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.
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 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].
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 [9], Co-Coordinator 2022-2023
Baylor University
Dan Barkley
University of Arizona
Jason Burton [10], Co-Coordinator 2022-2024
University of California, Los Angeles
Larayne Dallas
University of Texas, Austin
Mel DeSart
University of Washington
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
Zac Painter
Stanford University
Karen Pfiffner
Colorado School of Mines
George Porter
California Institute of Technology
Suzanne Reinman
Oklahoma State University
Monica Carroll
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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].
The Communications Working Group is responsible for all aspects of 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:
Kari Kozak [11], Co-Coordinator 2022-2024
University of Iowa
Amy Van Epps [12], Co-Coordinator 2022-2024
Harvard University
Isabel Altamirano
Personal Member
Scott Curtis
Personal Member
Mel DeSart
University of Washington
John Napp
Personal Member
Daureen Nesdill
Personal Member
Laura Sare
Texas A&M 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].
The TRAIL Membership Working Group is responsible for:
Current members of the Membership Working Group:
Tom Rohrig
Texas Tech University
Monica Carroll [13], Coordinator 2022-2024
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Mel DeSart
University of Washington
George Porter
Caltech
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].
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 [14], Coordinator 2022-2024
Utah State University
Jason Coleman
Kansas State University
Jesse Garrison
Iowa State University
Lisa Nickum
Colorado School of Mines
Marina Zhang
University of Iowa
Mark Chalmers
University of Cincinnati
Paul Grochowski
University of Michigan
Sarah Lynn Fisher
University of North Texas
Tom Rohrig
Texas Tech 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 TRAIL [7] or Contact TRAIL [8].
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 [15], Coordinator 2022-2024
University of Arizona
Daniel Barkley
University of Arizona
Lynn Carmody
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]
Links
[1] https://www.crl.edu/sites/default/files/attachments/pages/TRAIL%20Working%20Groups%20Involvement%20Opportunities.pdf.pdf
[2] https://www.crl.edu/grn/trail/working-groups/collections-working-group
[3] https://www.crl.edu/grn/trail/working-groups/processing-working-group
[4] https://www.crl.edu/grn/trail/working-groups/communications-working-group
[5] https://www.crl.edu/grn/trail/working-groups/membership-working-group
[6] https://www.crl.edu/grn/trail/working-groups/metrics-working-group
[7] https://www.crl.edu/grn/trail/about-trail/how-join-trail
[8] https://www.crl.edu/grn/trail/contact-trail
[9] mailto:sinai_wood @baylor.edu?subject=TRAIL%20Collections%20WG
[10] mailto:jtburton@library.ucla.edu ?subject=TRAIL%20Collections%20WG
[11] mailto:kari-kozak@uiowa.edu ?subject=TRAIL%20Communications%20WG
[12] mailto:amy_vanepps@Harvard.edu?subject=TRAIL%20Communications%20WG
[13] mailto:monicac3@illinois.edu?subject=TRAIL%20Membership%20Working%20Group
[14] mailto:jen.kirk@usu.edu ?subject=TRAIL%20Metrics%20WG
[15] mailto:hazent@arizona.edu ?subject=TRAIL%20Processing%20Working%20Group