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NSDL Update

Moderator Kaye Howe, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

This general session will serve as a briefing on the latest activities and accomplishments of the NSDL community at-large, as well as standing committees, the Policy Committee, the National Visiting Committee, Core Integration, and the National Science Foundation. Speakers will include representatives from each of these entities. This status report will also include an overview of upcoming projects and strategies to facilitate future growth and sustainability. Questions and whole-group discussion are encouraged.

Notes - NSDL Update

Lee Zia

Definitions

definition of cyberinfrastructure
definition of cyberinfrastructure + education =
email definitions to Lee Zia
subject: education + cyberinfrastructure

NSF is excited about cyberinfrastructure - see the Atkins Report on the NSF website for more information

budget doubling resolution for cyberinfrastructure
but Congress will not take further substantive action until they get a clear handle on cyberinfrastructure - so clearly NSDL has a role to play in education and cyberinfrastructure as well as other areas of cyberinfrastructure

NSDL will help its own case if able to put faces of reality to that vision

broad goals of NSDL, broad target audience of pre-K to gray - that has not changed

Middle School Focus

there may be hidden connections, what you're doing may have hidden considerations even if currently not prominently featured
my perspectives - full disclosure - I have 2 middle school children
cogent reasons for such a focus - well documented how critical these years are for students
numerous projects underway and some just funded that have the MS focus - surveilling larger NSDL projects, I sense a synergy, connection, of all the projects
these students are members of that next generation Gregory Crane described
look for connections in the focus area as you move through the day
think carefully about how you can be involved

one of my favorite quotes - from Bertram Russell - wouldn't it be neat if you could read a message for the author or other readers

all exact science is dominated by the idea of approximation

Dave Fulker - CI Report & Plans

complex effort by many people

encourage you to use WBR to communicate

there is great opportunity to start participating in SC work if you haven't already done so

diversity of resources in foundations of library

more than content - picking up on NSDL learning environments

CI will target multiple audiences in phases

Fulker has drafted a version of this plan - please pick it up and send Dave your feedback
first context selected is middle school - with input from NVC, PC, and Lee Zia - plan to engage MS audience in 2 forms
- broad showing of NSDL to interested MS parties - teachers, administrators
- direct involvement of perhaps six pilot schools in design experiments
2004 focus - middle school science and math
next phase likely to be undergraduate or high school

we are envisioning some version of user-centered design - so people can have sense of participating in NSDL, not just as groups, but as individuals with interests

experimental components will be a part - for example, NSDL presence that goes beyond the idea of NSDL as just a website

NSDL Presence as a Browser Extension

NSDL browser extension
Google annotated page

presence of NSDL on people's desktop does not have to be a web page

CI finds presence is worthy of experimentation

Tom Reeves talk of "Alignment is essential" is a good plan for setting directions of NSDL as an end-to-end functionality

if we do that, the MS portal is just a start

Impacts

NSDL hopes to eventually serve all audiences
working with other groups is the best way to implement this plan
CI will not be expanding NSDL.org to include personalization functionality
our work on automated ingest will be completed soon, and we will rely on collections to verify validity of metadata
discussion tonight at 7:30pm in New York room to discuss plans for MS focus

Susan Jesuroga (Project Relations) - Directions for focus of projects in MS focus

regardless of MS focus, we want collections that serve the broader audience with collections and services

infrastructure exists, we will continue to ingest collections, especially for collections that fill a gap

think broadly of how your materials can be used

teaching the teacher with undergraduate materials will be a key for out-of-area teachers
teacher preparation materials

working a couple directions for review processes

need help identifying collections
- others that have relations with MS area
- teacher societies
- contact John Saylor if you have ideas
- we need help from NSDL members
need processes to take user contributions, an important part of involving the MS teachers

need to find ways to represent national and state standards because we know they are important

all of the infrastructure will stay in place and will be accessible through NSDL.org

whatever extensions we're making, don't pen CI into a corner, we hope to use them to help all audiences and collections serving them

how do we put items into teachers' hands?

let's get creative for how we put the NSDL information into teacher and student lives
there is power in networking together all the information contained in distributed projects' annotation frameworks
- information from many different sources provides valuable information for educator looking for help
we need to understand about the user and the contexts they are teaching in but also how they are using resources
users want to know who the information is coming from
tackling the educational problem, documenting the use of the educational and digital libraries is key - Educational Impact and Evaluation Committee will be working on this

how can you (NSDL members) be involved?

