Chapter 3. Users and Readers

Authors

  • Mirela Roncevic

Abstract

Chapter 3 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 56, no. 7), “One Country One Library,” focuses on what the OCOL platform offers to users and readers and explains how the team set out to develop a user experience meant to surpass the user experience offered by existing open digital libraries. The platform’s versatility is explained in the context of several different user types: general (or lay) readers, elementary and high school students, college and university students, various educators (including teachers as well as professors), notable figures, researchers and scientists, and tourists and visitors.

Author Biography

Mirela Roncevic

Mirela Roncevic is a writer, journalist, editor, content developer, and publishing and library consultant. Over the course of her publishing and library career—print and digital, trade and academic publishing—she has worked with a range of publishers and libraries and partnered with global companies creating new opportunities for publishers, authors, readers, educators, researchers, and librarians. She has also contributed articles, reports, features, reviews, and stories to a range of publications and has served as managing editor of several book series. Mirela is the author of several books and reports on e-books and digital content published by ALA, and her doctoral research explores the impact on DRM, open access, open educational resources, and open digital libraries.

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Published

2020-10-05

Issue

Vol. 56 No. 7 (2020): October

Section

Chapters