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 User Advisory Council —FY2020FY2021/2122 | |||||||
Appointee | Organization | Membership Level | Term | ||||
Joanne Archer | University of Maryland | Very Large | July 2020-June 2022 | ||||
Elizabeth Beckman | George Mason University | Medium | July 2020-June 2022 | ||||
Kate Blalack | Woody Guthrie Center | Very Small | July 2020-June 2022* | ||||
Regina Carra Johanna Carll (rcarra@folkartmuseumjcarll@radcliffe.harvard.orgedu) | American Folk Art MuseumHarvard University | Very SmallLarge | July 20202021-June 2022Johanna Carll2023* | ||||
Kellen Carpenter (jcarll@radcliffekcarpenter@email.harvardwcu.edu) | Harvard Western Carolina University | Medium | Very Large | December 2019-June 2021July 2021-June 2024 | |||
Regina Carra | American Folk Art Museum | Very Small | July 2020-June 2022 | ||||
Lori Dedeyan | Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts | Very Small | July 2019-June 2021 | ||||
Bailey Hoffner | University of Oklahoma | Large | July 2020-June 2022 | ||||
Margaret Turman Kidd | Virginia Commonwealth University | Very Large | July 2020-June 2022Ashley Knox | ||||
Dan Michelson, Chair ( | knoxa@uncwUniversity of North Carolina Wilmington | MediumSmith College | Small | July 2019-June 2021 | *Dan Michelson | ||
Patrick Milhoan ( | dmichelson@smithSmith College | SmallUniversity of Notre Dame | Large | July | 20192021-June | 20212024 | |
Matthew Neely | University of Oxford | Very Large | July 2020-June 2022 | ||||
Brittany Newberry, Chair Cory Nimer ( bnewberry@auctr | Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University CenterBrigham Young University | Large | July 20192020-June 2021* Cory Nimer (cory_nimer@byu2022 | ||||
Sarah Ponichtera | Brigham Young Seton Hall University | LargeMedium | July 20202021-June 20222024 | ||||
Krista OldhamSuzanne Reller (kristao@clemsonsuzanne.reller@uc.edu) | Clemson University of Cincinnati | Large | December 2019July 2021-June 20212024 | ||||
Joshua Shaw | Dartmouth College | Medium | July 2020-June 2022* | ||||
Althea Topek | Smith College | Small | July 20192021-June 20212023* | ||||
Angela White | Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis | Medium | July 2020-June 2022* | ||||
Ex Officio members: Trevor ThorntonRandy Kuehn, Chair, Technical Advisory Council Kat StefkoTBA, ArchivesSpace Governance Board Christine Di Bella, ArchivesSpace Program Manager | |||||||
*An asterisk indicates that a member has served a previous term on UAC.