In this paper we present a system that allows users to access digital libraries using small screen devices. Instead of providing users with a single hard-coded solution, we allow them to customize how the content is structured, formatted and viewed on the small display. The centre of our system is a tool that can be used to customize Greenstone Digital Library collections for small displays. To lower the entry level, this tool has been designed to provide an abstraction from Greenstoneu2019s low level architecture and other computing technologies, such as HTML and Java Script. We also place a strong emphasis on evaluation and incorporate users throughout the software development cycle. Lastly in the discussion, we speculate that by designing usable and customizable systems, there is the potential of breaking down the open source revenue model, which relies on providing services for systems that are hard to use and configure.
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机译：在本文中，我们介绍了一个系统，该系统允许用户使用小屏幕设备访问数字图书馆。我们不向用户提供单一的硬编码解决方案，而是允许他们自定义内容的结构，格式和在小型显示器上的观看方式。我们系统的中心是一个工具，可用于为小型显示器定制Greenstone Digital Library收藏。为了降低入门级别，该工具旨在提供对Greenstone低层体系结构和其他计算技术（例如HTML和Java Script）的抽象。我们还非常重视评估，并在整个软件开发周期中纳入用户。最后，在讨论中，我们推测通过设计可用和可定制的系统，有可能破坏开源收入模型，该模型依赖于为难以使用和配置的系统提供服务。
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