Civilians in research – citizen science in libraries

Authors

  • Dóra Gaálné Kalydy
    Affiliation
    Magyar Tudományos Akadémia Könyvtár és Információs Központ, általános főigazgató-helyettes

Abstract

The Open Science Movement is currently gaining ground. At the 2019 LIBER (Association for European Research Libraries) conference, a new working committee has been formed to explore the role and potential of special libraries and university libraries in citizen science, and to offer guidance to libraries on best practices in this field. The author, as participant in the work of this working committee, defines the concept of citizen science and provides good examples. She also explores the resources and opportunities that libraries already have for connecting to citizen science projects, as well as the expected benefits.

Keywords:

Development plan, Communication with users, Information technology, Public libraries, Services, Smart libraries, Social requirements, User needs, Hungary

Published Online

2020-04-05

Issue

Vol. 66 No. 1 (2020)

Section

Studies