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Area of Science:

  • Citizen Science
  • Scientific Research Methods
  • Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

  • Crowd science, or citizen science, involves non-professional volunteers in research.
  • The internet enables access to a large volunteer pool for scientific projects.
  • Previous research primarily analyzed individual crowd science projects.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine crowd science from the perspective of project initiators.
  • To understand the setup, objectives, and volunteer engagement strategies in crowd science.
  • To categorize volunteer tasks and analyze quality assurance and feedback mechanisms.

Main Methods:

  • Multiple case study research approach.
  • Analysis of project initiator strategies for volunteer recruitment.
  • Categorization of tasks assigned to volunteers in crowd science projects.

Main Results:

  • Identified diverse objectives and recruitment strategies for crowd science projects.
  • Categorized tasks suitable for volunteer participation.
  • Highlighted the importance of quality assurance and feedback loops.

Conclusions:

  • Provides insights into the practical setup of crowd science projects.
  • Enhances understanding of volunteer contributions to scientific endeavors.
  • Offers practical relevance for project initiators, science communication, and policy making.