Naslov
What, why and how? Citizen Science in Libraries with Special Emphasis on Collaboration between Academic and Public Libraries

Autori
Martek, Alisa ; Mumelaš, Dolores

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, stručni

Izvornik
Knjižnica, srce mesta:občanska znanost / Klemen, Aleš - Ljubljana : Mestna knjižnica Ljubljana, 2023, 13-13

ISBN
978-961-94522-9-5

Skup
Knjižnica, srce mesta : občanska znanost : mednarodno enodnevno strokovno posvetovanje

Mjesto i datum
Ljubljana, Slovenija, 24.05.2023

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Pozvano predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
CeOS_SE project, citizen science, collaboration

Sažetak
Libraries, given their missions and fundamental services, can be excellent implementers of citizen science projects. Thanks to their unique social role, libraries can connect the local community and scientific community in conducting joint scientific research. Citizen science is more than just “learning” about scientific discoveries - it also involves experiential participation in them, and this is an opportunity that libraries can leverage to highlight their role in popularizing science. All types of libraries can implement citizen science projects and activities, and collaboration between different types of libraries can enhance them. The first part of the presentation will contain a theory of how libraries can be organizers of citizen science, what are the advantages of different forms of projects, how long projects can last, etc. The benefits of organizing citizen science projects for libraries in terms of improving business, developing competencies, and social context will be emphasized. An overview of a range of possible activities that libraries can do to promote the concepts of citizen science will be offered. In the second part of the presentation, the results of the study “Upscaling collaboration between academic and public libraries for CeOS in SE Europe” will be presented. The study was conducted for the needs of the LIBER project “Citizen-enhanced Open Science in South-eastern Europe Higher Education knowledge hubs”, in which the National and University Library in Zagreb is one of the partners. For the project, seven citizen science activities were organized in collaboration between European academic and public libraries. Lessons learned will be shown with a special emphasis on the organizational aspect of collaboration between academic and public libraries, as well as collaboration barriers and benefits. The presentation will attempt to demonstrate the possibilities that public and academic libraries have through joint organization of citizen science projects.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Informacijske i komunikacijske znanosti

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