Online Citizen Science and the Widening of Academia: Distributed Engagement with Research and Knowledge Production

ISBN-13: 9783319776637 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 194 str.

Vickie Curtis

Spis treści

Chapter 1. Introduction: Distributed Approaches to Making Science
Chapter 2. Exploring Online Citizen Science in Depth: A Tale of Three Projects
Chapter 3. Who Takes Part in Online Citizen Science?
Chapter 4. Motivation for Participation: From General Volunteerism to Online Citizen Science
Chapter 5. A Closer Look at Motivation: Citizens and Scientists
Chapter 6. Divisions of Labour: Patterns of Participation and Contribution.
Chapter 7. Participant Interaction: From Online Forums to Virtual Communities of Practice
Chapter 8. Realising the Potential of Online Citizen Science

O autorze

Vickie Curtis is the Public Engagement Manager at the Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parasitology within the University of Glasgow, UK.