Questions & challenges arising in building the collection of a digital library for education: Lessons from five years of DLESE

D-Lib Magazine

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2005, Pages

  Kastens, Kim ^a   Devaul, Holly ^b   Ginger, Kathryn ^b   Mogk, David ^c   DeFelice, Barbara ^d   DiLeonardo, Christopher ^e   Larsen, Suzanne ^f   Tahirkheli, Sharon ^g  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^e Foothill College   (United States)

^f Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry   (United States)

^g American Geological Institute   (United States)

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EID: 27844504699     PISSN: 10829873     EISSN: 10829873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1045/november2005-kastens     Document Type: Review

References (55)

1. National Science Digital Library: 〈http://www.nsdl.org〉.
2. See also: Lagoze, C., Arms, W., Gan, S., Hillmann, D., Ingram, C., Krafft, D., Marisa, R., Phipps, J., Saylor, J., Terrizzi, C., Hoehn, W., Millman, D., Allan, J., Guzman-Lara, S., and Kalt, T. 2002. Core services in the architecture of the national science digital library (NSDL). In Proceedings of the Second ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Conference on Digital Libraries July 14-18, 2002 Portland, Oregon, USA. (JCDL '02). ACM Press, New York, NY, 201-209. 〈http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/544220.544264〉.
3. DLESE homepage: 〈http://www.dlese.org〉.
4. It is beyond the scope of this paper to compare and contrast DLESE's approach with the approaches used by other digital libraries; on this broader topic, we recommend NISO Framework Advisory Group, 2004, A Framework of Guidance for Building Good Digital Collections. 2nd edition. Bethesda, MD: National Information Standards Organization, available from: 〈http://www.niso.org/ framework/framework2.html〉.
5. In keeping with DLESE's founding philosophy, DLESE offers a range of services beyond digital collections, services intended to foster interaction, collaboration and sharing among educators and learners; DLESE's non-collection-based services are also outside the scope of this article. For DLESE's founding philosophy, see Manduca, C. A. and D. W. Mogk, 2000. The Digital Library for Earth System Education: A Community Plan. Final Report from the University of Oklahoma to the NSF, Grant 99-06648., 44; 〈http://www. dlese.org/documents/plans/CommPlanFinal_secure.pdf〉. December 12, 2001.
6. DLESE Strategic Plan: 〈;http://www.dlese.org/documents/plans/ stratplanver12.html〉.
7. GeoRef Database: 〈http://www.agiweb.org/georef/index.html〉.
8. The National Science Digital Library (http://www.nsdl.org) includes collections of original research papers,
9. for example Applied Mathematics E-Notes (http://www.maths.soton.ac.uk/ EMIS/journals/AMEN/index.html).
10. BioMed Central (http://www.biomedcentral.com/).
11. and the CalTech Library System archive of theses and dissertations (http://library.caltech.edu/etd/about.htm).
12. DLESE Scope Statement: 〈http://www.dlese.org/documents/policy/ CollectionsScope_final.html〉.
13. DLESE Educational Resources Overview: 〈http://www.dlese.org/ resources/index.html〉.
14. The multiple pathways to the DLESE Reviewed Collection are described in Table 1 of Kastens, K. A. and S. Tahirkheli, 2005, white paper on "The State of DLESE Collections", available online at 〈http://www.diese. org/documents/papers/KKST_StateofCollec_WP.pdf〉.
15. More details about the seven selection criteria can be found in Best Practices for the DLESE Reviewed Collection, at 〈http://www.dlese.org/ Metadata/collections/drc-best-practices.htm〉.
16. Most of the Community Collection resources have been gathered through three funded gathering and cataloging efforts, which explicitly aimed to populate the library across its full scope: (1) an initial test collection at the DLESE Program Center, (2) at Montana State University, and (3) as part of a collaboration involving Foothills College and the American Geological Institute. A relatively smaller number of resources have come in from the general community through the "Suggest a Resource" Site at 〈http://www.diese.org/suggestor/index.jsp〉.
17. The DLESE Accessioning and Deaccessioning Policy 〈http://www.dlese. org/documents/policy/collections_accession.html〉 explains what is expected of a DLESE themed collection.
18. Existing DLESE themed collections are summarized in Table 2 of Kastens, K.A. and S. Tahirkheli, 2005, white paper on "The State of DLESE Collections", available online at 〈http://www.dlese.org/documents/ papers/KKST_StateofCollec_WP.pdf〉.
19. DLESE Scope Statement for Vision Learning Collection: 〈http://www.visionlearning.com/dlese/scope.html〉.
20. Homepage of Vision Learning Collection: 〈http://www.visionlearning. com/about_us.php〉.
21. Granularity discussion on DLESE metadata website: 〈http://www.dlese. org/Metadata/collections/granularity.htm〉.
22. DLESE Educational Resources Overview: 〈http://www.dlese.org/ resources/index.html〉.
23. DLESE's resource metadata framework is called ADN for ADEPT/DLESE/NASA. It was originally based on the existing IMS metadata, but the DLESE metadata group has greatly expanded and refined the framework with much iterative community input and in partnership with NASA's Joined Digital Library (JDL) and the Alexandria Digital Earth Prototype (ADEPT).
24. DLESE metadata website: 〈http://www.dlese.org/Metadata/〉.
25. DLESE Collection System webpage: 〈http://www.diese.org/libdev/ dcs_overview.html〉.
