@inproceedings{8e634f45349b4c87a259ce33c12f94bb,
title = "eBirding: Technology adoption and the transformation of leisure into science",
abstract = "The decreasing cost of technology and Internet access has resulted in increasingly large-scale scientific research projects that rely on technology-mediated public participation. This poster takes a process theory perspective to discuss how technology adoption in a citizen science project influences participation and thereby scientific outcomes. The case study finds that some birders change their established practices upon adopting eBird, an online checklist program for bird observations, because the additional effort supports individual satisfaction and community recognition. This dramatically increases the value of the data for research, promoting improved scientific outcomes.",
keywords = "Birding, Citizen science, Cyber infrastructure, eBird, Technology adoption",
author = "Andrea Wiggins",
note = "Copyright: Copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.; 6th Annual Conference on 2011 iConference: Inspiration, Integrity, and Intrepidity, iConference 2011 ; Conference date: 08-02-2011 Through 11-02-2011",
year = "2011",
doi = "10.1145/1940761.1940910",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9781450301213",
series = "ACM International Conference Proceeding Series",
pages = "798--799",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 2011 iConference",
}