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MATEC NETWORKS Executive Director Kim Grady Interview [17:42]
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Short introduction: Today we’re here with Kim Grady. Kim is the Founding Director and PI for the NetWorks, an NSF online digital resource center. MATEC NETWORKS is one of 3 ATE manufacturing and engineering technology centers that offer a collection of resources online. NETEC, MERC Online, are the other centers. MATEC NETWORKS is part of MATEC and located in Tempe, Arizona.Gordon: Kim, what exactly is a digital library?Well, our digital library is a convenient and easy way to locate valuable resources for teaching and learning. It's also a way to share self-created and favorite classroom ready resources.Mike: Why another digital library, what is the need and mission and vision?Believe me, being an advocate of not reinventing the wheel, I asked myself that question many times. What I have come to realize is that NetWorks and the other online resource centers that are part of the NSF ATE program are working together to "Beat Google." We are aggregators of resources in our technology areas. Not only