Digital Convergence at the AWM

This document summarizes Mal Booth's keynote presentation on digital convergence at the Australian War Memorial. The 3 main points are: 1) Users want online access to collections and expect it to be available now and preferably for free. 2) The Australian War Memorial digitizes popular, fragile, unique, and at-risk collections to increase access, support research and education, and preserve materials. Over 2 million pages and 300,000 photos/relics have been digitized. 3) The Memorial prioritizes using emerging technologies like social media, blogs, Flickr, Facebook and YouTube to enhance online access and opportunities for collaboration and community engagement.