2016-04-11 TAC/UAC Coordinating Committee meeting

Brad W.

Sally V.

Gordon D

ArchivesSpace Program:

• Development:  
  • Preparing release candidate for distribution ASAP
  • User documentation completed
  • Guidelines for preparing, converting, and reviewing are ready (https://github.com/archivesspace/archivesspace/blob/master/UPGRADING_1.5.0.md)
    
    
•  Training: 
  • George Eastman Museum, 3 days of consulting, March 16-18.
  • Keystone Library Network, webinars 1-3 completed
    
    

• Conferences / Presentations:
  • New England Archivists, April 1
  • Society of California Archivists, April 8

TAC:

UAC:

• Testing subteam has been working on 1.5 release
• Prioritization subteam did not meet to schedule work for April
• Documentation subteam is waiting for the 1.5 release to begin updating documentation; they have also been working on additional videos
• Reports subteam–no update
• UAC will have one new appointee from the small member category

Some alignment UAC charge in bylaws. Strawdog process for discussion:

1. member contacts Program Manager w/ concern(s) about development or service

 2. member contacts UAC about concern

3. UAC brings all member concerns reported in a given month to TAC / UAC coordinating committee for discussion

4. UAC includes brief list of issues reported in given quarter in each Governance Board report w/ status (e.g. resolved, in progress, unresolved etc.)