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Tag Archives: crowdsourcing
Mar 21 2013
More than a business model: crowd-sourcing and impact in the humanities
Comments OffStuart Dunn examines the development of crowd-sourcing activities in academic contexts and identifies the potential for looking beyond the short-term benefits crowd-sourcing offers to a project’s completion. Particularly in the humanities, a more nuanced approach may be better suited, one which fosters reciprocal relationships and engages … Continue reading
Posted by: March 21, 2013
Tagged with: crowdsourcing
Nov 7 2012
A crowdsourcing partnership between scholars and the public brings a new audience to research
1 CommentThe recent uptake of crowdsourcing has seen institutions and scholars engage the public in large-scale research ventures. By recruiting volunteers to transcribe the unpublished manuscripts of Jeremy Bentham, the award-winning Transcribe Bentham project engages students, researchers, scholars, and the general … Continue reading
Posted by: November 7, 2012
Tagged with: crowdsourcing, impact, public engagement
Sep 2 2011
Your favourite academic tweeters: lists available to browse by subject area
5 CommentsIn the run up to launching a Guide to Academic Tweeting, we asked you to recommend your favourite academics on Twitter. Over the last week we received over 500 suggestions across all the major subject areas, and discovered some great … Continue reading
Posted by: September 2, 2011
Tagged with: Academic communication, academics, crowdsourcing, twitter
