Using a Digital Asset Register to support digital preservation planning and advocacy

Trainer: Simon Wilson

Online - Tuesday 10th February 2026 – 10:00-11:30am

ARA South East and London is hosting two online training events delivered by Simon Wilson. Attendees are welcome to attend either session independently or join both.

A digital asset register can be a key tool to manage both digitised and born-digital material.

With some appropriate adaptations it can also be a key tool in monitoring and tracking tasks and activities relating to the digital assets in your care.

• 10.00 Welcome

• 10.05 Intellectual control

• 10:10 Using a digital asset register

• 10:45 Talking about digital preservation with ICT colleagues

• 11:05 Next steps

• 11:10 Q&A

• 11:30 Close

The session is designed to encourage and inspire attendees to use a digital asset register to secure intellectual control and to proactively use it as the basis for monitoring and planning future tasks and activities. There is no assumed knowledge or pre-requisite for this session. The main session will be recorded but not the Q&A session to encourage questions and open discussion.

Participants will learn:

• The importance of intellectual control as a key first step in your digital preservation activities

• How to use a digital asset register and adapting it to meet your organisation’s specific needs and scenarios

• How to use your digital asset register to monitor and plan activities and tasks relating to digitised and born-digital material in your collections

• How to use your digital asset register to engage ICT colleagues about your current and future requirements including the limitations of cloud collaboration platforms

Programme

10.00

Welcome

10.05 – 10:10

Intellectual control

What it is and how it might support future activities

10:10 – 10:45

Using a digital asset register

What it is; how to adapt a digital asset register to meet your specific needs and requirements

10:45 – 11:05

Talking about digital preservation with ICT colleagues

With ICT being key stakeholders, looking at how we use the data from the DAR and the limitations of cloud collaboration platforms

11:05 – 11:10

Next steps

Next steps and pointers to key resources

11:10 – 11:30

Q&A

Simon Wilson is a registered archivist with over 30 years of experience of working across the Higher Education, local government and museum sectors.  As an Archives Consultant he has supported individuals and organisations to take their first steps to manage digital archives bringing a practical perspective to these particular challenges and opportunities.

Booking and delegate fee:          £10 for ARA members. £20 non-members

Please book your place before Tuesday 3rd February 2026.

If you have any further questions about this event, please get in touch with the South East and London region at: arasoutheastandlondon@archives.org.uk