We propose to develop an open federation (to be called the SMETE Open Federation) to integrate and support the National Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology Education (SMETE) Digital Library (NSDL).With headquarters at UC Berkeley, the group leading the development and providing the integrative core of the SMETE Open Federation is comprised of two lead organizations:
(1) the SMETE.ORG Alliance, with over twenty participating partners covering a broad range of SMET disciplines in K-12 and higher education, and