| Summary: | 碩士 === 臺北市立教育大學 === 資訊科學系碩士班 === 97 === Located in tropical and subtropical zones, Taiwan is rich in different varieties of animal and plant species. Therefore, it is an excellent place for animal and plant exploration education. However, there is currently no library and location-based information system available in the market which integrates the animal and plant species in Taiwan. Furthermore, the domestic professional online animal and plant databases are only open to certain experts, and only authorized experts can edit the databases, which decelerates the speed of database establishment and update. In addition, the search criteria for appearance features available on the search engines of these databases are usually abstract and complex descriptions, making it very inconvenient for beginners to research on animals and plants.
Therefore, this research aimed to design an online library and information system which incorporates the concept of Web 2.0 and Wiki, allow users to participate in data establishment to accelerate its process. Experts are also invited to carry out final investigations to ensure the correctness of the data. Different from other online library and information systems, photos are applied as the search criteria for appearance features so that users are able to select search criteria based on their instinct. Moreover, with Google Maps as a geography information system platform and location-based services, this system makes it more convenient for users to collect information about animals and plants of the locations which they search for. Regarding the design of search interfaces, this system accepts PHP and Ajax technologies to develop various operation interfaces which are compatible with divergent kinds of personal computers. In addition, this system develops interfaces suitable for Windows CE PDA, a mobile tool with low resolution, to promote the convenience of mobile learning.
After this system was completed, experts who specialize in relevant fields were invited for interviews. They suggest that this system can help users establishing and correctly searching for information on animals and plants, and allows the users to search for unknown species. To evaluate whither the operational interfaces of this system are appropriate, 40 elementary school teachers of general courses or computer courses from Taipei County/City were invited to participate in a questionnaire survey after they used the system. Nearly 90% of the interviewees suggest that the operational interfaces of this library and location-based information system are user-friendly and easy to use.
In the future, this system can be combined with GPS to provide users with more accurate location-based services. Also, more diversified information editing methods and a stratified system construction can be developed to increase the efficiency of information editing and searching.
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