CONTENT MANAGEMENT & PRESERVATION EXPERIENCE

 

DIGITAL PRESERVATION LIBRARIAN

3/2019 – Present

Louisiana State University Libraries

AMERICAN TELEVISION & RADIO ARCHIVE STRATEGIST

5/2017 – 9/2018

Library of Congress National Audiovisual Conservation Center

  • Analyzed technical aspects of acquiring unpublished digital AV content by the Library of Congress

  • Surveyed the capabilities and implementation of similar programs at other national libraries and archives

  • Assessed and reported on approaches and goals for metadata, curatorial, technical, legal, and access-oriented aspects of broadcast capture

  • Wrote reports on project options and strategy

  • Created and implement new workflows, timeline, and project phases for entire program

  • Designed and tested pilot (phase 1) of Live Capture program

  • Developed archival audio editing workflow

  • Edited and make derivatives of audio files for radio broadcast

  • Managed file metadata

  • Performed quality assurance check on audio files

ARCHIVAL AUDIO PROCESSING TECHNICIAN

6/2018 – 9/2018

CHLU Radio Station

PRESERVATION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE FELLOW

9/2017 – 12/2017

New York Public Library, Preservation of Audio and Moving Image Division

  • Worked with PAMI team to preserve audio and moving image (AMI) materials

  • Performed quality control and identify artifacts on digital video and audio materials

  • Wrote and utilized scripts to validate and assign appropriate metadata to AMI materials

CURATORIAL ASSESSMENT FELLOW

9/2017 – 12/2017

New York Public Library,
Jerome Robbins Dance Division

  • Evaluated AV materials for deaccession or retention according to archival standards and institutional policies

  • Assessed preservation risks of film and video of the Meredith Monk Collection

  • Conducted archival processing, including inspections and rehousing on materials within the collection

DIGITAL ASSET ASSESSMENT CONSULTANT

2/2017 – 5/2017

New York University,
Tisch School of the Arts

 

  • Assessed risks of digital asset collection containing over 12,500 files

  • Determined technical and practical recommendations to mitigate risks

  • Wrote extensive client-facing assessment on results of research and collection findings

  • Proposed preservation strategy and next steps for preservation of materials

  • Performed metadata enrichment on archival broadcast materials

  • Cataloged according to PBCore metadata standard and modified metadata mapping

  • Used Python to modify existing database, and aid in uploading of digital assets to the new DAMS

  • Researched and reported on intellectual property concerns, alternative institutions for materials

DATABASE ASSET FELLOW

1/2017 – 5/2017

The Jewish Museum

SKILLS

  • Experience inspecting, imaging, digitizing, scanning, editing, and cataloging archival content

  • Experience with metadata schema and standards

  • In depth knowledge of digital file formats, including codecs and wrappers

  • Skilled in workflow creation and strategic planning

  • Experience with XML, database management and creation

  • Experience with Python and command line scripting

  • Experience with archival software, tools, and platforms including Archivematica, BitCurator

  • Experience with Content Management systems, Digital Asset Management systems, and Media Asset Management systems

  • Experience with disk imaging obsolete media

  • Experience with content emulation

  • Skilled in Microsoft suite, including Excel for analytic purposes

  • Skilled in Adobe Photoshop for image editing

  • Skilled in audio editing

  • High level of competency with both Mac and PC (windows) platforms, experience with Linux

Education

New York University, May 2018 • NY, NY • Masters in Moving Image Archiving & Preservation (MIAP)

Smith College, May 2014 • Northampton, MA • Bachelors in Geosciences / Archaeology