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Milena Dobreva
@milenado.bsky.social
Innovation and heritage. Policy and communities. Decolonising GLAMs.
This is the graphic summary of the final #decoglam conference which was hosted by the University of Strathclyde on 26 november 2025. Lovely contribution by Eddie Draws CIC. Great discussions and good ideas for the future!
December 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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It's our favourite conference event in the calendar, and this year, we have the honour of hosting it @BritishLibrary! Fantastic Futures 2025 covering all things AI for Libraries, Archives and Museums begins THIS WEEK! sites.google.com/view/ai4lam/... #ff2025 #ai4lam
December 2, 2025 at 1:10 PM
⏳ Perfectly timed as it just got published in the hashtag#OpenAccessWeek 2025 ✨ Delighted to share our ASIS&T 2025 poster "Introducing Collections as Data in Postgraduate and Professional LIS Education" co-authored with Gustavo Candela Romero.
asistdl.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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October 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
🚀 New Paper Alert! 🚀

Inspired by the call for new use cases for the #ECCCH, we propose a new framework for designing reproducible use cases in digital cultural heritage.
👉 arxiv.org/abs/2509.08710

#DigitalCommons #DigitalCulturalHeritage #JupyterNotebooks #Innovation
A Use Case Lens on Digital Cultural Heritage
This article proposes a novel methodological approach for developing use cases for CH e-infrastuctures documented using Jupyter Notebooks (JNs), enabling transparency and reproducibility. We also addr...
arxiv.org
September 17, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Here is the link to the #DeCoGLAM community third event which is dedicated to co-creation - we will be using zines (or any other medium you prefer) and will explore how to co-create #decolonisation #narratives: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/co-create-... 3 July in Glasgow, facilitated by Adam Ramejkis.
Co-create with DeCoGLAM: discuss/connect/zine
Join us for this face-to-face event, where we will use co-creation, including zines, to explore and articulate decolonisation narratives.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
June 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Thank you for sharing, Pablo.
interesting to see the cross-polinisation btw simultaneous #EORC25 Edinburgh and #CoLIS25 Glasgow: @simonxix.com referenced a CoLIS25 talk earlier, now CoLIS25 co-organiser @milenado.bsky.social presents her EU-funded #ORBIT project to promote #OpenResearch in Bulgaria
openresearch.bg/19/page.html
June 5, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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A checklist to publish collections as data in GLAM institutions | Emerald Insight https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/gkmc-06-2023-0195/full/html
A checklist to publish collections as data in GLAM institutions | Emerald Insight
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June 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Our article suggesting a checklist to publish collections as data in #GLAMs - some useful connections can be made with the current work on datasheets for cultural heritage datasets. doi.org/10.1108/GKMC...
A checklist to publish collections as data in GLAM institutions | Emerald Insight
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April 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
In #DeCoGLAM, we will have a launch event in Glasgow on 7 May and a workshop on 6 June: www.eventbrite.com/e/generative...). This is a free event but booking is mandatory.
Generative AI, Digital Heritage, Racialised Gender, Race and Ethnicity
An event bringing together experts to explore how AI impacts cultural heritage and racialized identities.
www.eventbrite.com
April 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
In #DeCoGLAM, we are keen to explore how decolonising collections interacts with decolonising #curricula. In the next months, we will be hosting a series of #events in Glasgow and will be creating 🎙️ #podcasts on relevant topics. If you are keen to be involved, get in touch!
April 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The #DeCoGLAM list was started by the team from the University of Strathclyde, which works on building a community of professionals, academics and citizens interested in #decolonising collections in Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (#GLAMs).
April 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Three years ago, we published a special issue of @iflaglobal.bsky.social Journal which explored how #COVID impacted innovation in #libraries. doi.org/10.1177/0340... What motivates libraries to innovate today?
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April 9, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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We’re very excited @uolpress.bsky.social to be launching this new ‘Digital Cultural Heritage’ series: short-form, #OpenAccess books aimed at + written by academics and practitioners working in #GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives, museums) sector. Find out more below 👇 - and please do share!
April 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
From #ThinkCulture to #RethinkCulture 

This post discusses the importance of enhancing diversity and inclusion within digital cultural heritage professionals. It emphasizes the need for integrating community perspectives and participatory approaches to interpret artefacts accurately.
From #ThinkCulture to #RethinkCulture 
This post discusses the importance of enhancing diversity and inclusion within digital cultural heritage professionals. It emphasizes the need for integrating community perspectives and participatory approaches to interpret artefacts accurately.
milenadobreva.uk
December 6, 2024 at 10:22 AM