[Web4lib] flickr

[Patricia F Anderson]

Hi, Heather,

Good question, and interesting thread. :)

I would have to say we are doing so, but *informally* and not truly for 
preservation. These are all quick snaps by yours truly around the library.

I'm sure you're already aware of the excellence of the University of 
Michigan Digital Library collections. It would be utterly ridiculous for 
me to try to replicate any part of their functions with my camera off in 
my little library. However, sometimes something needed isn't scanned yet, 
or isn't readily available online. Usually, we will get around to scanning 
it sooner or later. I use Flickr when the existing online digital 
libraries don't meet the information need (to the best of my knowledge). 
Sometimes, when answering a reference question, if I am building a small 
collection for the patron, I will include an image from one of the 
official digital libraries. When that happens, I try to link back to the 
original and/or its source. I figure this helps promote awareness of our 
collections!

Here are some examples of what I've been doing.

<http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosefirerising/collections/72157600001949538/>

<http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosefirerising/collections/72157600002004516/>

The Museum partnership is really using Flickr as a Web 2.0 community 
creation tool -- building a community of people interested in images from 
dental history. Here are those:

<http://www.flickr.com/groups/dentalhistory/pool/>

Very interesting, all!

  -- Patricia Anderson, pfa at umich.edu

On Fri, 1 Jun 2007, Heather Christenson wrote:

> I'd be interested to hear if anyone is using flickr to "curate" (select
> and capture) images, for digital library collections or for
> preservation.  Patricia-maybe you are doing that within your museum
> collection activities?  Or are you primarily using flickr as a
> collaboration and access tool for your own images?
>
> --Heather Christenson
> ___________________________
> Heather Christenson
> California Digital Library
> heather.christenson at ucop.edu
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
> [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Will Kurt
> Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 8:29 AM
> To: Patricia F Anderson; Raumin "Ray" Dehghan
> Cc: web4lib
> Subject: Re: [Web4lib] flickr
>
> 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-presentatio
> n-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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