A framework for defining and describing key design features of virtual citizen science projects

ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 623-625

  Reed, Jason ^a   Rodriguez, Whitney ^a   Rickhoff, Angelique ^a  

^a ADLER PLANETARIUM   (United States)

Author keywords

functionality; taxonomy; usability; virtual citizen science; Zooniverse

Indexed keywords

CITIZEN SCIENCE; CLASSIFICATION SCHEME; CORE FEATURES; DESIGN FEATURES; FUNCTIONALITY; INDEPENDENT SET; PILOT STUDIES; USABILITY; VIRTUAL CITIZEN SCIENCE; WEB BASED PLATFORM; ZOONIVERSE;

RESEARCH; TAXONOMIES; USABILITY ENGINEERING; WEBSITES;

DESIGN;

EID: 84857664589     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/2132176.2132314     Document Type: Conference Paper

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