With the Digital Preservation Awards ceremony taking place this Thursday, 15 October, our “Meet the Finalists: Digital Preservation Awards 2026” series turns to the finalists for the APTrust Award for Resilience, Maintenance and Continuity.
New to the Awards, this category recognizes the ongoing work that keeps digital preservation infrastructure reliable, sustainable and ready to respond to change.
Meet the three outstanding finalists:
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PRONOM refresh — The National Archives (UK): Rebuilding a vital file format registry to improve security, accessibility and sustainability, helping preservation tools and workflows continue to serve archives worldwide.
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Data Integrity Application for the Everyday User: Developing and Implementing Basic Integrity Checks Applied in Abu Dhabi During Times of Regional Conflict — NYU Abu Dhabi Library: Making file integrity checks accessible to staff with different levels of expertise, supporting the protection of digital collections during regional conflict.
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CoreTrustSeal: A Global, Community-Driven Model for Trustworthy Digital Repositories: Building confidence in the long-term care of digital materials through repository certification and independent peer review.
Watch the video below to hear directly from the finalists about their work and the commitment behind it.
Organized by the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) every two years, the Digital Preservation Awards celebrate and recognize outstanding contributions to securing our digital legacy.
The winners will be revealed on Thursday 15 October at the Awards ceremony in Warsaw, hosted by No Time to Wait 10 and the National Film Archive – Audiovisual Institute (FINA).
We’ll be livestreaming the ceremony from 16:00–17:15 UTC (18:00–19:15 CEST). Join us online to celebrate with the finalists and watch the winners announced!
With heartfelt thanks to the Academic Preservation Trust for sponsoring this category.