Flickr in Libraries

Michael Porter

http://flickr.com/photos/libraryman/

An overview of how to use, then more on flickr groups.

Libraries and Librarians flickr group

Over 5,500 images

More than 950 members on six continents

Tags

Discussion threads

Flickr/Google Maps Mash-Up:

Lluisa Nunez

Librarian and Faculty Member

Universitat de Barcelona

http://flickr.com/photos/lluisanunez

(Streaming media of her info on Flickr)

Tagging the collection of photos

Geotagging with lat/long coordinates

Geotagging Flickr (flickr group)

Russell Sayers in Flickr

Commenting

One simple search, many collections

Tony Boston

Assitant Director

General Resource Sharing

Australia’s National Library

Picture Australia project

Partnership with yahoo and flickr

Taking the library into the user space

Purposes of project

• Increase number of contemporary images in Picture Australia
• To engage with new audiences

Fiona Hooton

Manager

Picture Australia

National Library of Australia

www.pictureaustralia.org

Cultural agencies, digital collections, collaboration

Past and present images, digital items from private collections…