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Roll call and actions from previous meetings

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Thanks to TAC members for recent listserv contributions:

• Listserv
• Code, documentation and bug reporting

3 discussion questions:

• Request to re-think Instance types
• Should we propose a by-law change?
• Performance when working with AOs with large numbers of direct children

Three discussion questions:

• Request to re-think Instance types
  • We've received a request to re-think how ArchivesSpace handles Instance Types. The rationale is that Instance Types are semantically meaningless (e.g. exports as a top container "label") but potentially misleads users into thinking this it's a place to record format/genre information.
  • Would any sub-teams have interest in looking into this issue further?

• Should we propose a by-law change?
  • By-laws are here: http://www.archivesspace.org/sites/default/files/ArchivesSpace%20Bylaws--Revised%2020160120.pdf
  • Two areas that could be clarified:
    • defining affiliate member and program liaison roles (in Section 4) - see also text added at bottom of main TAC wiki page
    • defining process for handling out of cycle vacancies (in Section 2)
  • Also potentially the bullet in Section 4 that calls out the responsibility of TAC to "review functional enhancements and priorities identified by the Users’ Advisory Council." → but maybe we leave this one for further reflection 

• Listserv discussion re. application performance when working with AOs with large numbers of direct children