ArchivesSpace Users Advisory Council — Roster for FY2017/18
Appointee
Organization
Membership Level
Term
Alston Cobourn
Jasmine Jones
(knoxa@uncw.edu)
Miloche Kottman
University of Kansas
Very Large
July 2016-June 2018*
Robert Lay
University of North Texas
Large
July 2015-June 2018
(resigned)
Sue Luftschein
University of Southern California
Very Large
July 2015-June 2018
(amerryman@uscupstate.edu)
July 2017-June 2019
(resigned)
(bnewberry@auctr.edu)
Carolyn Runyon
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Medium
July 2016-June 2018*
Suzanne Stasiulatis, Chair
Lydia Tang
Nikki Lynn Thomas
University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Medium
July 2017-June 2019*
John Zarrillo
(sziegler@amphilsoc.org)
(resigned due to job change)
Ex Officio members:
Max Eckard, Chair, Technical Advisory Council
Gordon Daines, ArchivesSpace Governance Board
Christine Di Bella, ArchivesSpace Program Manager
*An asterisk indicates that a member has served a previous term on UAC.
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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.