The State Library of NSW has a Historypin channel that allows users to explore over 1 million photographs from their collections. The channel is growing in popularity, with views of pins, tours, and collections increasing each month in 2012. Historypin allows users to see location and date information for photographs and to share stories about the images.

1. State Library of NSW
Historypin Highlights
October 2012
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2. Australiana - picture collections
• More than 1 million photographs in the State
Library of NSW collections.
• Flickr Commons images from the State Library
of NSW collections are popular.
• With Historypin it is possible to explore
WHERE and WHEN a photograph was taken
and to engage the public in sharing their
stories about the images.
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14. Online engagement is building …
Views Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12
Channel Views 102 472 2594 3226
Total Pin Views 73 626 3172 5849
Total Tours Views 0 0 77 141
Total Collections
Views 0 21 764 1016
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15. Activity (Library Staff)
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17. Views
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Channel Views Total Pin Views Total Tours Views Total Collections Views
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18. Explore our Historypin Channel
http://www.historypin.com/channels
/view/11686538/
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