The document discusses the National Science Digital Library (NSDL) program initiated in 2004, aimed at providing online resources in STEM fields, specifically highlighting the development of the Math Digital Library (MathDL). It outlines the program's history, funding sources, and various projects focusing on educational pathways in mathematics and other disciplines. The MathDL combines funding and resources to support the MAA community and promote exemplary online learning materials.

1. Math Digital Library: Robert BAKER & Gizem KARAALI A New Storehouse of Information 49th Annual Fall Conference of CMC - South November 8, 2008 Palm Springs, CA

2. National Science Digital Library NSDL is an NSF program, begun in 2004, aiming to provide access to online materials in the STEM disciplines.

3. Origins of NSDL Program Support dissemination of NSF materials created with NSF grant support Followed a series of solicitations for a computer-science based program on digital library creation and use.

4. History of NSDL 2000 First round of solicitations Original funding for MathDL Several projects had competing Core Integration projects 2001 One Core Integration project is selected: Cornell, UCAR, Columbia 2003 Eisenhower National Clearinghouse’s Middle School Portal designated as an example of a Pathway

5. History (cont.) 2004 First Pathway awards made Teachers’ Domain (WGBH) CSERD (Shodor Foundation) AMSER (Internet Scout, U. of Wisconsin) Math Gateway (MAA) 2005 More Pathway grants comPadre (Physics, AAPT) Engineering Pathway (UC Berkeley, U. of Colorado) BiosciEdNet (BEN, Biology, AAAS) MatDL (Materials Science, Kent State) 2006 ChemEdDL (Chemistry, U. of Wisconsin)

6. History (cont.) 2007 Science and Math Informal Learning Educators (SMILE) 2008 Core Integration Dissolved, replaced by Technical Services Project at Cornell and a Resources Project at UCAR 4-year grants, heavy on front end Probable end of NSF support by 2012 More New Pathways Middle School Portal 2.0 (Ohio State) Quantitative Social Science Digital Library (U. of Michigan) ENSEMBLE (Computer Science, Villanova) Teachers Domain Second Round Pathways Funding (MathDL did not apply)

7. NSDL Summary 258+ Projects funded 13 Pathway Projects funded Emphasis has shifted to support of K-12 Education Name of program will probably change to National STEM Distributed Learning

8. Current Pathway Projects AMSER: Applied Mathematics and Science Pathway BEN: Biological Sciences Pathway ChemEd DL: Chemistry Education Pathway ComPADRE: Physics and Astronomy Pathway CSERD: Computational Science Education Resources Pathway Engineering Pathway: Engineering Education Resources

9. Current Pathway Projects (cont.) MatDL: Materials Education and Research Pathway MathDL: Mathematics Pathway Middle School Portal: Math and Science Pathways SMILE Pathway Teachers' Domain: Digital Media Resources Pathway

10. MathDL MAA’s Pathway Within NSDL Today’s MathDL emerges from the combination of Math Gateway and the old MathDL to form the new Mathematical Association of America’s Pathway Project within NSDL.

11. The MathDL began as a collection project within NSDL, first funded in 2000. The New MathDL Search over partner resources My Library features Math in the News On this day Loci: A new online publication combining Journal of Online Mathematics and its Applications Digital Classroom Resources Convergence MAA Writing Awards

12. Not in the New MathDL MAA Reviews Classroom Capsules and Notes These components are now available as a part of the MAA general web site, MAA Online, and are restricted to MAA members and subscribers. (these were components of an earlier version of MathDL)

13. Goals of MathDL To provide an outlet to the MAA community for exemplary online articles and online learning materials in mathematics. To promote the MAA in general. (This is a major goal of the MAA Writing Awards site.) To encourage and support the creation of online learning materials in mathematics. (For example, this is what The Flash Forum does.) To establish and maintain a role for the MAA in the National Science Digital Library. (That is what the current NSF grant says that we do.) To promote the use of the history of mathematics in the teaching of mathematics. (This comes with Convergence.) To support and publicize the online efforts of MAA members and related projects in providing online services and content. (This reflects the efforts to support the MathDL partners.)

14. MathDL Partners Loci MAA Writing Awards MathResources Inc. The Math Forum PlanetMath MathWorld The Connected Curriculum Project (CCP) iLumina Digital Library The Mathematics Survey

15. MathDL Partners (cont’d) Virtual Laboratories in Probability and Statistics Demos With Positive Impact causeweb.org The National Curve Bank The NSDL Middle School Portal WeBWorK Eduworks The webODE project

16. http://www.mathdl.org The Math Digital Library

18. Search Partners

19. Math In the News

20. On This Day

21. Math Writing Awards

22. Loci

23. Register

24. My Library

25. My Community

26. Become a MathDL Collaborator Add your resources to an existing MathDL collection: Share collections through coordinated searches Take a lead role in developing a new MathDL collection. Getting Started: contact us at maahq@maa.org.

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