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Ellwood ER; La Brea Tar Pits & Museum, in Los Angeles, California, and was with the Department of Biological Science at Florida State University, in Tallahassee., Kimberly P; Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, in Washington, DC., Guralnick R; Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida, in Gainesville., Flemons P; Australian Museum, in Sydney, New South Wales., Love K; Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida, in Gainesville., Ellis S; Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida, in Gainesville., Allen JM; Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida, in Gainesville., Best JH; Botanical Research Institute of Texas, in Fort Worth., Carter R; Biology Department at Valdosta State University, in Georgia., Chagnoux S; Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, in Paris, France., Costello R; Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, in Washington, DC., Denslow MW; Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida, in Gainesville, and the Department of Biology at Appalachian State University, in Boone, North Carolina., Dunckel BA; Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida, in Gainesville., Ferriter MM; Smithsonian Institution Transcription Center at the Smithsonian Institution Office of the Chief Information Officer, in Washington, DC., Gilbert EE; School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University, in Tempe., Goforth C; North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, in Raleigh., Groom Q; Botanic Garden Meise, in Belgium., Krimmel ER; Department of Biology at The Chicago Academy of Sciences and the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, in Chicago, Illinois., LaFrance R; Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida, in Gainesville., Martinec JL; Gantz Family Collections Center, Science and Education, at The Field Museum, in Chicago, Illinois., Miller AN; Illinois Natural History Survey at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign., Minnaert-Grote J; Illinois Natural History Survey at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign., Nash T; University of Wisconsin, in Madison., Oboyski P; Essig Museum of Entomology at the University of California, in Berkeley., Paul DL; Institute for Digital Information and Scientific Communication at Florida State University, in Tallahassee., Pearson KD; Department of Biological Science at Florida State University, in Tallahassee., Pentcheff ND; Research and Collections at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County., Roberts MA; William and Lynda Steere Herbarium at the New York Botanical Garden., Seltzer CE; National Geographic Society, in Washington, DC., Soltis PS; Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida, in Gainesville., Stephens R; Australian Museum, in Sydney, New South Wales., Sweeney PW; Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University, in New Haven, Connecticut., von Konrat M; Gantz Family Collections Center, Science and Education, at The Field Museum, in Chicago, Illinois., Wall A; Research and Collections at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County., Wetzer R; Research and Collections at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County., Zimmerman C; William and Lynda Steere Herbarium at the New York Botanical Garden., Mast AR; Department of Biological Science at Florida State University, in Tallahassee. |
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The digitization of biocollections is a critical task with direct implications for the global community who use the data for research and education. Recent innovations to involve citizen scientists in digitization increase awareness of the value of biodiversity specimens; advance science, technology, engineering, and math literacy; and build sustainability for digitization. In support of these activities, we launched the first global citizen-science event focused on the digitization of biodiversity specimens: Worldwide Engagement for Digitizing Biocollections (WeDigBio). During the inaugural 2015 event, 21 sites hosted events where citizen scientists transcribed specimen labels via online platforms (DigiVol, Les Herbonautes, Notes from Nature, the Smithsonian Institution's Transcription Center, and Symbiota). Many citizen scientists also contributed off-site. In total, thousands of citizen scientists around the world completed over 50,000 transcription tasks. Here, we present the process of organizing an international citizen-science event, an analysis of the event's effectiveness, and future directions-content now foundational to the growing WeDigBio event. |
