ARA Friday Lunchtime CPD webinar: Levels of Born Digital Access

Planning Access to Digital Collections Using the Levels of Born-Digital Access Presented by Sharon McMeekin, Preserve Together Originally held on Friday 27th February 2026 Planning for the provision of access to digital archives can be intimidating and overwhelming. What forms should access take? What documentation is needed to support digital access? How do we ensure the security of digital records and data? The Levels of Born-Digital Access, developed by the Digital Library Federation’s Born-Digital Access Working Group, provides a clear and effective framework to help us answer these questions and more. This session will offer an overview of the Levels and how they can guide decision-making when planning access provision for born-digital and digitised archives content. Speaker: Sharon McMeekin, Consultant, Preserve Together https://www.preservetogether.com/about/ Sharon has worked in digital archives and preservation for nearly twenty years, starting as a digital archivist before spending more than a decade as Head of Workforce Development with the Digital Preservation Coalition. There she led the creation of resources such as the Novice to Know-How training courses and the Digital Asset Register Toolkit on behalf of The National Archives (UK), as well as the Digital Preservation Competency Framework. She is now a consultant and training lead with Preserve Together.