ArchivesSpace Users Advisory Council — Roster for FY2015/16
Appointee
Organization
Membership Level
Term
Brenda Burk
Alston Cobourn
Washington & Lee University
Small
July 2015-June 2018
Chad Conrady
Military Historical Society of Minnesota
Very Small
July 2015-June 2018
Gordon Daines, Chair
Brigham Young University
Large
July 2015-June 2017
Nancy Enneking
Getty Research Institute
Large
July 2015-June 2017
Linda Hocking
Litchfield Historical Society
Very Small
July 2015-June 2017
Miloche Kottman
University of Kansas
Very Large
July 2014-June 2016
Robert Lay
University of North Texas
Large
July 2015-June 2018
Jason Loeffler
(j@minorscience.com)
American Academy in Rome
Very Small
July 2015-June 2017
Sue Luftschein
University of Southern California
Very Large
July 2015-June 2018
Shannon Morelli
The Frick Collection
Small
July 2015-June 2018
Julie Patton
Northwestern University
Very large
July 2015-June 2017
Carolyn Runyon
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Medium
July 2014-June 2016
Nikki Lynn Thomas
University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Medium
July 2013-June 2017
Daniel Weddington
Berea College
Small
July 2015-June 2017
Ex Officio members:
Chair, Sally Vermaaten, Technical Advisory Council
Lynda Kachurek, ArchivesSpace Board of Trustees
Brad Westbrook, ArchivesSpace Program Manager
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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.