Critical Evaluation on the National Library of New Zealand using Flickr

For my critical evaluation on a library that uses Flickr I have decided to do the National Library of New Zealand which their website can be found here and there Flickr page here.

In June 2007 the National Library of New Zealand started a pilot to share their digitized copies of the photographs in the Alexander Turnball Library on Flickr. They hoped by sharing these images they could introduce a new audience to them. The purpose which has been taken straight from their Flickr about page is “to enrich the cultural and economic life of New Zealand and its interchange with other nations.”
As of today the National Library of New Zealand have 817 items/photos on their Flickr page. Their sets of photos include Sir Edmund Hillary, Japan 1900, Sport, Aviation, in 2017 libraries will be and even The Beatles, June 1964. My favourite though is How not to take a photograph which is a set of 7 photos taken in 1951 on how not to take a photo. Which includes not to cover the lens with your finger and not to take a photo on an angle.

In November 2008 the National Library of New Zealand joined The Commons on Flickr. The purpose of The Commons is to bring the world’s photography collections to share and increase access to the attention of a wider audience. All the photographs that the National Library of New Zealand add are posted under a ‘No known copyright restrictions’ license.

I found this Flickr page to be very interesting especially looking at all of the old photos of New Zealand. This Flickr page is useful for anyone whether they are from New Zealand or not wanting to see what New Zealand’s past life such as their surf lifesaving to their old cars.

The National Library of New Zealand, 2009, Flickr: National Library of New Zealand's photostream, viewed 28th March 2010, http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationallibrarynz/