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Since the 21st century, digital archiving efforts have been actively pursued, converting classical texts into digital form and making them available to researchers and the general public. Until the 2000s, this process was primarily centralized. However, since the 2010s, regionally-led archive construction efforts have also been actively pursued, driven by the need for regional cultural revitalization. Gangwon has also been actively pursuing this trend, actively collecting and providing regional classical texts. Representative examples are <Center for Korean Studies Materials: Gangwon Regional Center>, spearheaded by the Institute of Koreanology at Kangwon National University, and the <Gangwon Korean Studies Archive>, established and operated by the Yulgok Institute of Korean Studies. These projects are particularly significant in that they provide a unified collection of materials previously unexcavated and organized under the umbrella of “Gangwon.“ However, due to time, financial, and human resources constraints, these materials have not yet reached the advanced processing stage. Future improvements in the areas of “substantial data collection,” “systematicity,” and “scalability” will likely result in a more complete archive. Furthermore, to foster a stable research environment, it is urgent to establish an independent classical studies training institution and program within the Gangwon region.

Classical Materials in the Gangwon Region, Digital Archives, Institute of Koreanology at Kangwon National University, Yulgok Institute of Korean, Studies, Center for Korean Studies Materials, Gangwon Korean Studies Archive.