Publications

A systematic review of Wikidata in GLAM institutions : a labs approach

Candela Gustavo, Cuper Mirjam, Holownia Olga, Gabriëls Nele, Dobreva Milena, Mahey Mahendra

Linking Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries 28th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries, TPDL 2024 Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) Vol 15178 LNCS, pp. 34-50 (2024)

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-72440-4_4

Introducing collections as data in postgraduate and professional LIS education

Dobreva Milena, Candela Gustavo

Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology Vol 62, pp. 1425-1427 (2025)

https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.1424

From information to potentiality : re-envisioning cybersecurity awareness as transformative practice

Dobreva Milena, Renaud Karen

ASIS&T 2025 Symposium (2025)

The 16th National Information Day : open science, open data, open access, Bulgarian Open Science Cloud

Stanchev Peter, Karaivanova Aneta, Stancheva Mikaela, Foteva Elitsa I, Iliev Jordan, Paneva-Marinova Desislava, Dobreva Milena, Gandova Teodora

Digital Presentation and Preservation of Cultural and Scientific Heritage Vol 15, pp. 343-354 (2025)

https://doi.org/10.55630/dipp.2025.15.33

Is knowledge exchange the silver bullet for fostering open and responsible research and innovation? : A case study on Bulgaria

Dobreva Milena

(2025)

https://doi.org/10.2218/eor.2025.10957

COLIS 2025 - 12th International Conference on Conceptions of Library and Information Science : Adjunct Proceedings - Doctoral Workshop

Dobreva Milena, Hirvonen Noora

(2025)

https://doi.org/10.17868/strath.00092968

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Professional Activities

RespOnsible Digitalisation in EstOnia

Participant

12/2/2026

Priscila Maria de Jesus

Host

12/2/2026

International Journal of Human Computer Studies (Journal)

Peer reviewer

1/10/2025

Discover Education (Journal)

Peer reviewer

1/7/2025

Open Science from A to Z

Recipient

26/6/2025

Royal Society of Edinburgh-FCDO Africa Capacity Building Initiative Closed Roundtable Discussion

Participant

13/6/2025

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Projects

the value of a library school

Ruthven, Ian (Principal Investigator) Chowdhury, Gobinda (Co-investigator) Dobreva, Milena (Co-investigator) Innocenti, Perla (Co-investigator) Nicol, Emma (Co-investigator)

15-Jan-2025 - 14-Jan-2026

Supporting Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts Open and Responsible Research and Innovation at Tallinn University (RODEO - Responsible Digitisation - Estonia)

Dobreva, Milena (Principal Investigator) Robson, Kieran (Academic)

05-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2026

Community building in Decolonising GLAMs (DeCoGLAM)

Dobreva, Milena (Principal Investigator) Hosseini, Donnesh Dustin (Researcher) Kist, Cassandra (Researcher) Chavula, Catherine (Researcher) Mahey, Mahendra (Researcher)

This project seeks to create a community of practice (CoP) bringing together
academics, galleries, libraries, archives and museum (GLAM) professionals, and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) experts. On an institutional level, it will contribute to the ongoing recommendations of the Race Equality Working Group, specifically: 'develop a cross-university CoP to "decolonise the curriculum" across faculties.'. On a wider scale, it will support changes needed in societal processes and attitudes to enable effective decolonisation in GLAMs.

01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2025

Cultures of Collaborative Research in a Socially Progressive Technological University / R230557-206

Dobreva, Milena (Co-investigator)

01-Jan-2025 - 28-Jan-2026

Bridging the Digital Skills Gap of Records Officers in Zambia in Line with the eGovernance Reform: Needs Assessment and Developing Professional Training Programme

Dobreva, Milena (Principal Investigator) Kist, Cassandra (Co-investigator) Chavula, Catherine (Co-investigator)

Zambia is implementing the smart Zambia vision to be delivered by 2030. A vital part of it is the large-scale digital transformation of the public service sector undertaking digitalisation of records management by deploying electronic records and document management systems (ERDMS). However, a recent study by Bwalya and Kakandelwa (2023) shows that records officers in Zambia lack digital skills for managing e-records.

This project, built as a new collaboration between the Computer and Information Sciences Department (University of Strathclyde) and the Department of Library and Information Science (University of Zambia) and supported by governmental agencies such as the National Archives of Zambia, aims to bridge this digital skills gap.

The project will combine an assessment of the training needs related to digital skills of the records officers in government/local authorities with developing an appropriate training programme for the records management sector in Zambia. It also aims to promote open government data, which is still in its infancy in Zambia.

Besides the research outcome of mapping the digital skills landscape in records management in Zambia, the project will deliver long-term societal impact on improved eGovernment practices. It can serve as a blueprint for other sub-Saharan countries striving for digital transformation.

01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2025

Bulgarian Romanian Observatory of Digital Media

Dobreva, Milena (Principal Investigator)

A project funded by the Digital Europe programme of the European Commission to contribute disinformation research, policy actions and educational programmes from Bulgaria and Romania to EDMO (the European Digital Media Observatory).

01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2025

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