REPDL: Research-oriented e-learning platform based on digital library

In accordance with the researchers, students, and faculty' need to use the digital library for efficient literature investigation and knowledge learning, this paper proposes REPDL, a research-oriented e-learning platform based on digital library. REPDL includes the structural literature organization and reading route planning mechanism based on knowledge map, the personalized research progress management, the key information marker & sharing mechanism, and the Fine-grained multi-dimensional cooperative research network and multi-level communication mechanism. The design of REPDL is in accordance with the constructivism-based learning theory. The main target is to further integrate the massive literature resources and the communication channels of digital library, comprehensively use various advanced technologies such as data mining, artificial intelligence, machine learning, visualization technology and social networking, in order to provide the researcher-oriented professional knowledge architecture and the hierarchical literature navigation services to high-level learners, reduce the learners' cognitive load, and effectively prevent disorientation during learning. With REPDL, especially with the automatically personalized manage research progress and the key information marker interface, the literature reading can be more efficient and more satisfy personalized requirements of learners. The researcher cooperative communication network and positioning function of REPDL ensures that learners at different research phases can conduct clearer knowledge communications on multiple levels.