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Throughout my career, starting in cinematography and to my present role in digital asset management, the consistent thread has been advocacy for technological literacy. I will use what video artist Olivia McKayla Ross calls a cyber doula -- someone (especially a woman) who does the labor of facilitating healthy relationships with technology. Growing up in a period of rapid obsolescence and emerging technologies, paired with a relatively unbridled experience with the internet from adolescence, I make an effort to simultaneously understand the past while anticipating the future. The following are only a few aspects of how I believe cultural custodianship and library and information sciences are imperative to navigating the world around us, fostering critical thinking, and preserving meaning-making. Regardless of what sector of the gallery, library, archive, and museum world I find myself in, I strive to adhere to these tenets in my professional career.

literacy

Information literacy, media literacy, technological literacy, digital literacy—these are all ways that we as information scientists serve as advocates and liaisons between users and information tools. Situated between a digital immigrant and a digital native, I have experienced the rapid rise and decline of many technologies. I aim to help dispel misconceptions about new technology, find ways technology can enrich information seeking, and always remain progressive about new frontiers. I task myself to constantly learn about new media in an effort to close the digital divide, educate, and inform.

preservation

From daguerreotypes to motion picture film stock to tiktok, humans have an innate urge to create visual depictions, responses, and celebrations of the world around them. I believe that an understanding of the technology and science behind emerging visual languages can inform preservation decisions.

equity of access

As an archivist, access is paramount. Preservation is for naught if the objects are relinquished to unsustainable formats, behind paywalls, or in dark archives. This requires fighting censorship, pushing for digital privacy, and advocating for copyright reform.




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