Call for nominations: Technical Advisory Committee

[Mitchell, Erik]

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

We welcome nominations, including self-nominations via this form: https://forms.gle/AstRgURwDmEaL53W7.  Nominations must be received by 9pm EDT on April 30, 2026.

The Technical Advisory Council is a critical part of the ArchivesSpace community, having responsibility for providing technical guidance to individuals or organizations contributing to application development, to the User Advisory Council, and to the ArchivesSpace Governance Board. TAC's current activities include:

• Reviewing user-submitted enhancements and priorities for the application, in collaboration with the User Advisory Council. (Development Prioritization)

• Conducting user-centered testing of the application prior to releases, in collaboration with the User Advisory Council. (Testing)

• Documenting the metadata standards used by ArchivesSpace and monitoring the standards landscape. (Metadata Standards)

• Maintaining and updating technical documentation, including documentation of the API. (Technical Documentation)

Nominees should preferably be presently employed at an ArchivesSpace member institution (please refer to the member list) or employees of a current Registered Service Provider or Consortium Provider. Nominees from non-member institutions will be considered based on their expertise and ability to contribute to the TAC. 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, 2026-June 30, 2029.

To nominate a candidate for the ArchivesSpace Technical Advisory Council, please submit this form at https://forms.gle/AstRgURwDmEaL53W7. 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, April 30.  Please contact Christine Di Bella, ArchivesSpace Senior Program Manager, at christin...@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,

Erik Mitchell

University Librarian

University of California San Diego

Chair and Governance Board member

On behalf of Nominating Committee members:

Kate Dundon, University of California Santa Cruz, representing the Large membership level

Paige Laino, Byrd Hoffman Watermill Foundation, representing the Very Small membership level

Lauren Panny, Durham County Library, representing the Small membership level

Dan Santamaria, Tufts University, representing the Medium membership level

Ashlyn Velte, University Colorado Boulder, representing the Very Large membership level

Katerina Dimitriadou-Shuster, Cornell University, User Advisory Council Chair

Regine Heberlein, Princeton University, Technical Advisory Council Chair

Michelle Paquette, Smith College, Technical Advisory Council Vice Chair

Heather Lember, New York Public Library, User Advisory Council Vice Chair

Erik Mitchell, University of California San Diego, Governance Board (Nominating Committee Chair)

Christine Di Bella, ArchivesSpace Senior Program Manager, ex officio