http://www.topofthemountains.net/2008/01/18/library-of-congress-on-flickr/ "Hitch your wagon to a star." —Ralph Waldo Emerson Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:57:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 http://www.topofthemountains.net/2008/01/18/library-of-congress-on-flickr/#comment-61620 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:42:48 +0000 http://www.topofthemountains.net/2008/01/18/library-of-congress-on-flickr/#comment-61620 Exactly -- it makes the world a better place for everyone. If only all the libraries in the world would realize this... Exactly — it makes the world a better place for everyone. If only all the libraries in the world would realize this…

]]> http://www.topofthemountains.net/2008/01/18/library-of-congress-on-flickr/#comment-61241 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:34:40 +0000 http://www.topofthemountains.net/2008/01/18/library-of-congress-on-flickr/#comment-61241 I think this is a great idea. If the librarians can get tips from users, think how much easier it'll be to do the research--especially on items that have come with so little information, they don't know where to start looking. I've seen several genealogy sites that do the same thing. They post old photos they find in the hopes that a user somewhere will be able to identify a person or place. I think this is a great idea. If the librarians can get tips from users, think how much easier it’ll be to do the research–especially on items that have come with so little information, they don’t know where to start looking. I’ve seen several genealogy sites that do the same thing. They post old photos they find in the hopes that a user somewhere will be able to identify a person or place.

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