British Library Flickr Commons
British Library, London, United Kingdom
Image from British Library Flickr Commons.
Description 
A descriptive note detailing the content and context of the digital collection.
Since 2013, British Library released more than 1 million images to Flickr Commons. The images were obtained from the Library’s digitised collection of 65,000 books of the 17th, 18th and 19th century. The release of these images indicates the Library’s desire “to improve knowledge of and about them, to enable novel and unexpected ways of using them, and to begin working with researchers to explore and interpret large scale digital collections“. The images are arranged by different themes, such as book covers, illustrated letters, maps, flora and children book illustrations. Users may get started by viewing the Collection Highlights. Read more about the project here.
Collection Type Broad terms that define the type of digital collection
Subject Broad terms or phrases that describe, identify, or interpret the digital image collection and what it depicts or expresses. Values were obtained using the Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) by the Getty Research Institute.
Architecture (discipline), Armed conflicts, Botany, Buildings (structures), Cartography (discipline), Children’s books, Costume Design, Design Elements, Events (activities), Fashion Design, Histories (visual works), Musical instruments, Natural sciences, Nature, Science, Typography, Vintage (period), World maps, World Wars
Style Period Terms that define the styles, art periods, movements, etc. whose characteristics are represented in digital image collection. Values were obtained using the Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) by the Getty Research Institute
Work Types Terms that identify the kinds of works in the digital collection being described. It typically refers to a work’s physical form, function, or medium in digital image collection. Values were obtained using the Thesaurus For Graphic Materials (TGM) by Library of Congress.
Openness Openness of the digital collection determined using the 4R activities by Wiley (2010).
Allow Reuse, Redistribute, Revise and Remix for educational and non-commercial purposes
Notes on Usage Additional notes on the terms of use on the digital images in the collection.
Images uploaded to the site are released to Flickr Commons with no known copyright restrictions. Citation is recommended by “providing a link back to the catalogue entry or the British Library’s website“.
e.g. Image from British Library Flickr Commons.
e.g. Image from British Library / Cropped from original.
For more information on acknowledging images with other citation styles, refer here.
Please check their Terms of Use for full details before using images.
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