Flickr for Libraries

for LibrariesNicole C. Engard

nengard@gmail.comhttp://web2learning.net

http://flickr.com/photos/nengard

Friday, April 16, 2010

What is Flickr• Photo sharing

• upload and share photos

• Photo cataloging

• add location metadata

• add tags

• add people

Pricing: Free

• Free account have limitations:• 100 MB monthly photo upload limit (10MB per)• 2 video uploads each month (90/s max, 150MB per)• Photostream views limited to the 200 most recent

images• Post any of your photos in up to 10 group pools• Only smaller (resized) images accessible (though the

originals are saved in case you upgrade later)

Pricing: Pro• Pro Accounts are $24.95/yr:

• Unlimited photo uploads (20MB per)• Unlimited video uploads (90/s max, 500mb per)• The ability to show HD Video• Unlimited storage & bandwidth• Archiving of high-resolution original images• The ability to replace a photo• Post any of your photos or videos in up to 60 groups• Ad-free browsing and sharing• View count and referrer statistics

Ordering Prints

• You can order prints through Flickr partners:

• Snapfish (www.snapfish.com)

• Can be done through Flickr itself

• QOOP (www.qoop.com/direct_upload/directUpload.php)

Signing Up• Very easy if you have a Yahoo! account

• Slightly longer process without a Yahoo! ID

Signing Up

• Log in with your Yahoo! account

• Choose a Flickr username

Account Setup

• Steps to set up your account are linked

Account Setup

• Simply follow the instructions on screen

Account Setup

• Note that you can skip steps (bottom right)

Account Setup

Add Friends Later

• If you find someone you want to follow you can add them by clicking to the right of their picture

• You can also find their content this way

Additional Settings• Click on your username in the top right to

see additional settings, including privacy

Navigating

• Your homepage will show your photos & your friends photos

Navigating• Menus across the top offer a wealth of

options

Navigating• Your photo page offers several options

Navigating• To the bottom right of

your photo you will find your metadata

• People

• Tags

• Camera

• Location

• DateFriday, April 16, 2010

Edit Photos in Flickr• Flickr has Picnik integration so you can edit

your photos by clicking the edit button above the image

Uploading Images• Images can be uploaded with various tools:

• Flickr website (link on right of home)

• Flickr Uploadr (download to desktop)

• flickr.com/tools/uploadr/

• Upload via email

• flickr.com/account/uploadbyemail

• Mobile AppsFriday, April 16, 2010

Add Metadata• Add people to your images by clicking on

the image and drawing a box on the person

Add Metadata

• Add Tags

• Add locations

Privacy & Licensing• License your

photos

• Decide who can see your photos

Find & Join Groups• Share your pictures with people with

similar interests to you

Librarian Groups• 365 Days Library Project

• flickr.com/groups/365libs/

• Libraries & Librarians

• flickr.com/groups/librariesandlibrarians/

• Read Posters

• flickr.com/groups/readposters/

• Search for more: flickr.com/search/groups/ Friday, April 16, 2010

Organize Your Photos• Flickr has Collections & Sets

• Collections are made up of Sets

Organize Others’ Photos• You can add favorite photos from others

into your own galleries

Share Collections• Flickr Commons

• “The key goals of The Commons on Flickr are to firstly show you hidden treasures in the world's public photography archives, and secondly to show how your input and knowledge can help make these collections even richer.”

• http://www.flickr.com/commons

Share Collections• Library of Congress

• flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/ • Smithsonian Institute

• flickr.com/photos/smithsonian/ • NY Public Library

• flickr.com/photos/nypl/ • More

• flickr.com/commons/institutions/

Do More w/ Flickr• Flickr API has been used to create all kinds

of applications

• Download your entire library & metadata

• Create a map with your data

• Bring Flickr into Facebook

• Find one for your photos

• http://www.flickr.com/services/

Do More w/ Flickr• Use the Flickr API to grab your photos from

Flickr and bring them into your website• flickr.com/services/api/

• Grab a Flickr Badge for your site/blog• flickr.com/badge.gne

• See what other’s have done:• http://accessceramics.org• http://mashups.web2learning.net• http://www.manchester.lib.nh.us

Do More w/ Flickr• Blog/Micro-Blog your pictures

• Found by clicking your username in the top right and then clicking ‘Extending Flickr’• flickr.com/account/blogs/

Find Legal Photos• Find photos under the Creative Commons

License for enhancing your signs• flickr.com/creativecommons/

Organizr• Flickr Organizr lets you edit photo data in

batches• flickr.com/photos/organize/

Your Stuff

• See your photos in multiple ways

• Your Map

• Your Stats

• Your Tags

• Even Photos of You

Archives• Looking for a picture from last holiday

season? Use your Archive (linked under ‘You’ and above your ‘Photostream’)

Learn More• Flickr FAQ: flickr.com/help/faq/

• Flickr Forums: flickr.com/help/forum/

• Flickr Presentations: slideshare.net/search/slideshow?q=flickr+libraries&type=presentations

• Flickr + Libraries:alatechsource.org/blog/2006/07/flickr-libraries-scary-scary-scary-to-some-folks.html

Thank You!!Nicole C. Engard

nengard@gmail.comhttp://flickr.com/photos/nengard Slides: http://web2learning.net >

Publications & Presentations Friday, April 16, 2010

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Technology

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Flickr and Digital Image Collections @ Your Library Jason Clark Bonnie Mccallum Montana State University Libraries jason/talks.php.

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ACURIL The Magic of Flickr and Flickr Commons

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