Facebook Live: Creating a Digital Preservation Policy

With CCAHA staff and our followers working from home due to the Coronavirus outbreak, we're planning a series of community conversations on a wide range of important subjects. This will include interactive Facebook Live videos on conservation and preservation topics. This week, CCAHA's Manager of Digital Imaging Maggie Downing will talk about what a digital preservation policy is, who it is for, what it looks like, and why it's important. This will be an informal discussion including a number of examples, and everyone's questions are welcome!

About the Speaker:
As Manager of Digital Imaging, Maggie Downing is responsible for assessing and tracking imaging projects at CCAHA. These include single document scans, the digitization of full books and special collections, and printed facsimiles of fragile materials. She meets with clients to evaluate digitizing options, provides estimates and proposals, and assists with image processing. Maggie joined the staff in 2018 after working with the Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Granger Collection historical image library in New York. She received a B.F.A. in Photography from New York University and an M.A. in Art History from the City College of New York.