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 two months to share subteam updates and to discuss topics as a council.
Roster
ArchivesSpace Users Advisory Council — FY2019/20 | |||
Appointee | Organization | Membership Level | Term |
Kate Blalack | Woody Guthrie Center | Very Small | July 2018-June 2020 |
Johanna Carll (jcarll@radcliffe.harvard.edu) | Harvard University | Large | December 2019 - June 2021 |
Kevin Clair | Pennsylvania State University | Large | July 2018-June 2020 |
Lori Dedeyan (ldedeyan@libraryLDedeyan@g.ucla.edu) | University of California Los Angeles | Very Large | July 2019-June 2021 |
Terra Gullings | University of Texas at Tyler | Small | July 2018-June 2020 |
Jasmine Jones | University of California, Los Angeles | Very Large | July 2018-June 2020* |
Ashley Knox, Immediate Past Chair (knoxa@uncw.edu) | University of North Carolina Wilmington | Medium | July 2019-June 2021* |
Dan Michelson | Smith College | Small | July 2019-June 2021 |
William Modrow | Miami University of Ohio | Large | July 2018-December 2019 |
Brittany Newberry, Vice chair (bnewberry@auctr.edu) | Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center | Large | July 2019-June 2021* |
Julia Novakovic | The Strong | Small | July 2018-June 2020 |
Krista Oldham (kristao@clemson.edu) | Clemson University | Large | December 2019-June 2021 |
Joshua Shaw | Dartmouth College | Medium | July 2018-June 2020 |
Lydia Tang, Chair | Michigan State University | Very Large | July 2018-June 2020* |
Althea Topek | Tulane University | Medium | July 2019-June 2021 |
Jamie Weeks | Weber State University | Small | July 2018-December 2019 |
Angela White | Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis | Medium | July 2018-June 2020 |
John Zarrillo | New York University | Very Large | July 2018-June 2020* |
Ex Officio members: Maggie Hughes, Chair, Technical Advisory Council Kat Stefko, ArchivesSpace Governance Board Christine Di Bella, ArchivesSpace Program Manager | |||
*An asterisk indicates that a member has served a previous term on UAC.