projects who see direct tie in should step up and say what they see and how they can work with CI to integrate that
need encouragement and outside ovservation from other projects who can see if NSDL is narrowing itself too much
pulling information together - Content Standing Committee will be focusing on this area
research of teacher preparation and demographics - Community Services Standing Committee focus
technical underpinnings needed for the portal - focus of Technology Standing Committee
any collections who have worked in classroom, NSDL needs the information you have obtained

as a group, NSDL should figure out how to capture and disseminate the targeted research of NSDL, not just TR projects, but also the research underpinnings of everyone's work

Susan Van Gundy - Education and Outreach Update

EO Update TUES.ppt

a lot of interest exists out there for NSDL - at conferences, people readily jump to envisioning potential after DLs and NSDL is explained

current and potential supporters

E&O has focused on increasing audience awareness

Activities for Awareness Building

National Conferences - project engagement is key here, look over the conference list in your packets
presentations to stakeholder groups
Media Relations - press packet will be developed
NSDL.org is most public face at the moment
Publications
Brand Management - consitent look and feel
Promotional Materials created with projects in mind
Partnership Building with educational community, publishing community

Engagement

Educator Workshops share NSDL's vision but also include strategies for integrating resources into curriculum in meaningful way
NSDL Ambassadors - need to interrelate CI's with the projects'
AskNSDL
Of Interest - part of NSDL.org that will showcase what is happening
Work with Standing Committees
Annual Meeting - 2004 planning meeting will occur after last session on Wednesday

NSDL.org Redesign

collaborative effort
design for users - where to find information, dynamic content, responsive to showcasing information
consistent look and feel
also a tool for developers
help supporters understand better what NSDL is

Site Changes

rotating images on home page - thanks to NSDL projects who have sent images to include in this section
highlighting items of interest on home page
used Scout Portal Toolkit to aid dynamic information
new tab structure
RoI are staff picks
Labview can showcase work in progress that is not ready to be released but is interesting
new Community tab - combining Communications Portal and other information into one area that serves not only developer community but will in the future provide an opportunity for users to get involved
- highlights
- project profiles
- quotes
- images
- system status
- key documents
- handbooks being developed

Howard Burrows (Chair of Policy Committee)

Tammy Sumner - Educational Impact and Evaluation SC

Progress Report

used to answer 3 questions
fruits of EIESC efforts are highlighted in the Report
share the Report with Deans and dignitaries - let people know about NSDL

How are collections growing and changing?

Judy Ridgway chairing a working group
combining library science techniques and machine learning techniques
what's in the library with respect to certain subjects, audiences, resource types
difficult to develop priorities if we can't say what's already in the library

How well are distributed library building and governance processes working?

Sarah Giersch and Casey Jones
first NSDL Annual Principal Investigator Survey
designed to get feedback from projects in 4 areas
- how infrastructure helps you achieve project objectives
- extend library building efforts
- projects level of participation in NSDL organizational structure
- feedback on information needs
Sarah Giersch presenting these results in breakout session at 2pm and at the SC meeting

Engage in Community Process to develop a Strategy for Evaluating the Educational IMpact of NSDL

Mary Marlino and Tammy Sumner
workshop
- NSDL participants
- invited participants from cognitive and educational research
- recommendations for actions, evaluating Ed Impact at 3 levels
- recommendations for actions to NSF - program solicitation and involvement of REC and ROLE
Mary Marlino presenting results in breakout session at 2pm and at the SC meeting

Dave McArthur - Sustainability SC

looking at models for helping projects go forward

asking what projects need

also looking at sustainability at level of NSDL itself

taskforces and workshops have looked at NSDL after it graduates from being an NSF program

large part of effort comes from community itself

workshops have had supplemental funding from UNC, Williams and NSF

look at Sustainability committee website for more information

2 major activites - deployed Sustainability SC survey & planning new workshop exploring business models for NSDL

survey was looking at what projects were doing regarding sustainability

upcoming workshop

looking at business models NSDL could consider going forward
not drilling down to a specific plan
look at 6 different models in terms of feasability options
what are products, services
who is willing to pay for it
how do you manage threats
eg open access aggregator, institutional subscriptions, continuing as research facility
November at NSF