Flickr Launches 'The Commons' - Library of Congress First Member With Over 3,000 Photos

Photo-sharing site Flickr has announced a new project within the Flickr site called "The Commons". They describe this new project as, "There are two main aims to The Commons project, starting with the pilot: firstly, to increase exposure to the amazing content currently held in the public collections of civic institutions around the world, and secondly, to facilitate the collection of general knowledge about these collections, with the hope that this information can feed back into the catalogues, making them richer and easier to search."

Over 3,000 photos from the Library of Congress are featured as the first member of The Commons. Learn more about the project on the flickr blog. Check out the main The Commons section on Flickr. Flickr is looking for your help to accurately tag the photos to help others find them.

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