2023 Georgia Archives Month Webinar Series

Georgia Archives Month, Georgia Public Library Service, and the Digital Library of Georgia are co-sponsoring a series of webinars in honor of the 2023 GAM theme, "Sparking Curiosity: Demystifying Digital Collections."

Wednesday October 4, 2 pm

"Archival Management Systems," Sheila McAlister (register)

Need to select an archival management system, but don't know where to start? Learn about the attributes of archival management systems you should consider when selecting a system. During the webinar, we'll also discuss the process for system selection.

Wednesday October 11, 2 pm

"Digital Preservation 101:  Intro to Digital Preservation Basics," Josh Kitchens (register)

Preserving digital records seems daunting. You may ask yourself, what exactly are you preserving, how are you preserving it, and how can you manage a digital preservation program. This workshop seeks to give you a basic answer to these questions and more. This workshop will introduce participants to digital record concepts such as information representation, data authenticity and integrity, and the fundamentals of digital information systems. Further topics explored during this talk include digital preservation metadata, system fundamentals, and standards. 

Wednesday October 18, 2 pm

"Digital Archiving 102: Identifying and Migrating Born Digital Format," Emily Halevy and Jessica Leming (register)

The IBM 726 magnetic tape system launched in 1952 was billed as the first digital storage format. It was the first in what would become a revolution in digital storage and born digital workflows. This webinar will cover the basics of identifying obsolete born digital formats and migrating files to newer digital formats for preservation and access. 

Wednesday October 25, 2 pm

"Demystifying Web Archiving: Creative Approaches When Time Is Limited," Ashley Shull  (register)

Archiving the web, while challenging, is one of the best ways to capture the history of a community now. Capturing community created content can provide a vibrant record of various organizations like churches, neighborhood associations, art galleries, music festivals, non-profits, food culture, local government, and more. This session will explore creative approaches to web archiving work flows, curation of collections, and metadata creation.