Digital libraries and crowdsourcing /

Instead of outsourcing tasks to providers using labor-intensive countries, libraries around the world increasingly appeal to the crowds of Internet users, making their relationship with users more collaborative . These internet users can be volunteers or paid, work consciously, unconsciously or in t...

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Main Author: Andro, Mathieu (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London, UK : Hoboken, NJ : ISTE, Ltd. ; John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2018.
Series:Digital tools and uses set ; volume 5.
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Table of Contents:
  • A Conceptual Introduction to the Concept of Crowdsourcing in Libraries: A New Paradigm?
  • Overview of Several Crowdsourcing Projects Applied to the Digitization of Libraries
  • Overview and Keys to Success
  • Conclusion.