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.
The presentations will be given by Liisi Lembinen, Svea Kaseorg and Lilian Neerut from the University of Tartu Library, Gita Rozenberga from the Library of the University of Latvia, Aistė Pranckutė and Dr. Gintarė Tautkevičienė from the Library of the Kaunas University of Technology, Dr. Tiberijus Ignat from Scientific Knowledge Services, and Tuuliki Toiste and Kaarin Birk from the TalTECH Library. And Dr. Aldona Augustinienė Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities at KTU from will present storytelling methods for communicating citizen science.
The organisers hope that the event will stimulate a deeper interest in citizen science among participants and that its benefits for society and science will inspire libraries to take an active role in citizen science activities.
