New Article: “Identifying Opportunities in Citizen Science for Academic Libraries”

The following article is published in the latest issue of Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship.
Title
Identifying Opportunities in Citizen Science for Academic Libraries
Authors
Cynthia M. Cohen
Claremont Colleges
Liz Cheney
University of California, Los Angeles
Khue Duong
California State University, Long Beach
Ben Lea
University of Southern California
Zoe Pettway Unno
California State University, Fullerton
Source
Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship
Number 79
Winter 2015
Abstract

Citizen science projects continue to grow in popularity, providing opportunities for non-expert volunteers to contribute to and become personally invested in rigorous scientific research. Academic libraries, aiming to promote and provide tools and resources to master scientific and information literacy, can support these efforts. While few examples currently exist of academic libraries involved in citizen science, this article identifies potential roles in community building; data curation; scholarly communication reform; and provision of space, technology, and resources.

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Filed under: Academic Libraries, Data Files, Libraries, Resources