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SciStarter 2.0: A Digital Platform to Foster and Study Sustained Engagement in Citizen Science
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Author(s): Catherine Hoffman (SciStarter, USA), Caren B. Cooper (North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, USA & North Carolina State University, USA), Eric B. Kennedy (Arizona State University, USA), Mahmud Farooque (Arizona State University, USA)and Darlene Cavalier (Arizona State University, USA)
Copyright: 2017
Pages: 12
Source title:
Analyzing the Role of Citizen Science in Modern Research
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Luigi Ceccaroni (1000001 Labs, Spain)and Jaume Piera (ICM-CSIC, Spain)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0962-2.ch003
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Abstract
In this chapter, the authors focus on how SciStarter has developed a new digital infrastructure to support sustained engagement in citizen science, and research into the behaviors and motivations of participants. The new digital infrastructure of SciStarter includes integrated registration and contribution tracking tools to make it easier to participate in multiple projects, enhanced GIS information to promote locally relevant projects, an online personal dashboard to keep track of contributions, and the use of these tools (integrated registration, GIS, dashboard) by project owners and researchers to better understand and respond to the needs and interests of citizen-science participants. In this chapter, the authors explore how these new tools build pathways to participatory policymaking, expand access to informal STEM experiences, and lower barriers to citizen science. The chapter concludes with a design for a citizen-science future with increased access to tools, trackable participation, and integrated competencies.
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