With the launch of the Library of Congress pilot, Flickr began a new initiative called 'The Commons.' Cultural heritage institutions that join The Commons are sharing images from their photographic collections that have no known copyright restrictions as a way to increase awareness of these collections with the general public. We look forward to continuing to see what types of tags and comments the images inspire. [ View summary report (PDF - 128 kb) | View full report (PDF - 1.3 mb). We have prepared a report on the results of the first nine months of the pilot. The Library's Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room is offering historic newspapers on the Library of Congress Flickr account. Or distribution, and they have high resolution They have no known restrictions on publication

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