How to Align Resources to Benchmarks
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NSDL collection contributors can align resources to a AAAS benchmark within the Science Literacy Maps .
To align a resource, you need to include the corresponding Strand Map Service ID in the Dublin Core metadata record's conformsTo field for the resource. After your records are harvested and indexed by NSDL, which can take a few weeks, they will be viewable from the Top Picks tab of the benchmark's information bubble in the Science Literacy Maps. If you are managing your collection using the NSDL Collection System (NCS), they will be available within a few days.
To get the Strand Map Service ID
- Go to http://strandmaps.nsdl.org and navigate to the map in which the target benchmark resides.
- Click on the target benchmark to open the information bubble.
- Highlight the Strand Map Service ID and copy and paste it into in the Dublin Core metadata record's conformsTo field for the resource. The Strand Map Service ID is listed at the end of the full text of the benchmark in parentheses (begins with SMS-).
Walkthrough Example:
Scenario: You want to align a resource to the AAAS benchmark statement All motion is relative to whatever frame of reference is chosen, for there is no motionless frame from which to judge all motion. 4F/H2. This benchmark resides within the Waves map of The Physical Setting chapter.
- After navigating to http://strandmaps.nsdl.org , click on The Physical Setting in the list of topics.
- After the page refreshes, click on Waves in the list of maps.
- After the map loads, click on the benchmark with the text All motion is relative to whatever frame of reference is chosen, for there is no motionless frame from which to judge all motion.
- In the opened information bubble, highlight SMS-BMK-0223, which is located at the end of the benchmark text.
- Copy and paste SMS-BMK-0223 into the Dublin Core metadata record's conformsTo field. <dct:conformsTo>SMS-BMK-0759</dct:conformsTo>
- If you are working in the NSDL Collection System (NCS), paste SMS-BMK-0223 into the conformsTo field in the editor (or the equivalent if you are working in a framework other than Dublin Core), and save the record.
If your collection is being harvested by NSDL, place the records in your OAI data provider to be harvested at the next scheduled interval. After harvesting, allow a few days when they will show up in the Top Picks tab for the benchmark.
If your collection is being managed in the NCS, allow a few days after editing for the records to show up in the Top Picks tab for the benchmark.
