The messiness and orderliness of data-making in biodiversity citizen science

Authors

  • Olle Sköld Department of ALM, Uppsala University, Sweden

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/njlis.v5i1.153001

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Published

2025-01-27

How to Cite

Sköld, O. (2025). The messiness and orderliness of data-making in biodiversity citizen science. Nordic Journal of Library and Information Studies, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.7146/njlis.v5i1.153001