[Web4lib] flickr

[Will Kurt]

Something that I didn't think of until I saw Patricia's response 
mentioning copyright: Working in a commercial environment we have to 
be very strict with copyright (since almost nothing falls under 'fair 
use' for us).  In the advanced search feature there is a nice option 
for setting your creative commons search preferences.

This has been really nice when users or the library need 
illustrations or images to go with a presentation.

In many instances where the image will be widely publicized I still 
contact the flickr user to verify the license specified, but being 
able to quickly sort through Creative Commons images licensed for 
commercial use is very helpful.

--Will

At 10:55 AM 6/1/2007, Patricia F Anderson wrote:
>I am using Flickr in a variety of ways to support my library work.
>
>  - answering reference questions
>  - putting screenshots in blog entries and tutorials
>  - communicating about needed book repairs & facilities issues
>  - documenting dialogue and concepts at staff meetings
>  - partnering on creating an image collection with a local museum
>  - quickly sharing page images from fragile items with researchers
>
>Please note, for using Flickr as a replacement for photocopying 
>page, we are careful to observe copyright restrictions and guidelines.
>
>Here is a presentation I did showing a few ways we are using Flickr 
>(as well as other Web 2.0 tools):
>
><http://www.slideshare.net/umhealthscienceslibraries/web-20-presentation-tools-resources-flickr-slideshare-zoho-show-more/>
>
>  -- Patricia Anderson, pfa at umich.edu
>
>On Fri, 1 Jun 2007, Raumin "Ray" Dehghan wrote:
>
>>Colleagues:
>>
>>  I was inquiring as to any advantages and disadvantages in any library's
>>experiences with Flickr - it would be appreciated.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Raumin "Ray" Dehghan
>>West Chicago Public Library
>>West Chicago, Illinois
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