Tag: citizen archivist
Since joining the Flickr Commons, several users have wowed us with their insightful comments and tags on our photos. After highlighting the work of TVL1970 a few months ago, we’ve interviewed another avid Flickr contributor. Penny Richards of Redondo Beach, CA, better known to Flickr users as Pennylrichardsca, has contributed tags, comments, and even shared [...]
Posted by Mary (admin) on March 31, 2011, under Miscellaneous, Online Research, Photographs, Social Media (Web 2.0).
Tags: citizen archivist, Flickr, Photographs, Research, social media, tagging, technology
Comments: 6
The National Archives’ photostream on Flickr has been a popular place for our users to view, comment, and discuss photos in our collection since June 2009. We recently hit 2 million views on our photos on Flickr. As we’ve seen the activity on our photostream grow (especially after joining the Flickr Commons in February 2010), [...]
Posted by Mary (admin) on January 25, 2011, under Miscellaneous, Research.
Tags: citizen archivist, crowdsourcing, DOCUMERICA, Flickr, Photographs, preservation, social media, tagging, technology
Comments: 7
The National Archives is planning to launch a public wiki that will allow users to participate on our website. We need your help in developing an “Archives Wiki.” This project will be similar to the UK Archives’ “Your Archives.” Check out this wiki and let us know what you think you would want in your [...]
Posted by Meredith Stewart on April 26, 2010, under DC-area Researchers, Open Government, Research, Social Media (Web 2.0).
Tags: citizen archivist, open government, wiki
Comments: 7
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