Working Groups

Members of TRAIL are encouraged to get involved in the project by joining one of TRAIL’s Working Groups:

The Collections Working Group [1] 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 [2] 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 [3] 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 [4] 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 [5] 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 [6] or Contact TRAIL. [7]

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:

Roberta Sittel, Coordinator 2017-2019
Roberta.Sittel <at> unt.edu
University of North Texas

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

Patricia Kirkwood Edmondson
Personal Member

Naomi Lederer
Colorado State University

Megan Minta
U.S. Government Publishing Office

Maliaca Oxnam
University of Arizona

Zack Painter
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth

Suzanne Reinman
Oklahoma State University

Mary Schlembach
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

David Schmitt
University of California, San Diego

Beth Wagner

Sinai Wood
Baylor University

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 [8] or Contact TRAIL. [9]

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:

Laura Sare, Coordinator 2017-2019
lsare <at> tamu.edu
Texas A&M University Libraries

Isabel Altamirano
Georgia Institute of Technology

Ted Baldwin
University of Cincinnati

Scott Curtis
University of Missouri, Kansas City

Mel DeSart
University of Washington

Paula Johnson
University of Arizona

Kari Kozak
University of Iowa

John Napp
University of Toledo

Daureen Nesdill
University of Utah

Alice Trussell
Kansas State University

Michael White, TRAIL Historian and Archivist
Queens 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 [6] or Contact TRAIL. [7]

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:

Mel DeSart, Coordinator 2017-2019
desart <at> UW.EDU
University of Washington

Willie Baer
University of Notre Dame

Carol Brach
retired from University of Notre Dame

Lorrie Pellack
Iowa State University

Tom Rohrig
Texas Tech University

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 [10] or Contact TRAIL [11].

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:

Judy Pasek, Coordinator 2018-2020
jpasek <at> uwyo.edu
University of Wyoming

Judy Alspach
Center for Research Libraries

Dan Barkley
University of Arizona

Craig Beard
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Tom Rohrig
Texas Tech University

Roberta Sittel
University of North Texas

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 [10] or Contact TRAIL [11].

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:

Paula Johnson, Coordinator 2018-2020
University of Arizona
Email: pcjohnson <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 [10] or Contact TRAIL. [11]

Technology Working Group

The Technology Working Group is responsible for all aspects related to the digital archives and TRAIL public search interface. The Technology Working Group convenes as needed to ensure timely loads of new records, to revise processes or to address issues at hand.

Maliaca Oxnam, Coordinator
University of Arizona
Email: maliaca <at> email.arizona.edu

Mark Phillips
University of North Texas