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The Chemical Education Digital Library (ChemEd DL), a Pathway project of the National Science Digital Library (NSDL), provides services to the chemical education community. This wiki, ChemEd Collaborative, is one such service.
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About ChemEd DL
ChemEd DL is the destination for digital content intended for chemical sciences education. We aim to be the place where you can contribute, share, and organize chemistry education materials. With oversight provided by the various communities that comprise ChemEd DL, we strive to provide the best of what chemical education has to offer.
ChemEd DL has its foundation built upon the Journal of Chemical Education, the Education Division of the American Chemical Society, and the ChemCollective Project. Here, you will find resources for education that span the entire science of chemistry.
ChemEd DL Communities
The Chemical Education Digital Library is the product of a community of individuals and groups who are dedicated to the teaching and learning of chemistry. This broad community is subdivided into communities with common interests, such as
- ChemEd DL
- General Chemistry
- Physical Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
- High School Chemistry
- Chemistry Laboratories
- Assessment and Testing
- Division of Chemical Education (CHED)
- Division of Chemical Information (CINF)
- Chemical Information Sources Wiki
- Journal of Chemical Education
- American Chemical Society Education Division
- The ChemCollective
ChemEd DL Resources
ChemEd DL Collections
The Chemical Education Digital Library consists of collections of digital materials intended for teaching and learning chemistry. ChemEd DL collections include
- The Spectral Game
- Collections:What's This?!
- Collections:Living Textbooks of Chemistry
- Today's Science for Tomorrow's Scientists
ChemEd DL Services
The ChemEd DL provides various online services to the chemical education community. These services include
- ChemEd Catalog, library catalog of resources (JCE Digital Library)
- ChemEd Courses, Moodle course management service
- ChemEd Collaborative, MediaWiki this wiki
- ChemEd Content, Alfresco content management service
Much of the media content of our Repository is accessible via an API which allows developers in the education community access to high quality media (videos, images, Jmol molecular structures) without needing to reinvent the wheel. Contact us if you're interested in developing resources and check out the "Development" section, below.
If you're using a Content Management System such as MediaWiki, Joomla! or Drupal, you may be interested in ChemEd DL CMS Extensions which are at various stages of production. We aim to support educators developing tools in common open source platforms if possible.
ChemEd DL Development
ChemEd DL is being developed by the entire chemistry education community. Areas of development include
- ChemEd DL WWW site
- Chemistry Education controlled vocabulary
- Textbook Tables of Contents
- ChemEd Content management system
- Documentation
ChemEd Content Tools
In our effort to place ChemEd DL into the paths that people are using, we are developing tools that enable ChemEd Content to be accessed within popular Internet sites such as Google, Facebook, MySpace, and Ning. The tools below are being developed as part of this effort.
We also are actively developing extensions for common Content Management Systems (CMS). Check the Development:CMS Extensions page for updates and ways to contribute.
Our technical development team meets biweekly to discuss ongoing efforts to make the ChemEd DL as accessible as possible. The meeting agendas and discussion of topics is located here: Development:TechGroup:Meetings.
ChemEd DL and JCE Digital Library
ChemEd DL Partners and Collaborations
Several organizations are partners with ChemEd DL. ChemEd DL collaborates with other like-minded individuals and organizations. ChemEd DL would like to explore partnering with you or your organization. Current partners are listed below.
- National Science Digital Library (NSDL)
- Journal of Chemical Education
- American Chemical Society Education Division
- The Chemistry Collective
About ChemEd DL
ChemEd DL is the destination for digital content intended for chemical sciences education. We aim to be the place where you can contribute, share, and organize chemistry education materials. With oversight provided by the various communities that comprise ChemEd DL, we strive to provide the best of what chemical education has to offer.
ChemEd DL has its foundation built upon the Journal of Chemical Education, the Education Division of the American Chemical Society, and the ChemCollective Project. Here, you will find resources for education that span the entire science of chemistry.
ChemEd DL Policies
- Log in
- Privacy
- Copyright and Intellectual Property
- Terms of Use
- Community Guidelines
- Community Governance
Getting started
Consult the User's Guide for information on using the ChemEd Collaborative wiki software.
