Numerical Disasters	Full Record
Twelve years ago, after a decade of development, an unmanned Ariane 5 rocket launched by the European Space Agency exploded just after its first liftoff. The cause of this $500 million firecracker was...
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NSDL Annual Meeting, Sept. 30 - Oct. 2	Full Record
Save the dates for the 2008 NSDL Annual Meeting, which will be held from September 30 to October 2, 2008 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. The theme for this year's meeting is "STEM Resear...
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August Library Assessment Conference in Seattle	Full Record
The Association of Research Libraries, the University of Virginia Library, and the University of Washington Libraries are pleased to announce the second Library Assessment Conference. "Building Effect...
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Survey of Standards for Digital Repositories	Full Record
Investigative Study of Standards for Digital Repositories by Muriel Foulonneau and Francis Andre (Amsterdam University Press, 2007) reviews current standards, protocols, and applications in the domain...
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EdWeek Grades States On STEM	Full Record
EdWeek, the news magazine for educators, is allowing free access to all the material on its website through April 7. The special report in its March 27 issue is "The Push to Improve Science, Technolo...
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$1,000 For Teachers From Toshiba	Full Record
Since 1999, Toshiba America Foundation has given grants to teachers in grades K-12. Elementary school teachers (K-6) are eligible for up to $1,000 to support their ideas for project-based learning in...
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Surveying the Post-NIH Landscape	Full Record
The April 2008 issue of Learned Publishing is devoted to the effects of new legislation requiring authors funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to make their research articles publicly ava...
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Marcia Mardis, Mover & Shaker	Full Record
Marcia Mardis, Assistant Professor at the Library and Information Science Program at Wayne State University, has been named a 2008 Mover and Shaker in the March 15 issue of Library Journal. Mardis has...
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Classic Articles in Context For Teachers	Full Record
Classic Articles in Context (CAC) is a new feature on the NSDL Wiki that integrates seminal works of scientific inquiry into a dynamic learning space for teachers and learners. In the first CAC featur...
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Dave McArthur on the future of NSDL	Full Record
David McArthur, senior researcher at GoH and consultant to the National Science Digital Library (NSDL), discusses the benefits for continued investment in the National Science Foundation's maturing pr...
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NSDL Program Solicitation Is Released	Full Record
The National Science Foundation released the program solicitation for NSDL for fiscal year 2008 last week. Proposals are due by June 27 in four tracks: Pathways, Services, Targeted Research, and a ...
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Learn to Teach With NASA's Data	Full Record
NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA will host a workshop for teachers in grades 6 to 12 on June 22-27, 2008. The workshop will focus on developing lessons from Earth System Science data sets...
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Elemental Expertise: Periodic Table Wiki	Full Record
One of the jewels in the Chemical Education Digital Library is Periodic Table Live! (PTL). It is a periodic table accompanied by pictures, movies, atomic structures, and more information about the che...
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Dr. Biology's NSDL Podcast	Full Record
Dr. Charles Kazilek, aka "Dr. Biology," has been explaining life sciences to the general public for the last decade. He has also been making podcasts of half-hour interviews with scientists for the l...
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Classic Clips From Sesame Street	Full Record
http://video.sesameworkshop.org The website for Sesame Street now offers a beta version of a service showing hundreds of video clips from the show's ear...
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National Math Panel Issues Report	Full Record
http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/mathpanel/index.html A report issued on March 13 by The National Mathematics Advisory Pane...
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Steve Hargadon's Ode To Web 2.0	Full Record
http://www.stevehargadon.com/2008/03/web-20-is-future-of-education.html http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=1... Museum Computer Network 08 Seeks Ideas Full Record http://www.mcn.edu/conferences/index.asp?subkey=2014 The Museum Computer Network is accepting proposals for papers, panels, workshop... http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=1... ChemEd DL Prepares For Workshop Full Record http://bcce2008.indiana.edu The Chemical Education Digital Library (ChemEd DL) and several partners are planning a workshop for the 20th annual Biennial Conf... http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=1... NSDL Continues Rollout On iTunes U Full Record http://nsdl.org/iTunesU A complete description of NSDL's new venture on iTunes U has been posted on the NSDL site. iTunes U is a free service that gives users of... http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=1... Next 20 resources
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