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The National Science Foundation provided funding for the development of DLESE which is now operated by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Computational and Information Systems Laboratory and the NCAR Library on behalf of the education community.

DLESE Technical Infrastructure

The dlese.org website and the infrastructure and program support for the Digital Library for Earth System Education are based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants #9978338, #0085600, and #0215640, to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) and its partners on these grants. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) or originators and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

• Grant #9978338, A Geoscience Digital Library (September 1, 1999 - September 30, 2002)
• Grant #0085600, Implementing the DLESE Community Plan (October 1, 2000 - September 30, 2002)
• Grant #0215640, The DLESE Program Center: Infrastructure for a Distributed Digital Library (September 15, 2002 - September 14, 2006)
• Grant #0639539, DLESE Program Center 2007 Work Plan, (October 1, 2006 - October 31, 2008)

DLESE Collections activities

Specific activities in support of DLESE Collections development were supported by DLESE Core Collections Services:

• Grant #0305092, Kim A. Kastens, PI, Columbia University (September 1, 2003 - November 30, 2004 estimated)
• Grant #0305031, Sharon N. Tahirkheli, PI, and Michael J. Smith, PI, American Geological Institute (September 1, 2003 - June 30, 2006 estimated)

Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) or originators and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

DLESE Community Review System (CRS)

The Community Review System was supported by the National Science Foundation under:

• Grant DUE 0085827, Collaborative Project: To Gather, Document, Filter and Assess the Broad and Deep Collection of the Digital Library for Earth Systems Education; Kim Kastens, PI, Columbia University (September 1, 2000 - August 31, 2003 estimated)
• Grant DUE 0226292, Kim Kastens, PI, Columbia University (September 15, 2002 - August 31, 2004 estimated)

Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) or originators and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

DLESE Community Services

DLESE Community Services were supported by Collaborative Research: The DLESE Community Services Center grants:

• Grant #0304914 to Edward E. Geary, PI, Colorado State University and the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR); and Bryan L. Aivazian, PI, Natrona County School District (September 1, 2003 - July 31, 2006 estimated)
• Grant #0304762 to Cathryn A. Manduca, PI, Carleton College (September 1, 2003 - July 31, 2006 estimated)
• Grant #0306708 to David W. Mogk, PI, Montana State University (September 1, 2003 - July 31, 2006 estimated)

Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) or originators and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

DLESE Data Services

DLESE Data Services (DDS) were supported by Collaborative Research: DLESE Data Services - Facilitating the Development and Effective Use of Earth System Science Data in Education:

• Grant #0305058 to Tamara Shapiro Ledley, TERC, Inc. (September 1, 2003 - July 31, 2006 estimated)
• Grant #0305045 to Ben Domenico, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) (September 1, 2003 - July 31, 2006 estimated)
• Grant #0305074 to Michael Taber, PI, University of Northern Colorado (September 1, 2003 - July 31, 2006 estimated)

Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) or originators and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

DLESE Evaluation Services

DLESE Evaluation Services (DES) were supported by Establishing a DLESE Evaluation Services Center:

• Grant #0306694 to Susan Buhr, PI, and Lecia Barker, PI, of the University of Colorado, Boulder (September 1, 2003 - July 31, 2006 estimated)
• Grant 0304895 to Thomas C. Reeves, PI, University of Georgia (September 1, 2003 - July 31, 2006 estimated)

Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) or originators and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

NASA

The image of Earth used on the DLESE homepage and navigation bars are adaptations of the image known as Blue Marble 2000 . This image was created by Reto Stockli with the help of Alan Nelson, under the leadership of Fritz Hasler, of the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), using data from NASA, from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Terms of Use

See DLESE Terms of Use for more information about use of the DLESE website and library.

DLESE is a registered trademark

The acronym DLESE® is a registered trademark of the Digital Library for Earth System Education, held by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) on behalf of the DLESE community. It is U.S. Trademark Registration No. 2,755,497, dated August 26, 2003.

Last modified October 23, 2006.

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