Designing mobile access to DSpace-based digital libraries

Developing countries face serious problems on building and using digital libraries (DL) due to low computer and Internet penetration rates, lack of financial resources, etc. Thus, since mobile phones are much more used than computers in these countries, they might be a good alternative for accessing DL. Moreover, in the developed world there has been an exponential growth on the usage of mobile phones for data traffic, establishing a good ground for accessing DL on mobile devices. This paper presents a design proposal for making DSpace-based digital libraries accessible on mobile phones. Since DSpace is a popular free and open source DL system used around the world, making it accessible through mobile devices might contribute for improving the global accessibility of scientific and academic publications.

Projecto de Simulação: Empresa Digital Tech

Em contexto de simulação, utilizando a plataforma Marketplace, foram colocados oito grupos, simulando serem empresas, a trabalhar num ambiente virtual de mercado. Neste, teriam de actuar como empresas produtoras e comercializadoras de computadores, exercendo todas as actividades de uma empresa real. O objectivo era avaliar o desempenho de cada grupo/empresa, vencendo quem tivesse o melhor Balanced Scorecard acumulado. O presente relatório refere-se a uma dessas empresas, nomeadamente, a Digital Tech. Abstract As a simulation, using the Marketplace Platform, eight groups were placed as companies operating in a virtual market. They would act as companies that produce and sell computers employing all the roles of a real company. The goal was to evaluate each group/company, to determine the winner with the best Accumulated Balanced Scorecard. This report is about one of these companies, The Digital Tech