The Library Carpentry Advisory Group acts as a key friend to The Carpentries governance and Core Team and advises on ways to foster greater participation in the Library Carpentry community. The Advisory Group discusses, plans, and pursues strategies for involving new and current members in Library Carpentry. Members of the Group volunteer to serve three year terms, with increasing levels of responsibility and leadership each year.
Benefits of Being on the Advisory GroupAdvisory Group members have the opportunity to work closely with a global community of librarians, archivists, and information professionals dedicated to expanding data and computational skills in library and information science communities.
Other benefits include:
We encourage anyone who is interested to fill out this short application form by end of day (anywhere on Earth) Jan 18, 2021. We are particularly interested in new members who represent groups or regions not currently represented on the Advisory Group (such as Asia, South Asia, Middle East, Latin America, and Africa).
More info: https://carpentries.org/blog/2020/12/call-for-new-members-library-carpentry-advisory-group/