| GENERAL |
| Repository Name | SMETE Digital Library |
| URL | http://www.smete.org |
| Sponsor(s) | National Science Foundation, National STEM Educational Digital Library Program |
| Summary | The SMETE Digital Library is a portal for the SMETE (Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology Education) Open Federation to a collection of materials of use to educators, learners, and policy makers.
SMETE is currently developing a number of services for its collection including a personalized recommendations system “based on an analysis of both the usage patterns of a learning resource (measured as a function of the “reading time” of the resource) as well as the semantic similarity between resources.” SMETE is also developing a cataloging tool to produce metadata within an XML document using an HTML based interface. The project is also “developing a standard for user profiles so that participants in the SMETE Open Federation can share user profiles [when permission is granted] across libraries for purposes such as collaborative filtering systems, digital rights management and user comments and reviews.” |
| CONTENT |
| Brief Description of Repository Contents | Web resource of interest to engineers and engineering educators. |
| Subject Matter(s) | Engineering |
| Age Range(s) | College, Graduate |
| Number of Objects | 1000s |
| Language(s) | English |
| Other | |
| CONTENT QUALITY CONTROL |
| Policy Regarding Resource Submission | Users may submit resources |
| Resource Ratings or Review Policy | No |
| SECURITY & ACCESS |
| Copyright Protection Policy | Users who have signed in and provided some contact information may submit resources. |
| Digital Rights Management | Submitted resources may be shown to a third party if there are questions regarding the user’s right to submit the material. |
| Authentication | Log in required to submit resources, add comments, and receive recommendations |
| Access Method(s) | WWW |
| Interface Language(s) | English |
| Other | |
| TECHNICAL |
| Interoperibility Standards and Specifications | OAI-PMH |
| Unique Identifiers | No |
| Versioning | No |
| P2P | No |
| RSS | No |
| End User Asset Delivery Method | Other system |
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| METADATA |
| Assignment of Metadata | Metadata produced by users |
| Metadata Standard(s) | IMS, IEEE LOM |
| Classification System(s) | Materials classified by subject |
