Promoting citizen science through academic libraries in the US: A study on LibGuides

IF 2.5 3区管理学 Q2 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Journal of Academic Librarianship Pub Date : 2024-11-01 DOI:10.1016/j.acalib.2024.102972

Tzu-Heng Chiu , Hsin-liang Chen

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Abstract

Citizen science is a movement encouraging people to participate in publicly shared scientific projects that leads to new knowledge discovery and fosters community connections to scientific research. The purpose of this study is to review the promotion of citizen science (CS) by research-oriented academic libraries in the US through LibGuides. The data was collected between March 1 and July 10, 2024, from 146 R1 US university libraries as classified by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Only 19 of the libraries covered CS in a public LibGuide, with 12 of them having a dedicated CS LibGuide. The information in the LibGuides varied greatly; even common elements, such as a definition of CS, differed and came from many sources. Less than half of the LibGuides included information on community engagement or resources for instructors. The authors recommend that future studies look at the promotion of CS as a valuable topic of research, the creation and utilization of CS LibGuides, and the use of CS by universities as a means of facilitating the community engagement aspect of their missions.

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通过美国学术图书馆促进公民科学：关于 LibGuides 的研究

公民科学是一项鼓励人们参与公开共享的科学项目，从而发现新知识并促进社区与科学研究联系的运动。本研究旨在回顾美国研究型学术图书馆通过 LibGuides 对公民科学（CS）的推广情况。数据收集于 2024 年 3 月 1 日至 7 月 10 日，来自美国高等教育机构卡内基分类法（Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education）所列的 146 R1 所大学图书馆。其中只有 19 家图书馆在公共《图书指南》中介绍了计算机科学，12 家图书馆有专门的计算机科学《图书指南》。LibGuide 中的信息差异很大；即使是共同的要素，如 CS 的定义，也各不相同，而且来源众多。只有不到一半的《图书指南》包含有关社区参与或教师资源的信息。作者建议，未来的研究应关注将 CS 作为一个有价值的研究课题进行推广、CS LibGuides 的创建和使用，以及大学将 CS 作为促进其使命中的社区参与方面的一种手段。

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Journal of Academic Librarianship INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

CiteScore

5.30

自引率

15.40%

发文量

120

审稿时长

29 days

期刊介绍： The Journal of Academic Librarianship, an international and refereed journal, publishes articles that focus on problems and issues germane to college and university libraries. JAL provides a forum for authors to present research findings and, where applicable, their practical applications and significance; analyze policies, practices, issues, and trends; speculate about the future of academic librarianship; present analytical bibliographic essays and philosophical treatises. JAL also brings to the attention of its readers information about hundreds of new and recently published books in library and information science, management, scholarly communication, and higher education. JAL, in addition, covers management and discipline-based software and information policy developments.