Title :
Evaluating the national science digital library
Author_Institution :
NSDL Core Integration, Boulder, CO
Abstract :
NSDL core integration is conducting a program-wide evaluation of all NSDL program activities. The evaluation is summative, including an inventory and describes NSDL achievements to date, and identify directions for future development. The scale and complexity of the NSDL program - 200 projects over 5 years - poses significant challenges for the evaluation. The poster outlines the theoretical and practical approaches being used to guide and coordinate evaluation activities
Keywords :
digital libraries; scientific information systems; national science digital library; program-wide evaluation; Electronic mail; Knowledge management; Large-scale systems; Privacy; Project management; Search engines; Software libraries; System analysis and design; Web page design; project evaluation; project management;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Libraries, 2006. JCDL '06. Proceedings of the 6th ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chapel Hill, NC
Print_ISBN :
1-59593-354-9
DOI :
10.1145/1141753.1141837