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The National Science Digital Library & Shibboleth

The National Science Digital Library & Shibboleth. What is NSDL?. http://NSDL.org NSDL: a digital library , organized in support of science and mathematics education for all levels. Digital Library. Metadata Standard resource info given to NSDL NSDL creates a searchable catalog Data:

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The National Science Digital Library & Shibboleth

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  1. The National Science Digital Library & Shibboleth

  2. What is NSDL? • http://NSDL.org • NSDL: a digital library, organized in support of science and mathematics education for all levels

  3. Digital Library Metadata • Standard resource info given to NSDL • NSDL creates a searchable catalog Data: • Links to described resources

  4. Physical Library Metadata • Card catalog • Electronic catalog (e.g. NYPL’s LEO) • Other descriptive info Data • Books on the shelves

  5. NSDL: ‘S’ stands for science,short for STEM Science Technology Engineering Mathematics

  6. NSDL Teaching Tools • Authoritative results • Collaboration, interaction, participation • Curricular materials • Research results and data sets • Lesson plans and teaching aids • Textbooks, journals, video, audio, multimedia, etc.

  7. NSDL Offers… • AskNSDL • NSDL Recommender • Approx. 200 NSDL Awards • 300+ Collections, and growing • Aggregator of aggregators

  8. Collection Highlights

  9. Collection Development Policy • Quality = accuracy, appropriateness, relevance, and technical reliability • Editorial boards, peer recommendations, user annotations, or other processes • NSDL supports materials that support its mission: excellence in STEM education

  10. Q: Why NSDL? What about Google or other popular search engines? A: NSDL offers authority and safety. For example, compare searches for keyword, “Venus.”

  11. Venus Search on Google

  12. Venus Search on NSDL

  13. Levels of Access • Open access: freely available materials through NSDL.org; no registration • Personal access: access to proprietary materials requires affiliation with a subscribing institution. Benefits include customized or personalized services: • annotation • asynchronous services (e.g. email) • synchronous services (e.g. chat/office hours) • personal selections (for teachers and students) • archival services

  14. Shibboleth To personalize/localize access, NDSL advocates Shibboleth implementation • Consolidates administration • Provides single sign-on capabilities • Scaleable and capable of virtually any identity management need.

  15. Single Sign-on • Enables login into multiple resources with a single username

  16. What is Shibboleth? • Shibboleth is software, more specifically referred to as middleware • Middleware is a layer of software that acts as a facilitator between a network and its applications, providing services such as identification, authentication, and authorization • Shibboleth was developed by Internet2/MACE. The current version is v1.2

  17. Shibboleth in Middle Schools • Funded with an NSF/NSDL grant, Columbia University is investigating the feasibility of implementing Shibboleth in a pilot group of middle schools • Columbia is interested in partnering with schools in its local community

  18. Implementing Shibboleth • Software (Free) • Web Server • Java Servlet Container • Login system (local identity management) • Agreement with federation policies

  19. Partnership Possibilities • Integration of NSDL resources into middle school science teaching activities • Professional development opportunities to guide teachers and administrators in the most effective uses of internet technologies • Understanding district privacy policies, practices, concerns, and emerging technologies • Pilot implementation of Shibboleth

  20. Websites to Note • http://NSDL.org • http://www.columbia.edu/~jb701/nsdl • http://NSDL.org/asknsdl • http://recommend.NSDL.org

  21. Ways to Participate • Bookmark http://NSDL.org on school PCs • Link to NSDL on school websites • Inform colleagues about NSDL • Promote student use of NSDL • Ask about Shibboleth

  22. Contact Information James Burger, Manager, Subscriber Services National Science Digital Library (NSDL) (212) 854-1110 jb701@columbia.edu Columbia University417 Watson Hall612 West 115th StreetNew York, NY 10025

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