning r...

In the poster presentation the challenges and the chosen strategy for Linked Data-based metadata export of the TIB|AV-Portal and its multimedia content are introduced. In difference to other library metadata the TIB|AV-Portal deploys automated metadata extraction and named entity linking to provide time-based semantic metadata regulary published as RDF data dump files. The underlying data model...

Efficient and equitable planning requires comprehensive evaluation of impacts and options. This report describes principles for comprehensive transportation planning, evaluates conventional transport planning practices with regard to these principles, identifies common planning distortions, recommends practical methods for correcting these distortions and improving transport decision-making, an...

conclusions geographic accessibility of pharmacies at night and on holidays has to be addressed by provincial health policymakers. materials and methods the analysis was based on straight-line distance measurements. we considered 150, 300, 450, 600, and 750 m for pedestrians, and 1, 2, and 3 km for driving accessibility as the acceptable distances. we calculated the number and percentage of hou...

Providing educational opportunities within online environments, while beneficial, also has the potential to exclude a significant portion of the population. The learning and/or physically disabled may be prevented from accessing online learning environments due to problems both in the design of the technology itself, and with the pedagogy directing the use of this technology. This paper present...

BACKGROUND The purpose of our study was to use a student-centred approach to develop an online video learning resource (called 'Moo Tube') at the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, UK and also to provide guidance for other academics in the School wishing to develop a similar resource in the future. METHODS A focus group in the format of the nominal group tech...

despite of ever increasing scope and volume of online information content and the constant need for easy accessibility to these contents, experts in various subject matters always face time constraints when searching for information or looking up their intended resource. meanwhile, special libraries are faced with diminishing resources, time and human resource needed for providing services and ...