Crowdsourcing and Engaging Users

This presentation shares the thinking I’ve been using to frame some of my recent work: relating to crowdsourcing and engaging users in transcription of digitally archival material and communities of practice on Wikipedia. With this Prezi, I delivered an information briefing to decision-makers at Smithsonian Institution (SI) in mid-March. This is an on-going, work-in-progress situation that seems to offers great opportunities to improve upon and expand crowdsourcing in exciting ways at SI.

I’d like to take up the call to “show my work” and commit more clearly to open data and open cultural data, which would include sharing steps on how to get to conclusions.Please get in touch if you have thoughts or feedback on these guiding principles – or the tools I’ve discussed.