According to a recent posting on the Library of Congress Blog,
"Out of some 14 million prints, photographs and other visual materials at the Library of Congress, more than 3,000 photos from two of our most popular collections are being made available on our new Flickr page, to include only images for which no copyright restrictions are known to exist. The real magic comes when the power of the Flickr community takes over. We want people to tag, comment and make notes on the images, just like any other Flickr photo, which will benefit not only the community but also the collections themselves. "
There are some photos taken at the Willow Run Plant where transport planes were made during World War II. What is so unique about this project is that viewers have already posted comments as well as notes on so many photos.
This is a great step to make the photos more accessible to everyone worldwide, but as librarians, we should also recognize that the Library of Congress has made a deliberate effort to take advantage of Web 2.0 technology for social networking.
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