Maryland Higher Education’s Research Gateway

Educating Maryland’s Workforce

Maryland Higher Education’s Research Gateway

Through cooperation and leveraged purchasing, providing a collection of online resources:

• article databases• e-books• electronic journals• reference works

Educating Maryland’s Workforce

Maryland Higher Education’sResearch Gateway

In the future, expanding access to:

Digitized library collections

An online catalog of the resources of all libraries

Links to other public information resources

Educating Maryland’s Workforce

Maryland Higher Education’sResearch Gateway

In FY 2000, MDL spent $600,000 to license electronic resources, at a savings to individual schools of

$2.9 million.

Educating Maryland’s Workforce

Reaching Students Where They Are

• On Campus

Educating Maryland’s Workforce

Reaching Students Where They Are

• On Campus

• At Home

Educating Maryland’s Workforce

Reaching Students Where They Are

• On Campus

• At Home

• At Work

Educating Maryland’s Workforce

Providing Resources for Students Preparing for Careers in:

Nursing

Medicine

Educating Maryland’s Workforce

Providing Resources for Students Preparing for Careers in:

Science

Technology

Educating Maryland’s Workforce

Providing Resources for Students Preparing for Careers in:

Education

Educating Maryland’s Workforce

Providing Resources for Students Preparing for Careers in:

Business

Computer Science

Educating Maryland’s Workforce

Providing equitable access across the state of Maryland

Carroll Community College Morgan State UniversityVilla Julie College

• 15 community colleges

• 20 independent colleges and universities

• 16 public colleges and universities

Educating Maryland’s Workforce

Meeting the Needs of Students Today and Tomorrow

In 2001 and 2002, students:

• Conducted over four million searches• Retrieved 3.5 million full-text articles and books

Over 200,000 students have access to Maryland Digital Library.

Educating Maryland’s Workforce

Meeting the Needs of Students Today and Tomorrow

With funding, Maryland Digital Library can provide:

More content

More access

To more students

Educating Maryland’s Workforce

Maryland Digital Library

http://md-diglib.org

“Without Maryland Digital Library, the Capitol College Library in Laurel, Maryland could not have met the college’s mandate to provide a virtual library. … MDL is a vital component in the delivery of the focused, high quality education that is the hallmark of Capitol College.”

-Rick Sample, Library Director, Capitol College