The purpose of this addendum is to provide supplemental information to the Program Announcement NSF 98-63 and the description of this Special Emphasis in that announcement. Proposals should address organizational structure, business models, user needs, integrative functions that will work in education context, and interoperability among existing and projected distributed components of the library.
Collection development is distinct from content development.
Collection development refers to the development of validated, substantial, and coherent collections of resources for SMET education. Proceedings from a National Research Council Workshop. A Report of a National Research Council Workshop, August 7-8, 1997. Report from Digital Libraries and Education Working Meeting , held at the National Science Foundation on January 4-6, 1999. A Web-Based Method of Involving Students in Scientific Inquiry.