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Call for Nominations: ArchivesSpace User Advisory Council (UAC)

  • 1.  Call for Nominations: ArchivesSpace User Advisory Council (UAC)

    Posted 18 days ago

    *Apologies for cross-posting.*


    The ArchivesSpace Nominating Committee is seeking nominations to fill multiple vacancies on the ArchivesSpace User Advisory Council (UAC). 

    The User Advisory Council (https://archivesspace.org/governance-board-and-councils#UAC) is a critical part of the ArchivesSpace community, serving as a communication conduit between ArchivesSpace governance groups and ArchivesSpace users. Some of the activities UAC is currently engaged in are:

    Nominees should be presently employed at an ArchivesSpace member institution (please refer to the categorized member list at: http://archivesspace.org/community/whos-using-archivesspace/). As the community for a software application used in many different settings, we seek diverse voices in working to improve ArchivesSpace and support those who use or may benefit from using it. We especially encourage Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, and others currently less represented in our governance groups to consider joining us in these important leadership roles.

     

    The anticipated time commitment for each appointee is expected to be two hours per week on average. The term of service will be July 1, 2024-June 30, 2027.

     

    To nominate a candidate for the ArchivesSpace User Advisory Council, please submit this form at https://forms.gle/P4jZz1peBNNNwH7b9.  Self-nominations are welcome. The Nominating Committee will review all nominations and recommend appointments to the Governance Board for approval.

     

    All nominations must be submitted by 9:00 p.m. EDT, May 3 2024.  Please contact Christine Di Bella, ArchivesSpace Program Manager, at christine.dibella@lyrasis.org or any member of the Nominating Committee with questions.

     

    Thank you for your participation in this important process, which is an essential part of our identity and operations as a community-based software organization. 

    Respectfully,

    Annie Benefiel
    Grand Valley State University
    Chair, and Governance Board member

    On behalf of Nominating Committee members:

    Suzanne Reller, University of Cincinnati, Chair of User Advisory Council

    Rebecca Baugnon, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, Vice Chair of User Advisory Council
    Rachel Searcy, New York University, Chair of Technical Advisory Council

    Austin Munsell, University of Oregon, Vice Chair of Technical Advisory Council
    Mark Custer, Smithsonian Institution, representing very large membership level
    Dawne Lucas, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, representing large membership level
    Nadia Nasr, Santa Clara University, representing medium membership level
    Celia Caust-Ellenbogen, Swarthmore College, representing small membership level
    Courtney Rookard, The National WWII Museum, representing very small membership level

    Christine Di Bella, ArchivesSpace Program Manager, ex officio



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    Dawne Howard Lucas (she/her/hers)
    Technical Services Archivist for Collection Management

    Wilson Special Collections Library
    200 South Road, CB #3926
    Chapel Hill, NC 27515
    The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    E dawne_lucas@unc.edu