~ The power of many ~

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iDigBio • September 28-29, 2012

“many people, many programs, and a common goal”

Greg Newman1, Russell Scarpino1, Brian Fauver1, Alycia Crall2, and Jim Graham3

1Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University2Rutgers University and University of Wisconsin, Madison

3Department of Geosciences, Oregon State University

Public Participation in Digitization of Biodiversity Specimens WorkshopGainesville, FL

“Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand”

~ Chinese Proverb

basic tenets

“Learn from the masses, and then teach them”

~ Mao Tse-Tung

basic tenets

work with them

“The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery”

~ Mark van Doran

basic tenets

doing research

digitizing specimens

elements of successcrowdsourcing

projects

“Shared Praxis” “Amplified Collective Intelligence”

“Restructured Expert Attention”

* Adapted from Michael Neilsen. 2012. Reinventing Discovery.

iDigBio • September 28-29, 2012iDigBio • September 28-29, 2012

solve puzzles for science

classify galaxies

unravel protein structures

make species observations

review products

find & vet pest id guides

create new projects

so why not iDigBio?

digitize biological specimens

getting help

brief overview of available support

resourcesbest practices

tools/platformsrelated working groups

resourceswww.citizenscience.org

www.scistarter.com

citizenscienceacademy.org

best practiceswww.citizenscience.org

wiatri.net/cbm/

caise.insci.org

tools / platformswww.apiaryproject.org

specifysoftware.org

symbiota.org

www.helpingscience.org

zoo / notes from nature

www.lifemapper.org

volunteer.ala.org.au

working groupsDataONE

many people, many programs, and a common goal

IntegratedDigitized

Biocollections

my experienceswww.citsci.org

www.CitSci.orgweb-based platform supporting PPSR projects

supports full spectrum of project needs

Manage Members

Create Projects

Build Data Sheets

Collect Data

Analyze Data

Interpret DataGet Feedback

Share Results

Begin with the end in mind

www.CitSci.orgweb-based platform supporting PPSR projects

supports full spectrum of project needs

Manage Roles

Market Project Ask

Questions

Manage Members

ID MethodsID Protocols ID Scientists Develop

TrainingsBuild Data Sheets

Buy Burritos!

Begin with the end in mind Order

SuppliesCollect Data

Analyze Data

SummarizeVisualize

Interpret Data

Write Metadata

Give Surveys

Share Results

Train Members

Do QA/QC

Run Statistics

Summative Evaluation Get Feedback

Formative EvaluationCreate Projects

Create Logic Model

Transcribe Data

Integrate Data

Digitize Specimens

key to success

a CitSci.org perspective

project coordinators (mavens)!

project coordinators!

volunteers! scientists

be a system where anyone, anywhere can create new projects themselves

“scratch your own itch”

key approaches

allow managers to customize user interfacesempower customizable data sheets

collaborative attribute definitionmake use of dashboards

offer various rolessummary stats

analyses

custom user interfaces

Manage Tabs

Show/Hide Make ActiveChange Position

customizable data sheets

Add Species

Add AttributesAdd Site Characteristics

Manage Data Sheets

(create / print / edit)

collaborative attribute definition

"If you want to measure it, you can measure it... ...but be sure someone else is not already measuring it!"

collaborative measurementsshared vocabularies

dashboards

project profile pageobservation page

species pagemy profile

project coordinators / managersexperts / authorities

contributors

expedition leader, scientist, collection managers, technical officers

summary stats

customize analyses

Dependent Variable (y) Independent Variable

what does this all mean?

people managementdata management

data integrationdata sharing

the iDigBio cloud

service-based architecture

the iDigBio cloud

engaging the publicProject B Project D

Project A

Project C

in summary…

What do you want your members to do? Enter data?

See photos? Provide feedback? Perform analyses?

allow others to create their own projects

Inbox - Pending Requests

Send Email

Post LinksPost Trainings

empower your gatekeepers

share results and offer custom analyses

Dependent Variable (y) Independent Variable

allow others to give feedback

View Real-Time Results

Design Questions

yet…encourage standardization wherever

possible

customizable, open, flexible

acknowledgements

My Amazing Team!NREL & CSU

DataONENSF

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