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dc.contributor.authorSkourlas, Christos-
dc.contributor.authorGiannakopoulos, Georgios-
dc.contributor.authorTsolakidis, Anastasios-
dc.contributor.authorBelsis, Petros-
dc.contributor.authorVassis, Dimitris-
dc.contributor.authorKampouraki, Argyrw-
dc.contributor.authorKakoulidis, Panos-
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-13T20:15:29Z-
dc.date.available2023-10-13T20:15:29Z-
dc.date.issued2016-04-04-
dc.identifier.issn00242535-
dc.identifier.other84961578402-
dc.identifier.urihttps://uniwacris.uniwa.gr/handle/3000/334-
dc.description.abstractPurpose – Institutional repositories (IR) are usually used to archive and manage digital collections including research results, educational material, etc. Learning management systems (LMS) form a popular basis for e-learning and blended learning. This paper aims to study how to integrate IR and LMS to support accessibility of disabled students and students with learning difficulties (dyslexic students) in higher education. Customised ontologies focusing on disabled students can be used to facilitate indexing, and access of items in the repository. Design/methodology/approach – The authors propose a simple methodological approach to establish an integrating system for supporting accessibility. First, the authors review research works related to adaptive learning environments (ALEs) and blended learning, and discuss issues of the interoperability of IR and LMS. Then, based on the review, the authors discuss the use of an integrated ALE for supporting disabled students in the domain of higher technological education. The integrated system is based on IR, LMS and assistive and adaptive technology. The open source software platform DSpace is used to build up the repository applications Use of the web ontology language (OWL) ontologies is also proposed for indexing and accessing the various, heterogeneous items stored in the repository. Various open source LMS (e.g. openeclass) could be used to build up the integrated system. Finally, the authors describe experimentation with a prototype implemented to provide the mentioned capabilities. Findings – The technology is mature enough for building up integrated systems, combining capabilities of IR and LMS, for supporting disabled students. The use of ontologies focused on disabled students could facilitate the use of such integrated systems. Customisation and operation of a platform, for the selection and use of portions of OWL ontologies, could be based on the open source software Protégé. Such a platform forms a basis to create an appropriate ontology suitable for specific domains, e.g. the domain of technological education. Finally, the authors argue that the combined use of the OWL platform and the DSpace repository with open source LMS platforms could support domain experts for creating customised ontologies and facilitating searching. Originality/value – A new perception of the term integrated system for supporting disabled students in the higher education context is presented. This perception tries to combine the IR technology that supports the self-archiving approach of information, open LMS technology and the user-centred approach to support students and manage the “life of information”.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEmerald insighten_US
dc.relation.ispartofLibrary Reviewen_US
dc.subjectAdaptive learning environmentsen_US
dc.subjectAssistive technologiesen_US
dc.subjectDisabled studentsen_US
dc.subjectInstitutional repositoriesen_US
dc.subjectLearning management systemsen_US
dc.subjectStudents with learning difficultiesen_US
dc.titleIntegration of institutional repositories and e-learning platforms for supporting disabled students in the higher education contexten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/LR-08-2015-0088en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84961578402-
dc.relation.deptDepartment of Archival, Library and Information Studiesen_US
dc.relation.facultySchool of Administrative, Economics and Social Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.volume65en_US
dc.relation.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.spage136en_US
dc.identifier.epage159en_US
dc.collaborationUniversity of West Attica (UNIWA)en_US
dc.subject.fieldSocial Sciencesen_US
dc.publicationPeer Revieweden_US
dc.countryGreeceen_US
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item.languageiso639-1en-
item.openairetypeArticle-
item.openairecristypehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_18cf-
item.fulltextNo Fulltext-
item.grantfulltextnone-
crisitem.author.deptDepartment of Archival, Library and Information Studies-
crisitem.author.deptDepartment of Archival, Library and Information Studies-
crisitem.author.facultySchool of Administrative, Economics and Social Sciences-
crisitem.author.facultySchool of Administrative, Economics and Social Sciences-
crisitem.author.orcid0000-0002-1659-3504-
crisitem.author.orcid0000-0001-7364-4542-
crisitem.author.parentorgSchool of Administrative, Economics and Social Sciences-
crisitem.author.parentorgSchool of Administrative, Economics and Social Sciences-
crisitem.journal.publisherTaylor & Francis, Inc.-
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