Description
The Technical Advisory Council (TAC) "provide[s] technical guidance and encourage[s] an active community of developers" (Bylaws for Governance of ArchivesSpace).
The purpose of the Technical Advisory Council includes but is not limited to:
- Provide overall technical guidance and liaise with the Core Committers group as needed.
- In collaboration with the Users Advisory Council, receive, suggest, discuss, and vote on ideas for software enhancements and priorities.
- Identify integration points for ArchivesSpace with other systems (e.g., digital asset management systems, patron and request management systems, etc.)
- Provide guidance to users on existing migration pathways and identify new pathways as needed.
- Provide ongoing updates to the technical documentation.
- In collaboration with the Users Advisory Council, conduct user testing of the application prior to releases.
Roster
| Member | Institution | Membership Level | Current Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valerie Addonizio (vaddonizio at atlas-sys dot com) | Atlas Systems, Inc. | Registered Service Provider | July 2019-June 2021 |
| Jared Campbell (jlecampbell at ucdavis dot edu) | University of California--Davis | Very Large | July 2018-June 2020 |
| Alicia Detelich (alicia dot detelich at yale dot edu) | Yale University | Very Large | July 2018-June 2020 |
| Megan Firestone (firestom at southwestern dot edu) | Southwestern University | Small | July 2019-June 2021* |
| Edgar Garcia (edgar-garcia at northwestern dot edu) | Northwestern University | Very Large | July 2018-June 2020 |
| James Griffin III (jrg5 at princeton dot edu) | Princeton University | Very Large | July 2019-June 2021 |
| Sarit Hand (shand at ap dot org) | AP Corporate Archives | Small | July 2019-June 2021 |
| Maggie Hughes, Chair (mhughes at huntington dot org) | Huntington Library | Medium | July 2019-June 2021* |
| Randy Kuehn (randy.kuehn at louisville dot edu) | University of Louisville | Large | July 2019-June 2021 |
| Dave Mayo (dave_mayo at harvard dot edu) | Harvard University | Very Large | July 2018-June 2020 |
| Bria Parker (blparker at umd dot edu) | University of Maryland | Very Large | July 2018-June 2020 |
| Kevin Schlottmann (kws2126 at columbia dot edu) | Columbia University | Very Large | July 2019-June 2021 |
| Dallas Pillen (djpillen at umich dot edu) | University of Michigan | Very Large | July 2019-June 2021* |
| Trevor Thornton (trthorn2 at ncsu dot edu) | North Carolina State University | Very Large | July 2019-June 2021* |
| Greg Wiedeman (gwiedeman at albany dot edu) | University at Albany | Non-Member | July 2018-June 2020 |
* Indicates that a member has served a previous term on TAC.
Ex Officio members:
- Ashley Knox (Chair, User Advisory Council)
- Peter Carini (Governance Board)
- Laney McGlohon (Technical Lead)