The Environmental Impact of Digital Preservation

Presentation slides from talks on the environmental impact of digital preservation given by Linda Tadic at various conferences around the world. The presentation slides will be updated periodically, and are available as a download.

The last update is from April 2025: The Environmental Impact of Digital Preservation (slides)

Conference presentations: AMIA conferences (Portland, Oregon November 2015; Pittsburgh, 2016; keynote, virtual, November 2021), the Southeast Asia-Pacific Audio Visual Archives Association (SEAPAVAA) conference (Singapore, April 2015; keynote, virtual, June 2021), International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA) conference (Paris, September 2015), and the IV Congreso Internacional de Archivos Digitales (keynote, virtual, November 2021); online webinar for the American Library Association (April 2022), FIAT/IFTA FRAME Expert workshop (October 2022); SMPTE Technical Conference (October 2022); Virtual SARBICA International Symposium presentation (November 2022); TBW Advisors, Earth Day Technology Panel (April, 2025).

Southeast Asia Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives (SARBICA) (November 2022): https://nlb.ap.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=ebbf6aa9-519c-480e-a03a-afa50081a316

SEAPAVAA 2021 keynote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oflcgEEcTN8

IV Congreso Internacional de Archivos Digitales keynote (November 2021) - Spanish-language slides: Archivos Digitales Keynote (slides)

- link to the video presentation:  "La relación entre los archivos audiovisuales digitales y el medio ambiente” ("The Relationship Between Digital Audiovisual Archives and the Environment”).  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBQ-QABZk-w&t=1s

Association of Moving Image Archivists 2021 keynote with Henry Newman and Tre Berney: “Environmentally Sustainable Preservation: Challenges, Solutions, and What’s Ahead.” https://vimeo.com/681182336