eTekkatho

eTekkatho logo - Myanmar language version

Educational resources for the Myanmar academic community

eTekkatho

eTekkatho logo - Myanmar language version

Educational resources for the Myanmar academic community

About this website

We deliver the eTekkatho library for you in two ways:

  • You can use this website to access the eTekkatho document library over the Internet.
  • You can also access the document library along with the eTekkatho Special Collections over a fast broadband speed at our partner institutions.

This website is designed to operate in a very low bandwidth environment. We have followed the Web Design Guidelines for Low Bandwidth by Aptivate, and also 14 Rules for Faster-Loading Web Sites by Steve Souders.

Small page size
Pages are less than 25kB, except search and browse results, which may be up to around 40kB. 25kB pages should load within 10 seconds over a 20kbps bandwidth connection.
Very few images
We have used very few images. CSS is used instead of images where possible. The few images used have been reduced in file size so they are quicker to load. The site is usable if images are turned off.
Optimized CSS
External CSS is used for layout—this means faster pages because the CSS files are cached by the browser and so only downloaded once. Links to CSS files are at the top of pages—this means faster pages as they render progressively. CSS files have been minified to reduce filesize.
No JavaScript
There is no JavaScript (JS).
Links
The size of the resource is shown next to the download link.
Links to pages outside of eTekkatho are shown with a picture like this:. These pages may not be as quick loading as eTekkatho.
Minimized HTTP requests
We have minimized the number of HTTP requests by using the techniques above. Every HTTP request adds to the loading time.
Compression
Files will be compressed—behind the scenes—by the web server when it detects that a browser is able to deal with compressed transfers. This reduces load times by up to 70% by reducing the size of the HTTP response. This is in addition to the compression of the resources during the curation process.
Caching
All static content on the website is cacheable. A mixture of E-tag, Expires and Cache-Control headers are provided with these pages and resources. Caching using the Cache-Control and Expires Headers allow the browser, or any server in between the web server and the browser, to serve web content from a local copy. If a cached copy does not exist, the use of E-tags enables the web server to tell that the browser that the resource hasn't changed since it was last retrieved.
Resumable Downloads
Pieces of the resource may be requested instead of whole documents. This is important in situations where the download may be interrupted reducing the need to download the whole document if for some reason the download failed.

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eTekkatho hotspots

We have installed the eTekkatho library on the local area networks of our partnering institutions across Myanmar. These are "hotspots" this means if you are in the building at a partner university, you can access the full eTekkatho digital library, including our Special Collections, wirelessly at a broadband speed.

Local hotspots of the eTekkatho digital library have been set up at the following institutions in Myanmar:

  • Bago University
  • Banmaw University
  • Brahmaso Library, Mandalay
  • British Council, Mandalay
  • British Council, Yangon
  • Dagon University
  • Dawei University
  • Hakha College
  • Hpa-An University
  • Kalay University
  • Lashio University
  • Loikaw University
  • Magway University
  • Mandalay University
  • Mawlamyine University
  • Myitkyina University
  • Myanmar Environment Institute
  • National Library, Nay Pyi Taw
  • National Library, Yangon
  • Pathein University
  • Phaung Daw Oo Library, Mandalay
  • Sittwe University
  • Taunggoke Degree College
  • Taungoo University
  • Taunggyi University
  • University of Medicine, Taunggyi
  • University of Distance Education, Yangon
  • West Yagnon University
  • Yadanabon University
  • Yangon University