Photo Sharing

Virtual visiting

Yukon College Library

http://www.flickr.com/photos/yc_library/

Moving a library

• Great way to keep track of what a library looks like in order to re-assemble after a move, such as for a re-carpeting or hosting a major sporting event
  • For re-assembly purposes
  • For insurance purposes
• Provide access to all the people involved
  • Members of the Host Society for the sporting event
  • Landlords, local government
  • Senior management of the institution
  • Employees in the library
• Easy way to keep track of where the photos are available
  • For example, on the Sunday night before we opened only one staff member was available for the moving staff and the movers didn't understand how to re-assemble the magazine display area.  Pulling up the photos off flickr, the librarian was able to explain the assembly process

Seeing a far-away library

• For prospective students to...

  • Help make their decision about which institution to attend
  • See what their future educational institution looks like, particularly if they have to make their decision to attend without being able to visit the campus

• For prospective employees to...

  •  See if it's the kind of physical working environment that they would like
  • Prepare for interview questions 

• For librarians elsewhere to...

  • Consider new ways to organize their library
  • Compare ways of delivering services, such as library instruction
  • Compare ways of considering traffic flow without having to move their own library

• For the public to...

  • See parts of a campus they wouldn't normally see
  • See what the campus will be like before attending a conference, for example
  • Learn more about their local community
  • Learn more about the cultural aspects of the community in which the library resides since many cultural artifacts, art, and pictures end up in display in libraries

Documenting the History

• Libraries and their layout evolve

  • Particularly as a result in the explosive increase in computer usage and provision
  • What did the library look like before computers were introduced?
  • How has the decrease in the size of computers allowed for a change in spacing requirements?
  • Show building planners where electrical and Internet connections need to be provided

• Humanize the library staff

  • Show pictures from fun celebrations, such as Halloween
  • Show pictures of current and, especially, new staff
  • Great to link from blog

Beautify your Blog or Web Page

• Use images to add visual appeal: http://weblogs.elearning.ubc.ca/psychresources/
• Use advanced search in flickr for photos, screenshots or other pictures that you can reuse under Creative Commons licensing
• Rather than upload a copy of the photo to your blog or web page, you can simply copy HTML from flickr that will then display the photo on your site
• Remember to give credit where credit is due:  easiest way is link back to the photographer (example)
• If you have a digital camera, why not use your own photos?

Further Reading

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