2022 SGA Annual Meeting Session 2B: It's Go Time
Channel: Society of Georgia Archivists
Date: 2023-10-23

It's Go Time: Practical Lessons of Implementing a Digital Preservation Platform at GSU Library
Joshua Hogan, Georgia State University
Rachel Senese, Georgia State University

This session is a case study highlighting the efforts of Digital Library Services (DLS) and the Special Collections & Archives (SCA) of Georgia State University Library (Library) to implement a new, “turn-key” digital preservation system during the summer of 2021. To ensure a more robust digital preservation program, the Library chose to adopt LibNova’s LIBSAFE Go (LSG), a simple to use product designed to create a more managed solution. This session will explore the key drivers leading to the choice of LSG, steps taken to begin the software implementation, the management of the project in collaboration with the vendors, and the challenges addressed. The speakers will provide insight into pitfalls encountered, lessons learned, and solutions adopted.