MathDL: A digital library of mathematics questions

Abstract

The open-access movement is a global effort to make available scientific and scholarly research articles online for free. Today digital content is readily available beyond the full texts of articles, from raw and semi-raw data to images, audio, video, multimedia, and software. However, to date, no open access database of mathematics questions exists. This paper describes the current status of the development of MathDL, a digital library that provides access to mathematics questions useful to high school and pre-university students. MathDL provides the highest level of openness, allowing the author not just to reuse, but also to remix, revise and redistribute the questions. The benefits of MathDL are discussed, along with the possibility of using it to transform the way mathematics textbooks are published. Finally, the future plans for MathDL are presented.