Determining users’ motivations to participate in online community archives: A preliminary study of Documenting Ferguson
Item
Title
Determining users’ motivations to participate in online community archives: A preliminary study of Documenting Ferguson
Creator
Atiso, K.; Freeland, C.
Publisher
WILEY
Date
2015
Language
English
Identifier
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.2015.1450520100106
Abstract
The shooting death of teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, spurred an immediate national and international response in the fall of 2014. Washington University Libraries in St. Louis, Missouri, established the Documenting Ferguson web archive to gather digital media documenting local protests and demonstrations as captured by community members in order to archive the materials for future research and scholarly use. This preliminary study identified the factors that motivated participants to contribute content to the Documenting Ferguson online community archive, uncovering themes of altruism, reciprocity, and personal development.
Bibliographic Citation
Freeland, C., & Atiso, K. (2015). Determining users' motivations to participate in online community archives: A preliminary study of documenting ferguson. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 52(1), 1-4
Collection
Citation
Atiso, K.; Freeland, C., “Determining users’ motivations to participate in online community archives: A preliminary study of Documenting Ferguson,” CSIRSpace, accessed October 18, 2024, http://cspace.csirgh.com/items/show/2301.