Marcia A. Mardis
ABSTRACT
The National Science Digital Library was a decade-long National Science Foundation initiative that was designed not only to enhance access to high quality science, technology, engineering, and mathematics teaching and learning resources but also to create a diverse community of digital library developers who would work together to continually improve access to these resources. It was sunset in early 2011 because evaluators found that it failed to achieve Broad Impact as defined by the National Science Foundation. A network analysis of Principal Investigators reveals that the relationships fall into three distinct sub-networks that illustrate the National Science Digital Library's success in attracting new grant recipients and strengthening partnerships, two aspects of Broader Impact. These findings may have implications for the study, design, and evaluation of collaborative research.
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- Eggs, beans, and crumpets: NSF's broader impact criterion and the National Science Digital Library's PI "club"
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