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Mia<p>In case you missed it, this post on 'The Critical Role of U.S. Federal Funding in Zooniverse' is a great overview of Zooniverse's contribution to participatory research infrastructure <a href="https://blog.zooniverse.org/2025/04/30/the-critical-role-of-u-s-federal-funding-in-zooniverse/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.zooniverse.org/2025/04/30</span><span class="invisible">/the-critical-role-of-u-s-federal-funding-in-zooniverse/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/crowdsourcing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crowdsourcing</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/MachineLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MachineLearning</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/AI4LAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI4LAM</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/CitizenScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CitizenScience</span></a></p>
Tim Sherratt<p>Saw an article today about the Virtual War Memorial and remembered that way back in 2008 at the National Archives we hacked together Google Maps and Tumblr to enable people to upload images and stories about WWI service people. In the 6 months following the site's launch there were more than 1,000 of these 'scrapbook' posts.</p><p>The NAA later rebuilt the site, and a couple of years ago they completely removed it. You can find bits on the Internet Archive &amp; Trove, but I don't know how many of the posts were saved...</p><p>I wrote about creating the site here: <a href="https://discontents.com.au/local-heroes/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">discontents.com.au/local-heroe</span><span class="invisible">s/index.html</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/GLAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GLAM</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/archives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archives</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/crowdSourcing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crowdSourcing</span></a></p>
Calishat<p><a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/AfricanAmerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AfricanAmerican</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/cemeteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cemeteries</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/Virginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Virginia</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/crowdsourcing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crowdsourcing</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/BlackHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackHistory</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/genealogy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genealogy</span></a> </p><p>'Generations of African Americans are buried across the Shenandoah Valley, but many of their final resting places remain unmarked or undocumented. In response, the Shenandoah Valley Black Heritage Project is launching a public database to identify and preserve these burial sites.'</p><p><a href="https://www.whsv.com/2025/04/19/its-so-many-us-we-dont-know-where-we-are-buried-organization-creates-database-unmarked-missing-african-american-graves/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">whsv.com/2025/04/19/its-so-man</span><span class="invisible">y-us-we-dont-know-where-we-are-buried-organization-creates-database-unmarked-missing-african-american-graves/</span></a></p>
Calishat<p><a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/ornithology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ornithology</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/crowdsourcing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crowdsourcing</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/CitizenScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CitizenScience</span></a> </p><p>'In a new study published in Citizen Science: Theory and Practice March 28, researchers from the University of California, Davis, show that citizen science data from iNaturalist and eBird can reliably capture known seasonal patterns of bird migration in Northern California and Nevada — from year-round residents such as California Scrub-Jays, to transient migrants such as the Western Tanager and the Pectoral Sandpiper'</p><p><a href="https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/can-citizen-science-be-trusted-new-study-birds-shows-it-can" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ucdavis.edu/news/can-citizen-s</span><span class="invisible">cience-be-trusted-new-study-birds-shows-it-can</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Wyoming Public Radio: ‘We have to have our voices heard’: A Casper group is building a queer history archive. “Locals brought photos, letters, journals and artwork from queer Casperites of the distant past and the present. Then, Amber and Mallory Pollock, the executive director of Casper Pride, catalogued and uploaded digital copies of the memorabilia to the nascent website. The idea was […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/15/we-have-to-have-our-voices-heard-a-casper-group-is-building-a-queer-history-archive-wyoming-public-radio/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/15/we-have-to-have-our-voices-heard-a-casper-group-is-building-a-queer-history-archive-wyoming-public-radio/</a></p>
BakersRelay<p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/EatonFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EatonFire</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/PalisadesFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PalisadesFire</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/FireContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FireContamination</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/Crowdsourcing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crowdsourcing</span></a> </p><p>From AP.com: In fight over insurance, neighbors crowdsource LA fire contamination data</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/california-eaton-fire-smoke-contamination-insurance-41e3b685ea67ef72a5dc1dadc16103b4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/california-</span><span class="invisible">eaton-fire-smoke-contamination-insurance-41e3b685ea67ef72a5dc1dadc16103b4</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Rolling Stone UK: Music To Die For: New project uses music to open up conversations about grief. “Music To Die For is a new project built on that connection – between music and memory, loss and love – and it’s asking people to share the soundtrack to their grief. Created by clinical psychologist Dr Hazel Harrison and arts consultant Phillipa Anders, the initiative began during a Britten […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/06/music-to-die-for-new-project-uses-music-to-open-up-conversations-about-grief-rolling-stone-uk/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/06/music-to-die-for-new-project-uses-music-to-open-up-conversations-about-grief-rolling-stone-uk/</a></p>
Calishat<p>There is an <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/archive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archive</span></a> of <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> signs in development here: </p><p><a href="https://signsofthetimes.omeka.net/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">signsofthetimes.omeka.net/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/crowdsourcing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crowdsourcing</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1942249/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1942249/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> How AI Labs Are Tapping Contest Data To Build Smarter Models <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Codewars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Codewars</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ContestData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ContestData</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Creativity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Creativity</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/crowdsourcing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crowdsourcing</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Data</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HumanIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanIntelligence</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LLMTraining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LLMTraining</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ProblemSolving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProblemSolving</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Topcoder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Topcoder</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Wazoku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wazoku</span></a></p>
