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[Dataset] Does Volunteer Engagement Pay Off? An Analysis of User Participation in Online Citizen Science Projects - Raw Data
<p><strong>Explanation/Overview:</strong></p> <p>Corresponding raw data for the analyses described in D3.3 (can be found here), which are the result of our research that culminated into the publication "Does Volunteer Engagement Pay Off? An Analysis of User Participation in Online Citizen Science Projects", a conference paper for the conference CollabTech 2022: <a href="https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-20218-6">Collaboration Technologies and Social Computing</a> and published as part of the <a href="https://link.springer.com/bookseries/558">Lecture Notes in Computer Science</a> book series (LNCS,volume 13632) <a href="https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-20218-6_5">here</a>. Usernames have been anonymised.</p> <p>The raw data is in the <code>.json</code> format and can be read by most languages/tools. It is recommended to import the data into a MongoDB to work with it.</p> <p><strong>Purpose:</strong></p> <p>The purpose of this dataset is to provide the basis for possible further examinations, involving additional (not yet analysed) features such as the content of the comments etc. and also new ways of extracting networks.</p> <p><strong>Relatedness:</strong></p> <p>The data of the different projects was derived from the forums of 7 Zooniverse projects based on similar discussion board features. The projects are: 'Galaxy Zoo', 'Gravity Spy', 'Seabirdwatch', 'Snapshot Wisconsin', 'Wildwatch Kenya', 'Galaxy Nurseries', 'Penguin Watch'.</p> <p><strong>Content:</strong></p> <p>The dataset contains three files:</p> <ul> <li><code>Comments.json</code> <ul> <li>contains the basic data representation with multiple fields (e.g., <code>time_created</code>, <code>user_login</code>). Each data field represents a comment.</li> </ul> </li> <li><code>Discussions.json</code> <ul> <li><code></code>contains all discussions. Each data field is a discussion, with multiple fields (e.g., <code>comments_count</code>, <code>user_login</code>)</li> </ul> </li> <li><code>Projects.json</code> <ul> <li><code></code>contains all projects. Each data field is a project, with multiple fields (e.g., <code>project_id</code>, <code>description</code>)</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Grouping:</strong></p> <p>The projects (and thus the corresponding discussions and comments) were collected on the basis of common forum features such as the discussion boards.</p>
MARCSI - Inventory of Marine Citizen Science Initiatives and the FAIRness of the data they produce
<p>Inventory (data set) of Marine Citizen Science Intiatives collected and described in the publication entitled "Past and present marine citizen science around the globe: a cumulative inventory of initiatives and data produced" co-authored by Uta Wehn, Ane Bilbao, Luke Somerwill, Torsten Linders, Joan Maso, Stephen Parkinson, Christina Semasingha,<sup> </sup>Sasha Woods.</p>
Data from “A Mixed Method Approach to Understanding the Public Health Impact of a School-Based Citizen Science Program to Reduce Arsenic in Private Well Water”
Objectives We have approached the problem of low well water testing rates in Maine and New Hampshire communities by developing the All About Arsenic (AAA) project, which engages secondary school teachers and students as citizen scientists in collecting well water samples for analysis of arsenic and other toxic metals and supports their outreach efforts to their communities. Methods We assessed this project’s public health impact by analyzing student data relative to existing well water quality datasets in both states. In addition, we surveyed private well owners who contributed well water samples to the project to determine the actions taken to mitigate arsenic in well water. Data The data presented here are used in the analyses performed for the publication: "A Mixed Method Approach to Understanding the Public Health Impact of a School-Based Citizen Science Program to Reduce Arsenic in Private Well Water.” Additional data may be available at: The Anecdata Project Page: https://anecdata.org/projects/view/299 The project website: https://www.allaboutarsenic.org/
Unprocessed data from the Jungle Weather Zooniverse citizen science project
<p>The <a href="https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/khufkens/jungle-weather">Jungle Weather project</a> aimed to transcribe weather observations recorded between 1949 and 1958 in the tropical rainforest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Long-term observations of tropical weather are rare. The Jungle Weather, as part of the COBECORE project, contains observations of three decades of data of weather in the central African tropical forest, and are therefore an extraordinary source of information to support our understanding of for example drought resilience of trees species.</p> <p><strong>Summary</strong></p> <p>Both input and output of the citizen science transcriptions are provided in this data set. This includes the original cut-outs as used in the Zoonivese project, and the output as generated by the Zooniverse data export routines. The data export routines provided CSV output with JSON subfields on the content of each classification made. In addition, we provided the exported subject list and the details of each workflow.</p> <p>In total the project output constitutes of four files:</p> <ul> <li>transcribe-climate-data-classifications.csv (annotations of the table cells)</li> <li>transcribe-meta-data-classifications.csv (annotations of table headers)</li> <li>jungle-weather-workflows.csv (description of the citsci workflow)</li> <li>jungle-weather-subjects.csv (list of all images transcribed, and their online location for validation / referencing)</li> </ul> <p>and roughly ~3GB in data volume.