A National Library for Undergraduate Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology Education: Needs, Options and Feasibility

国家研究委员会的科学、数学中心。科学与工程教育中心(中心)建议为国家科学基金会开展一个项目，研究建立面向本科生科学、数学、工程和技术(SME&Amp；T)教育的数字国家图书馆(以下简称“国家图书馆”)的必要性、选择和问题。这样一个图书馆的目的是提供一个全面的、动态的、随时可访问和可搜索的本科科学、数学和工程教育的高质量教育材料集合，旨在促进和加强NSF改善和评估本科教学和学习的计划。为了促进NSF的工作，NRC将评估基金会发展国家图书馆的战略和潜在效果。拟议的NRC项目将产生一份共识报告，内容涉及为本科中小企业和技术教育建立数字国家图书馆的必要性，以及对规划国家图书馆至关重要的选项、时间表和组成部分。首先，将委托公认的专家撰写关于关键主题的背景文件，以提供关于建立国家图书馆的当前机会的最新调查，以及如果基金会决定资助国家图书馆，国家科学基金会必须面临的挑战。其次，这些论文将在为期两天的研讨会上介绍和讨论，参加研讨会的有在数字图书馆方面有技术专长的个人，赞助国家图书馆项目的联邦机构的代表，学院/大学的教职员工和学生，以及来自公司部门的代表。第三，将编写研讨会记录，以总结研讨会的成果，并就建立面向本科生中小企业与技术教育的国家图书馆的可行性和后勤工作提出建议。诉讼程序将于1997年9月中旬提交给基金会。

The National Research Council's Center for Science, Mathematics. and Engineering Education (The Center) proposes to undertake for the National Science Foundation a project that would examine the need, options, and issues in establishing a digital National Library for Undergraduate Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology (SME&T) Education (hereafter referred to as the "National Library"). The purpose of such a library would be to provide a comprehensive, dynamic, and readily accessible and searchable collection of high-quality educational material in undergraduate science, mathematics, and engineering education that is intended to facilitate and enhance the NSF's programs to improve and evaluate undergraduate teaching and learning. To facilitate the work of the NSF, the NRC will assess the strategy, and potential effectiveness for the Foundation to develop a National Library. The proposed NRC project will produce a consensus report of findings and recommendations concerning the need for a digital National Library for Undergraduate SME&T Education, and the options, timeline, and components that will be important for planning a National Library. First, background papers on key subjects by acknowledged experts will be commissioned to provide state-of-the-art surveys of current opportunities for establishing a National Library and the challenges that NSF must confront if the Foundation decides to fund the National Library. Second, these papers will be presented and discussed at a two-day workshop to be attended by individuals with technical expertise in digital libraries, representatives from the federal agencies sponsoring national library projects, college/university faculty and students, and representatives from the corporate sector. Third, workshop proceedings will be developed to summarize the outcome of the workshop and offer recommendations about the feasibility and logistics for developing a National Library for undergraduate SME&T education. The proceedings will be delivere d to the Foundation in mid-September, 1997.