Description:
NSF proposes to build a digital library to help undergraduate students,
NSDL (National Science (and Mathematics, Engineering and Technology
Education) Digital Library -
see references). There is need for a group to coordinate
this effort for the field of computing. This project aims to help
develop such a collections-oriented proposal.
First, students should study about the NSDL and related activities.
See references below.
This phase of activity
also will include looking at digital library proposals funded in related
areas.
Second, students will talk with with each of the instructors listed as
contacts to collect ideas. Contacts also should be made with publishers
to develop a team for this work.
Third, students will go through 2-3 cycles of outlining and partially
drafting a proposal that can be refined to ultimately be submitted in April.
References:
[1] NSF, "National Science, Mathematics, Engineering,
and Technology Education Digital Library (NSDL) - Program
Solicitation," National Science Foundation NSF 00-44, 2000.
http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf0044
[2] NSF, "National Science, Mathematics, Engineering,
and Technology Education Digital Library (NSDL)
- Program Information". National Science Foundation, 2000.
http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/EHR/DUE/programs/nsdl/
[3]SMETE.ORG. Website for one of pilot projects related
to the NSDL, pointing to many of the other projects,
http://www.smete.org
[4] D. Knox, S. Grissom, E. A. Fox, R. Heller, and D. Watkins,
"CSTC: Computer Science Teaching Center", 2000.
http://www.cstc.org
[5] Lillian Cassel and Edward A. Fox, co-editors,
ACM Journal of Educational Resources in Computing (JERIC,
http://purl.org/net/JERIC/
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