You may be interested in an initiative by PictureAustralia, a consortium of pictorial collections relating to Australia coordinated by the National Library of Australia. Individuals can contribute to PictureAustralia by loading images into two flickr groups. See http://www.pictureaustralia.org/news.html#flickrnews I am not sure if any institutions are using flickr to help identify photos _________________________ Kathryn Dan Manager and University Archivist Records and Archives Services Monash University Australia -----Original Message----- From: Archives & Archivists [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Smolen Sent: Saturday, 9 September 2006 5:44 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: flickr Has anyone used the web site FLICKR as a way to help identify unidentified photographs? It would seem like a nice way to interact with your constituents and learn more about your collections. David Smolen Special Collections Librarian New Hampshire Historical Society Phone: (603) 856-0643 Fax: (603) 224-0463 Email: [log in to unmask] http://nhhistory.library.net A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>