Cheryl Cohen
Director of Online Communities
Kennedy Krieger Institute
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Why crowdsourcing is not just for Wikipedia
Crowdsourcing allows volunteers to become citizen scientists, archivists and journalists. Ventures such as the Interactive Autism Network can harness their power to advance autism research, say Paul Law and Cheryl Cohen.

Why crowdsourcing is not just for Wikipedia
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