An Archive for the Millions: Belye Stolby and the Role of Film Preservation Under Stalin
Talk at NYU Department of Cinema Studies, New York, NY
Education
- B.A. in English and Russian, concentration in Film Studies, Amherst College, 2012
- M.A. in Moving Image Archiving and Preservation, New York University, 2015
Work experience
- October 2018 - present : Software Preservation Analyst, Yale University Libraries
- Duties include:
- Configuring and troubleshooting software installations within Yale and the EaaSI network’s instances of Emulation as a Service.
- Developing training materials and resources for EaaSI members and digital archivists.
- Coordinating student configuration team
- Supervisor: Seth Anderson
- Duties include:
- August 2017 - September 2018: Freelance Workshop Leader, Metropolitan New York Library Council
- Duties include:
- Designing and leading occasional workshops for library and information professionals on topics of digital literacy and audiovisual archiving, including magnetic media digitization and using GitHub.
- Duties include:
- November 2015 - June 2018: Moving Image Archiving and Preservation Technician, New York University
- Duties included:
- Coordinated use of department’s archival labs and equipment
- Troubleshot archival equipment and workflows, coordinated repairs and purchasing as needed
- Trained students in proper use and handling of film scanning, audiovisual digitization, and digital forensics equipment
- Consulted with faculty on utilization of equipment and software in department coursework, as well as implementation of technological developments in professional field
- Designed series of technical workshops to supplement program curriculum
- Supervisors: Ann Harris, Scott Statland
- Duties included:
- Summer 2016: Preservation Consultant, The Jewish Museum
- Duties included:
- Surveyed inventories, condition assessments and current catalog system for analog audiovisual holdings
- Summarized current professional best practices for digitization and digital preservation
- Presented short- and long-term recommendations for mass digitization and digital repository management
- Supervisors: Aviva Weintraub, Jaron Gandelman
- Duties included:
- Fall 2015: Preservation Consultant, BB Optics
- Duties included:
- Conducted physical assessment of a filmmaker’s Super 8 film collection.
- Provided the filmmaker with a report on short- and long-term measures for digitization and both physical and digital preservation of the collection’s assets.
- Supervisors: Bill Brand
- Duties included:
- Fall 2013 - Fall 2015: Audiovisual Assistant, New York University Department of Cinema Studies
- Duties included:
- Carried out inspection, repair and digitization of 16mm film and audio cassette collections in the department’s Film Study Center archive.
- Cataloged new acquisitions, derivative files and preservation actions in FileMaker Pro database.
- Assisted professors and students with classroom A/V setup and projection (digital and 16mm).
- Supervisor: Ann Harris
- Duties included:
- Fall 2014: Special Collections Intern, City College of New York Libraries
- Duties included:
- Cataloged a collection of over 800 videotapes in Archivist’s Toolkit
- Submitted proposal for full digitization of the collection, including vendor recommendations and costs
- Supervisor: Prof. Sydney Van Nort
- Duties included:
- Summer 2014: Archives and Collection Management Intern, Northeast Historic Film
- Duties included:
- Vault management
- Cataloged new acquisitions and access copies in Collective Access database
- 16mm film inspection and repair
- Supervisor: David Weiss
- Duties included:
- Spring 2014: Film & Video Archive Intern, Major League Baseball Productions
- Duties included:
- Inspected a 16mm film collection for condition and descriptive content
- Performed audio cassette digitization
- Supervisor: Nick Trotta
- Duties included:
- Spring 2013: Research Assistant, Department of Political Science, Amherst College
- Duties included:
- Compiled bibliography/citations in Zotero
- Supervisor: Prof. William Taubman
- Duties included:
- Fall 2012 - Spring 2013: Center for Russian Culture Assistant, Department of Russian, Amherst College
- Duties included:
- Created finding aids for over a dozen uncataloged paper collections
- Digitally photographed aging/delicate print materials
- Coordinated and provided reference assistance for visiting scholars
- Curated rotating public display of collection holdings
- Supervisor: Prof. Stanley Rabinowitz
- Duties included:
Skills
- Troubleshooting
- Analog film equipment
- Analog video equipment
- Digital hardware/software
- Writing
- Technical documentation
- Academic/research
- Blogging/narrative
- Communication
- Written
- Public speaking/presentations
- Collaboration/teamwork
- Instruction
- Workshop/lab design
- Classroom demonstration/lectures
- Small group/one-on-one tutoring
- Languages
- Russian (proficient)
- Film handling and repair
- Audiovisual collection assessment
- Bash scripting
- Operating sytems: macOS, Windows, Linux
- GitHub
- git
- building web sites with GitHub Pages/Jekyll
- Media post-production
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Final Cut Studio
- ffmpeg
- DIAMANT Dustbuster+
- Office productivity suites
- Microsoft Office suite
- LibreOffice
- G Suite (Google)
Talks
Poster Session: The Cable Bible - A Guide to Connecting Audiovisual Equipment
Talk at Association of Moving Image Archivists Conference, Omni William Penn Hotel, Pittsburgh, PA
Do You Have a DSS?: Digital Storage Strategy, An Introduction
Talk at MIAP Lab, NYU, New York, NY
The Next Generation: Incorporating Open Media and Standards Into A/V Archival Education
Talk at No Time to Wait symposium, Austrian Film Museum, Vienna, Austria
UniCLI Powerful: An Introduction to the Command Line
Talk at 721 Broadway, NYU, New York, NY
Emulating Legacy Games
Talk at 721 Broadway, NYU, New York, NY
Video Rescues from the Surry Opera Company
Talk at Northeast Historic Film Summer Symposium, Bucksport, ME
Notes on Creating a Personal Professional Website
Talk at 635 Broadway, Tisch School of the Arts, NYU, Remote
Digital Storage Strategy: A Crash Course
Talk at Memory Lab Network, Remote
Scaling Emulation and Software Preservation Infrastructure
Talk at NYU-MIAP, Remote
Workshops
Publications
Volunteering
Member, Policy & Procedure Committee of the Software Preservation Network, April 2019 - present
Member of the Association of Moving Image Archivists Open Source Committee; creator and co-maintainer of The Cable Bible
Core member of XFR Collective, summer 2016-May 2018