Just like us, the Library of Congress has a flickr account. Unfortunately for us, LoC has kicked our behinds when it comes to content. They have over three thousand photographs from their collections for all the world to view, admire, study, and best of all - use. The best part - the photos are from the first half of the twentieth century (1910s-1940s), which means that the copyright has expired. That means you can use these pictures any which way you’d like. Of course, make sure you still credit the photographer (if known). The flickr account also nicely compliments the American Memory Project that the LoC does.
Library of Congress flickr account
Thanks to Kelly for the link!
It’s Friday! Time for fun and procrastination!
Check out Librophiliac Love Letter: A Compendium of Beautiful Libraries for a journey around the world of amazing places with lots of books. Some people may argue that librarians would be the only ones interested in this, but look at the architecture and design in which the culture and history of civilization have been preserved by these libraries. It’s astonishing to be taken back in time with the classical European libraries or glimpse at the future with the modern American libraries.
Thanks Carrie for the link!
Looking for an image to spice up a class presentation? Say, perhaps a map of the 1924 Presidential election? A photo of the USS ARIZONA burning after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. December 7, 1941? Images of plants native to the Great Lakes region? An AIDS virus image? A photo of the Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site in Pennsylvania?
Believe it or not, your Federal Government may be of assistance! Go to U.S. Government Photos, Graphics, and Multimedia and select “U.S. Government Photos and Graphics.”
The University Library is a federal depository with many federal, state, local, and international documents on a variety of current and relevant issues available to you in print, microfiche, CD-ROM, and electronically. Come check out your government at the University Library!
Americans:
[1940-2006]
Edited by Kunsthalle Wien, Peter Weiermair, & Gerald Matt
Oversize TR644 .A48 2006
New Book Island, 2nd floor
Studying recent history is fun, but it’s even better when there are pictures. Today’s featured item is a collection of photographs from some of America’s most provocative and influential photographers. As the curator of the exhibition on which the book is based, Peter Weiermar writes that [the exhibition] “is about America, its social problems, its outsiders, its conflicts and processes in a half century from the mid 20th century until today.” The artists have captured daily life in the United States - not the glitz and glamor that you see on TV - kids playings in New York in the 1940s, the beat generation in the 1960s, and up to life in New Hampshire today. I find this collection to be interesting because it has been assembled by Europeans, people that have a perspective of the US different than our own.
Although some of you may be sad that the summer is ending (I am a little bit), I hope that you’re all glad to be back here in Whitewater. You’ve got your friends, your classes, and of course, you’ve got the Library. If you haven’t been here in a while, you should definitely come by and see what we’ve been up to. I’m sure that it doesn’t look exactly the same. For a sneak peek…
Check out our flickr account for more photos!
As yet another way to keep you connected with the Library, I am pleased to announce our flickr account! Flickr allows users to upload photos and share them with friends, family, or the whole world, depending on which level of security you choose.
While we haven’t figured out flickr’s full potential for the library, it’s still pretty nifty. Check it out and actually see what we have to offer.
