Month: February 2015

Come meet the Science Cheerleaders and the SciStarter team in San Jose, CA on 2/14-15 at Family Science Days!

By Darlene Cavalier, Feb 06, 2015

SciStarter is partnering up with the Science Cheerleaders from the Oakland Raiders, editors from Discover Magazine and Astronomy Magazine, and regional citizen science project owners (AirCasting and ZomBEE Watch) at Family Science Days (a free event presented by the American Association for the Advancement of Science). February 14 – 15, 2015 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 … Read more “Come meet the Science Cheerleaders and the SciStarter team in San Jose, CA on 2/14-15 at Family Science Days!”

Categories: Citizen Science, Events

In True Citizen Science Fashion, Crowdsourcing a Bibliography

By Ian Vorster, Feb 02, 2015

Record of the first bibliography can be traced back to the Ancient Library of Alexandria. The former Macedonian general Ptolemy I Soter, who was a successor to Alexander the Great, founded the library. The library itself would go on to become a renowned center of scholarship.  The website History of Information records that in approximately … Read more “In True Citizen Science Fashion, Crowdsourcing a Bibliography”

Categories: Citizen Science