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From the International Children's Digital Library website:
From the International Children's Digital Library website:


"The ICDL Foundation's goal is to build a collection of books that represents outstanding historical and contemporary books from throughout the world. Ultimately, the Foundation aspires to have every culture and language represented so that every child can know and appreciate the riches of children's literature from the world community."
"The ICDL Foundation's goal is to build a collection of children's books that represents outstanding historical and contemporary children's literature from around the world. Ultimately, the Foundation aspires to have every culture and language represented so that every child can know and appreciate the riches of children's literature from the world community."


'''Links'''
'''Links'''
* http://www.icdlbooks.org/
* http://www.childrenslibrary.org/


'''Languages'''
'''Languages'''


The ICDL has books in Arabic, Chinese (simplified and traditional), English, Tagalog, French, German, Hebrew, Mongolian, Farsi, Portuguese, and Spanish.
The ICDL has books in 41 languages including Arabic, Chinese (simplified and traditional), English, Tagalog, French, German, Hebrew, Mongolian, Farsi, Portuguese, and Spanish representing 56 countries.


'''Size'''
'''Size'''


The library currently consists of 1086 books. An up-to-date list is here: http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/TextSearch
The library's master collection, the largest collection of its type in the world, currently consists of over 5,000 children's books, over 1,200 of which are currently online free of charge and free of advertising. An up-to-date list is here: http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/TextSearch

== OLPC contributions ==

* Contributed multilingual illustrated children's books to library releases 0 and 1, ''formerly'' at http://dev.laptop.org/pub/content/library/.


== Formats ==
== Formats ==
ICDL books can be viewed online through their reader.
* Formats materials are currently in

* Scripting (any scripting needed to convert it from curent packaging)
* Scripting (any scripting needed to convert it from curent packaging)



==Curator Info==
==Curator Info==
'''Group''': Literature
'''Group''': Children's Literature


'''Group coordinator:''' None
'''Group coordinator:''' Tim Browne


'''Curators:''' None
'''Curators:''' Tim Browne, Allison Druin, Ben Bederson and Ann Carlson-Weeks.


'''Allottable size:'''
'''Allottable size:'''
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==Assessment==
==Assessment==
'''Scope:''' The world's largest online children's literature repository of all genres representing many cultures and languages.
'''Scope''' (subjects, ages, other)

'''Completeness''' (comprehensiveness for given topic and audience)


'''Completeness:''' A nice selection, but only 5000 books so far.
'''Multilingualism''' (specifically es, pt, en, ar)


'''Multilingualism:''' 41 languages including, but not limited to Arabic, Chinese (simplified and traditional), English, Tagalog, French, German, Hebrew, Mongolian, Farsi, Portuguese, and Spanish.
'''Quality''' (incl. suitability for audience)


'''Quality:''' Varied, but spectacular children's picture books.
'''Freeness''' (license and format)


'''Freeness''': ICDL negotiates directly with rights holders, and does not encourage downloading, printing, or further distribution. More information here: http://www.childrenslibrary.org/about/copyright.shtml


==Comments, Tags, and Ratings ==
==Comments, Tags, and Ratings ==

Latest revision as of 03:42, 8 September 2009

Description

From the International Children's Digital Library website:

"The ICDL Foundation's goal is to build a collection of children's books that represents outstanding historical and contemporary children's literature from around the world. Ultimately, the Foundation aspires to have every culture and language represented so that every child can know and appreciate the riches of children's literature from the world community."

Links

Languages

The ICDL has books in 41 languages including Arabic, Chinese (simplified and traditional), English, Tagalog, French, German, Hebrew, Mongolian, Farsi, Portuguese, and Spanish representing 56 countries.

Size

The library's master collection, the largest collection of its type in the world, currently consists of over 5,000 children's books, over 1,200 of which are currently online free of charge and free of advertising. An up-to-date list is here: http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/TextSearch

OLPC contributions

Formats

ICDL books can be viewed online through their reader.

  • Scripting (any scripting needed to convert it from curent packaging)

Curator Info

Group: Children's Literature

Group coordinator: Tim Browne

Curators: Tim Browne, Allison Druin, Ben Bederson and Ann Carlson-Weeks.

Allottable size:

Assessment

Scope: The world's largest online children's literature repository of all genres representing many cultures and languages.

Completeness: A nice selection, but only 5000 books so far.

Multilingualism: 41 languages including, but not limited to Arabic, Chinese (simplified and traditional), English, Tagalog, French, German, Hebrew, Mongolian, Farsi, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Quality: Varied, but spectacular children's picture books.

Freeness: ICDL negotiates directly with rights holders, and does not encourage downloading, printing, or further distribution. More information here: http://www.childrenslibrary.org/about/copyright.shtml

Comments, Tags, and Ratings

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