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The National Science Digital Library Shibboleth
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What is NSDL?

• http//NSDL.org
• NSDL a digital library, organized in support of
  science and mathematics education for all levels

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Digital Library

• Metadata
• Standard resource info given to NSDL
• NSDL creates a searchable catalog
• Data
• Links to described resources

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Physical Library

• Metadata
• Card catalog
• Electronic catalog (e.g. NYPLs LEO)
• Other descriptive info
• Data
• Books on the shelves

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NSDL S stands for science,short for STEM

• Science
• Technology
• Engineering
• Mathematics

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NSDL Teaching Tools

• Authoritative results
• Collaboration, interaction, participation
• Curricular materials
• Research results and data sets
• Lesson plans and teaching aids
• Textbooks, journals, video, audio, multimedia,
  etc.

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NSDL Offers

• AskNSDL
• NSDL Recommender
• Approx. 200 NSDL Awards
• 300 Collections, and growing
• Aggregator of aggregators

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Collection Highlights
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Collection Development Policy

• Quality accuracy, appropriateness, relevance,
  and technical reliability
• Editorial boards, peer recommendations, user
  annotations, or other processes
• NSDL supports materials that support its mission
  excellence in STEM education

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• Q Why NSDL? What about Google or other popular
  search engines?
• A NSDL offers authority and safety. For
  example, compare searches for keyword, Venus.

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Venus Search on Google
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Venus Search on NSDL
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Levels of Access

• Open access freely available materials through
  NSDL.org no registration
• Personal access access to proprietary materials
  requires affiliation with a subscribing
  institution. Benefits include customized or
  personalized services
• annotation
• asynchronous services (e.g. email)
• synchronous services (e.g. chat/office hours)
• personal selections (for teachers and students)
• archival services

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Shibboleth

• To personalize/localize access, NDSL advocates
  Shibboleth implementation
• Consolidates administration
• Provides single sign-on capabilities
• Scaleable and capable of virtually any identity
  management need.

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Single Sign-on

• Enables login into multiple resources with a
  single username

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What is Shibboleth?

• Shibboleth is software, more specifically
  referred to as middleware
• Middleware is a layer of software that acts as a
  facilitator between a network and its
  applications, providing services such as
  identification, authentication, and authorization
• Shibboleth was developed by Internet2/MACE. The
  current version is v1.2

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Shibboleth in Middle Schools

• Funded with an NSF/NSDL grant, Columbia
  University is investigating the feasibility of
  implementing Shibboleth in a pilot group of
  middle schools
• Columbia is interested in partnering with schools
  in its local community

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Implementing Shibboleth

• Software (Free)
• Web Server
• Java Servlet Container
• Login system (local identity management)
• Agreement with federation policies

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Partnership Possibilities

• Integration of NSDL resources into middle school
  science teaching activities
• Professional development opportunities to guide
  teachers and administrators in the most effective
  uses of internet technologies
• Understanding district privacy policies,
  practices, concerns, and emerging technologies
• Pilot implementation of Shibboleth

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Websites to Note

• http//NSDL.org
• http//www.columbia.edu/jb701/nsdl
• http//NSDL.org/asknsdl
• http//recommend.NSDL.org

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Ways to Participate

• Bookmark http//NSDL.org on school PCs
• Link to NSDL on school websites
• Inform colleagues about NSDL
• Promote student use of NSDL
• Ask about Shibboleth

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Contact Information

• James Burger, Manager, Subscriber Services
  National Science Digital Library (NSDL)
• [phone]
• jb701_at_columbia.edu
• Columbia University417 Watson Hall612 West
  115th StreetNew York, NY 10025