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The '''Community Data Science Collective (CDSC)''' is an interdisciplinary research group of faculty and students at five universities who study online communities and collaborative production. For more about our research, the institutions we're based at, and our current activities, see the [[Main Page|main page]].

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[[File:retreat_202510-photo_02-groupphoto-silly2.jpg|thumb|1741px|[[People|CDSC members]] at the CDSC group retreat in October 2025 in Seattle. Check out our other [[group photos]]!]]
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=== What makes the CDSC unique? ===

Our group operates with the same values of openness and collective peer production as the communities we study. This means we welcome anyone to join and participate in our group in whatever ways work best for them. As a result, the CDSC functions not only as a (somewhat dispersed) research lab but also as a collective of researchers and practitioners interested in peer production, online communities, and data science scholarship.

Unusually for the field, we often take an organizational-level approach to studying online communities.

=== Who is the CDSC for? How can you be involved? ===

There are a number of ways to be involved!
* If you're just interested in learning more or keeping up with our work, consider joining our Matrix channel ([[CommunityData:Matrix]]), [[Main Page#Follow_Us|following our blog or our social media]], or [[CommunityData:Workshop and Soft Block|attending a workshop]].
* If you're a prospective graduate student interested in joining one of our departments, take a look at [[CommunityData:Prospective students|these resources]] and consider [[People|reaching out to one of our faculty or core student members]] to learn more.
* If you're a community member or outside scholar, consider [[People#Faculty|reaching out to one of our faculty members]], [[CommunityData:Email|signing up for an email channel]], or choosing a "community member" role from our [[CommunityData:Roles|roles page]].
* If you're ready to regularly be part of the collective, visit our [[CommunityData:Roles|roles page]], select a participation role that works for you, and be a part of our work!

=== Important Links ===

* [[People]] (and [[CommunityData:Roles|Roles]])
* [https://blog.communitydata.science/ Blog]
* [[CommunityData:Resources|Resources]] (which will primarily be of use to current CDSC members)