http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowdsourcing
As ever, trusty Wikipedia has an answer. New one on me too.
Talat
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-----Original Message-----
From: Repositories discussion list
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Fred Riley
Sent: 06 August 2008 12:59
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Repository definition
> We are keen to have a discussion about defining repositories
> to feed into JISC work on repositories architecture and our
> review of Heery's and Powell's 2006 repositories road map
> report. To manage this discussion we are trying out a new
> site called ideascale which is designed to crowdsource ideas.
Sorry, that's a new verb on me, "to crowdsource". Could you explain its
meaning, please? Ta.
Cheers
Fred
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