A Case Study in Metadata Harvesting: the NSDL
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The National Science Digital Library (NSDL) is a wide-ranging program of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to build library collections and services for all aspects of science education (Zia, 2001). The Core Integration team, of which we are members, has the specific task of integrating the individual projects, together with all other relevant collections, into a large-scale digital library. Eventually, the goal is to integrate tens of thousands of collections, ranging from simple web sites to large and sophisticated digital libraries, into a coherent whole that is structured to support education and facilitate incorporation of innovative, value-adding services.
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