NSF Org:	DUE Division Of Undergraduate Education
Recipient:	VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY
Initial Amendment Date:	September 11, 2003
Latest Amendment Date:	September 22, 2005
Award Number:	0333531
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Lee Zia lzia@nsf.gov  (703)292-5140 DUE  Division Of Undergraduate Education EDU  Directorate for STEM Education
Start Date:	September 1, 2003
End Date:	August 31, 2006 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$99,232.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$99,232.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2003 = $99,232.00
History of Investigator:	Edward Fox (Principal Investigator) fox@vt.edu
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 300 TURNER ST NW BLACKSBURG VA  US  24060-3359 (540)231-5281
Sponsor Congressional District:	09
Primary Place of Performance:	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 300 TURNER ST NW BLACKSBURG VA  US  24060-3359
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	09
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	QDE5UHE5XD16
Parent UEI:	X6KEFGLHSJX7
NSF Program(s):	NATIONAL SMETE DIGITAL LIBRARY
Primary Program Source:	app-0403
Program Reference Code(s):	9178, SMET
Program Element Code(s):	744400
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.076

ABSTRACT

This NSDL Services project is developing networked middleware to facilitate and expand access to the content and services of the NSDL through the existing national infrastructure of traditional libraries and their service programs. Additionally, the collaborative project team is creating a reference model for integrating the NSDL into traditional library services; evaluating the utility, usage, and impacts of the local library tested services on the participating campus communities via web log analysis, focus groups, and usability studies; and disseminating results and facilitating growth of the network among an expanding group of institutional partners. By stimulating an extensible framework for networked peer-to-peer interoperation among the NSDL and traditional libraries, this project is also advancing the dialog between librarians and researchers.

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