InformalScience is growing from an online repository of information, research and evaluations about informal learning into a knowledge network built around people, projects and ideas. The site is designed to support researchers, practitioners and others involved in the field of informal science education and learning. Funded by the National Science Foundation and sponsored by UPCLOSE, our goals are to increase knowledge sharing, communication and collaboration within this emerging field.

Key Features
• Contains a growing, searchable database of relevant references, projects, people, discussions, events and resources contributed by the community
• Connects you to researchers and practitioners with similar interests in the fields of informal science education and informal learning
• Allows you to bookmark, follow, comment and tag content in order to build your research library and connections in the field
• Enables you to start and join collaborative discussion groups with your peers on projects and subjects of interest