Archives Hub Steering Committee

Providing strategic and policy guidance on the development of the service, as well as advocating for the fundamental importance of archives within research and learning.

The core aims of the Steering Committee are:

  • To represent the interests of Jisc members and of the archives community as a whole
  • To provide strategic and policy guidance on the operations and development of the service
  • To raise and discuss the opportunities and constraints faced by the service
  • To act as advocates for the Archives Hub and the service role as the UK aggregator of structured archival data both within Jisc and across the cultural heritage and education sectors
  • To promote the importance of efficient and high-quality archival data flows as a key driver for effective discoverability
  • To work with other Jisc and non-Jisc groups where appropriate and to ensure that strategic developments are informed by community needs
  • To encourage awareness of strategic and service developments in the community

The committee meets twice a year.

Membership

  • Natalie Adams, metadata specialist, University of Cambridge (chair, representing East region)
  • Sue Breakell, archive director, University of Brighton (representing South-East region)
  • Charles Fonge, university records manager and archivist, University of York, Borthwick Institute (representing Yorkshire and the Humber region)
  • Matt Greenhall, deputy executive director, RLUK
  • Richard Higgins, collections discovery librarian, Durham University (representing North-East region)
  • John Hodgson, associate director (curatorial practices), University of Manchester (representing North-West region)
  • Alan Hughes/Alison Harvey, head of special collections and archives/archivist, Cardiff University (representing Wales)
  • Matthew Neely, Senior archivist, special collectionsBodleian Libraries, University of Oxford (representing South-East region)
  • Moria Rankin, senior archivist, University of Glasgow (representing Scotland)
  • Deirdre Wildy, had of special collections & archives, Queen's University Belfast (representing Northern Ireland)
  • Jane Stevenson, archives hub product manager, Jisc
  • Ben Crabstick, data specialist, Jisc
  • Jane Ronson, development officer, Jisc (minutes)

Visit the Archives Hub strategy page to view the committee's terms of reference.