ArchivesSpace Users Advisory Council — Roster for FY2019/20
Appointee
Organization
Membership Level
Term
Kate Blalack
Kevin Clair
Large
Lori Dedeyan
Terra Gullings
Adrienne Harling
San Francisco Symphony
Jasmine Jones
(knoxa@uncw.edu)
Dan Michelson
Smith College
Small
July 2019-June 2021
William Modrow
(bnewberry@auctr.edu)
Julia Novakovic
Joshua Shaw
Lydia Tang
Althea Topek
Tulane University
Medium
July 2019-June 2021
Angela White
John Zarrillo
Ex Officio members:
Maggie Hughes, 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.