Connecting NSTA K-16 Science Content to NSDL

该项目将通过NSTA提供的大量经过审查的材料和资源库连接到NSDL。在这样做的过程中，它既扩大了它所服务的教育工作者的数量，也扩大了所提供的资源的数量和种类。此外，国家空间技术局和欧洲网络中心正在优先考虑与国家空间技术发展计划及其途径项目有关的资源;开发电子出版物模式;为所有资源建立适当的元数据;以及建立创建、维持和提供资源收集所需的基础设施和软件。所有这些活动都支持集合的互操作性、可重用性和持久性。最后，NSTA和ENC正在研究选择、描述和编目数字资源的新方法，为NSDL的长期扩展和改进做出贡献。

This project is connecting the vast storehouse of vetted materials and resources available through NSTA to the NSDL. In so doing, it is extending both the number of educators it serves and the number and kinds of resources offered. Furthermore, NSTA and ENC are prioritizing the resources being connected to the NSDL and its Pathways projects; developing an e-publication model; establishing adequate metadata for all resources; and building the infrastructure and software needed to create, sustain, and provide access to the collection of resources. All of these activities are supporting the interoperability, reusability, and persistence the collections. Lastly, NSTA and ENC are investigating new ways of selecting, describing, and cataloging digital resources, contributing to the long-term expansion and improvement of the NSDL.