26. DLESE Cataloging Best Practices: 〈http://www.dlese.org/Metadata/ collections/cataloging.htm〉. This links to each framework's cataloging best practices (ADN, annotation, collection etc.).
27. DLESE Collections Management Processes at 〈http://www.dlese.org/ Metadata/collections/management-process.htm〉 describes the quality assurance and link checking processes in detail.
28. For native metadata formats of DLESE Themed Collections, see Ginger, K., 2004, "DPC Collection Builder Support," presentation to the Metadata Workshop (March 9-10, 2004), online at 〈http://www.dlese. org/Metadata/presentations/2004/collection-support.ppt〉.
29. DLESE Suggest a Resource site: 〈http://www.dlese.org/suggestor/ index.jsp〉.
30. Kastens, K., 2005, "The DLESE Community Review System: Gathering, Aggregating, and Disseminating User Feedback about the Effectiveness of Web-based Educational Resources." Journal of Geoscience Education, v 53, p.37-43. On-line at 〈http://www.nagt.org/files/nagt/jge/abstracts/ Kastens_v53nl.p_df〉.
31. Kastens, K.A., 2004, "Notes Concerning Annotations and Annotation Collections in the Context of DLESE." Online at 〈http://www.dlese.org/ Metadata/annotation/0.1.0l/docs/annotations-kastens-2004.doc〉.
32. Kastens, K., 2003, DLESE Quality Workshop: Framing the Question & History of the Discussion, presentation to DLESE Quality Workshop June 30, 2003. Online at 〈http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/edu/DLESE/collections/quality/ framing_question.ppt〉.
33. Kastens, K. A., 2004, Report from the Workshop on Quality of the DLESE Broad Collection, held June 30 - July 1, 2003 at Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University. Report online at 〈http://www. diese.org/documents/reports/collections/quality_wkshop_full.html〉.
34. DLESE Accession and Deaccessioning Policy: 〈http://www.dlese.org/ documents/policy/collections_accession.html〉.
35. Apedoe, X., 2004a, Preliminary report on undergraduate student use and perception of DLESE, unpublished report from University of Georgia, 〈http://cybele.colorado.edu/docs/ApedoeReportQualityListserv.pdf〉.
36. Apedoe, X, 2004b, Preliminary report on a geology professor's use and perception of DLESE, unpublished report from the University of Georgia, 〈http://cybele.colorado.edu/docs/ApedoeFacPerceptionReport.pdf〉.
37. DeFelice, Barbara, 2003, Collections Assessment of DLESE Version 1.0: Methods and Results as of August 2003, online at: 〈http://www.dlese.org/ documents/reports/collections/DLESE.Coll.Assess.Report.8.03.pdf〉.
38. DeFelice, B., 2003, Collections Assessment of DLESE Version 1.0: op. cit.
39. Kastens, K. A., DeFelice, B., DiLeonardo, C., and Tahirkheli, S., 2004, Identifying and Finding Resources and Resource Types that Work for DLESE's Various Audiences. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting and Exposition Abstracts with Programs. Paper 189-1.
40. DLESE's entire metadata collection is checked twice a day for broken links, and duplication of URL's or content. If links remains broken, the creator and/or collection builder is contacted; if the problem can't be resolved, the item is removed from the Discovery System. Less than 1% of the DLESE Collection is "broken" in this way at any time.
41. Summary of DLESE Steering Committee meeting, Nov 30 - Dec 1, 2002, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University: 〈http://www.dlese. org/documents/reports/meeting/Dec_00/Dec2000SC.html〉.
42. Buhr, S., 2004, DLESE 2003 Annual Meeting "Broadening DLESE": Participant Feedback on Quality, unpublished report from the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences.
43. Kastens, K., 2005, DLESE 2003 Annual Meeting "Broadening DLESE": Participant Feedback on Quality, op. cit.
44. For discussion of potential directions in which to expand or enhance DLESE metadata, see Tahirkheli, S. and participants in DLESE Metadata workshop, 2004, Report on DLESE Metadata Workshop, March 9-10, 2004, online at 〈http://www.dlese.org/documents/reports/DLESE Metadata Workshop Report-Final.pdf〉.
45. Kastens, K., 2004, "Making DLESE into the Source for Pedagogical Content Knowledge pertaining to the Earth & Environment," online at 〈http://swiki.dlese.org/quality/uploads/1/Geo_PCK_source.pdf〉.
46. Hassard, J., 2005, The Art of Teaching Science, Oxford University Press, 476 pp.
47. Shulman, L. S., 1986, Those Who Understand: A Conception of Teacher Knowledge. American Educator. 9-15+.
48. Shulman, L. S., 1987, "Knowledge and Teaching: Foundations of the New Reform." Harvard Educational Review 57: 1-22.
49. Teaching Quantitative Skills in the Geosciences: 〈http://serc. carleton.edu/quantskills〉.
50. The Private Universe Project: 〈http://www.learner.org/teacherslab/ pup/index.html〉.
51. Starting Point: Teaching Entry Level Geoscience. 〈http://serc. carleton.edu/introgeo/〉.
52. See also: Fox, S., Manduca, C., and Iverson, E., 2005. Building Educational Portals on Top of Digital Libraries, D-Lib Magazine, v.ll, no.1: 〈doi: 10.1045/january2005-fox〉.
53. Concerning the development of more detailed metadata for the pedagogical attributes of DLESE resources, see "Examining Educational Metadata and Vocabularies for DLESE" Working Group 5 report, DLESE Quality Swiki: 〈http://swiki.dlese.org/quality/uploads/1/WG5_whitepaper_final.doc〉.
54. Kastens, K., 2004, "Making DLESE into the Source for Pedagogical Content Knowledge...," Working Group 5 report, op. cit.
55. Further detail on DLESE metadata at 〈http://www.dlese.Org/Metadata/ adn-item/0.6.50/index.htm〉.