</p> <p><strong>Context</strong></p> <p>Our understanding of forest ecosystem responses to climate change relies on consistent long-term observations to provide baseline measurements. In the central Congo Basin established long-term observation programs are rare. In terms of meteorological observations, the central Congo Basin is currently represented by only a few rain gauges, limiting climate forecasts across the Congo Basin and the central African continent. This lack of long-term (historical) climatological data leaves the central Congo Basin spatially and temporally under-represented. However, old climate records could provide valuable information about previous growing conditions of the forest.</p> <p>Large amounts of ecological and climatological data, approximately five decades (~1910 – 1960), exists as unexplored heritage, stored in various Belgian federal archives and collections. As part of a larger project called Congo Basin eco-climatological data recovery and valorization (COBECORE, see) the Jungle Weather project will help transcribe historical climatological data as measured throughout the Congo Basin. These data will in part complement the completed <a href="https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/khufkens/jungle-rhythms">Jungle Rhythms Zooniverse project</a>, further valorizing these transcribed data.</p> <p><strong>Historical data</strong></p> <p>Within this project we will focus on data records as recorded throughout the tropical part of what is currently the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The area which we will cover is shown above in the map as an open polygon. The project will not cover the southern province of Katanga (red crosshatches) as this area transitions here from tropical to a humid subtropical climate.</p> <p>The historical data is archived and stored in the Belgian State Archives. The Belgian State Archive harbour almost all data regarding colonial affairs, ranging from communications about trade to the raw data as digitized within the context of the Jungle Weathers project. Row upon row of data is stored in the basement. Below you see a part of the INEAC (Institut National pour l’Etude Agronomique du Congo belge) archive, which holds all climatological records.</p> <p>These climatological records were noted rigorously on carbon copy paper. However, due to the hand written nature of the data (and the volume involved) automated processing is not possible. Although optical character recognition (OCR) works wonderfully on printed data the high variability in characters and the low contrast pencil markings contribute to the failure of current automated approaches. Similar to the <a href="https://www.oldweather.org/">Old Weather project</a> and in spirit of the Jungle Rhythms project, a keen eye is required to decipher the numbers written down on these sheets.</p> <p><strong>Pre-processing / digitization</strong></p> <p>The project provided citizen scientists with digital pictures of the original sheets. Scanning these climate data sheets was a laborious process. In total more than 70 000 records were digitized. Unlike the Old Weather project we did not require citizen scientists to outline valid sections of the sheet. This part of the processing has been automated. We refer to our<a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3378864"> Jungle Weather pre/post-processing repository </a>for more details and example code</p> <p>As such, once digitized and properly aligned the whole record was divided into an estimated 30 million cells and 70 000 header files. Below you find an example of a header file and a table cell. During the Jungle Weather project we selected a subset of ~300K table cells for transcription in efforts to validate further Machine Learning based, automated, transcriptions approaches. All data were transcribed by citizen scientists in the spring/summer of 2020.</p> <p><strong>Notes</strong></p> <p>The provided data is raw data, and expert knowledge is required for the correct interpretation of this data. Please contact the authors for the proper context if you are interested in using this data in your project.</p>
Aurorasaurus Real-Time Citizen Science Aurora Data
<p>Aurorasaurus citizen science data is a collection of auroral sightings submitted to the project via its website (aurorasaurus.org) or apps and mined from social media. It is a robust data set and particularly abundant during strong geomagnetic storms. This data is offered to the scientific community for research use through an open-access database in its raw and scientific formats for the 2015-2016 period, each of which is described in detail in the following technical report:</p> <p>Kosar, B. C., MacDonald, E. A., Case, N. A., & Heavner, M. (2018). Aurorasaurus Database of Real‐Time, Crowd‐Sourced Aurora Data for Space Weather Research. <em>Earth and Space Science</em>, <em>5</em>(12), 970-980.</p> <p>For more information on the project, please contact the project leaders at aurorasaurus.info@gmail.com.</p> <p> </p>
AirHeritage Datalake: Multi-site, Multi-season, Multi Unit dataset including Fixed and Mobile Citizen science data from networked Air Quality Low-Cost Multi-Sensors devices and reference stations
<p>This datalake comprises several datasets from <strong>37 networked low cost air quality multisensors</strong> (<strong>30</strong> <strong>mobile</strong> ENEA MONICA(tm) + <strong>7</strong> <strong>fixed</strong>) along with <strong>3</strong> (fixed) + <strong>1</strong> (mobile) <strong>reference stations</strong> operated by Campania Regional Envronmental Protection Agency. The datalake is organized in 3 main directories respectively related to fixed nodes, mobile nodes and nearby reference stations including a mobile laboratory used for colocation campaigns; each subdirectory include its own metadata description file.</p> <p>Data, curated by Energy and Data Science Laboratory of ENEA, include multi-weeks colocation periods when low cost devices have been colocated with reference stations as well as operational periods during which sensors are deployed for fixed or mobile monitoring campaigns. Data have been recorded during 2021 and 2022 in a<strong> pervasive, multi-site, multi-seasonal deployment</strong> in Portici, a densely populated small area city (4km2, 55k + inhabitants) located 7km south of Naples, Italy.</p> <p>The datalake consists in actual sensors and reference intrumentations timeseries along with metadata description files with deployment dates and location data. The dataset files include high sampling frequency raw sensor data of quality-controlled sensor network along with co-located reference stations data sets. Sensor data include electrochemical sensors data (intended target pollutants: NO2, O3, CO), Optical sensor data (PM2.5, PM10, PM1) readings along with meteorological parameters. .</p> <p>Further description of sensors and reference instruments are reported in the accompanying paper (see citation request).</p> <p>The dataset can be used for </p> <ul> <li> <strong>advanced (remote/universal/in field) data driven calibration strategies</strong> test or development including <strong>machine learning </strong>models</li> <li><strong>mobile opportunistic data fusion</strong> methods development</li> <li><strong>geomatics and data assimilation</strong> models studies</li> </ul> <p>as well as low cost sensor characterization performance studies. </p>
