Flickr

Flickr through your photos



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Flickr is the perfect photo album to keep popular and special library images all together. Libraries can use Flickr as a collective space. Instead of having library pictures sitting on computer hard drives, it is much better to store them online. The best thing about Flickr, is that it is easy to upload images and to share photos online. It is just important to remember to tag the photos so that people can find them easily. Libraries can also upload videos.

Libraries can promote their library too. Apart from promoting libraries, other images can also be uploaded and be shared. It is important to note, that some images cannot be uploaded or be shared due to copyright restrictions. It is always good to ask the author's permission to publish an image online. Flickr provides a few options on how people can share images with other people, e.g. via email, blog or URL. Here are some Flickr images taken of famous libraries around the world.   



Library Delft, Netherlands



Seattle Public Library



New York Public Library



Seatle Public Library

Seatle Public Library



Sequim Library (North Olympic Library System) - Sequim, WA

Library of Congress

References

Branger, P. (n.d.) Library Delft, Netherlands [Image]. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/22794096@N04/5335559451/

Bravo. (2006) New York Public Library [Image]. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/an_untrained_eye/1222063706/

deVos. (n.d.). Seattle Public Library of Rem Koolhaas [Image]. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/devos/96390046/

Ferrari, A. (2009). Comfy reading area at the Sequim Library (North Olympic Library System) - Sequim, WA [Image]. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/wsl-libdev/3843216775/

Sandcastlematt. (2006). The library of congress: Look something up, or just look up [Image]. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandcastlematt/311693454/

Surrealise. (2009). Library from another dimension [Image]. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/surrealize/3366780929/

Vsz’photostream. (2005). The mixing chamber [Image]. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/vs/30900065/

YouTube

YouTube is fun!

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Witout a doubt, YouTube can assist with promoting libraries. It is worthwhile to create a video of the library and to promote the services on YouTube. YouTube provides the opportunity for libraries to easily promote their services, plus it is fun to do! According to Webb (2007, p. 355), "The advantages to using this software to promote your library are amazing. YouTube has a feature that allows you to add a video to a blog, or it allows you to send video to a cell phone, providing easy access to guides anywhere".  What is more, patrons can be notified when new library videos are created or uploaded.

Most importantly, librarians can train their staff and library patrons how to effectively and efficiently  make use of Web 2.0 technologies.  Seeing that YouTube videos are easy to download and to embed within PowerPoint presentations; it would also be straightforward to promote Web 2.0 in library workshops and courses.  YouTube has a wide variety of educational and training videos to pick from. For example the following Web 2.0 video provides a quick overview how Web 2.0 all started.

Reference

Webb, P. (2007). YouTube and libraries: It could be a beautiful relationship. Retrieved from http://crln.acrl.org/content/68/6/354.full.pdf