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Public Participation in Digitization of Biodiversity Specimens Workshop
Bill WatsonSeptember 29, 2012
Digitization and Democracy
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We have a daunting number of specimens, data, and other assets – existing and not-yet-collected – to digitize. We need help.
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We have millions of people hungry for relevant, exciting, and meaningful experiences, and our main assets – our collections and data – mostly lie dormant for public engagement.
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What NMNH Visitors Want Relevant Authentic Personalized Immersive One-of-a-Kind “Awesome”
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21st Century Learning in NHM NHM have unparalleled records of the
natural world
We use them in very, very limited ways in our science education and literacy efforts
We can’t do our work without inviting the public to be a part of the action
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New Possibilities
Public use of digitized collections
Public participation in digitizing collections
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Digital Support– Access and Use
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Check-point: Are these Public Participation in Digitizing Collections?
“Digitization…creates the potential for people the world over to add impressions, associations, and stories to the permanent record.”
- SI Digitization Strategic Plan
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Digitized Collectio
ns
Science Literacy
A Conservative Model
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Collections
Public Participati
on in Scientific Research
The Daring Model
Digitization
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Impact of PPSR Public Participation
in Scientific Research
Meta-analysis of 10 PPSR projects
Summary of impact and recommendations
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PPSR Types Contributory Collaborative Co-Created
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Impacts
Awareness, Knowledge, Understanding All PPSR projects contribute Knowledge of research design and data
interpretation Ask and answer their own questions
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Impacts
Engagement and Interest “…PPSR is one of the most expedient
means for engaging people in science in a fun way”
Helps people see that their interests connect to science and science connects to their interest
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Impacts
Skills Identify organisms, use measurement
instruments, collect data Reading and interpreting graphs
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Impacts
Behaviors Improving habitats Noticing invasives Political action
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Lessons Best PPSR projects are those that are
relevant to the participants Not a single PPSR project reviewed was
collections-based Need for:
1) New models
2) New audiences
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Collections-based projects are the perfect entry-level PPSR for NHM
Digitization projects are the perfect entry-level collections-based projects
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Audience – untapped resources and new audiences for the field
Tech geeksPhotographersStatisticiansWho else?
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Models – untapped potential for unique, fun, huge, meaningful work
Connect collections to real problems
Connect digitization to those problems
Digitization for democracy – creates the groundwork for participation
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We have millions of people hungry for relevant, exciting, and meaningful experiences, and our main assets – our collections and data – mostly lie dormant for public engagement.