Participant survey data from the citizen science project FLOW, 2021
<p>This dataset is linked to the following publication:</p> <p>von Gönner, J., Masson, T., Köhler, S., Fritsche, I., Bonn, A. (in press): Citizen science promotes knowledge, skills and collective action to monitor and protect freshwater streams. People and Nature.</p> <p> </p>
Visualization and perception of data gaps in the context of Citizen Science projects: Gradation of Reporting Activity
<p>Online experiment about the influence of different numbers of levels of representation of reporting activity (total number of reports for all birds in the given time span and region) on proportion of correct responses and subjective evaluation of the task (NASA-TLX). Effects of representation with three (3) levels and effects of representation with five (5) levels are investigated. Two groups of members of ornitho.de were tested: experts - persons with access to database (more than 10 reports per month in average) and novices - persons without access to database (less than 10 reports per month in average). Two different tasks were given. The evaluation of statements on a map and the selection of grid fields that met a given requirement.</p>
Visualization and perception of data gaps in the context of Citizen Science projects: Video tutorial support
<p>Online experiment about the influence of the availability of a video tutorial on proportion of correct responses and subjective evaluation of the task (NASA-TLX). Two different tasks were given. The evaluation of statements on a map and the selection of grid fields that met a given requirement.</p>
CS Track Citizen Science Survey Data 2021
<p>CS Track is launching a survey to gather citizen scientists’ (16 year old and older) perspectives on activities and forms of participation, learning and knowledge-building in citizen science (CS) projects. The aim of CS Track is to broaden our knowledge about CS and the impact CS activities can have. CS Track will do this by investigating a large and diverse set of CS activities, disseminating best practices and formulating knowledge-based policy recommendations in order to maximise the potential benefits of CS activities for individual citizens, organisations and society. This multi-perspective approach will allow us to shed light on the role of citizen science in society and social attitudes and emerging cultures in communities that engage with science and technology challenges.</p> <p><strong>CSTrack_Citizen_Science_Survey_Data_Final_Anon.csv</strong>: CSV File. CS Track Citizen Science Survey Data in a CSV file.</p> <p><strong>CSTrack_Citizen_Science_Survey_Data_Final_Anon.xlsx</strong>: Excel datasheet. Same file as previous in an Excel datasheet.</p> <p><strong>CSTrack_Citizen_Science_Survey_Final.pdf</strong>: PDF-file. CS Track Citizen Science Survey.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p>
Data from: CoAct Citizen Science chatbot explores social support networks in mental health based on lived experiences
<p>A data set on lived experiences in the context of social support in mental health, created within a Citizen Social Science project. </p> <p><br> Societies around the world increasingly encounter wicked and complex problems, such as those related to mental health, environmental justice, and youth employment. <strong>CoAct as a EU-funded global effort</strong> addresses these problems by deploying Citizen Social Science. </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Citizen Social Science</strong> is understood here as participatory research co-designed and directly driven by citizen groups sharing a social concern. This methodology wants to give citizen groups an equal ‘seat at the table’ through <strong>active participation in research</strong>, from the design to the interpretation of the results and their transformation into concrete actions. Citizens thus act as <strong>co-researchers</strong> and are recognised as in-the-field competent experts. </p> <p> </p> <p>In Barcelona, a group of <strong>32 co-researchers</strong> work together with the OpenSystems group, Universitat de Barcelona, the Catalan Federation of Mental Health (Federació Salut Mental Catalunya), and with the help of many others on a better understanding of informal <strong>social support networks in mental health</strong> in the project <em>CoActuem per la Salut Mental</em> (lit. “We act together for mental health”). The co-researchers, who are either persons with a personal history of mental health problems or are family members of the latter, contributed their <strong>personal experiences related to social support</strong> in the form of <strong>222 micro-stories</strong>, each shorter than 400 characters, and most accompanied by an illustration by Pau Badia.</p> <p> </p> <p>Those micro-stories form the heart of the first co-created Citizen Science chatbot, the code of which is open on <a href="https://github.com/Chaotique/CoActuem_per_la_Salut_Mental_Chatbot.git">https://github.com/Chaotique/CoActuem_per_la_Salut_Mental_Chatbot.git</a> . The <strong>Telegram chatbot</strong> sends them to participants <strong>on a daily basis over the course of a year</strong> and asks them either, whether they and/ or their close surrounding lived this experience, too (stories of type C), or, how they would or would have reacted in the presented situation (stories of type T). The answers of each participant can be contrasted with the individual participants’ answer to a 32-questions <strong>socio-demographic survey</strong>. Further, the timing of the messages is included to allow for a broader analysis. </p> <p> </p> <p>The chatbot is still running, hence this data set will still be updated. For further information on the project <strong>CoAct</strong>, see <a href="https://coactproject.eu/">https://coactproject.eu/</a>. For further details on the co-creation process and purpose of the chatbot <strong>CoActuem per la Salut Mental</strong>, take a look on <a href="https://coactuem.ub.edu/">https://coactuem.ub.edu/</a>. Please direct your questions regarding the data set to <strong>coactuem[at]ub.edu</strong>.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Acknowledgements</strong></p> <p>The CoAct project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement number 873048. We especially thank the co-researchers for the passion and time invested.</p>
