CITIZEN SCIENCE AS A COMPONENT OF OPEN SCIENCE: THE PLACE AND ROLE OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIES FOR KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE IN LITHUANIA AND UKRAINE
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.62405/osiconf.2026.51Keywords:
citizen science; academic libraries; Ukraine; Lithuania; Mykolas Romeris University; Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University.Abstract
Objective. To present the exchange of knowledge about citizen science as a component of open science, as well as to show the place and role of academic libraries in Lithuania and Ukraine. Methods. The research is based on the following methods: a) theoretical — generalization, b) empirical — comparison, c) prognostic - informative and d) systematization. Results. The study concerns the analysis of the practice of using citizen science as a component of open science and the formation of the experience of academic libraries in European countries, with the help of knowledge exchange in Lithuania and Ukraine. Conclusions. The result of the study determined: 1) the role of library of Mykolas Romeris University (Lithuania) in the formation of participatory practices as a contribution of citizens (non-scientists) to the creation of knowledge; 2) steps and recommendations for the implementation in Ukraine of the direction of citizen science as a strategy at the state and institutional level, as well as in planning the activities of the academic library through the implementation of international and European experience.
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