Library of Congress | 2010

When Geo Info Isn’t the Goal:Flickr Pilot Project at the

Library of Congress

Helena Zinkham

Prints & Photographs Division

Flickr Pilot Project Goals

DISCOVERY: Share photos from LC collections with people who enjoy images but might not visit the Library’s own Web site

ENGAGEMENT: Gain information about historical pictures, which are often incompletely identified when they reach LC

LEARNING: Build experience participating in Web communities

Germany Schaefer at Wash. Senators baseball game, 1911

Germany Schaefer at Wash. Senators baseball game, 1911

Views & Favorites

Tags in Many Languages

Then & Now: Notes on Images

Then & Now: Photo Pairs

Then & Now: Photo Pairs

Map Mashups

The Commons, in Flickr

Friends Group

Volunteer-based Applications

Budget

“PLACES” in Flickr

Word Tags

Geo Tags

Comments: Verify Info

Two-Way Links

Geo Tags

Map View

Geo Tagging “Group”

Portrait with Geo Tags

Corrected Data

Building Names and Dates

Building Names and Dates

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