TY - RPRT T1 - Important role of citizen science in monitoring UK biodiversity Y1 - 2012 A1 - Tweddle, J A1 - Robinson, L A1 - Pocock, M A1 - Roy, H KW - citizen science KW - UK biodiversity KW - volunteering AB -

Citizen science is the involvement of volunteers in science projects, from monitoring the trees in your garden to counting bugs. More than 200 projects have been reviewed and their important role highlighted in this report which has also produced a practical guide to setting such projects up.

 

PB - The Natural History Museum, UK Environmental Observation Framework (EOF) CY - London UR - http://www.nhm.ac.uk/resources-rx/files/citizen-science-guide-117061.pdf ER - TY - RPRT T1 - V Factor: volunteers as the bridge between the public and scientists Y1 - 2014 A1 - Renee Miller KW - citizen science KW - collection KW - natural history KW - Natural History Museum KW - volunteer management KW - volunteering AB -

A social science paper published in the NatSCA journal. V Factor: volunteers as the bridge between the public and scientists.

PB - Natural Sciences Collections Association (NatSCA) CY - London UR - http://www.natsca.org/article/88 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Digital volunteering: a case study on V Factor and Diatoms JF - Museums Journal online, Museum practice Y1 - 2013 A1 - Ali Thomas KW - diatoms KW - Digital KW - digitising KW - Natural History Museum KW - volunteering AB -

Digital volunteering: a case study on V Factor and Diatoms

UR - http://www.museumsassociation.org/museum-practice/new-approaches-to-volunteers/your-volunteer-case-studies ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Report on the Diatomaceæ collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the Years 1873-1876. Y1 - 1886 A1 - Conte Abate Francesco Castracane Degli Antelminelli SP - 178pp JF - REPORT of the SCIENTIFIC RESULTS of the VOYAGE OF H.M.S. CHALLENGER DURING THE YEARS 1873-76 UR - http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Bot-04/htm/doc.html ER -