Cox, J, Oh, EY, Simmons, B et al. (5 more authors) (2015) Defining and Measuring Success in Online Citizen Science: A Case Study of Zooniverse Projects. Computing in Science & Engineering, 17 (4). pp. 28-41. ISSN 1521-9615
Abstract
Although current literature highlights a wide variety of potential citizen science project outcomes, no prior studies have systematically assessed performance against a comprehensive set of criteria. The study reported here is the first to propose a novel framework for assessing citizen science projects against multiple dimensions of success. The authors apply this framework to a sample of projects that form part of the online Zooniverse platform and position these projects against a success matrix that measures both contribution to science and public engagement levels relative to other projects in the sample. Their results indicate that better-performing projects tend to be those that are more established, as well as those in the area of astronomy. Implications for citizen science practitioners include the need to consider the impact of core competencies on project performance, as well as the importance of relationships between the central organization and science teams.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015, IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other users, including reprinting/ republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted components of this work in other works. |
Keywords: | Citizen science; online; project outcomes; success factors; metrics; Zooniverse; scientific computing |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Management Division (LUBS) (Leeds) > Logistics, Info, Ops and Networks (LION) (LUBS) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 29 May 2015 11:27 |
Last Modified: | 17 Jul 2019 08:56 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MCSE.2015.65 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | IEEE |
Identification Number: | 10.1109/MCSE.2015.65 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:86535 |