Data from: Trends in butterfly populations in UK gardens – new evidence from citizen science monitoring
<p>This data package describes the annual abundance indices and trend estimates for 22 butterfly species in UK gardens for the period 2007-2020.</p> <p>These data form the basis of the results presented in: Plummer, K.E., Dadam, D., Brereton, T., Dennis, E.B., Massimino, D., Risely, K. et al. (2023) Trends in butterfly populations in UK gardens—New evidence from citizen science monitoring. <em>Insect Conservation and Diversity</em>, 1– 13. Available from: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12645">https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12645</a></p> <p>Please refer to the paper for an explanation of the underlying BTO Garden BirdWatch (GBW) data and modelling protocols used to produce the datasets included here.</p> <p>We would also greatly appreciate if you could fill out <a href="https://forms.gle/DCc58VXpdmqnTmTk8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this very short form</a> to tell us how you intend to use these data. Thanks in advance!</p>
Different facets of the same niche: integrating citizen science and scientific survey data to predict biological invasion risk under multiple global change drivers
<p>Raw data (occurrences and environmental predictors) used in the manuscript "Different facets of the same niche: integrating citizen science and scientific survey data to predict biological invasion risk under multiple global change drivers"</p>
Data from Citizen science data reveal regional heterogeneity in phenological response to climate in the large milkweed bug, Oncopeltus fasciatus
These data include annotations for life stage, mating behavior, and plant part occupancy of large milkweed bug observations in North America as well as information about climate and environment.
Biological soil covers: data on lichen, bryophyte and algae coverage in soils gathered by SoilSkin citizen science program using eBryoSoil app for smartphones
<p>Biological soil covers (BSC) are small-sized topsoil communities composed mainly by lichens, bryophytes and algae that cover the terrestrial surface and play an essential role in maintaining the quality of the soil. However, little is known about their distribution, conservation, and ecosystem functions. The SoilSkin citizen science project aims to expand the scientific knowledge about the distribution of biological soil covers as an important step to evaluate the vulnerability of soil ecosystems of the Iberian Peninsula in the face of global change.</p> <p>The project has a dedicated free of charge app for smartphones (eBryoSoil, available at Google Play <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.omarfiz.ebryosoil&hl=ca&gl=US">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.omarfiz.ebryosoil&hl=ca&gl=US</a>) that is designed to obtain information about the coverage of the BSC communities. To use this app, users must select a sampling location and capture the three soil pictures required to complete a transect. These photographs are taken at a 27 cm distance from the soil, in a straight line with 15 meters of distance between each picture. After the acquisition of each image, users can quantify the coverage percentage of biological soil covers and select the type of habitat where the transect took place. The transect is complete when all three pictures and their respective information are uploaded.</p> <p>The data presented here contains the records from SoilSkin participants, which mainly include a characterization of the cover patterns of biological soil covers, the type of habitat and the coordinates where each record was taken. The data set is composed by 279 unique records taken by 37 unique users from 28/11/2019 to 12/12/2020, across the Iberian Peninsula. These records specifically detail the percentage of cover occupied by three types of lichen growth forms (crustose, foliose and fruticose); liverworts; two types of moss growth forms (acrocarpous and pleurocarpous); algae; and soil. Moreover, each record also contains a description of the main type of habitat where the transect took place, that was selected from a list contained in the app with the following habitats:</p> <ul> <li>Dense forest - Habitat characterized by trees of more than 2 meters tall and canopy over 60%.</li> <li>Open forest – Habitat characterized by trees with more than 2 meters tall and a canopy below 60%.</li> <li>Shrubland – Habitat characterized by woody vegetation with less than 2 meters tall.</li> <li>Grassland – Habitat characterized by herbaceous plants.</li> <li>Agricultural land – Habitat characterized by temporary or woody crops.</li> <li>Coastal habitat – Habitat characterized by a landscape where land is in contact with the sea, creating a visibly different landscape from inner terrestrial one’s.</li> <li>Urban green spaces – Habitat characterized by a landscape in which man-made structures are present.</li> </ul> <p>The database was revised to correct any possible mistakes (e.g., miscalculation of total percentages; habitat missing in some registers; removal of invalid registers).</p> <p>The data file contains the following columns:</p> <ul> <li>Date: numerical variable indicating the “day”/”month”/”year” when the register was generated.</li> <li>User_ID: categorical variable with the identification number of the user who gathered the record.