Digital preservation training needs in cultural heritage institutions : a systematic review and conceptual framework

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Albushra, Ghaliah Mohammed A and Innocenti, Perla and Halvey, Martin; (2026) Digital preservation training needs in cultural heritage institutions : a systematic review and conceptual framework. In: 2025 IEEE International Conference on Cyber Humanities (IEEE-CH). IEEE, ITA, pp. 1-7. ISBN 979-8-3315-1435-8 (https://doi.org/10.1109/IEEE-CH65308.2025.11279342)

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Abstract

Digital preservation may enable long term access, recurring value, use, and reuse of cultural heritage digitized and digital born resources. Amongst other factors, the success and sustainability of digital preservation practices hinge on how cultural heritage institutions address practitioners' training needs, particularly in countries like Saudi Arabia where digital preservation is a relatively new area. Addressing these needs requires relevant formal and informal training, policies and collaboration with appropriate stakeholders. Increasingly more advanced approaches have been implemented to support digital preservation efforts for heterogeneous and complex cultural heritage resources. Extant studies provide insights into digital preservation training needs at international and national level. However, findings from previous work highlighted inconsistencies, challenges, and knowledge gaps attributable to the use of different methodologies, adoption of different terminologies, and examining digital preservation in varied contexts and maturity levels. This systematic review explores the current state of digital preservation training for librarians and archivists, both internationally and in Saudi Arabia, reviewing 117 studies to identify knowledge gaps and help develop a conceptual framework for improving practitioners' skills in digital preservation.

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Albushra, Ghaliah Mohammed A, Innocenti, Perla ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1664-309X and Halvey, Martin ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6387-8679;
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