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Result: A History of Collaboration, a Future in Crowdsourcing: Positive Impacts of Cooperation on British Librarianship

Title:
A History of Collaboration, a Future in Crowdsourcing: Positive Impacts of Cooperation on British Librarianship
Authors:
ELLIS, Sally
Source:
Libri (Copenhagen). 64(1):1-10
Publisher Information:
Berlin: De Gruyter, 2014.
Publication Year:
2014
Physical Description:
print, 1/2 p
Original Material:
INIST-CNRS
Subject Terms:
Information and communication sciences, Sciences de l'information communication, Documentation, Sciences exactes et technologie, Exact sciences and technology, Sciences et techniques communes, Sciences and techniques of general use, Sciences de l'information. Documentation, Information science. Documentation, Sciences de l'information et des bibliothèques. Etude d'ensemble, Library and information science. General aspects, Etudes d'utilisateurs et d'utilisation. Besoins d'information, Use and user studies. Information needs, Sciences de l'information et de la communication, Information and communication sciences, Bibliothéconomie, Librarianship, Biblioteconomía, Coopération, Cooperation, Cooperación, Historique, Case history, Estudio histórico, Influence, Influencia, Perspective, Perspectiva
Document Type:
Conference Conference Paper
File Description:
text
Language:
English
ISSN:
0024-2667
Access URL:
http://pascal-francis.inist.fr/vibad/index.php?action=search&terms=28282726
Rights:
Copyright 2015 INIST-CNRS
CC BY 4.0
Sauf mention contraire ci-dessus, le contenu de cette notice bibliographique peut être utilisé dans le cadre d’une licence CC BY 4.0 Inist-CNRS / Unless otherwise stated above, the content of this bibliographic record may be used under a CC BY 4.0 licence by Inist-CNRS / A menos que se haya señalado antes, el contenido de este registro bibliográfico puede ser utilizado al amparo de una licencia CC BY 4.0 Inist-CNRS
Notes:
Sciences of information and communication. Documentation

FRANCIS
Accession Number:
edscal.28282726
Database:
PASCAL Archive

Further Information

This article looks at the varying definitions and usage of the term 'crowdsourcing,' including those that insist the term may only be applied to online activities. An argument is made that, semantics aside, the activities known as crowdsourcing, collaboration, and/or citizen science, were in use long before the current online medium was invented and should be recognized not for the terminology employed but for the mutual benefits reaped. The article addresses the strengths of such activities, including user engagement, the accomplishment of tasks otherwise not possible because of budget cuts, and diversity of viewpoint. In addition, the possible weaknesses of recruitment, perceived loss of power by professionals, and oversight of this method of project management are reviewed and suggestions for mitigation are proposed. Finally, instances of historic and contemporary ventures in British librarianship including the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary, the Mass Observation Movement, Oxford University's Ancient Lives project, FamilySearch genealogical/archives work, the British Museum and iGLAM collaboration with Wikipedia, and the Sounds of the U.K. are profiled. Arguments for the relative merits of each profile are highlighted, including benefits to society as a whole, the specific institution, its users, and the future of cultural heritage organizations throughout the United Kingdom.