Description
The Users Advisory Council facilitates community engagement and serves as a communication conduit between the ArchivesSpace Governance Board and ArchivesSpace member users. Its activities include:
- Advising the ArchivesSpace Governance Board and the ArchivesSpace Organizational Home on the design and delivery of services, such as community support services, technical support, documentation, training, migration, hosting, etc.
- As a joint representative of the Development Prioritization subteam, discussing and voting on ideas for software enhancements and improvements.
- As a joint representative of the Testing subteam, conducting user-centered testing of the application prior to releases and conduct ongoing usability studies as needed.
- Maintain liaison with national and regional archives organizations including the SAA, ALA, AAM, AASLH, and other relevant professional groups.
- Provide ongoing updates to the user documentation.
- Advocate on the usability and functionality of the software program to facilitate adoption of the program.
The Users Advisory Council convenes every month to share subteam updates and to discuss topics as a council.
Roster
ArchivesSpace User Advisory Council — FY2021/22
Appointee
Organization
Membership Level
Term
Joanne Archer
Elizabeth Beckman
Kate Blalack
July 2020-June 2022*
Johanna Carll
Kellen Carpenter
Bailey Hoffner
Margaret Turman Kidd
Dan Michelson, Chair
Smith College
Small
July 2021-June 2023*
Patrick Milhoan
Matthew Neely
Cory Nimer
Sarah Ponichtera
Suzanne Reller
Joshua Shaw
July 2020-June 2022*
Althea Topek
Smith College
Small
July 2021-June 2023*
Angela White
July 2020-June 2022*
Ex Officio members:
Randy Kuehn, Chair, Technical Advisory Council
TBA, ArchivesSpace Governance Board
Christine Di Bella, ArchivesSpace Program Manager
*An asterisk indicates that a member has served a previous term on UAC.