Library Guides: Citizen Science Research Guide: Home

Welcome!

Welcome to the MSU Library Citizen Science Research Guide. This guide provides a variety of resources for students and faculty including article databases, journals, government information, and websites. Comments and suggestions are welcome.

If you need help, please use the Chat with Us box to chat with a librarian or the Contact Us box to email the library or schedule an appointment with a librarian.

What is Citizen Science?

CITIZEN SCIENCE is the practice of public participation and collaboration in scientific research to increase scientific knowledge. Through citizen science, people share and contribute to data monitoring and collection programs.

MSU Campus Resources

MSU Citizen Science Network
Learn about participating in citizen science projects from MSU, around Montana or across the nation.
University bioQuest
MSU is participating in a BioQuest Challenge and competing against other universities around the world to collect as many sightings of local wildlife, including wild animals, plants, and fungi, as we can. You can play from campus, home, or anywhere around the Bozeman area. Registration is free and sightings are collected throughout the year, so be sure to keep an eye out for new wildlife going into the summer months.

Search for the team “Montana State University” in the app and request to join our quest – our team’s password is “montana”.