2022-03-29 Meeting notes

5 mins

Roll Call/Icebreaker

Daniel Michelson

5 mins

UAC Updates

Daniel Michelson

• Updates on members

  • Regina, Bailey, Margaret, Matthew, and Cory have volunteered to serve another 2-year term (ending June 2024)

  • Kate Blalack has resigned

  • Liz, Joshua, and Angela will depart when their terms end in June

  • Anticipate four new members joining in July

• PSA: Please consider contributing to the Inclusive Examples Project

5 mins

Program Update

Christine Di Bella

• Thanks to everyone who participate in the Online Forum. Presentations and recordings are up: ArchivesSpace Online Forum 2022

• Working toward the next release. Aiming for May.

• Nominating season is nearly upon us. Calls for people interested in open slots on UAC and TAC will be distributed soon.

10 mins

Sub-team Reports

Development Prioritization

Angela White

• Evaluated 18 tickets in March

• Presented at the ASpace Online Forum to a crowd of nearly 100

Users Documentation

Johanna Carll

• Continued working on updating Digital Object documentation

• Met with Brittany Newberry about the project to diversify the AS test and training data

Testing

Joshua Shaw

• Currently testing 13 Jira issues.

• Team presented at ASpace Online Forum.

Usability

Althea Topek

• Worked on recommendations for PDF improvements

Member Engagement

Regina Carra

• Spent last month revising Member Match application and announcement text

• Launched application for second cohort of Member Match on March 28

• Working on “Making the Case for ArchivesSpace” info sheet – to be discussed at UAC next month

30 mins

Discussion: Usability

Althea Topek

5 mins

New Business

Daniel Michelson

Next Meeting

Daniel Michelson

• Next UAC meeting is April 26. Member Engagement will lead the discussion.