I am a digital media archivist, systems architect, educator and fan of technology. I created this site to share my experience working in the field of media archiving and preservation, and to reach out to other practitioners.

Nicole Martin @av_archivist is the Associate Director of Archives and Digital Systems at Human Rights Watch and established the organization's first digital archive. Nicole is the former Associate Director of New York University’s Moving Image Archiving and Preservation program and an Adjunct Professor of the Digital Preservation and Handling Complex Media courses. Past jobs include Democracy Now! archivist, and consultant for Deep Dish Television, Human Rights Foundation, and the Brooklyn Public Library.

Before working as an archivist, Nicole was a digital tinkerer and Apple Genius. Nicole earned a bachelor's degree in Film and Digital Media from the University of California Santa Cruz, a Master of Arts from NYU/MIAP and enjoys experimenting with electronic music.