Digital Preservation Awards 2026 Finalists to be Announced Today!

[Angela Puggioni]

The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) will today begin announcing the finalists for the Digital Preservation Awards 2026, revealing the projects, initiatives, and collaborations shortlisted across the award categories. Discover the teams and individuals shortlisted for their outstanding contributions to digital preservation around the world!

Following a record number of nominations from around the world, the Awards Judges met in May to review submissions and agree a shortlist that reflects the diversity and innovation of digital preservation activity taking place across the global community.

The Digital Preservation Awards celebrate excellence, innovation, and achievement in digital preservation, recognizing outstanding contributions from individuals, teams, organizations, and partnerships working across a wide range of sectors and disciplines. Follow along throughout the day as we reveal the finalists in each category!

The finalists will be announced in the following categories:

• Collaboration & Cooperation
• Research & Innovation
• Teaching & Communications
• Safeguarding the Digital Legacy
• Most Outstanding Digital Preservation Initiative in Commerce, Industry and the Third Sector
• NEW: Resilience, Maintenance & Continuity

Each announcement will highlight the work of the shortlisted finalists and their contributions to securing our digital legacy for current and future generations.

The Digital Preservation Awards 2026 shortlist includes 21 finalists across seven award categories. Finalists for the Most Distinguished Student Work in Digital Preservation Award will be announced separately, reflecting the distinct assessment process for that category.

Member voting opens on 16 June 2026, giving DPC Members the opportunity to help determine the winners in each category. DPC Members will also have the opportunity to submit recommendations for the DPC Fellow Award, which recognizes distinguished and sustained contributions to the field of digital preservation.

The winners will be announced at the Digital Preservation Awards presentation ceremony on Thursday 15 October 2026, bringing together finalists and supporters from across the international digital preservation community.

The DPC congratulates everyone who submitted nominations this year and looks forward to celebrating the finalists and the outstanding work they represent.

For more information, please follow the announcements on the DPC website and #DPA2026 across social media today!

The Digital Preservation Awards are made possible by the expertise and support provided by our international panel of Judges, and funding from our sponsors.

About the Digital Preservation Coalition
The DPC is an international charitable foundation which supports digital preservation, helping its members around the world to deliver resilient long-term access to digital content and services through community engagement, targeted advocacy work, training and workforce development, capacity building, good practice and standards, tailored support and consultancy, and through good management and governance. Its vision is a secure digital legacy.

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Kind regards/Met vriendelijke groet,

Angela Puggioni
Community Engagement Manager

Digital Preservation Coalition

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