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 — FY2020/21 | |||
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 | American Folk Art Museum | Very Small | July 2020-June 2022 |
Johanna Carll | Harvard University | Very Large | December 2019-June 2021 |
Lori Dedeyan | Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts | 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 2022 |
Ashley Knox (knoxa@uncw.edu) | University of North Carolina Wilmington | Medium | July 2019-June 2021* |
Dan Michelson | Smith College | Small | July 2019-June 2021 |
Matthew Neely | University of Oxford | Very Large | July 2020-June 2022 |
Brittany Newberry, Chair (bnewberry@auctr.edu) | Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center | Large | July 2019-June 2021* |
Cory Nimer | Brigham Young University | ||
Krista Oldham | Clemson University | Large | December 2019-June 2021 |
Joshua Shaw | Dartmouth College | Medium | July 2020-June 2022* |
Althea Topek | Smith College | Small | July 2019-June 2021 |
Angela White | Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis | Medium | July 2020-June 2022* |
Ex Officio members: Trevor 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.