Media submission guidelines

LEARN NC welcomes submissions of images and audio of educational value for our Multimedia Library.

Photographs

We welcome submissions of photographs individually or in short series on the following topics:

  • North Carolina flora, fauna, and landmarks

We also invite authors of articles, lesson plans, and other content to include photographs with their submissions.

When submitting individual images, please include the information requested below, and make sure that your photographs meet the specified technical requirements.

We may also accept larger collections of images on other topics, such as photographs taken on travels abroad. Please contact us with a few samples if you wish to submit a full collection of photographs.

To submit one or more photographs, email us at media@learnnc.org.

Technical requirements

Size
1024×768 pixels minimum
Format
JPEG or TIFF. Do not reduce the quality of your photographs to save file size! Send JPEG images in maximum resolution.
Quality
Photographs should be taken with a good-quality digital camera. (Do not send scans or prints.) They should be artfully composed and aesthetically interesting.

Accompanying information

Please include the following information about each photograph submitted:

Title
A short title so that we can reference the photograph in communication with you.
Description
Each photograph should be accompanied by a short description of its content. This should be literal (a description of what the photograph actually shows) but may also include contextual or background information about the places or things shown. If the photograph features plants or animals, they should be identified.
Location
If in North Carolina, provide city and county; if elsewhere, provide city, state or province, and country. If the photograph was not taken in a city, provide other information about the location, e.g. Mount Mitchell, Eno River, Fort Bragg, or Gorges State Park.
Date and time
The date and, if possible, the time the photograph was taken.

Credit and licensing

We accept submissions only of original photographs — that is, you must have taken the photographs yourself! You will be credited as requested in your user profile. All photographs will be licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution/Non-Commercial/Share-Alike license, version 2.5.

Student privacy

If you are including student work or a photograph that shows anyone under the age of 18, you must obtain permission from the parents of each child involved. LEARN NC can provide a form for this purpose.

Audio

We may be interested in audio recordings of educational value, particularly of oral histories and music, but potentially on other topics as well. Please contact us with questions or suggestions.

For questions regarding submissions, email us at media@learnnc.org.

Technical requirements

Format
MP3 (preferred) or AIFF. MP3s should be saved at highest quality.
Quality
Original recordings should be made with good equipment and should be clear and free of excessive background noise. (Historical recordings may, of course, not meet these standards, but are still welcome.)

Accompanying information

Please include the following information about each recording submitted:

Title
A short title so that we can reference the recording in communication with you.
“Cast”
To the extent possible, provide the names of the speakers, singers, musicians, etc. audible in the recording.
Description
Each recording should be accompanied by a short description of its content. This should be literal (a description of what the audio contains) but may also include contextual or background information.
Index
If the recording is longer than a single song (about 3 minutes), provide a timeline of the recording, listing topics or content and the times they occur in the recording.
Location
If in North Carolina, provide city and county; if elsewhere, provide city, state or province, and country. If the recording was not made in a city, provide other information about the location, e.g. Mount Mitchell, Eno River, Fort Bragg, or Gorges State Park.
Date and time
The date and, if possible, the time the recording was made.

Credit and licensing

Audio submitted must consist of original recordings and may not include copyrighted material.

We ask that contributors license audio recordings under a Creative Commons Attribution/Non-Commercial/Share-Alike license, version 2.5.