Abstract / topic summary
In 2024, MoMA began working directly with vendors at film labs to train them to use open source tools like RAWcooked and Bagit. This lightening talk will address what went well and offer suggestion on how to work with vendors to share the wealth of tools and knowledge in the preservation community.
Speaker summary
Sarah Gentile
Sarah Gentile is Associate Digital Preservation Specialist at the Museum of Modern Art. In that role, she is responsible for the preservation of digital artwork and other digital museum collections. She has over fifteen years of professional experience in digital projects at cultural heritage institutions across New York City. Previously, she was an Associate Archivist at Brooklyn Museum, and later, an Archivist and Digital Project Manager at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. She holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Massachusetts and a master's in Library and Information Science from the City University of New York with a certificate in Archives and Records Management. She is also a member of XFR Collective, working to preserve at-risk video with live transfer sessions, screenings, and ongoing community AV preservation education.
