Using NSDL BEN Scholars Institute, July 10-12, 2008.

Using NSDL

BEN Scholars Institute, July 10-12, 2008

The National Science Digital Library (NSDL)

The National Science Foundation’s online library of resources for Science, Technology,

Engineering, and Mathematics education and research

http://nsdl.orgNSDL ©2000-2008

Why Not Just Use Google?

The NSDL Value Proposition… Relevant search results Trusted providers Appropriate for students Contextualized resources User-contributed content Peer reviews and other annotations Aligned to educational standards A bridge between the education and

research communities

Selected collections from trusted providers

An intersecting point of collaboration between key stakeholders

Making resources more useful across audiences

Meeting users at their point of need…

provide context and educational wrappers that make use easy for teachers, faculty, learners

reusable components -> create new things

cycle back into the library content, context, contribution, community, capacity-building

Digital libraries…. Gateways to multiple collections of resources Individual resources (item-level metadata) Collection of collections Collection of services and tools Reusable components; mash-up; create new

things Efficiently helping users discover content

within a context of use meaningful to them Multi-layered trust networks More than repositories – DLs as cognitive

tools

Pathway and Lead Ed Level Discipline

Applied Math and Science Education Repository (AMSER)University of Wisconsin, Madison

Community Colleges Applied Mathematics & Science

BioSciEdNet (BEN)AAAS, plus >20 professional societies/orgs

Undergraduate & High School

Biology

ChemEd DLibUniversity of Wisconsin, Journal of Chem Ed, Amer Chem Society, ChemCollective

High School & Above Chemistry

ComPADREAAPT, APS, AIP/SPS & AAS

Undergraduate & High School

Physics & Astronomy

Computational Science Education Reference Desk (CSERD)Shodor Education Foundation

Undergraduate & High School

Computational Science

Engineering PathwayUC Berkeley, University of Colorado

Undergraduate & K-12 Engineering

Materials Digital Library Kent State University

Undergraduate & Above Materials Science

Math GatewayMathematical Association of America

Undergraduate Mathematics

Middle School PortalOhio State University

Middle Grades Science, Mathematics, & Technology

Science and Math Informal Learning Educators (SMILE)Lawrence Hall of Science, Exploratorium, NYHS, ASTC

Informal Education Science and Math

Teachers’ DomainWGBH Public Television

K-12 Life, Earth, Space, & Physical Sciences

NSDL links… NSDL.org: http://nsdl.org

Browse all collections: http://nsdl.org/browse/?subject=All

NSDL Pathways: http://nsdl.org/partners/?pager=pathways

NSDL Annual Meeting 2008: http://annualmeeting.nsdl.org/

Outreach materials: http://nsdl.org/pd/?pager=materials

NSDL Key Contacts: http://nsdl.org/about/contact/

NSDL Wiki – Classic Articles in Context: http://wiki.nsdl.org/index.php/PALE:ClassicArticles

Expert Voices Gateway: http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/

Put NSDL Search on your website: http://nsdl.org/contribute/

THANK YOU!Eileen McIlvain

Pathways [email protected]

http://nsdl.orgNSDL ©2000-2008