NSDL Materials Digital Library Workshop

On September 26, 2006, the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Science Digital Library (NSDL), and its Materials Digital Library (MatDL) Pathway hosted a workshop at NSF Headquarters in Arlington, VA with participants from several Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC).  Representatives from National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), NSF, NSDL Core Integration, and the MatDL Pathway took part with Dr. John Rumble, International Information Associates Technical Director, serving as Workshop Moderator. 

The primary aims of the workshop were to: provide an overview of NSDL; demonstrate examples of support for materials research and education from NSDL MatDL Pathway; and consider possible collaborative work among the participating MRSECs, the NSDL, and MatDL based on mutual interests.

A Workshop Report was authored by the Workshop organizers with additional feedback from and the support of the MRSEC workshop participants.  The report provides an analysis of key issues and needs discussed as well as recommended beginning next steps.

The following documents are currently available in pdf format:

• Workshop Report

  • Support & Integration of Materials Research & Education: Beginning Steps toward Cyberdiscovery

• Workshop Agenda

• Workshop Participants List
  

Presentation slides are also available in pdf format and may be accessed through the links embedded in the agenda below.

We would like to thank the workshop participants who took time from their busy schedules to contribute to the productive discussions, as well as those who helped to organize the workshop, and NSF whose funding made this event possible.

NSDL Materials Digital Library Workshop Agenda

Introductory Remarks:  Lance Haworth, NSF MPS DMR

NSDL Overview

• Kaye Howe, PI NSDL Core Integration Team

  • The Organization Structure of the NSDL

• Dean Krafft, PI NSDL Core Integration Technology

  • The Technical Infrastructure of the NSDL

NSDL MatDL Overview

• Vision of Cyberinfrastructure

  • Laura Bartolo

    • Vision for Cyberinfrastructure-Enabled Research & Education

  • Sharon Glotzer, Co-PI, U-M,

    • Materials Research, Education & Collaboration

• MatDL Pathway, Laura Bartolo

  • MatDL: Facilitating Connections Between Research & Education

• Collaborative Code Development, James Warren, Co-PI, NIST MSEL & Jonathan Guyer, NIST MSEL

  • MatForge Demo: Collaborative Code, Development & MatForge

• Research Groups, Sharon Glotzer

  • Soft Matter Wiki Demo

• Collaborative Teaching Resouce Development, Adam Powell, Co-PI, MIT & Veryst Engineering LLC

  • Teaching Archive and MatDL

• Possible Next Steps: Laura Bartolo

Break into Discussion Groups: Education, Research, Shared Facilities

• MRSEC needs

• Possible next steps among workshop participants

• Funding needs

Possibilities for Collaboration

• Report out by Discussion Groups: John Rumble, International Information Associates (Moderator)

• Discuss Next Steps: Laura Bartolo

Additional relevant links:

• Report of the National Science Foundation Blue-Ribbon Advisory Panel on Cyberinfrastructure, http://www.nsf.gov/od/oci/reports/toc.jsp
• NSF’S Cyberinfrastructure Vision for 21st Century Discovery, http://www.nsf.gov/od/oci/ci-v7.pdf
• Cyberinfrastructure to Cyberdiscovery in Materials Science, http://www.dmrciw2006.org