Working Groups

Members of TRAIL are encouraged to get involved in the project by joining one of TRAIL’s Working Groups. See our current Working Group Involvement Opportunities [1].

The Collections Working Group [2] is responsible for all aspects of the TRAIL project related to the identification, selection, and acquisition of report series for scanning.

The Processing Working Group [3] will focus on all aspects related to the cataloging, scanning, and deposit of the resulting electronic TRAIL materials into the appropriate archive.

The Communications Working Group [4] is responsible for all general communication and promotion regarding TRAIL, including but not limited to descriptive project content on the TRAIL Web pages, assisting other working groups with communication development, and oversight and general help with reference questions sent to TRAIL.

The Membership Working Group [5] is responsible for recruiting additional organizations to become members of TRAIL, for creating and conducting orientation sessions for new TRAIL member institutions, and for all member-specific communication within TRAIL.

The Metrics Working Group [6] is responsible for coordinating the collection and distribution of all TRAIL metrics. The Working Group will ensure that all recommended metrics are collected, tabulated, and disseminated appropriately and in a timely fashion.

Your institution must be a member of TRAIL or you must be on Individual Member in order for you to join a TRAIL working group. For more information, visit How to Join [7] or Contact TRAIL [8].

Collections Working Group

The Collections Working Group is responsible for all aspects of the TRAIL project related to the identification, selection, and acquisition of report series for scanning and placement in the print archive.

Current members of the Collections Working Group:

Sinai Wood, Coordinator 2019-2021
sinai_wood <at> baylor.edu
Baylor University

Dan Barkley
University of Arizona

Jason Burton
University of California, Los Angeles

Heather Christensen
HathiTrust
Personal Member

Larayne Dallas
University of Texas, Austin

Mel DeSart
University of Washington

Suzanne Ebanues
U.S. Government Publishing Office

Mary A. Gilbertson
University of Arkansas

James Jacobs
Stanford University

Edward Lener
Virginia Tech

Megan Minta
U.S. Government Publishing Office

Lisa Nickum
Colorado School of Mines

Maliaca Oxnam
University of Arizona

Zac Painter
Stanford University

Karen Pfiffner
Colorado School of Mines

George Porter
California Institute of Technology

Suzanne Reinman
Oklahoma State University

Mary Schlembach
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

David Schmitt
University of California, San Diego

Roberta Sittel
University of North Texas

Beth Wagner
Personal Member

Your institution must be a member of TRAIL or you must be on Individual Member in order for you to join a TRAIL working group. For more information, visit How to Join [7] or Contact TRAIL [8].

Communications Working Group

The Communications Working Group is responsible for all aspects of external communication regarding TRAIL, including but not limited to descriptive project content on the TRAIL Web sites, assisting other working groups with communication development, and oversight and general help with reference questions sent to TRAIL.

Current members of the TRAIL Communications Working Group:

John Napp, Coordinator 2019-2021
University of Toledo

Isabel Altamirano
Georgia Institute of Technology

Scott Curtis
University of Missouri, Kansas City

Mel DeSart
University of Washington

Kari Kozak
University of Iowa

Daureen Nesdill
University of Utah

Laura Sare
Texas A&M University

Amy Van Epps
Harvard University

Sinai Wood
Baylor University

Your institution must be a member of TRAIL or you must be an Individual Member in order for you to join a TRAIL working group. For more information, visit How to Join [7] or Contact TRAIL [8].

Membership Working Group

The TRAIL Membership Working Group is responsible for:

recruiting additional organizations and individuals to become members of TRAIL
creating and conducting orientation sessions for new TRAIL members, and
all member-specific communication within TRAIL.

Current members of the Membership Working Group:

Tom Rohrig, Coordinator 2019-2021
Texas Tech University

Willie Baer
University of Notre Dame

Monica Carroll
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Mel DeSart
University of Washington

Your institution must be a member of TRAIL or you must be on Individual Member in order for you to join a TRAIL working group. For more information, visit How to Join [7] or Contact TRAIL [8].

Metrics Working Group

The Metrics Working Group is responsible for coordinating the collection and distribution of all TRAIL metrics. The Working Group will ensure that all recommended metrics are collected, tabulated, and disseminated appropriately and in a timely fashion.

Current members of the Metrics Working Group:

Jen Kirk, Coordinator 2020-2022
jen.kirk <at> usu.edu
Utah State University

Lisa Nickum
Colorado School of Mines

Judy Pasek
University of Wyoming

Anna Ren
Northwestern University

Tom Rohrig
Texas Tech University

Roberta Sittel
University of North Texas

Ex-officio members

Judy Alspach
Center for Research Libraries

Dan Barkley
University of Arizona

Your institution must be a member of TRAIL or you must be on Individual Member in order for you to join a TRAIL working group. For more information, visit How to Join TRAIL [7] or Contact TRAIL [8].

Processing Working Group

The Processing Working Group focuses on all aspects related to the cataloging, scanning, and deposit of the resulting electronic TRAIL materials into the appropriate archive. The Processing Working Group convenes as needed to revise processes or to address issues at hand.

Current members of the Processing Working Group:

Teresa Hazen, Coordinator 2019-2021
University of Arizona
Email: hazent <at> email.arizona.edu

Daniel Barkley
University of Arizona

Sharon Knowlton
University of Arizona

Mark Phillips
University of North Texas

Your institution must be a member of TRAIL in order for you to join a TRAIL working group. For more information, visit How to Join [7] or Contact TRAIL. [8]