Résumés
Abstract
Citizen Science (CS) is an approach to scientific work and part of the Open Science movement. This study aims to analyse the perception of the librarians about their participation in the aBEIRAr project, which is a CS partnership for the valorisation of the territory developed in the Intermunicipal Network of Libraries of Beiras and Serra da Estrela (RIBBSE) in Portugal. The methodology comprised a literature review, and the case study includes an interview and a survey. Of the results obtained, the following stand out: the libraries are the driving forces behind the aBEIRAr project; they choose the themes, organise and dynamize the activities in their local communities, and establish various partnerships with the mediation of the project's scientific coordination; the level of satisfaction of the librarians in this project is very satisfactory; in the libraries, after carrying out the aBEIRAr project, the number of participants in other face-to-face activities and the interaction on their social network profiles increased; librarians consider that CS can bring to public libraries and their users participative scientific knowledge. The data provides valuable insights into the possibilities and challenges associated with executing CS projects in collaboration with public libraries. These findings contribute to the ongoing discussion about the role of libraries as essential community centers.
Keywords:
- Citizen Science,
- Public Libraries,
- Intermunicipal Library Network of Beiras and Serra da Estrela,
- aBEIRAr Project
Résumé
La science citoyenne (SC) est une approche du travail scientifique qui s'inscrit dans le mouvement de la science ouverte. Cette étude vise à analyser la perception des bibliothécaires quant à leur participation au projet aBEIRAr, qui est un partenariat de SC pour la valorisation du territoire développé dans le Réseau Intermunicipal des Bibliothèques de Beiras et Serra da Estrela (RIBBSE) au Portugal. La méthodologie comprend une analyse documentaire et l'étude de cas comprend un entretien et une enquête. Parmi les résultats obtenus, les suivants se distinguent : les bibliothèques sont les forces motrices du projet aBEIRAr ; elles choisissent les thèmes, organisent et dynamisent les activités dans leurs communautés locales, et établissent divers partenariats avec la médiation de la coordination scientifique du projet ; le niveau de satisfaction des bibliothécaires dans ce projet est très satisfaisant ; dans les bibliothèques, après avoir réalisé le projet aBEIRAr, le nombre de participants à d'autres activités en face-à-face et l'interaction sur leurs profils de réseaux sociaux ont augmenté ; les bibliothécaires considèrent que la SC peut apporter aux bibliothèques publiques et à leurs utilisateurs des connaissances scientifiques participatives. Les données fournissent des indications précieuses sur les possibilités et les défis associés à l'exécution de projets de SC en collaboration avec les bibliothèques publiques. Ces résultats contribuent à la discussion en cours sur le rôle des bibliothèques en tant que centres communautaires essentiels.
Mots-clés :
- Science Citoyenne,
- Bibliothèques publiques,
- Réseau Intercommunal de bibliothèques de Beiras et Serra da Estrela,
- Projet aBEIRAr
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Biographical notes
Filipa Alexandra Santos Pimentel has a master’s degree in Information Science. She completed internships in a public library and a university library and works as a librarian at company “História e Memória” working on a project at the “Maria Natércia Ruivo Municipal Library in Almeida
Liliana Isabel Esteves Gomes holds a Master’s and a PhD in Information Science. She is Professor at the University of Coimbra in the three cycles of studies and coordinator of internships in Information Science. She is an integrated researcher at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies of the University of Coimbra and a member of the Spain-Portugal chapter of the International Society for Knowledge Organization.
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