Field guides readers use the field guides via:

• access to useful materials, especially those created to serve projects that will likely be needed again (and where continued access is likely to be unassured).
• orientation to existing work for those who become interested or who would like to identify collaborators for projects.
• commentary / feedback.

Field guides contributors:

• contribute materials to field guides.
• make connections between contents in field guides, and incorporate comments into new learning modules.
• report back on how field guides is being used.

Field guides editors

• build infrastructure for adding to field guides components.
• analyze and add to descriptive metadata on field guides components, and use it (along with log data) to guides the development of further learning modules.
• respond to comments and requests.