Kirk Mudle
Program Manager, Digital Pres Outreach & Educ Network
Biography
Kirk Mudle is the Program Manager for the Digital Preservation Outreach & Education Network (DPOE-N), a joint initiative between Pratt Institute School of Information and New York University. He also serves as the Director of Advocacy for the Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc. and the Archive Manager for the New York African Film Festival, Inc. Kirk holds an MA in Cinema Studies from San Francisco State University and an MA in Moving Image Archiving and Preservation from NYU. His current research focuses on digital and software preservation, staffing and training in cultural heritage institutions, and time-based media conservation.
Education
MA Moving Image Archiving and Preservation, New York University
MA Cinema Studies, San Francisco State University
BA Psychology, University of South Florida
Publications and Projects
“A Gift to Another Age: Evaluating Virtual Machines for the Preservation of Video Games at MoMA.” September 2024. Journal of Digital Media Management, vol. 13 (1).
“What Needs to be Learned by U.S. Cultural Heritage Professionals? Results from the Digital Preservation Outreach & Education Network.” August 23, 2024. Preservation, Digital Technology & Culture, vol 53 (3). With Anthony Cocciolo.
“Expanding Digital Preservation through the DPOE-N.” January/February 2023. Archival Outlook, the Society of American Archivists’ bimonthly magazine. With Natalie Baur.
