Flickr

Flickr is really interesting, a great pictorial resource harnessing the photographic power of the people. This is more than voyeurism and exhibitionism. It provides searchable images that can satisfy very particular reference inquiries. For example, I was interested in images of an old childhood holiday location, and easily found shots of the exact location. Its '6 degrees of seperation' kind of stuff. But obviously Libraries have seen the potential of the Flickr platform to generate collections sourced directly from the public. This is collaborative collecting, and builds upon the spirit of donation that has made our own collection so strong and representative.

1st post

I guess you gotta start somewhere...more to come (hopefully)
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