The National SMET Education
Digital Library (NSDL) Program
Context
Presidential Directive -
12/17/1999
Subject: Use of Information Technology to Improve Our Society
e-Government Project
Governmental
Affairs Committee
Senators Lieberman and Thompson
Web-based Education
Commission
http://www.hpcnet.org/webcommission
Programmatic History
Working Assumptions
Vision
A Learning Environments and Resources Network
for SMET Education (LEARNS)
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LEARNS Connects:
LEARNS Supports:
LEARNS Enables:
Overview of FY00 Projects
Overview continued
NSDL Program Information
Anticipated Award Amounts
FY
2001
Nurturing
Issues/Questions
Issues/Questions cont.
Issues/Questions cont.
International dimensions
Issues/Questions cont.
Next Steps
Expectations of Tracks
Core Integration System
Collections
Services
Targeted Research
Overview continued
Background Reports
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