Autor: Fecher B., Friesike S., Puschmann C., Scheliga K.
Klíčová slova: Case study research, Citizen science, Crowd science, Crowdsourcing, Digitisation of research, Online platforms, Science communication, Volunteer engagement
Název titulu / periodika: Public Understanding of Science
Rok vydání: 2016
Obor FORD: 1.2. Computer and information sciences
Crowd science is scientific research that is conducted with the participation of volunteers who are not professional scientists. Thanks to the Internet and online platforms, project initiators can draw on a potentially large number of volunteers. This crowd can be involved to support data-rich or labour-intensive projects that would otherwise be unfeasible. So far, research on crowd science has mainly focused on analysing individual crowd science projects. In our research, we focus on the perspective…