June 29, 2017
nrooney, « Group 2 | The Benefits for Funding Bodies , Content Owners, Schools, Institutions and Volunteers », Participatory Engagement in Digital Humanities, ID : 10670/1.5njt7o
Funding bodies Projects that gain participation from the public are also projects that attract publicity - and therefore funding bodies Centenaries / anniversaries provide media coverage Content/story owners/originators Benefit from the anniversary program, or access to materials previously unavailable - eg. census data, government records, gives voice to those who previously were unheard Resources - gives a global platform to story owners School, educational institutes ...