Does DLESE host the resources?
DLESE doesn’t host resources. The value of DLESE is in its careful descriptions of its resources and services. These descriptions take the form of metadata records and are analogous to the cards in the card catalog of bricks-and-mortar libraries. The centerpiece of each metadata record is a description of the resource written by an Earth system educator, scientist, or librarian. The metadata also includes grade-level, technical requirements, creator, publisher, and for a subset of the collection, alignment to educational standards. A search in DLESE is analogous to a search in a card catalog. In response to your search, you get a set of metadata records describing materials that match the criteria of your search. These records help you quickly decide which resource best meets your needs. Then you can follow a link to the resource. Although DLESE doesn’t host any resources, we do check to be sure that the resources described in metadata records remain accessible and functional.
