Of Interest to Archivists and Humanists
Introducing the Folger Reference Image Collection
The Folger Library offers a less formal presentation of an emerging image collection.
Introducing the Folger Reference Image Collection https://t.co/jiPrqEJqIx
— Jill ONeill (@jillmwo) October 18, 2020
The Folger's reference librarians in serving the public have created a "growing collection of smartphone images" in part because to do so represents the easiest mechanism of providing a photo of a particular detail for knowledge seekers. The full explanation on their blog is a fascinating glimpse into new norms of opening up access to images.