Mia<p>A PDF version of The Collective Wisdom Handbook: Perspectives on Crowdsourcing in Cultural Heritage is available from the British Library’s Research Repository: <a href="https://doi.org/10.23636/jm0p-yt17" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/10.23636/jm0p-yt17</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>The 'open peer review' version is also still online! <a href="https://britishlibrary.pubpub.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">britishlibrary.pubpub.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/crowdsourcing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crowdsourcing</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/CitizenScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CitizenScience</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/CitizenHumanities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CitizenHumanities</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>National Library of Wales: Crowdsourced data enriching Welsh language resources. “The National Library of Wales has been working hard in this space too, crowdsourcing Welsh names for historic sites, improving Wikipedia articles about Welsh places and recording sound clips of local people pronouncing their place names. The Library has made all this data available via Wikidata, a sister project […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/10/national-library-of-wales-crowdsourced-data-enriching-welsh-language-resources/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/10/national-library-of-wales-crowdsourced-data-enriching-welsh-language-resources/</a></p>
Alexander Karn<p>How Democracies Die - An Interdisciplinary Inquiry</p><p>Brainstorming toward a new course for undergraduate non-specialists</p><p>What would you put on the syllabus?</p><p>Looking for specific readings and resources. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>histodons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/crowdsourcing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crowdsourcing</span></a></p>
Mia<p>In the nearly 4 years since we shared it, how have you used the Collective Wisdom Handbook? </p><p><a href="https://britishlibrary.pubpub.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">britishlibrary.pubpub.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>We'd love to know! <a href="https://collectivewisdomproject.org.uk/how-have-you-used-the-collective-wisdom-handbook/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">collectivewisdomproject.org.uk</span><span class="invisible">/how-have-you-used-the-collective-wisdom-handbook/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/crowdsourcing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crowdsourcing</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/CitizenScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CitizenScience</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/CitizenHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CitizenHistory</span></a></p>
Vincent 🌻🇪🇺<p>De <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/visdeurbel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>visdeurbel</span></a> is weer actief! Als er vissen wachten op doorgang, is het aan de mensen om even aan te bellen zodat ze door kunnen zwemmen… </p><p><a href="https://visdeurbel.nl/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">visdeurbel.nl/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p>The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FishDoorbell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FishDoorbell</span></a> has been activated for the season. Fish who are waiting for the door are counting on the human crowd to ring the bell for them so they can soon pass…</p><p><a href="https://visdeurbel.nl/en/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">visdeurbel.nl/en/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Crowdsourcing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crowdsourcing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/watermanagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>watermanagement</span></a></p>
Rewilding Magazine<p>"A lot of people tell themselves that they ‘need to do something’ but don’t how to start. I felt that way at first, too. </p><p>A community-driven model is an incredible opportunity to get those people involved. It shows that we can achieve a lot if we band together, which is an antidote to the doomerism of our time."</p><p><a href="https://spore.social/tags/rewilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rewilding</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/youtube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>youtube</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/crowdsourcing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crowdsourcing</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.rewildingmag.com/the-group-using-youtube-to-rewild-the-planet/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rewildingmag.com/the-group-usi</span><span class="invisible">ng-youtube-to-rewild-the-planet/</span></a></p>
Charming Malcontent<p>I am "<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CrowdSourcing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrowdSourcing</span></a>" this question..<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FuckOneAmericaNetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckOneAmericaNetwork</span></a></p>
UniversityofGroningenLibrary<p>New in our electronic <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/collection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>collection</span></a>:</p><p>➡️How And When To Involve Crowds In <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/Scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scientific</span></a> <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a></p><p>🔗<a href="https://www.elgaronline.com/monobook-oa/book/9781802204315/9781802204315.xml" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">elgaronline.com/monobook-oa/bo</span><span class="invisible">ok/9781802204315/9781802204315.xml</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAccess</span></a> <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/CrowdScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrowdScience</span></a> <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/OpenScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenScience</span></a> <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/CrowdSourcing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrowdSourcing</span></a></p>
Deborah Hartmann Preuss, pcc<p>New app lets shoppers scan labels to know if products are made in Canada - and add products that are not there yet.</p><p><a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/crowdSourcing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crowdSourcing</span></a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/madeincanada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>madeincanada</span></a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/canadianMade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canadianMade</span></a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/buyCanadian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buyCanadian</span></a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/BuyCanadianMade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuyCanadianMade</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.blogto.com/eat_drink/2025/02/made-canada-app/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">blogto.com/eat_drink/2025/02/m</span><span class="invisible">ade-canada-app/</span></a></p>
Irène Langlet<p>Bonjour Mastodon, j'ai une question pour les fans de <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/ForAllMankind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForAllMankind</span></a> </p><p>Y en a-t-il parmi vous qui peuvent me confirmer que les brefs montages d'infos vraies / fausses des débuts de saison 2 et 3 ont été disponibles sur le site officiel de la série lors de la diffusion?</p><p>(J'ai plein d'autres questions en réalité , j'aimais bien en poser sur l'oiseau bleu, mais je ne sais pas si le <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/crowdsourcing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crowdsourcing</span></a> est bien vu ici)</p><p>Merci d'avance 🌻</p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Cornell Chronicle: Student spins spreadsheet into online hub for wildfire relief. “Johan Michalove is nearly 3,000 miles from the Los Angeles wildfires, but that didn’t stop him from pitching in. A doctoral student in the field of information science currently based in New York City, Michalove developed an interactive map… that has become an online hub for thousands of people in the […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/02/cornell-chronicle-student-spins-spreadsheet-into-online-hub-for-wildfire-relief/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/02/cornell-chronicle-student-spins-spreadsheet-into-online-hub-for-wildfire-relief/</a></p>