The "New" Citizen Scientist: !Crowdsourcing at the Smithsonian
!Daniel Davis, Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of the American Indian Mobile Strategies and Initiatives
[email protected] @bigenola
the increase and diffusion of knowledge
5/13/143
Photo: some rights reserved by The Uprooted Photographer
to Recruit the World and enlist collaborators globally
Putting the Smithsonian
in your hands.
The Wikipedia of the Physical World
8
From headphones
To microphones
From we do the talking
Photo courtesy whitney.org
To we help you do the talking
Photo: Courtesy The Mother of all Trips blog
Chris Anderson, Smithsonian 2.0 conference 24 Jan 2009
100%
100%
100%
In your database, attends your events; connected on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or physically in your area
You do not know and cannot contact directly but your community can. You want to convert the network to join the community.
You do not know them. Receives messages via the network
Museum
Community
Network
Crowd
http://amysampleward.org/2011/05/18/crowdsourcing-vs-community-sourcing-whats-the-difference-and-the-opportunity/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cambodia4kidsorg/4294119350/
Curating
Producing
Commenting
Sharing
Watching
Photo of crowd, courtesy of PictFactory
Crowdsourcing
Photo of crowd, courtesy of PictFactory
Community-sourcing
Photo of crowd, courtesy of PictFactory
50+ SI Mobile Projects to Date
LeafSnap 18
19
Stories from Main Street
Access American Stories
24Digital Volunteers: Transcription
A Healthy Eco-system
Photo of crowd, courtesy of PictFactory
Communities
Crowds
Niche
Markets
Mass Markets
Curating
Producing
Commenting
Sharing
Watching
PRODUCT OR PROCESS?
Smithsonian Mobile http://si.edu/mobile #SImobile & #mtogo
Stay in touch.
Daniel Davis [email protected]
@bigenola
Smithsonian Crowdsourced Transcription http://transcription.si.edu
Top Related