</li> <li>Transect: categorical variable with the identification of the number of the transect.</li> <li>Photo_number: numeric variable that takes values of 1, 2 or 3 and corresponds with the identification of the photographs within each transect.</li> <li>Photo_label: character string with the identification of the photograph from each record.</li> <li>Register_localization: categorical variable with the identification of the geographic area where the record was done.</li> <li>Latitude: integer, variable indicating the latitude of the sampling location in decimal degrees.</li> <li>Longitude: integer, variable indicating the longitude of the sampling location in decimal degrees.</li> <li>Accuracy: integer, variable indicating the accuracy of the coordinates given by the GPS.</li> <li>Habitat_type: categorical variable with the description of the main type of habitat of the sampling location.</li> <li>Lichen_Crustose: integer, variable indicating the percentage of crustose lichen cover quantified in the record.</li> <li>Lichen_Foliose: integer, variable indicating the percentage of foliose lichen cover quantified in the record.</li> <li>Lichen_Fruticose: integer, variable indicating the percentage of fruticose lichen cover quantified in the record.</li> <li>Total_lichen: integer, variable indicating the sum of all lichen coverage quantified in the record.</li> <li>Liverwort: integer, variable indicating the percentage of liverwort cover quantified in the record.</li> <li>Moss_Acrocarpous: integer, variable indicating the percentage of acrocarpous moss cover quantified in the record.</li> <li>Moss_Pleurocarpous: integer, variable indicating the percentage of pleurocarpous moss cover quantified in the record.</li> <li>Total_ moss: integer, variable indicating the sum of all moss coverage quantified in the record.</li> <li>Algae: integer, variable indicating the percentage of algae cover quantified in the record.</li> <li>Soil: integer, variable indicating the percentage of soil visible in the record.</li> </ul> <p> </p>
SUPPLEMENTARY DATA TO: Using a citizen science approach to assess nanoplastics pollution in remote high-altitude glaciers
<p>This is the repository of the supplementary data, and it contains the following files: </p> <p>Raw data files as the original output of TD-PTR-ToF-MS for all the samples, all the blanks, all the spikes and all the calibration runs (.h5 files in three zip arcives)</p> <p>Polymer library files (a zip archive including csv files.</p> <p>A data analysis file including raw data, blank subtraction and LOD correction of all measurements (xlsx file).</p> <p>A fingerprinting result file for each plastic type (xlsx file)</p> <p>A data analysis file after plastic fingerprinting (xlsx file). </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>
Citizen science at public libraries: Data on librarians and users perceptions of participating in a citizen science project in Catalunya, Spain
<p>As libraries struggle to keep pace with the changing societal landscape, emerging practices such as citizen science (CS) initiatives are being incorporated to reinforce the idea of public libraries as gathering, meeting, and collaboration spaces within the context of shared community and shared learning resources. However, there is little empirical evidence of whether the most open and participatory ways that CS puts forward can converge with and be nurtured by the essence of public libraries. Also, the roles of librarians and users in the ‘next generation public library’ have been under-developed. As the number of CS initiatives at public libraries grows, so does the need to collect evidence on the impact and the capacity of assimilation of CS practices. The data describes librarians and users' perceptions of participating in a citizen science project. Two hands-on activities for librarians of the Barcelona Network of Public Libraries were implemented. One was a training course for 30 librarians from 24 libraries which allowed them to envisage citizen science implementation in each library. The second activity consisted in the co-creation of a citizen social science project. 40 library users, 7 librarians from 3 different cities, and professional scientists, were involved. The data on librarians and users' perception was collected through participant observation, surveys, and a focus group to identify strengths and challenges of implementing citizen science at public libraries. The data covers librarians and users attitudes towards citizen science, their motivations to participate, their perceived ability to implement a citizen science project (as for librarians) or to contribute to science (as for library users), and the participants intention to keep engaged with citizen science, drawing on the Theory of Planned Behavior. Responses to closed-ended survey questions are analyzed at a descriptive level. The qualitative feedback from the focus group and the open-ended survey question on motivations is subjected to a thematic analysis. The data offers interesting insights to identify opportunities and challenges of implementing citizen science at public libraries, contributing to the debate over the public library's mission as local community hub.</p> <p>The dataset is formed by 5 tables:</p> <ol> <li>Librarians_pre.csv: data on librarians profiles, attitudes towards citizen science, expected impact of the project and self-efficacy collected at the beginning of the Citizen Science Lab.</li> <li>Librarians_post.csv: data on librarians profiles, attitudes towards citizen science, perceived impact of the project and self-efficacy collected at the end of the Citizen Science Lab.</li> <li>Users_first_phase.csv: data on users profiles, motivation, attitudes towards the library, confidence to perform scientific tasks and self-efficacy collected at the beginning of the Science and Citizen Action.</li> <li>Users_second_phase.csv: data on users profiles and motivation collected at the middle of the Science and Citizen Action.</li> <li>Users_last_phase.csv: data on users profiles, attitudes towards the library, confidence to perform scientific tasks and perceived impact of the project collected at the end of the Science and Citizen Action.