Blog: Citizen Science Projects, People, and Perspectives
By Darlene Cavalier, Apr 19, 2020
Please register to join us on Zoom on 04/21/2020, 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM ET. It’s Citizen Science Month AND National Library Week! Libraries are quickly becoming community hubs for citizen science…even online! Author Darlene Cavalier will bring to life The Field Guide to Citizen Science and provide step-by-step instructions on how to get involved … Read more “LIVE: The Field Guide to Citizen Science–and other free resources from your library!”
Categories: Citizen Science Month, Events, Field Guide to Citizen Science
By Caroline Nickerson, Apr 15, 2020
Citizen Science Month is here. National Library Week is next week. We are joining forces to help more people discover online citizen science books and resources from libraries. Share your resources with us prior to a national event we are hosting next week. See details, below. (Next, we’ll focus on Science Centers’ citsci resources!) General CitSciMonth … Read more “Citizen Science Month: Let’s feature online resources from libraries!”
Categories: Citizen Science Month
By Caroline Nickerson, Mar 08, 2019
Citizen Science Day falls on Saturday, April 13, and we are encouraging you to celebrate by doing citizen science! There are so many ways to engage. The featured activity this year is the Stall Catchers Megathon, a gamified, inter-generational way to accelerate research on Alzheimer’s! Participate from home or join a team at a local library. If you … Read more “Celebrating Citizen Science on April 13”
Categories: Citizen Science Day, Newsletter
By Dan Stanton, Jan 16, 2019
If you are a fan of public libraries (and I’m assuming everyone is a fan of public libraries), I’ve got some exciting news for you! Citizen Science practitioners and public libraries have been taking a good look at each other and finding ways of partnering to the mutual benefit of both. If you are attending … Read more “Libraries – Coming Soon to a Citizen Science Conference Near You!”
Categories: Citizen Science, Citizen Science Conference, Education, Events
By Caroline Nickerson, Jan 04, 2019
Dear Librarian, Libraries and similar venues are public spaces where community members, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, economic level, or education level, can engage in a variety of activities. May we suggest citizen science, which enables ordinary people to advance real scientific research? Professional scientists need your help, and connecting through citizen science projects offers … Read more “Calling all Librarians: Citizen Science Day 2019 Invitation”
Categories: Citizen Science, Citizen Science News, Events, Gaming
By Dan Stanton, Aug 28, 2018
Editor’s Note: You got to know Dan with his team member spotlight. Now you can read about his perspective on and work with libraries! If you haven’t visited your local public library in a while or if you just pop in from time to time, I highly recommend you take some time to look around … Read more “Taking the First Steps: Libraries and Citizen Science”
Categories: About Us, Citizen Science, Citizen Science News, Education, SciStarter News
