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 —FY2019FY2020/2021 | |||||||
Appointee | Organization | Membership Level | Term | ||||
Kate BlalackJoanne Archer (Kate@woodyguthriecenterjarcher@umd.orgedu) | Woody Guthrie CenterUniversity of Maryland | Very SmallLarge | July 20182020-June 2020;2022 | ||||
Elizabeth Beckman | George Mason University | Medium | July 2020-June 2022 | ||||
Johanna Carll (jcarll@radcliffe.harvard.edu) | Harvard University | Large | December 2019 - June 2021 | ||||
Kevin Clair | Pennsylvania State University | Large | July 2018-June 2020 Kate Blalack | Woody Guthrie Center | Very Small | July 2020-June 2022* | |
Regina Carra | American Folk Art Museum | Very Small | July 2020-June 2022 | ||||
Lori Dedeyan | Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts | Small | July 2019-June 2021 | ||||
Terra GullingsBailey Hoffner (tgullings@uttylerbaileys@ou.edu) | University of Texas at TylerOklahoma | SmallLarge | July 20182020-June 2020Jasmine Jones2022 | ||||
Margaret Turman Kidd (jjones@librarykiddm@vcu.ucla.edu) | Virginia Commonwealth University of California, Los Angeles | Very Large | July 20182020-June 2020*2022 | ||||
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 2020-June 2022* | ||||
Matthew Neely | University of Oxford | Very Large | July 2020-June 2022 | ||||
Brittany Newberry, Vice chairChair (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 | Clemson University | Large | December 2019-June 2021 | ||||
Joshua Shaw | Dartmouth College | MediumJuly 2018-June 2020; | July 2018-June 2020 July 2020-June 2022 | Lydia Tang, Chair | Michigan State University | Very Large | * |
Althea Topek | Smith College | Small | July 2019-June 2021 | ||||
Angela White | Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis | Medium | July 2018-June 2020 July 2018-June 2020;July 2020-June 2022 | John Zarrillo | Georgetown University | Large | * |
Ex Officio members: Maggie HughesTrevor Thornton, 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.