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PICTURE DISTHE NATIONAL ONLINEALBUM OF JAMAICA

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Collections of the NationalLibrary of Jamaica

Books

Pamphlets

Periodicals Newspapers

Maps

Prints

Manuscripts

Postcards

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Collections of the NationalLibrary of Jamaica

Calendars

Programmes

Microfilm Film

CDs

DVDs

Vinyl

Digitized Images

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Challenges in the 21stCentury

Technological revolution

Internet

Growth of ICTs Multitude of formats

Budget cuts

Retraining staff

Changing user profile

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Web 2.0Applications

Includes

Social networking sites

Communication tools Weblogs

Social bookmarking

Podcasts RSS feeds

Tagging

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Web 2.0Core Ideas

User generated content

Harnessing the power of the crowd

Data on an epic scale Architecture of participation

Network Effects

Openness

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RSS Feeds

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RSS: Gleaner Online

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Podcasts

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Web blog (blogs)

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Web blog (blogs)

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Social Networking

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National Library of Jamaica

Mission Statement

The mission of the National Library of

Jamaica is to collect, preserve,document and facilitate access to thenations cultural heritage through the

promotion, coordination and

development of a network oftechnologically enhanced libraries andservices.

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Preserving our CulturalHeritage

King Street and Harbour Street

crossing after the 1907 earthquake

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Preserving Our CulturalHeritage

King Street, the Commercial Centreafter the 1907 earthquake

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reserv ng ur u uraHeritage

Port Royal Street after the 1907

earthquake

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Preserving our CulturalHeritage

Rastafarian Man and his sonwitnessing the arrival of HisMajesty Haile Selasse on hisvisit to Jamaica

Rastafarian Leader trying tocalm crowd as His MajestyHaile Selasse arrives in

Jamaica

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Preserving our CulturalHeritage

N.W. Manley gesturesas he makes his lastspeech as Presidents of

N.W. Manley and AlexanderBustamante address a crowdduring the 1938 upheaval

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Preserving our CulturalHeritage

ON THE ROAD TOMANDEVILLE

Early 20th century

FLATBRIDGE-2007

FLAT BRIDGE 19TH CENTURY

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http://www.flickr.com/http://www.flickr.com/

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c ure s e ec on

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People

Accompong Maroons St.Elizabeth

Imogene Kennedy,Queen of Kumina St.

Thomas

Oliver Samuels St. Mary

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Picture Dis SelectionCriteria - Places

Ian Flemings Golden EyeSt. Mary

Appleton Factory

St. Elizabeth

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Products

Appleton Rum St.Elizabeth

Loading Bananas - Portland

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c ure s er e ec onCriteria Condition of

Material

Opening of the PorusExtension (Railway)

circa 1897

Porus Railway Station

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PICTURE DIS - Comments

Little girl sitting on floor

(left) Christine Reynolds,daughter of Mallica Kapo

Mizpah Moravian Church -Manchester