National Science Digital Library

<p>National Science Digital Library (NSDL) of the United States is an <a href="/facts/Open-access/r7rLYN6C">open-access</a> online <a href="/facts/Digital_library/aBCP81In">digital library</a> and <a href="/facts/Collaborative_network/6Grs8Yp9">collaborative network</a> of disciplinary and grade-level focused education providers operated by the <a href="/facts/Institute_for_the_Study_of_Knowledge_Management_in_Education/ptK983X4">Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education</a>. NSDL's mission is to provide quality digital learning collections to the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education community, both formal and informal, institutional and individual. NSDL's collections are refined by a network of STEM educational and disciplinary professionals. Their work is based on user data, disciplinary knowledge, and participation in the evolution of digital resources as major elements of effective STEM learning.
</p><p>Resource types available via NSDL include instructional materials, activities, lesson plans, audio/video materials, images, web sites, simulations, visualizations, tools, and services. NSDL also provides annotation collection and <a href="/facts/Paradata_(Learning_Resource_Analytics)/kdX6Wkyt">paradata</a> (usage data) collections: comments, ratings, or usage information attached to existing resources in the NSDL.
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National Science Digital Library