[Sigdl-l] NATIONAL SCIENCE DIGITIAL LIBRARY

[Richard Hill]

NATIONAL SCIENCE DIGITIAL LIBRARY HIGHLIGHTS GROWING COLLECTIONS AT ANNUAL 
MEETING
Arlington, VA——The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National 
Science Digital Library (NSDL) invites you to attend an NSDL poster 
reception October 12 and the NSDL annual meeting October 13-15 at the 
Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C.
The poster reception on Sunday evening will provide an opportunity to see 
and interact with some of the many online collections that compose the 
NSDL. Among other things, NSDL collections let students and teachers listen 
to animals ranging from hummingbirds to whales; compare the skeletons of 
humans, gorillas and baboons; operate mechanical models for understanding 
basic principles of motion; explore the oceans through 100 years of sea 
voyages and historical documents; and find hands-on museum exhibits and 
classroom activities to explain scientific concepts.
NSDL is an NSF-supported program to build the collections and services of 
an online digital library for science, technology, engineering and 
mathematics education. The NSDL provides access to materials and methods 
that reveal the nature of the physical universe and the intellectual means 
by which humans discover and understand it. Since 2000, 154 projects have 
received NSDL collection, service and targeted research awards, including 
35 new projects in 2003.
Journalists are also welcome to attend any of the NSDL annual meeting 
sessions being held October 13-15.
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WHAT: Poster reception, National Science Digital Library annual meeting
WHO: Creators of dozens of NSDL collections projects
WHEN: Sunday, October 12, 2003  6 p.m. –– 8 p.m.
Capital Hilton 1001 16th Street NW
(Corner of 16th St. and K St.)
  Washington, DC 20036
202-393-1000
(Farragut North or Farragut West Metro in DC)

Executive Director
American Society for Information Science and Technology
1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 510
Silver Spring, MD  20910
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PHONE: (301) 495-0900

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