Sobers, Kira
Media Digitization Manager
Kira Sobers' areas of expertise include preservation-level digitization of photographs, documents, audio, and video materials from initial request to online access; digital asset management; and accessibility compliance of audiovisual materials. She served as the technical point of contact on the pan-Institutional Survey of Audiovisual Collections and the Audiovisual Preservation Readiness Assessment, and as chair of the Audiovisual Archivists Institutional Leadership subcommittee on AV transcription.
Positions
- Media Digitization Manager, Smithsonian Libraries and Archives 2022 -
Publications
Selected Publications
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Report
- Hix, Kelli, Reppert Gerber, Alison, and Sobers, Kira. 2017. Pan-Institutional Audiovisual Collections Survey. Smithsonian Institution. 2017
Presentations
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Presentation
- Reppert Gerber, Alison R. and Sobers, Kira. 2020. Using Data to Advocate for the Preservation of Audiovisual Collections [presentation]. Works in Progress, June 3, 2020. OCLC Webinar.
Contact
Location
- Smithsonian Libraries and Archives Department