In recognition of Swinburne University of Technology's centenary in 2008, the Swinburne Library is digitising archival footage from Swinburne's history to help preserve it for the future and reach new audiences via YouTube.

While searching for footage for the archive, the Library uncovered a series of fascinating recordings, such as 'The Right Door', a video by playwright and former Swinburne staffer David Williamson, as well as a video of Malcolm Fraser opening the Hawthorn Campus Library in 1972, and audio recordings of Ethel Swinburne's message to students in the future. At a time of change at Swinburne, the ability to bring these old recordings into digital formats and make use of emerging technologies means the Library can reveal these forgotten artefacts to a wider audience, and bring Swinburne's history to life.

Swinburne-related historical photographs can also be found at http://images.swinburne.edu.au