The document discusses how Flickr can be used by cultural and heritage sectors to share digitized photos and artifacts. It highlights how organizations like the Library of Congress and National Maritime Museum are making collections available on Flickr under open licenses. The document also explores how the social features of Flickr like tagging, commenting, and photo pools can help describe, contextualize, and aggregate digital collections while facilitating participation and serendipitous discovery.

1. flickr for the cultural & heritage sectors
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2. This is the most famous
photo in the Library of
Congress archive
They’ve just made the
digitised version freely
available on Flickr through...
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3. r ib e
e ve r yo ne is in v ite d to de sc e lp
s&h
h idde n ph o to t re a su re e r
m a k e th em e ve n r ich
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4. Social media provides an architecture for participation -
not just a new channel for more of the same
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5. plenty of space on Flickr...
unlimited uploads & storage with a “pro” account
http://www.flickr.com/photos/timcaynes/2459592659/
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6. we a re
w h at we
sh a re ;-)
a photo set on Flickr
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7. “best bonnet
in show”
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8. If this is your niche, think about
how your work can be articulated
Norman re-enactors leaving through his net work
the field of ‘battle’
http://www.flickr.com/photos/e_phots/2771314275/
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9. a group photo pool
on Flickr
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10. Eng l i sh H e r i t ag e
p
s t a r te d t hi s gro u
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12. tagging to describe
digital objects
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13. make your own unique tag &
make it a hook for aggregating
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14. write down 3 tags to describe this photo
1. ...............
2. ...............
3. ...............
http://www.flickr.com/photos/simonbarrow/2358602801/
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15. Sharing photos in
support of a campaign
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bridgetmckenz/2291345212
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16. Taken yesterday ;-)
another pretty photo licensed
under Creative Commons
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mexicanwave/3582606483/
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17. Creative Commons licenses are
an alternative to full copyright
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18. back to...
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19. No known copyright
The NMM joined Flickr Commons on 17
September 2008, inviting the public to
help describe a selection of our historic
photographs. All images on The
Commons are marked as ‘no known
copyright restrictions’. This means that
the NMM is unaware of any current
copyright restrictions on the
photographs, either because the NMM
owns the copyright, or the term of
copyright has expired, or because no
evidence has been found that
copyright restrictions apply.
National Maritime Museum
on Flickr
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21. a pretty slide before I make
a point about serendipity...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ndr wfgg/140411433/
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22. ColleenM shared
photographs she
took on a trip to
Ireland in 1972
Some triggered
stories from the
Flickr community
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23. posted to the “Barnstaple (and area)” group 23

24. Thanks for listening... now
what do you think?
Steve Bridger
@stevebridger
mexicanwave@gmail.com
More info on The Commons at:
www.flickr.com/commons/register/
www.flickr.com/groups/flickrcommons/
www.indicommons.org
http://www.flickr.com/photos/11444813@N03/2762507136/
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