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In developing countries, people struggle to access print-based publication and also face difficulties in accessing ICT resources such as computer and Internet. Considering the much higher availability of mobile phones than computer in these regions, accessing library materials on mobile devices can be an alternative. On the other hand, in developed countries, the proliferation of smartphones and tablets also demands a proper access to digital libraries on mobile devices. This paper features a mobile application for accessing DSpace-based digital libraries, a popular open source digital library system. The development of this application followed a user centric design approach and aimed at bringing a solution characterized by relevance and novelty.
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da Rosa, I.B., Lamas, D.R. (2013). Mobile and Federated Access to DSpace-Based Digital Libraries. In: Daniel, F., Papadopoulos, G.A., Thiran, P. (eds) Mobile Web Information Systems. MobiWIS 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8093. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40276-0_21
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