ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions. ***************************************************************************** I agree with Nina here. Also, another point to consider is others may "liberate" images from collections and release them into the wild. There is a collection of over 6,000 Smithsonian Images on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/publicresourceorg/collections/72157600214199993/ I'm not saying this is right but it does show how quickly the landscape is changing as these sharing and social networking sites take hold. Jim Jim Spadaccini Ideum "ideas + media" 4895 1/2 Corrales Road Corrales, NM 87048 phone: 505-792-1110 fax: 505-792-1111 portfolio & blog: http://www.ideum.com museum blogs: http://www.museumblogs.org On Mar 26, 2008, at 11:24 AM, Nina Simon wrote: > ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology > Centers > Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related > institutions. > ***************************************************************************** > > The Library of Congress project is wonderful, especially because it > illustrates quite well the power of visitors to educate, add > personal stories, and breathe life into history. To me as a non- > history buff, the experience is WAY more engaging than that with > their standard digital archive. It's part of a larger Flickr > Commons initiative to bring public domain images into a social space. > > Lots more info and links on that project here: http://museumtwo.blogspot.com/2008/02/library-of-congress-rocks-flickr.html > > Nina > On Mar 26, 2008, at 8:58 AM, Mary Montgomery wrote: > >> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology >> Centers >> Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related >> institutions. >> ***************************************************************************** >> >> Some of you may know that the Library of Congress has been using >> Flickr >> lately in a test run. It was pretty neat, and viewers of the >> historical >> images were adding interesting information, and plenty of user- >> friendly >> tags to the images of African-American workers in shipyards during >> WWII. >> Alas, I don't have the link to the LC project handy, but it >> shouldn't be >> hard to find. >> >> Personally, I haven't used Picasa, but I did have my first run with >> Flikr lately and it worked like a charm. >> >> Mary Montgomery >> Museum of History & Industry, Seattle >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Informal Science Education Network >> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Katherine >> Morales >> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 8:52 PM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: Re: flickr vs picasa vs ? >> >> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology >> Centers Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and >> related >> institutions. >> ************************************************************************ >> ***** >> >> Hi, >> >> I personally used both and Flicker has a regular fee once you go over >> 200 pics vs. Picasa (which I use now) gives you a GB of space. Yahoo >> permits some image editing/special effects online, if you didn't do >> it >> before uploading. Both of those sites have utilities to permit bulk >> uploading and downsizing of the images. For the most part, those are >> the main differences. >> >> Katherine Morales >> >> On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 8:36 PM, Chris Lawrence >> <[log in to unmask]> >> wrote: >> >>> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology >>> Centers Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and >>> related institutions. >>> >>> ********************************************************************** >>> ******* >>> >>> Grace, >>> >>> I feel flickr is the way to go b/c it has a bigger audience, and >>> better social tagging tools. It is also very easy to use with a >>> strong >> >>> bulk uploader. There are already a number of museums and cultural >>> institutions using the site as a public space. >>> >>> Good luck, please post the link when you decide which avenue you >> choose! >>> >>> >>> Chris Lawrence >>> Senior Manager of Digital Learning >>> New York Hall of Science >>> (718) 699-0005 ext. 319 >>> Cell: (718) 757-0843 >>> [log in to unmask] >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mar 25, 2008, at 8:29 PM, grace manubay wrote: >>> >>>> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology >>>> Centers Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and >>>> related institutions. >>>> ******************************************************************** >>>> ** >>>> ******* >>>> >>>> >>>> greetings all - >>>> >>>> i am looking into a starting a free (or relatively inexpensive) >>>> photo database that is publicly accessible online. i've read about >>>> flickr and picasa (and i'm sure there are more out there), so if >>>> anyone has opinions about which is better to use, i'd appreciate >>>> the >> >>>> insight. >>>> >>>> many thanks, >>>> grace >>>> environmental educator >>>> washington, dc >>>> >>>> > > *********************************************************************** > For information about the Association of Science-Technology Centers > and the Informal Science Education Network please visit www.astc.org. > > Check out the latest case studies and reviews on ExhibitFiles at www.exhibitfiles.org > . > > The ISEN-ASTC-L email list is powered by LISTSERVR software from L- > Soft. 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