The "New" Citizen Scientist: Crowdsourcing at the Smithsonian
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The "New" Citizen Scientist: Crowdsourcing at the Smithsonian National History Forum November 18, 2013 Daniel Davis, Smithsonian Institution @bigenola [email protected]
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In this talk, I look at how the Smithsonian is looking to continue its long-standing tradition of crowdsourcing through the contributions of citizen scientists. The Smithsonian’s mission is the increase and diffusion of knowledge and the interpretation of that vision through the lens of Smithsonian Mobile is to Recruit the World to increase and diffuse knowledge and enlist collaborators globally. The Smithsonian has long relied on volunteers to fill essential roles at our museums, zoo, and research centers. Digital technology allows us to expand our volunteer corps to include many more individuals who may not be able to work with us on-site. All they need is a computer and internet access.
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- 1. The "New" Citizen Scientist: Crowdsourcing at the Smithsonian National History Forum November 18, 2013 Daniel Davis, Smithsonian Institution @bigenola [email protected]
2. the increase and diffusion of knowledge 3. 4/25/2014 3 to Recruit the World and enlist collaborators globally Photo: some rights reserved by The Uprooted Photographer 4. Putting the Smithsonian in your hands. 5. The Wikipedia of the Physical World 6. 6,000 staff 6,500 volunteers 7. 8 8. From headphones 9. To microphones 10. From we do the talking Photo courtesy whitney.org 11. To we help you do the talking Photo: Courtesy The Mother of all Trips blog Chris Anderson, Smithsonian 2.0 conference 24 Jan 2009 12. http://amysampleward.org/2011/05/18/crowdsourcing-vs-community-sourcing-whats-the- difference-and-the-opportunity/ Crowd Network Community Your org. In your database, attends your events; connected on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or physically in your area You do not know and cannot contact directly but your community can. You want to convert the network to join the community. You do not know them. Receives messages via the network 13. The Engagement Pyramid http://www.flickr.com/photos/cambodia4kidsorg/4294119350/ Curating Producing Commenting Sharing Watching Photo of crowd, courtesy of PictFactory 14. Crowdsourcing Photo of crowd, courtesy of PictFactory 15. Community-sourcing Photo of crowd, courtesy of PictFactory 16. 40+ SI Mobile Projects to Date 17. LeafSnap 18 18. 19 19. Stories from Main Street 20. Access American Stories 21. Eli Whitneys Cotton Gin Patent Model 4/25/2014 Nancy Proctor, [email protected] 24 22. 25 Digital Volunteers: Transcription 23. A Healthy Eco-system Curating Producing Commenting Sharing Watching Photo of crowd, courtesy of PictFactory Communities Crowds Niche Markets Mass Markets 24. PRODUCT OR PROCESS? 25. Stay in touch. Smithsonian Mobile Daniel Davis [email protected] @bigenola Smithsonian Crowdsourced Transcription http://si.edu/mobile http://smithsonian-webstrategy.wikispaces.com/Mobile #SImobile & #mtogo http://transcription.si.edu
