Web 2.0 technology

Through digitisation and Web 2.0 tecnhology historical photographs like these can be shared with a wider audience by libraries and museums from around the World. In more recent years Web 2.0 technology has also enabled organisations and individuals to upload and share their photographs through online photo communities such as Flickr.

The value of a blog for the State Library of New South Wales is that it provides the opportunity to learn how our clients view us and to find out what they would like the library to be involved in. A blog provides the forum to enable bloggers to share their own historical photographs and background knowledge - a useful information-gathering exercise for the Library. There is also the opportunity to further showcase and promote the State Library of NSW collections, events and programs in an informal but informative way and to invite comment and share knowledge on historical, unique and rare items within the collection.