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 NSDL ©

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 CollegesApplied Mathematics & Science BioSciEdNet (BEN) AAAS, plus >20 professional societies/orgs Undergraduate & High School Biology ChemEd DLib University of Wisconsin, Journal of Chem Ed, Amer Chem Society, ChemCollective High School & AboveChemistry ComPADRE AAPT, APS, AIP/SPS & AAS Undergraduate & High School Physics & Astronomy Computational Science Education Reference Desk (CSERD) Shodor Education Foundation Undergraduate & High School Computational Science Engineering Pathway UC Berkeley, University of Colorado Undergraduate & K-12Engineering Materials Digital Library Kent State University Undergraduate & AboveMaterials Science Math Gateway Mathematical Association of America UndergraduateMathematics Middle School Portal Ohio State University Middle GradesScience, Mathematics, & Technology Science and Math Informal Learning Educators (SMILE) Lawrence Hall of Science, Exploratorium, NYHS, ASTC Informal EducationScience and Math Teachers’ Domain WGBH Public Television K-12Life, Earth, Space, & Physical Sciences

NSDL links…  NSDL.org:  Browse all collections:  NSDL Pathways:  NSDL Annual Meeting 2008:  Outreach materials:  NSDL Key Contacts:  NSDL Wiki – Classic Articles in Context:  Expert Voices Gateway:  Put NSDL Search on your website:

THANK YOU! Eileen McIlvain Pathways Liaison NSDL ©