</li> </ol> <p><strong>Citizen Science Lab Questionnaire (Librarians_pre)</strong></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Personal information</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>1. [rol_1] What is your role at the library?</p> </td> <td> <ul> <li>Director</li> <li>Library technician</li> <li>Support technician</li> <li>Service support</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>2. [years_1] How long have you been working at the library?</p> </td> <td> <ul> <li>2 or less</li> <li>3 to 5 years</li> <li>6 to 10 years</li> <li>11 to 20 years</li> <li>more than 20 years</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>3. [back_1] Do you have a scientific background?</p> </td> <td> <ul> <li>Yes</li> <li>No</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>4. [know_1] Have you already heard about citizen science?</p> </td> <td> <ul> <li>Yes</li> <li>No</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>5. [part_1] Have you already participated in a citizen science project?</p> </td> <td> <ul> <li>Yes</li> <li>No</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Attitudes towards users engagement</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>6. [att_lib_pre1] Do you believe that library users are able to participate in a citizen science project?</p> </td> <td> <ul> <li>1 [Not at all]</li> <li>2</li> <li>3</li> <li>4 [Totally]</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>7. [att_lib_pre2] Do you believe that library users will commit to participating in a citizen science project?</p> </td> <td> <ul> <li>1 [Not at all]</li> <li>2</li> <li>3</li> <li>4 [Totally]</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Expected impacts</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>8. [exp_lib_pre] To what extent do you believe that citizen science may bring positive impacts to your library?</p> <p> </p> </td> <td> <ul> <li>1 [Not at all]</li> <li>2</li> <li>3</li> <li>4</li> <li>5 [Totally]</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Self-efficacy</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>9. [se_lib_pre1] Right now, do you feel able to recommend any citizen science project to library users?</p> </td> <td> <ul> <li>Yes</li> <li>No</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>10. [se_lib_pre2] Right now, do you feel able to implement yourself and lead a citizen science project?</p> </td> <td> <ul> <li>1 [Not at all]</li> <li>2</li> <li>3</li> <li>4 [Totally]</li> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong>Citizen Science Lab Questionnaire (Librarians_post)</strong></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Personal information</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>1. [years_2] How long have you been working at the library?</p> </td> <td> <ul> <li>2 or less</li> <li>3 to 5 years</li> <li>6 to 10 years</li> <li>11 to 20 years</li> <li>more than 20 years</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>2. [back_2] Do you have a scientific background?</p> </td> <td> <ul> <li>Yes</li> <li>No</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>3. [sat_1] To what extent does the project meet your initial expectations?</p> </td> <td> <ul> <li>1 [Not at all]</li> <li>2</li> <li>3</li> <li>4</li> <li>5 [Totally]</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Attitudes towards users engagement</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>4. [att_lib_post1] Do you believe that library users will commit to participating in a citizen science project?</p> </td> <td> <ul> <li>1 [Not at all]</li> <li>2</li> <li>3</li> <li>4 [Totally]</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>5. [att_lib_post2] What are/could be the potential barriers to users engagement in citizen science?</p> </td> <td> <p>[open]</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Perceived impact</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>6. [imp_lib] What do you believe that citizen science may bring to public libraries and users?</p> <p>1 [Not at all] …… 5 [Totally]</p> <p> </p> </td> <td> <p>a. Knowledge of the scientific process</p> <p>b. New connections among participants </p> <p>c. Fun</p> <p>d. New knowledge of the local environment</p> <p>e. Scientific evidence on a common concern</p> <p>f. Social cohesion</p> <p>g. Positive attitudes towards science</p> <p>h. Willingness to learn</p> <p>i. Critical thinking and self-efficacy</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Self-efficacy</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>8. [se_lib_post1] Right now, do you feel able to recommend any citizen science project to library users?</p> </td> <td> <ul> <li>Yes</li> <li>No</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>9. [se_lib_post2] Right now, do you feel able to implement yourself and lead a citizen science project?</p> </td> <td> <ul> <li>1 [Not at all]</li> <li>2</li> <li>3</li> <li>4 [Totally]</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Intention to keep engaged</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>10. [eng_lib] To what extent are you motivated to keep engaged with citizen science?</p> <p> </p> </td> <td> <ul> <li>1 [Not at all]</li> <li>2</li> <li>3</li> <li>4</li> <li>5 [Totally]</li> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p><strong>Science and Citizens Action Focus group guide (Librarians)</strong></p> <p><strong>Opening questions</strong></p> <p><strong>1.</strong> To start with…. Are you satisfied with the project?</p> <p><strong>Probe</strong><strong>:</strong> Yes, no, why? Was it fun/interesting/challenging/enriching….</p> <p><strong>2.</strong> Do you feel you have learned something new?</p> <p><strong>Probe</strong><strong>:</strong> About your library’s environment, users, science and citizen science... Is there anything special that you will take with you after the project?</p> <p><strong>Reflections on the cocreation process</strong></p> <p><strong>3.</strong> At what time during the project have you felt most comfortable?</p> <p><strong>Probe:</strong> For example, has it been easier to lead the activity and/or involve and retain the community? Did you find it entertaining?</p> <p><strong>4.</strong> At what time during the project have you felt less at ease?</p> <p><strong>Probe</strong><strong>:</strong> What was challenging during the cocreation process?