Action Committees

Conference Planning

The Conference Planning Action Committee is responsible for all activities surrounding the programming of the Annual RDAP Summit, including collaborating with the Education and Resources Action Committee to select workshops (if applicable). This Committee will collaborate with the Treasurer and the Sponsorship Action Committee to ensure there is a budget. They will work with the Marketing Action Committee to ensure appropriate communication about the Summit.

Summit 2026 (VIRTUAL)

Chairs: Ashley Thomas and Sarah Siddiqui

Members: Kaylee Alexander, Rachael Beal, Emily Blumenthal, Hannah Calkins, Julia Deen, Madison Golden, Matthew Harp, Marla Hertz, Kristin Hitchcock, Sarah Gonzalez, Emily Kilcer, Megan Potterbusch, Fernando Rios, Alisa Rod

Contact: rdapsummit@rdapassociation.org

DEIA (Diversity Equity Inclusion and Anti-racism)

The DEIA Action Committee is responsible for supporting RDAP efforts to advocate for and actively support DEIA within our organization and within the fields of data management and curation. This committee will collaborate with the Executive Board and other Action Committees in their DEIA activities as appropriate.

Contact: deia@rdapassociation.org

Education and Resources

The Education and Resources Action Committee is responsible for all the educational efforts of the Association outside of the Annual RDAP Summit. This Committee also collaborates with the Conference Planning Action Committee to select workshops for the Annual RDAP Summit (if applicable). This Committee will collaborate with the Treasurer and the Sponsorship Action Committee to ensure there is a budget for their activities.

Chairs: Ellen Cline and Aditya Ranganath

Members: Halle Burns, Ethan Fridmanski, Carl Haynes-Magyar, Jim Martin, Shannon Sheridan, Allie Tatarian, Briana Wham, Ashley Zeidler

Contact: education@rdapassociation.org

Marketing

The Marketing Action Committee is responsible for developing a marketing plan for the Association and, when needed, for each of its functions. This Committee is responsible for all social media, and will collaborate with all Action Committees and the Executive Board to promote Association functions, news and information.

Chairs: Kelly Burns and Mikala Narlock

Members: Jocelyn Swick-Jemison

Contact: marketing@rdapassociation.org

Membership

The Membership Action Committee is responsible for all activities involving recruiting new members and maintaining records of membership. This Committee will collaborate with the Treasurer as needed and is also responsible for coordinating the mentorship and scholarship programs.

Chairs: Daria Orlowska

Members: Amy Koshoffer, Ashley Orehek Rossi, and Amy Yarnell

Contact: membership@rdapassociation.org

Publishing

The Publishing Action Committee is responsible for producing an online quarterly newsletter with the purpose of informing the membership and interested parties about the RDAP Association and topics of interest. This Committee is also responsible for curating the conference proceedings through the editorial offices of the Journal of eScience Librarianship (JeSLIB).

Chairs: Corey Barber and Erin Foster

Members: Jennifer Chaput, Tina Griffin, Marla Hertz, Carolyn Jackson, Summer Mengarelli, Heather Owen, Angel Tang, Wei Zakharov

Contact: publications@rdapassociation.org

Sponsorship

The Sponsorship Action Committee is responsible for all activities surrounding the sponsorship needs of the Association. This Committee will collaborate with the Conference Action Committee and the Treasurer to ensure a budget for the Annual RDAP Summit. They will collaborate with any other Action Committee and the Executive Board on funding needs for Association activities.

Chairs: Kelsey Badger and Wanda Marsolek

Members: Jordan Hemingway, Amy Schuler, Julie Vecchio

Contact: sponsorship@rdapassociation.org

Website

The Website Action Committee is responsible for updating and organizing the website and association management system. Content may be provided by the Executive Board or another Action Committee but the Website Committee will implement the content. This Committee considers usability of general website and member resources when making design decisions.

Chairs: Reid Otsuji and Xing Jian

Members: Lena Bohman, CJ Garcia, Sarah Marchese, Danielle Maurici-Pollock, Michael Moore, Nancy Shin, Katharine Tepper, Julie Vecchio

Contact: webmaster@rdapassociation.org

Task Forces & Working Groups

Once a need is established by the Executive Board, a call to all members for volunteers to join the Task Force will be made. The list of volunteers will be reviewed by the Executive Board to finalize membership and select Chairs or Co-chairs. Chairs and members of Task Forces shall serve a term established by the Executive Board to complete the charge of the Task Force.

Awards Task Force

The Awards Task Force (Sept. 2024 to June 2026) is charged with recommending whether an Awards Action Committee should be established. And, if the establishment of an action committee is recommended, drafting a description of the committee and a set of best practices. To understand the duties of a possible Awards Action Committee, the task force will be responsible for administering the RDAP awards, including Volunteer of the Year, Work of the Year, and the Summit Scholarship awards, with guidance from the Membership Committee who has been leading these initiatives. The work of this task force will involve soliciting nominations, adjudicating awards, and coordinating the distribution of prizes. The task force will meet once a month, with the majority of the work happening in February and June.

Chairs: Sarah Oelker and Allie Tatarian

Members: Laura Briggs and Sara Mannheimer

Contact: awards@rdapassociation.org

Digitally Accessible Data and Data Repositories Working Group

The "Digitally Accessible Data and Data Repositories" Working Group (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025) is responsible for conducting research and producing a report to include: summary of ADA rules applying to research data and/or repositories containing research data; what is presently known about digitally accessible data and repositories, as well as what key questions remain; and proposed best practices for creating digitally accessible research data files. The purpose of the report will be to assist researchers and institutions with data repositories to maintain compliance with ADA rules.

Chairs: Kristin Briney and Clara Llebot Lorente

Members: Rachel Woodbrook

Contact: access-wg@rdapassociation.org

LiDS Dataset Task Force

The Library Data Services (LiDS) Dataset provides information about data services offered by libraries at United States R1 and R2 institutions. With the support of the dataset creators, RDAP has agreed to maintain this dataset and complete its next update. This data is valuable in providing a periodic snapshot of library research data services and identifying potential new RDAP members. The goal of the LiDS Task Force is to update the dataset and potentially expand the institutions represented (potentially including Canadian Research Libraries for example). The original data collection methodology accompanies the original dataset and the Task Force is encouraged to explore new methods of updating the dataset including using a survey sent to libraries in the dataset and/or a GitHub project where libraries can request updates to their information. The Task Force will also write a report on the methodology they used and their thoughts on RDAP’s continued update of this dataset (recommended changes in methodology, number of people and hours needed, and how often the dataset should be updated).

Chairs: Stacie Poore Powell

Members: Abby Pennington, Mara Sedlins, Chad Kahl (LiDS Team), Joshua Newport (LiDS Team)

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