Kopana is a preservationist, photographer, musician, producer, oral historian, and archivist with nearly twenty-five years of experience in libraries and archives focused on traditional and digital preservation, newspapers, oral history, media capture, and reformatting. Since 2013, she has been the Oral History Archivist for the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History. She is also the Curator of Historic Newspapers for the Kentucky Digital Newspaper Program. Her research engages art and artists (including architects), the built environment and cultural landscapes, Appalachia, and news media and oral history management and preservation. She holds a BA in Fine Art, a Master’s in Library and Information Science, a Master’s in Historic Preservation, and a Graduate Certificate in Appalachian Studies. More of Kopana’s work and background can be found at kopana.net
