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NSF Works Toward A Digital Science Library

Posted by timothy on from the what-the-internet-is-for dept.

An anonymous reader writes "USA Today has an article on the effort of 'More than 100 teams of educators nationwide are working with the National Science Foundation to develop what they hope will be the nation's most comprehensive digital library for the sciences.'" The article describes this library as intended to "support science education at all levels, from pre-kindergarten through postdoctoral research."

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  1. I don't see how this will work... by TWX_the_Linux_Zealot · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    ... when there are still school districts that are anti-science if it does anything to contradict creationism. I mean, if it can be controlled by true believers in science, I can see such a thing working, but if subscribing schools/school districts start objecting and censoring it, then we have a big, big problem.

    Don't get me wrong, I was the kid who was dissecting things in special curriculum science classes at age 10, and I would have loved to have had such available to me. But if dissent from religious elements prevading school districts gets in the way, I don't see this working at all.

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