Exploratorium Online: Exhibit-Based Science Learning and Teaching Digital Library

探索博物馆是一个实践性的科学博物馆，正在开发在线探索博物馆，这是一个终身学习的数字图书馆收藏。 该项目是：1）从博物馆的650个交互式展品中为所有年龄段的最终用户识别、选择和编目现有的数字化资产; 2）建立数字图书馆互操作性机制，以使项目级元数据能够最广泛地传播到NSDL门户网站，包括中央主门户网站; 3）在已建立的元数据元素集标准（例如，都柏林核心，IEEE LOM），捕捉独特的博物馆质量和教学价值的探索数字资产;和，4）评估和完善的可用性，可访问性，和适用性的数字图书馆和数字基于bitbit的资源的教育工作者，教师教育工作者和终身学习者。美国国家科学基金会小学、中学和非正式教育部的非正式科学教育计划为该项目提供了大量的共同资助，以表彰其通过数字图书馆增加获得非正式科学教育机会的重要性。

The Exploratorium, a hands-on science museum, is developing Exploratorium Online, a digital library collection for lifelong learning. The project is 1) identifying, selecting, and cataloging existing digitized assets from the museum's 650 interactive exhibits for end users of all ages; 2) establishing digital library interoperability mechanisms to enable the widest dissemination of item-level metadata to NSDL portals including the central main portal; 3) creating recommended guidelines for cataloging digital exhibit-based science resources in established metadata element set standards (e.g., Dublin Core, IEEE LOM)that capture the unique museum quality and pedagogical value of Exploratorium digital assets; and, 4) evaluating and refining the usability, accessibility, and applicability of the digital library and digital exhibit-based resources for educators, teacher educators, and lifelong learners. The Informal Science Education program in the NSF Division of Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education is providing significant co-funding of this project in recognition of its importance in enhancing access to informal science educational opportunities through digital libraries.