Since it was founded in 1877, the mission of the National Library of Ireland (NLI) has been to collect, preserve, promote and make accessible the documentary and intellectual record of the life of Ireland. Digitization of the Library’s collections has been an important part of the National Library’s role in recent years and has allowed us to make accessible our materials on a much wider scale; we can now count among our ‘readers’ online visitors from places as far afield and diverse as Fiji and Uzbekistan.

At present, computer technology has become ubiquitous in the areas of education, employment, community and recreational environments. As more technology is being developed and used in education, one particular field that is growing in popularity is the area of ICT and Special Educational Needs, in particular Assistive Technology software which represents another important component of Assistive Technology.

As the capabilities of online Web 2.0 applications have increased significantly in recent times, some of the most powerful to emerge are those which allow users to create online digital slideshows and short videos using very simple interfaces and tools.

I spent the mid-term break in Sonderborg, Denmark, attending the 8th Asia-Europe Classroom Network (AEC-NET) Conference.  What, you may well ask, is that?  Let me try to explain.  AEC-NET was conceived in 1998 by the Asia-Europe Foundation, itself the only permanent institution of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) process.

In human–computer interaction, "WIMP" stands for "window, icon, menu, pointing device", denoting a style of interaction using these elements. The term is sometimes used as a synonym for the more common "GUI", or Graphical User Interface. WIMP interaction was developed at Xerox PARC in 1973 and popularized by the Apple Macintosh in 1984.