Discovering digital culture at the National Library of Australia.

• Author: Graham, Bobby

In 2006 the National Library's IT Division initiated a series of 'Digital Culture' talks. The intention is to inform the library and wider community of ideas that are shaping the Web. We are running this series to explore the implications for the library sector of new and emerging technologies. The range of speakers has been varied and their topics interesting and informative.

Michele Huston, Director of Web Publishing at the National Library, launched the series with her talk, 'The Surprising Popularity of the Internet Meme "Web 2.0"'. She used Google Calendar and Library Thing to illustrate new Web...