Download - Flickr for Libraries
for LibrariesNicole C. Engard
[email protected]://web2learning.net
http://flickr.com/photos/nengard
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What is Flickr• Photo sharing
• upload and share photos
• Photo cataloging
• add location metadata
• add tags
• add people
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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)
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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
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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)
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Signing Up• Very easy if you have a Yahoo! account
• Slightly longer process without a Yahoo! ID
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Signing Up
• Log in with your Yahoo! account
• Choose a Flickr username
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Account Setup
• Steps to set up your account are linked
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Account Setup
• Simply follow the instructions on screen
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Account Setup
• Simply follow the instructions on screen
• Note that you can skip steps (bottom right)
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Account Setup
• Simply follow the instructions on screen
Friday, April 16, 2010
Account Setup
• Simply follow the instructions on screen
Friday, April 16, 2010
Account Setup
• Simply follow the instructions on screen
Friday, April 16, 2010
Account Setup
• Simply follow the instructions on screen
Friday, April 16, 2010
Account Setup
• Simply follow the instructions on screen
Friday, April 16, 2010
Account Setup
• Simply follow the instructions on screen
Friday, April 16, 2010
Account Setup
• Simply follow the instructions on screen
Friday, April 16, 2010
Account Setup
• Simply follow the instructions on screen
Friday, April 16, 2010
Account Setup
• Simply follow the instructions on screen
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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
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Additional Settings• Click on your username in the top right to
see additional settings, including privacy
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Navigating
• Your homepage will show your photos & your friends photos
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Navigating• Menus across the top offer a wealth of
options
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Navigating• Your photo page offers several options
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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
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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
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Add Metadata
• Add Tags
• Add locations
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Privacy & Licensing• License your
photos
• Decide who can see your photos
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Find & Join Groups• Share your pictures with people with
similar interests to you
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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
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Organize Others’ Photos• You can add favorite photos from others
into your own galleries
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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
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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/
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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/
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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
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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/
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Find Legal Photos• Find photos under the Creative Commons
License for enhancing your signs• flickr.com/creativecommons/
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Organizr• Flickr Organizr lets you edit photo data in
batches• flickr.com/photos/organize/
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Your Stuff
• See your photos in multiple ways
• Your Map
• Your Stats
• Your Tags
• Even Photos of You
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Archives• Looking for a picture from last holiday
season? Use your Archive (linked under ‘You’ and above your ‘Photostream’)
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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
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Thank You!!Nicole C. Engard
[email protected]://flickr.com/photos/nengard Slides: http://web2learning.net >
Publications & Presentations Friday, April 16, 2010