Ignat, T., Ayris, P.,
Labastida i Juan, I., Reilly, S., Dorch, B., Kaarsted, T., &
Overgaard, A. K. (2018). Merry work: libraries and citizen science.
Insights, 31, 35. http://doi.org/10.1629/uksg.431
Abstract: This article highlights
important new opportunities for libraries by analysing the roles they
could potentially play in citizen science projects. Citizen science is
one of the eight pillars of open science identified by the Open Science
Policy Platform, an EC Working Group. The authors of the article suggest
that roles for libraries wishing to support or engage in citizen
science could include contributing to specific skills development;
building and maintaining collections of protocols, data forms and
educational materials; contributing to making data FAIR; supporting new
communication roles; participating in recruitment and helping volunteers
to participate in projects; participating in marketing activities;
building further advocacy and developing or implementing a toolkit for
citizen science projects. Several of these roles are illustrated by
contributing authors in case studies from their institutions, where
citizen science has already been embraced: University College London,
the University of Barcelona, the University of Southern Denmark and
Qatar National Library. This article thus presents a snapshot of what
libraries have so far achieved in this sphere and the challenges and
opportunities which remain.
Keywords:
Citizen Science, University College London, University of Barcelona,
Qatar National Library, University of Southern Denmark, Research
libraries, Open Science
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