</p> <p><strong>5.</strong> To what extent do you feel more capable of implementing and leading a citizen science project in your library right now?</p> <p><strong>Probe: </strong>For example, in the case of both more crowdsourcing and of cocreated projects that actively involve the community</p> <p><strong>Reflections on the perceived impact</strong></p> <p><strong>6. </strong>To what extent does the project meet your initial expectations?</p> <p><strong>Probe</strong><strong>:</strong> in line with what you discussed at the beginning of the project, you expected it to promote participation, new connections among participants, improve the library perceptions and stimulate the participants’ critical thinking...Do you think that citizen science may meet these expectations?</p> <p><strong>Reflections on citizen science at public libraries</strong></p> <p><strong>7.</strong> To what extent can citizen science (in its most ‘extreme’ form of participation) be imagined as an activity within the library that promotes more active user participation?</p> <p><strong>Probe</strong><strong>:</strong> Through for example cocreation, experimentation, and hands-on learning activities...</p> <p><strong>8. </strong>Do you think that the activity has brought new knowledge? What new knowledge has the activity brought from your perspective?</p> <p><strong>Probe</strong><strong>:</strong> Knowledge of the scientific process, knowledge of the community or new users...</p> <p>9. What could be the opportunities and barriers of introducing citizen science at public libraries? And the barriers?</p> <p><strong>Probe:</strong> Like for example improving the perception of the library, actively involving certain users...What could be the ‘return’ for the community? What impact can citizen science projects have on making the environment more dynamic from libraries?</p> <p><strong>10. </strong>More generally, what could be the ‘added value’ of the introduction of citizen science within the library’s range of activities?</p> <p><strong>Probe:</strong> Is it a fun activity that promotes socialization, for example? Or that allows to generate new knowledge? Or that highlights the library’s social value? Or, also, that may offer new uses and new roles to the library? Can it foster a sense of community with the library as a connector? What other impacts can be generated in your environment?</p> <p><strong>Closing</strong></p> <p><strong>11.</strong> Do you see yourselves the next year, implementing a citizen science project as part of the library’s range of activities? And adopting an existing one?</p> <p><strong>Probe: </strong>Are you motivated to get more involved with citizen science projects? What kind of projects? What level of user involvement do you expect? What barriers do you see to users’ involvement? What benefits and opportunities do you think you can bring to the library?</p> <p><strong>12.</strong> We have now reached the end of the discussion. Anyone want to add anything else?</p> <p><strong>Science and Citizens Action Questionnaire (Users_first_phase)</strong></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Personal information</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>1. [gen_1] Are you..?</p> </td> <td> <ul> <li>Woman</li> <li>Man</li> <li>NA</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>2. [years_3] How old are you?</p> </td> <td> <ul> <li>18-25</li> <li>26-35</li> <li>36-45</li> <li>46-55</li> <li>56-65</li> <li>66+</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>3. [rol_2] What is your role at the library?</p> </td> <td> <ul> <li>Library user not associated with local associations</li> <li>Library technician</li> <li>Member of a local association</li> <li>Representative of public administrations</li> <li>Representative of the private sector</li> <li>Others:</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>4. [back_3] Do you have a scientific background?</p> </td> <td> <ul> <li>Yes</li> <li>No</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>5. [part_2] Have you already participated in a citizen science project?</p> </td> <td> <ul> <li>Yes</li> <li>No</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Motivations to participate</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>6. [mot_us] What did motivate you to participate in the project?</p> </td> <td> <p>[open]</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Attitudes towards the library</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>7. [att_us_pre1] To what extent do you believe that your library is responsive to the community needs?</p> </td> <td> <ul> <li>1 [Not at all]</li> <li>2</li> <li>3</li> <li>4 [Totally]</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>8. [att_us_pre2] To what extent to you believe your library is able to face local challenges based on users' active participation?</p> </td> <td> <ul> <li>1 [Not at all]</li> <li>2</li> <li>3</li> <li>4</li> <li>5 [Totally]</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Confidence to perform scientific tasks</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>9. [conf_us_pre] To what extent do you feel able to contribute to perform the following scientific tasks:</p> <p>1 [Not at all] …… 4 [Totally]</p> </td> <td> <p>a. Formulate the research question</p> <p>b. Data collection</p> <p>c. Analysis and interpretation of the results</p> <p>d. Propose concrete actions based on scientific evidence</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Self-efficacy</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>10. [se_us_pre] To what extent do you feel able to positively contribute to the library and your community?</p> </td> <td> <ul> <li>1 [Not at all]</li> <li>2</li> <li>3</li> <li>4 [Totally]</li> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong>Science and Citizens Action Questionnaire (Users_second_phase)</strong></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Personal information</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>1. [gen_3] Are you..?</p> </td> <td> <ul> <li>Woman</li> <li>Man</li> <li>NA</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>2. [years_5] How old are you?