The Institutionalization of NSDL: Multi-Institutional IT Systems in Evaluative Research

几年前，美国国家科学基金会开始开发国家科学数字图书馆（NSDL），并计划于今年上线。 NSDL是独立数据或信息源的连接或系统。 从技术和组织动态的角度来看，将这些不同的资源整合在一起是一个复杂的问题。本研究将从技术和环境的角度关注NSDL的制度化。 后者包括参与组织的优先事项和文化、它们如何与技术考虑相互作用等因素。将使用比较案例研究，以互联网作为比较，这是一个已经制度化和研究的系统。 这项研究将提供一个评估框架，采用与NSDL，因为它是实施，但将适用于大型IT系统，以及。

The National Science Foundation began the development of the National Science Digital Library (NSDL) several years ago and it is scheduled to come online this coming year. The NSDL is a connection or system of separate data or information sources. Bringing these disparate sources together is a complex issue, from both the technical perspective and organization dynamicsThis study will focus on the institutionalization of NSDL from both a technical and contextual perspective. The latter includes such factors as priorities and culture of the participating organizations, how they interact with the technical considerations. A comparative case study will be used, with the internet serving as a comparison, a system that has already been institutionalized and studied. The study will provide an evaluative framework to employ with the NSDL as it is implemented but will be applicable to large-scale IT systems, as well.