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2010

• August 19, 2010
  ICDL search tools now available in Polish
  College Park, MD
  Thanks to help from our partners at the National Library of Poland, the ICDL search tools are now available in Polish. View Polish interface.
• March 12, 2010
  ICDL for iPad
  College Park, MD
  We are always hard at work developing versions of the ICDL for new devices. Lately, we have been developing for the “light tablet” style computer such as Apple’s “iPad” and HP's upcoming slates. On about April 3rd, we will release a version for the new iPad. It will include the full, beautiful collection of ICDL books. You will finally be able to read ICDL books to your child sitting in your lap – or easily hold up the “books” at digital story time. These screenshots show what it looks like – very exciting!

2009

• September 14, 2009
  StoryKit iPhone application released
  College Park, MD
  Create your own electronic storybook on an iPhone. ICDL Researchers at the University of Maryland have just released a new iPhone app that lets you write and share multimedia stories with text, images, sound and drawings. The app, called "StoryKit," even includes some books from the ICDL. Download for free - search for "StoryKit" in the Apple AppStore. Every time you use it, you will be helping us better understand the use and impact of the ICDL.
  

  

2008

• April 23, 2008
  Improving the readability of books in ICDL
  Important and exciting enhancements were made to the ICDL. Thanks to a series of technical innovations developed at the University of Maryland, our books are now much easier to read. We can now display translations of books so you can read books in their original language, and in your language! The translation process is not fast, so it will take some time for all books to be translated. If you cannot wait, we encourage you to help by volunteering to translate and review books.

2006

• March 22, 2006
  Introducing our new URL: www.childrenslibrary.org
• February 15, 2006
  Introducing a new and improved Standard Book Reader
• January 18, 2006
  Introducing new Advanced Search functionality

2005

• December 16, 2005
  Introducing the ICDL Book of the Day at Google
• November 28, 2005
  Introducing multilingual metadata for dozens of books
• October 26, 2005
  Introducing our redesigned Web site, a customizable bookshelf, and a new interface language
• May 25, 2005
  The ICDL searching and reading tools now available in nine languages

2004

• October 18, 2004
  Introducing two new search interfaces: "Simple" and "Advanced
• February 6, 2004
  New version of ICDL Basic released

2003

• December 2, 2003
  New version of ICDL Basic supports multiple languages
• July 15, 2003
  Further enhancements to ICDL Basic
• May 28, 2003
  Introducing a more widely accessible version of ICDL: "ICDL Basic"

2002

• November 20, 2002
  Introducing the International Children's Digital Library (aka "ICDL")

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