Call for Participation

Going to NSTA in March? Don't miss out on "Making the Most of NSDL's Science Literacy Maps" short course

Posted Sat, 02/20/2010 - 4:44am by eileen

If you are going to the National Science Teachers' Association (NSTA) conference in Philadelphia from March 18-22, don't miss the opportunity to register for and attend SC-13: Making the Most of NSDL's Science Literacy Maps (short course).  Presented by Ted Willard, of Project 2061, American Association for the Advancement of Science, you'll come away with a keen understanding of the NSDL Science Literacy Maps, how they support the sequencing, teaching, and learning of

Call for nominations to NSDL Accessioning Board

Posted Thu, 01/14/2010 - 2:26pm by eileen

The NSDL is convening an NSDL Accessioning Board (NAB), and is seeking nominations for board members. The board is responsible for ensuring that collections meet the criteria prescribed by NSDL policy, and will review and approve collections for accessioning (acceptance) and deaccessioning (pruning).

For community review and comment: new NSDL Collection Policy; Resource Quality Guidelines

Posted Thu, 01/14/2010 - 1:59pm by eileen

NSDL seeks community review and comment on two documents:  an updated NSDL Collections Policy, and recommended Resource Quality Guidelines that outline best practices for resource selection and characterization. Both documents were developed by the NSDL Collections Task Force, following an extensive collections review process in 2009.

Have you created an NSDL Community site account?

Posted Thu, 12/03/2009 - 6:11pm by eileen

If you haven't yet created an NSDL Community site account, take some time now that the Annual Meeting is concluded, and do so - check out the site, discussion forums, groups, Community News, etc. To subscribe to the updates you want to receive, contribute a news item, add a comment, or provide feedback on the Community site itself, you need to be an active Community site member. We want you!

Whether or not you were at the Annual Meeting in DC, NSDL is seeking community feedback on several documents released at or during the meeting:

Date extended: Post your Project Update on the NSDL Annual Meeting website by Nov. 16

Posted Mon, 11/02/2009 - 1:22pm by eileen

We're extending the date! A reminder to all NSDL project PIs to post your Project Update to the NSDL Annual Meeting website by
Monday, November 16 - share your project's accomplishments with your colleagues and learn about other NSDL projects, new and established!

Museum Computer Network (MC9) Conference 2009 - Join live webcasts of sessions

Posted Thu, 10/29/2009 - 2:02pm by eileen

The Museum Computer Network is pleased to announce that five MCN 2009 sessions will be webcast live, free of charge. MCN 2009 takes place November 11th-14th, 2009 in Portland, Oregon. While we urge everyone who is interested to attend the conference in person as the only way to engage with its full array of workshops, sessions, events, exhibitors, and networking opportunities, we know that some are unable to do so because of especially acute funding issues this year.

Submit your Project Update for the Annual Meeting by November 10, 2009

Posted Wed, 10/21/2009 - 12:15pm by eileen

All NSDL projects (Pathways, Targeted Research, Services, etc) are encouraged to submit a Project Update on the Annual Meeting website by November 10 -  select Project Updates from the lefthand navigation menu on the Annual Meeting website.  Let your colleagues know about your project's accomplishments in the last year, and help us have as broad a representation as possible from among NSDL projects.

Museum Computer Network (MC9) Conference 2009 - Update: Scholarships announced

Posted Sat, 09/26/2009 - 5:26pm by eileen

Update: The Museum Computer Network Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce its eight scholarship winners for 2009. Each scholarship provides free registration to the MCN annual conference in Portland, Oregon, free hotel stay, and a small stipend to help cover additional expenses. MCN received nearly 90 stellar applications in 2009 - twice as many as last year - making the selection process even more challenging! Congratulations to:

Workshop of interest for those attending the European Digital Library (ECDL) 2009: Digital Curation in the Human Sciences

Posted Sat, 09/26/2009 - 5:12pm by eileen

Workshop: Digital Curation in the Human Sciences
ECDL, Corfu, 30 September - 1 October 2009

JCDL 2010 - Digital Libraries - 10 years past, 10 years forward, a 2020 Vision

Posted Wed, 09/02/2009 - 4:36pm by sclark

The ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL) will be held jointly with the annual International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries (ICADL) at the Gold Coast in Australia, June 21-25, 2010. The two conferences each have their own Call for Papers and accepted research paper streams. However, workshops, plenaries, tutorials, and social events will be held concurrently.
Related Link: http://www.jcdl2010.org/call-for-papers.php

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