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OSU first university to join Flickr Commons
OSU archives of Flickr Commons look to tell the story of conservation and forestry prevalent to Oregon's 150 year history
Issue date: 2/17/09 Section: News
Making its debut from the Pacific Northwest, Oregon State University joins a mix of international institutions in a new project on Flickr called The Commons.
OSU is the first university to join. Coinciding with Oregon's 150th birthday, OSU launched 117 images from the Gerald W. Williams collection on Feb. 14.
The selection is looking back at the Civilian Conservation Corps with focus on OSU's history of conservation and forestry. The collection tells a story of forestry, geology, environmentalism and the people that have inhabited and worked Oregon's land.
The OSU archives have many more images of culture, natural resources and history, which will be uploaded in the coming months. According to Tiah Edmunson-Morton, the woman in charge of the archives on The Commons, the archives possess 450,000 photos and are hoping to get as many available to the public as possible.
"The main focus of this project is to encourage people to interact and explore these historical images," Edmunson-Morton explained. There has been great interest on the site with almost 200 views in two days. It is history OSU is proud to celebrate and is hoping everyone else will be too.
The Commons was launched on Jan. 16, 2008, when it released its first project in partnership with the Library of Congress. The overwhelmingly positive response to the project has lead to collections from 21 museums, public libraries and other cultural heritage institutions from all over the world. Its main objectives are to increase access to publicly held photography collections and provide a way for the general public to contribute information and knowledge.
Anyone can check out the Flickr website and explore the OSU Archives in The Commons, but must be a member to comment and communicate. Flickr is a free online photo management and sharing application that is now run by Yahoo.
The official launch celebration of OSU joining the Flickr Commons was held yesterday in the Autzen classroom on the 2nd floor of the Valley Library.
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OSU is the first university to join. Coinciding with Oregon's 150th birthday, OSU launched 117 images from the Gerald W. Williams collection on Feb. 14.
The selection is looking back at the Civilian Conservation Corps with focus on OSU's history of conservation and forestry. The collection tells a story of forestry, geology, environmentalism and the people that have inhabited and worked Oregon's land.
The OSU archives have many more images of culture, natural resources and history, which will be uploaded in the coming months. According to Tiah Edmunson-Morton, the woman in charge of the archives on The Commons, the archives possess 450,000 photos and are hoping to get as many available to the public as possible.
"The main focus of this project is to encourage people to interact and explore these historical images," Edmunson-Morton explained. There has been great interest on the site with almost 200 views in two days. It is history OSU is proud to celebrate and is hoping everyone else will be too.
The Commons was launched on Jan. 16, 2008, when it released its first project in partnership with the Library of Congress. The overwhelmingly positive response to the project has lead to collections from 21 museums, public libraries and other cultural heritage institutions from all over the world. Its main objectives are to increase access to publicly held photography collections and provide a way for the general public to contribute information and knowledge.
Anyone can check out the Flickr website and explore the OSU Archives in The Commons, but must be a member to comment and communicate. Flickr is a free online photo management and sharing application that is now run by Yahoo.
The official launch celebration of OSU joining the Flickr Commons was held yesterday in the Autzen classroom on the 2nd floor of the Valley Library.
news@dailybarometer.com, 737-2231
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