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A Literature Review of Citizen Science Rich Leopold 11/12/2014 Citizen science is the collaboration of the scientific community directing volunteers in data collection efforts. In a citizen science program the scientist maintains a leadership position and directs all actions according to the scientific need. Citizen science relies on the individual’s, or groups, motivation to perform the required tasks. Citizen science programs are generally focused around data gathering. The volunteers must be trained in sound scientific practices in order to ensure the highest quality data possible. These programs allow for the scientific community to harvest larger quantities of data and allow the volunteers to become active members in the scientific community. Citizen science is not a new concept. There have been historic instances of large groups of volunteers participating in scientific data collection, such as the National Audubon Society annual Christmas bird count in 1900 (Bonney, Cooper, Dickinson, Kelling, Phillips, Rosenberg, Shirk, 2009, p. 977). The Cornell Lab of Ornithology has a citizen science program, which has been in operation since 1966. Each year over 200,000 citizen scientists contribute to ongoing research each year. Over 60 research papers, since 1997, have been published, using results derived from data received from participants in various programs (Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 2014). 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