1. Using Flickr @ Reading Public Library
Andrea Mercado
Reference & Techie Librarian
Reading Public Library

2. Why use Flickr? Even the free account is good stuff
Pro account isn’t too pricey
Accessible via the web from just about anywhere
Easy and fun to use
Everyone else is doing it
Experience with the concept of social networking
Experience with folksonomies and tagging

3. What we’re doing with Flickr now
Online photo storage & management
Easy upload, sort, & detail editing
The joy of tags
Internal sharing
Public vs. Private
Easy photo posting on web site
Prefab HTML coding
Teaching patrons to use the service
Account set up in July 2005
Most photos are uploaded marked “Private” to begin with, then marked “Public” when permission is granted, or when the details of a photo are all filled in.

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6. Ideas for Flickr in the future
Slideshows at conferences & library events
Photo “blogging” through Flickr
Potential online collections (it’s not just for photos!)
Social networking with libraries/librarians
Flickr Badge for home page
Possibilities for all sorts of fun
Photo blogging: especially for summer Teen program

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10. Policy Fun Permission & privacy Collection development
Guidelines for social networking participation
Process madness
We’re still figuring it all out

11. More information & contact
“Get Flickr-tastic!” WebJunction article:
Download this presentation & “Putting Your Images on the Web Using Flickr” Reading Public Library class handout
Contact me: Andrea Mercado Reference & Techie Librarian Reading Public Library
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