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].
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].
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].
The TRAIL Membership Working Group is responsible for:
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].
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].
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]
Links
[1] https://www.crl.edu/sites/default/files/attachments/pages/TRAIL%20Working%20Groups%20Involvement%20Opportunities.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