What are NSDL Pathways?
NSDL Pathways are NSDL projects that provide audience-specific views of selected NSDL resources (these specialized views are also known as portals). Pathway audiences may be grouped by grade level, discipline, resource or data type, or some other designation. Pathway projects represent a strategy for building the NSDL in a manner that best supports efficient resource discovery for broad categories of users. NSDL Pathways are developed and managed in partnership with organizations and institutions that have a history and expertise in serving the portal’s target audience. Pathway partners select appropriate resources and user services, and act as reference librarians for their communities. These partnerships are important not only to enhance the educational character of NSDL, but also to demonstrate the value of NSDL in a variety of educational settings.
