Welcome to TARO's workspace for committees!

Texas Archival Resources Online (TARO) is in the process of self-assessment and redevelopment.
Members of the TARO community have volunteered their time to participate in this process.

Quick links to key documents: 

• TARO EAD 2002 schema Encoding Best Practices Guidelines and template
• TARO collection development document including purpose, background, mission, vision, audience, project scope, participation criteria and more
• Write comments to the general TARO listserv (taro-lib@utlists.utexas.edu) or directly to the co-chairs and project manager as noted below
• Governance Plan (final - May 2018) 
• Steering Committee Meeting Minutes
  

Steering Committee charge: Evaluate the needs of TARO as they relate to updating the site, by assessing current best practices, researching peer institutions, conducting user assessments and planning appropriate next steps.

• Goals 2017:
• Continuing to plan for TARO site updates and future governance (based on 2016  NEH planning grant)
• Completing conversion of TARO legacy files from DTD compliance to schema-compliance (planned completion Feb 2017)
• Preparing grant applications for TARO implementation funding, expected submission dates in early 2018 
• Long-term goals 2017-2019:
• Implementing TARO site updates and future governance (implementation of new platform, governance and more planned in 2016-2017)

2019 Steering Committee members:

Chair: Carla Alvarez, Benson Latin American Collection, UT Libraries, c.alvarez@austin.utexas.edu  

Vice chair: Rebecca Romanchuk, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, rromnchk@tsl.texas.gov  

Secretary (2019-2020):  Irene Lule, Harry Ransom Center, UT Austin, irenelule@utexas.edu

At-large member (2018-2019, 2 year term): Samantha Dodd, DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University, smdodd@smu.edu

At-large member (2018-2019, 2 year term): Paul Fisher, Baylor University, Paul_Fisher@baylor.edu

At-large member (2018-2020, 3 year term): Robert Weaver, Texas Tech University, robert.g.weaver@ttu.edu

UT Libraries representative: Aaron Choate, UT Libraries, achoate@austin.utexas.edu

Immediate Past Chair:  Sandra Yates, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center, sandra.yates@library.tmc.edu

2019 TARO sub-committee chairs:

Funding committee chair: Amy Bowman, Briscoe Center for American Studies, a.bowman@austin.utexas.edu

Outreach and Education committee chair: Jimmy Williamson, Southern Methodist University

Standards committee chair: Rebecca Romanchuk (TSLAC) and Carla Alvarez (Benson Latin American Collection)

Governance committee chair:  Amanda Focke, Rice University 

Website and Technology committee chair: Robert Weaver, Texas Tech University

Summerlee QA Subcommittee: Sandra Yates, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center

Technical maintenance / TARO admin: J.J. Bennett and Joanna Jackson, UT Libraries

Steering Committee call schedule:

2019, every third Monday at 10am 

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