Arizona State University

Arizona State University (ASU) - along with SciStarter, Arizona State Library, the National Informal STEM Education Network (NISE Net), and additional library and science museum partners - will enhance and scale libraries' capacity to serve their communities' growing need for experience, knowledge, and skills in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) domains by expanding field-tested citizen science kits and resources to engage more patrons in the field. The project leverages SciStarter, a web platform connecting thousands of project scientists with millions of citizen scientists, to address known critical barriers in citizen science infrastructure, including lack of project awareness and access to the proper instruments, which prohibits sustained participation in citizen science. The goal is to mature, scale, and sustain the citizen science work started in Arizona while engaging participants from diverse backgrounds to make a national impact on libraries supporting citizen science.