May 2024 – LibOCS

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Strengthening the Role of Libraries for Rising Citizen Science: LibOCS shares knowledge and experience at KTU

How to encourage public engagement in citizen science projects in the Baltic countries? What is the role of the libraries in implementing citizen science projects and promoting public engagement? Are the libraries prepared to initiate and/or carry out citizen science projects?

As the Erasmus+ project “University Libraries Strengthening Academia and Society through Citizen Science in the Baltic States (LibOCS)” comes to an end, it is time to take a closer look at the results achieved, the challenges overcome and the lessons learnt. We are eager to share our experiences and ideas on citizen science with colleagues from academic and public libraries. On June 11th of this year, at 11:00 AM, we invite librarians and everyone interested in citizen science to the Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) Campus Library (Studentų St. 48, Kaunas) to celebrate the work done and share best practices and future insights.

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Reflections on the University of Tartu Library’s Citizen Science Seminar

On May 22 2024, The University of Tartu Library organized a seminar titled “Science for All: How Society Makes Science Better,” which focused on citizen science and public engagement.

With over a decade of advocacy for open science, the library emphasized the importance of citizen science, involving public participation in scientific research. The seminar explored how universities and libraries could engage citizens in scientific projects and highlighted various methods for volunteer involvement.

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Seminar, “Science for All: How Society Makes Science Better”

The University of Tartu Library is organizing a seminar, “Science for All: How Society Makes Science Better”, which will focus on citizen science and public engagement. The seminar takes place on the 22th of May at the University of Library conference hall.

The library has been a strong advocate for open science and has supported researchers in this area for over a decade. One of the cornerstones of open science is citizen science. Citizen science, also known as amateur science, can be described as the voluntary participation of members of the public in scientific research.

We invite you to discuss how universities and libraries can involve citizens in scientific projects and why this is important. The seminar will introduce different ways to involve volunteers.

The first half of the training day will be in Estonian, followed by an English-language workshop on science shops after the coffee break, which will explore why and how universities could involve civil society in both research and teaching.

Who is invited?

Researchers, students, project managers, librarians and all other interested parties are welcome!