</p> </td> <td> <ul> <li>18-25</li> <li>26-35</li> <li>36-45</li> <li>46-55</li> <li>56-65</li> <li>66+</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>3. [rol_4] What is your role at the library?</p> </td> <td> <ul> <li>Library user or technician not associated with local associations</li> <li>Member of a local association</li> <li>Representative of public administrations</li> <li>Representative of the private sector</li> <li>Others:</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>3. [back_5] Do you have a scientific background?</p> </td> <td> <ul> <li>Yes</li> <li>No</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>4. [mot_us2] To what extent are you motivated to carry out the experiment?</p> </td> <td> <ul> <li>1 [Not at all]</li> <li>2</li> <li>3</li> <li>4</li> <li>5 [Totally]</li> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong>Science and Citizens Action Questionnaire (Users_last_phase)</strong></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Personal information</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>1. [gen_2] Are you..?</p> </td> <td> <ul> <li>Woman</li> <li>Man</li> <li>NA</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>2. [years_4] How old are you?</p> </td> <td> <ul> <li>18-25</li> <li>26-35</li> <li>36-45</li> <li>46-55</li> <li>56-65</li> <li>66+</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>3. [rol_3] What is your role at the library?</p> </td> <td> <ul> <li>Library user or technician not associated with local associations</li> <li>Member of a local association</li> <li>Representative of public administrations</li> <li>Representative of the private sector</li> <li>Others:</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>3. [back_4] Do you have a scientific background?</p> </td> <td> <ul> <li>Yes</li> <li>No</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>4. [part_3] To how many cocreation sessions have you participated?</p> </td> <td> <ul> <li>None</li> <li>1</li> <li>2</li> <li>3</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>5. [sat_2] To what extent are you satisfied with the experiment?</p> </td> <td> <ul> <li>1 [Not at all]</li> <li>2</li> <li>3</li> <li>4</li> <li>5 [Totally]</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Attitudes towards the library</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>6. [att_us_post] To what extent do you believe that the project has positively changed your perception of the library?</p> </td> <td> <ul> <li>1 [Not at all]</li> <li>2</li> <li>3</li> <li>4</li> <li>5 [Totally]</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Confidence to perform scientific tasks</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>7. [conf_us_post] To what extent do you feel able to contribute to perform the following scientific tasks:</p> <p>1 [Not at all] …… 5 [Totally]</p> </td> <td> <p>a. Formulate the research question</p> <p>b. Data collection</p> <p>c. Analysis and interpretation of the results</p> <p>d. Propose concrete actions based on scientific evidence</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Perceived impact</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>8. [imp_us] What do you believe that citizen science may bring to public libraries and users?</p> <p>1 [Not at all] …… 5 [Totally]</p> <p> </p> </td> <td> <p>a. Knowledge of the scientific process</p> <p>b. New connections among participants </p> <p>c. Fun</p> <p>d. New knowledge of the local environment</p> <p>e. Scientific evidence on a common concern</p> <p>f. Social cohesion</p> <p>g. Positive attitudes towards science</p> <p>h. Willingness to learn</p> <p>i. Critical thinking and self-efficacy</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p>
Quantitative raw data for D1.3 - "Requirements and motivations of quadruple helix stakeholders for active engagement in the Citizen Science"
<p>This dataset presents the quantitative raw data that was collected under the H2020 INCENTIVE project for the D1.3 - “Requirements and motivations of quadruple helix stakeholders for active engagement in the Citizen Science Hubs”. The dataset includes the answers that were provided by almost 2,000 participants from 4 pilot European countries (Greece, Lithuania, Spain, and the Netherlands) regarding the general public's perceptions, attitudes, concerns, motivational factors and obstacles with regard to participation in Citizen Science activities. The original survey questionnaire was created and disseminated through the EUSurvey platform, and data collection took place from April to June 2021. For the statistical analysis of the data and the conclusions drawn from the analysis, you can access the D1.3 - "Requirements and motivations of quadruple helix stakeholders for active engagement in the Citizen Science Hubs”.</p> <p>Under INCENTIVE, four Citizen Science Hubs will be established and tested during the life-span of the project in the facilities of four Research Performing and Funding Organisations (RPFOs): University of Twente (the Netherlands), Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece) and Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (Lithuania). Essentially, the Hubs will aim to bring different stakeholders together and bridge society with science under the emerging paradigm of Citizen Science, in an institutionalised way.</p>
Data supporting "Large-scale citizen science programs can support ecological and climate change assessments"
<p>Text file of phenology observations pulled from the USA National Phenology Network's database (www.usanpn.org) and used in this analysis. </p>
Figure S1 in Capelin beach spawning diaries: an analysis of 30 years of citizen science data from the island of Newfoundland, Canada
Figure S1. – Histograms of permutation test statistics testing the null hypothesis that the timing of first day of spawning was random amongst the three NAFO divisions (3KLPs). A) First day of spawning in Div. 3Ps was significantly earlier than in Div. 3L (two-tailed permutation test statistic: p = 0.0005) and B) Div. 3K (two-tailed permutation test statistic: p = 0.0005). C) There was no significant difference in first spawning day between Div. 3L and Div. 3K (two-tailed permutation test statistic: p = 0.588). The vertical line in each panel is the original test statistic.
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