Citizen science in environmental and ecological sciences
Citizen science is an increasingly acknowledged approach applied in many scientific
domains, and particularly within the environmental and ecological sciences, in which non …
domains, and particularly within the environmental and ecological sciences, in which non …
A framework for classifying participant motivation that considers the typology of citizen science projects
Citizen science, the participation of the public in scientific projects, is growing significantly,
especially with technological developments in recent years. Volunteers are the heart of …
especially with technological developments in recent years. Volunteers are the heart of …
An analysis of citizen science based research: usage and publication patterns
R Follett, V Strezov - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The use of citizen science for scientific discovery relies on the acceptance of this method by
the scientific community. Using the Web of Science and Scopus as the source of peer …
the scientific community. Using the Web of Science and Scopus as the source of peer …
Designing for dabblers and deterring drop-outs in citizen science
In most online citizen science projects, a large proportion of participants contribute in small
quantities. To investigate how low contributors differ from committed volunteers, we …
quantities. To investigate how low contributors differ from committed volunteers, we …
[HTML][HTML] The motivations, enablers and barriers for voluntary participation in an online crowdsourcing platform
This paper examines the phenomena of online crowdsourcing from the perspectives of both
volunteers and the campaign coordinator of Tomnod–an online mapping project that uses …
volunteers and the campaign coordinator of Tomnod–an online mapping project that uses …
Motivations, learning and creativity in online citizen science
Online citizen science projects have demonstrated their usefulness for research, however
little is known about the potential benefits for volunteers. We conducted 39 interviews (28 …
little is known about the potential benefits for volunteers. We conducted 39 interviews (28 …
Amazon mechanical turk: A research tool for organizations and information systems scholars
K Crowston - Shaping the Future of ICT Research. Methods and …, 2012 - Springer
Abstract Amazon Mechanical Turk (AMT), a system for crowdsourcing work, has been used
in many academic fields to support research and could be similarly useful for information …
in many academic fields to support research and could be similarly useful for information …
Can observation skills of citizen scientists be estimated using species accumulation curves?
Volunteers are increasingly being recruited into citizen science projects to collect
observations for scientific studies. An additional goal of these projects is to engage and …
observations for scientific studies. An additional goal of these projects is to engage and …
Using crowdsourcing to support pro-environmental community activism
Community activist groups typically rely on core groups of highly motivated members. In this
paper we consider how crowdsourcing strategies can be used to supplement the activities of …
paper we consider how crowdsourcing strategies can be used to supplement the activities of …
Points, stories, worlds, and diegesis: Comparing player experiences in two citizen science games
NR Prestopnik, J Tang - Computers in Human Behavior, 2015 - Elsevier
We conducted an experiment to examine how people perceive differences between points-
based and story-based gamification approaches. We were interested in how these …
based and story-based gamification approaches. We were interested in how these …