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NYPL puts 180,000 high-res images online

Female Prospectors
1898, Women prospectors on their way to Klondyke.

You might have already heard the news… last Wednesday, the New York Public Library made over 180,000 high-resolution images available as public domain with no restrictions or permissions required. Previously low-res images were available to the public, but high resolution images required special permissions and fees to be used.

“These changes are intended to facilitate sharing, research and reuse by scholars, artists, educators, technologists, publishers, and internet users of all kinds,” the library said in a recent statement.

The library released out-of-copyright materials from its NYPL Digital Collections which included maps, posters, manuscripts, sheet music, drawings, photographs, letters, ancient texts. In addition, the NYPL is offering a Remix Residency to encourage the creative use of it’s collections and also several other creative project ideas.

Get all the details: NYPL makes high-res images available

Image credit:Public Domain B.W. Kilburn/New York Public Library
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How-To: Really Utilize that Instagram Account!

InstagramWe know that social media sites like Instagram can be used to connect with patrons – but do you ever wonder if you’re using your social media sites effectively?  The New York Public Library (NYPL) is here to help you really get some use out of Instagram!  Morgan Holzner, who manages the NYPL’s Instagram account, recently posted, 20 Ways to Make People Fall in Love With Your Instagram. It is based on a presentation she gave at the annual MCN conference in November 2014.  Her final bit of advice?  Be passionate!  “I cannot stress this one enough,” she writes.  “If you run your account with passion, your followers will see this and give it right back to you.”