The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress presented the first in a series of lectures on "Managing Knowledge and Creativity in a Digital Context" on Monday, December 13, 2004.

This evening lecture series presents some of the best known names in digitally networked communications. On December 13, 2004, Brewster Kahle, digital librarian, director and cofounder of the Internet Archive discussed how and why capturing material on the Web is important as well as the challenges of selecting pertinent content.

The moderators and coordinators for these events were Deanna Marcum, Associate Librarian for Library Services, and Derrick de Kerckhove, holder of the Harissios Papamarkou Chair in Education and Technology at the Library's John W. Kluge Center.