PDA Event: Digital Storage 101

Providing the right kind of storage with the right number of copies for your digital files can make the difference between losing and saving your organization's digital cultural heritage. If you are completely new to digital preservation storage, or simply need a refresher or tips for how to work with your IT department, this webinar will help you improve storage at your institution. The instructor will cover requirements for storage environments as well as several affordable and scalable options to meet small and mid-size organizations' needs for storage.

The BLC is proud to partner with the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) for this series of five virtual programs on digital preservation practices. 

Presenter: Tara Puyat, Preservation Specialist, NEDCC 

From her office near Eugene, Oregon, Tara Puyat provides consultations, training programs, assessments, and disaster assistance to a variety of cultural heritage organizations nationwide, with a focus on the western United States. In 2022, Tara presented or co-presented webinars on collections security, audiovisual collections, emergency preparedness, environmental monitoring, and renovation and moving projects as well as NEDCC’s popular Preservation 101 web course. 

Prior to her tenure at NEDCC, Tara worked in museums with cultural and natural history collections in Oregon and Alaska. She most recently served as Collections Manager at the Lane County History Museum in Eugene, OR, where her work included environmental monitoring, integrated pest management, cataloging, and artifact housing initiatives. Tara holds an MA in Preventive Conservation from Northumbria University in the UK as well as a Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies and an MA in Musicology from the University of Oregon.

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