NSDLNSDLNational Science Digital National Science Digital LibraryLibrary

An NSF program, begun in An NSF program, begun in 2004, to provide access to 2004, to provide access to online materials in the STEM online materials in the STEM disciplinesdisciplines

Origins of NSDL ProgramOrigins of NSDL Program

Support dissemination of NSF Support dissemination of NSF materials created with NSF grant materials created with NSF grant supportsupport

Followed a series of solicitations for Followed a series of solicitations for a computer-science based program a computer-science based program on digital library creation and use.on digital library creation and use.

History of NSDLHistory of NSDL

20002000 First round of solicitationsFirst round of solicitations Original funding for MathDLOriginal funding for MathDL Several projects had competing Core Several projects had competing Core

Integration projectsIntegration projects

History (cont.)History (cont.)

20012001 One Core Integration project is One Core Integration project is

selected: Cornell, UCAR, Columbiaselected: Cornell, UCAR, Columbia

20032003 Eisenhower National Eisenhower National

Clearinghouse’s Middle School Clearinghouse’s Middle School Portal designated as an example of a Portal designated as an example of a PathwayPathway

History (cont.)History (cont.)

20042004 First Pathway awards madeFirst Pathway awards made Teachers’ Domain (WGBH)Teachers’ Domain (WGBH) CSERD (Shodor Foundation)CSERD (Shodor Foundation) AMSER (Internet Scout, U. of AMSER (Internet Scout, U. of

Wisconsin)Wisconsin) Math Gateway (MAA)Math Gateway (MAA)

History (cont.)History (cont.)

20052005 More Pathway grantsMore Pathway grants comPadre (Physics, AAPT)comPadre (Physics, AAPT) Engineering Pathway (UC Berkeley, Engineering Pathway (UC Berkeley,

U. of Colorado)U. of Colorado) BiosciEdNet (BEN, Biology, AAAS)BiosciEdNet (BEN, Biology, AAAS) MatDL (Materials Science, Kent MatDL (Materials Science, Kent

State)State)

History (cont.)History (cont.)

20062006 ChemEdDL (Chemistry, U. of ChemEdDL (Chemistry, U. of

Wisconsin)Wisconsin)

20072007 Science and Math Informal Learning Science and Math Informal Learning

Educators (SMILE)Educators (SMILE)

History (cont.)History (cont.)

20082008 Core Integration Dissolved, replaced Core Integration Dissolved, replaced

by Technical Services Project at by Technical Services Project at Cornell and a Resources Project at Cornell and a Resources Project at UCARUCAR

4-year grants, heavy on front end4-year grants, heavy on front end Probable end of NSF support by Probable end of NSF support by

20122012

History (cont)History (cont)

2008 (cont.)2008 (cont.) More New PathwaysMore New Pathways Middle School Portal 2.0 (Ohio Middle School Portal 2.0 (Ohio

State)State) Quantitative Social Science Digital Quantitative Social Science Digital

Library (U. of Michigan)Library (U. of Michigan) ENSEMBLE (Computer Science, ENSEMBLE (Computer Science,

Villanova)Villanova)

History (cont.)History (cont.)

Second Round Pathways FundingSecond Round Pathways Funding AMSERAMSER Teachers’ DomainTeachers’ Domain CSERD not funded ?CSERD not funded ? MathDL did not applyMathDL did not apply

NSDL SummaryNSDL Summary

258+ Projects funded258+ Projects funded 13 Pathway Projects funded13 Pathway Projects funded Emphasis has shifted to support of Emphasis has shifted to support of

K-12 EducationK-12 Education Name of program will probably Name of program will probably

change to National STEM change to National STEM Distributed LearningDistributed Learning