Looking for a good children's book? Internet users can find hundreds of them. These books are from around the world. And they are free of charge. The project is called the International Children's Digital Library.
尋找一本好的兒童讀物?互聯(lián)網用戶可以找到幾百個。這些書來自世界各地。它們是免費的。這個項目被稱為國際兒童數(shù)字圖書館。
The goal is to offer electronic versions of more than ten-thousand children's books in at least one-hundred languages. We will give the address of the Web site at the end of this report. So get ready to write it down.
我們的目標是在至少100種語言中提供超過1萬兒童書籍的電子版本。我們將在報告的最后給出網站的地址。所以準備好把它寫下來。
Project developers have been working with children to design easy ways to search the collection and read the books. An image of each page appears on the computer. Users can also print copies on paper.
項目開發(fā)人員一直在與孩子們合作，設計簡單的方法來搜索和閱讀書籍。每一頁的圖像顯示在計算機上。用戶也可以在紙上打印副本。
Officials say the project has been designed for two main groups of users. The first is children between the ages of three and thirteen, along with their teachers and parents. The second group is researchers in the area of children's literature.
官方稱該項目已經為兩大用戶群設計。第一個是三歲至十三歲的孩子，以及他們的老師和父母。第二組是兒童文學領域的研究人員。
The books chosen for the collection are meant to help children understand the world in which they live. Literature is one way to teach young people about new ideas. The idea behind the collection is that an interesting story not only helps children understand who they are. It may also influence their desire to explore the world.
這些精選出來的書是為了幫助孩子們了解他們生活的世界。文學是向年輕人傳授新思想的一種方式。這個系列背后的想法是，一個有趣的故事不僅可以幫助孩子們了解他們是誰。這也可能影響他們探索世界的愿望。
Project organizers say they have chosen books that show the similarities and differences in ways of life around the world. The aim is to create a greater understanding of other people's cultures and beliefs. The International Children's Digital Library is also an attempt to use technology to strengthen libraries around the world.
項目組織者說，他們選擇的書籍顯示了世界各地生活方式的異同。目的是為了更好地了解他人的文化和信仰。國際兒童數(shù)字圖書館也試圖利用技術來加強世界各地的圖書館。
The digital library is a project of the University of Maryland and the Internet Archive. The Internet Archive is building an electronic library of Internet sites and other digital collections as a cultural record.
數(shù)字圖書館是馬里蘭大學和互聯(lián)網檔案館的一個項目。互聯(lián)網檔案館正在建立一個電子圖書館和其他數(shù)字館藏作為文化記錄。
The children's library project is supported by the National Science Foundation and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The Library of Congress and other organizations are also involved.
兒童圖書館項目得到了國家科學基金會和博物館和圖書館服務學院的支持。國會圖書館和其他組織也參與其中。
