Hi Julian, A resource I found generally useful as entry point to academic research in the field is Building Successful Online Communities (Kraut, Resnick).
I am aware of some successful citizen science like GalaxyZoo where people can help to classify photos of galaxies and there are also some predigital examples of citizen science like Butterfly counts (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_science) Jan 2017-04-04 12:45 GMT+02:00 Julian Fischer <[email protected]>: > Hi all, > > Wikimedia Deutschland is planning a workshop (June 23, 2017) on digital > engagement / digital volunteer work. > > The aim of the workshop is to identify with other stakeholders ("classic" > NGOs, Free- and Open-Movement, Volunteers, state authorities) open > questions on digital engagement / digital volunteer work that should be > answered. > > Research questions could be as follows: > - What is the difference between digital and analog engagement? > - What are the core characteristic of digital engagement? > - What should state authorities on the national and local level do in order > to support digital volunteers? > - How important is digital engagement for our society? > - ... > > Is there anybody from the Wikimedia movement who can help us to broaden our > German perspective and give us international insides on this topic (e.g. > via a ten minutes video message)? > > Do you know any inspiring study? > > Cheers, > > Julian Fischer > Head of Volunteer Support > > Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | D-10963 Berlin > Tel. +49-(0)30 219 158 26-0 > http://wikimedia.de > > Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch an der Menge allen > Wissens frei teilhaben kann. Helfen Sie uns dabei! > http://spenden.wikimedia.de/ > > Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. > Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter > der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für > Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207. > _______________________________________________ > Wiki-research-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l > -- Jan Dittrich UX Design/ User Research Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin Phone: +49 (0)30 219 158 26-0 http://wikimedia.de Imagine a world, in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That‘s our commitment. Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207. _______________________________________________ Wiki-research-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l
