The Member Match Program program is an a new initiative to engage the ArchivesSpace membership community, created and organized by the Member Engagement sub-team of the ArchivesSpace User Advisory Council, with support from the ArchivesSpace Community Engagement Coordinator. The Program program is intended to be a resource and venue for peer-to-peer support between ArchivesSpace members. For one, year-long term, participants will be matched with a member with whom they can receive and offer professional insight, advice, and comradery. The Program program will also offer participants the opportunity for participants to engage in exclusive events and enlightening discussions about ArchivesSpace and its active user community.
Mission
The Member Match Program program engages the ArchivesSpace member community as a resource and venue for peer-to-peer support, comradery, and advice for all things ArchivesSpace, Archives, and beyond.
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Any individual affiliated with an ArchivesSpace member organization is eligible to participate in the ArchivesSpace member match Member Match program. If you are unsure of your organization’s ArchivesSpace membership status, visit https://archivesspace.org/community/whos-using-archivesspace or email ArchivesSpaceHome@lyrasis.org.
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The majority of communication between participants will take place virtually with no expectation of in-person meetings unless they would like to do so due to being in close distance and/or attending the same conference.
Matches will conduct an initial meeting to lay the groundwork for the relationship going forward in advance of the first cohort meeting with the ArchivesSpace Member Engagement Sub-team.
Matches will determine a workable meeting schedule with their match based on availability, interests, and capacity.
Matches will encourage each other to actively participate in ArchivesSpace member activities, e.g. webinars, posting to the listserv, serving on committees
Matches will provide feedback and guidance regarding strategies, workflows, troubleshooting, and other application-related topics.
Matches are willing to be transparent and open in communication, trustworthy, and confidential when necessary.
Matches agree to follow the ArchivesSpace Code of Conduct during meetings and activities.
Matches agree to notify the Member Engagement sub-team, as soon as known, if there are problems and/or if they need to leave the program.
Matches should try to attend as many scheduled Member Match events as possible to network with colleagues in their Member Match cohort.
Responsibilities of the ArchivesSpace Member Engagement Sub-team
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All applications will be evaluated by the ArchivesSpace Member Engagement sub-team and we . We expect to select and notify the cohort of member match Member Match partners no later than the end of June.
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