Design Process of a Multilingual Virtual Library

The AVICENNA VIRTUAL CAMPUS project, championed by UNESCO, has the aim to accelerate the adoption and use of ICT-assisted Open Distance Learning (ODL) in the Euro-Med region. As a backbone of this project, the UNED is in charge of creating a knowledge database, called Avicenna Virtual Library which will contain educational and methodological materials suitable for developing educational modules. A multicultural and internationalizable e-learning or blended learning can not just rely on its Learning Content repository. The goal of developing content which might be used by students of different countries and in different languages can only be accomplished through the use of an adequately designed course metadata repository. Besides, a consistent course catalog repository must be built so that students can easily find which options they have in each country. The tool for this Virtual Library will give web access to both course catalogue and content repository. The design

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2004
• Where: IADIS
• Authors: C. Rodrigo, J. Hidalgo, M. L. Cacheiro, A. Del Olmo
• Keywords: AVICENNA VIRTUAL CAMPUS, Content Repository, IADIS 2004, IADIS 2008, Virtual Library