WEST Governance
WEST is governed by the Executive Committee which is supported by the Operations and Collections Council. To learn more, please see WEST’s governance documentation.
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WEST Executive Committee
WEST is governed by an Executive Committee that oversees its operation and development. The Committee drafts annual budgets for approval by member representatives and also seeks to integrate WEST with print archiving programs elsewhere, nationally and internationally.
| Name | Institution | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Brewer (chair) | University of Arizona | Term ends 2025 |
| Jo Anne Newyear-Ramirez (vice chair) | UC Berkeley/UC Northern Regional Library Facility | Term ends 2025 |
| Denise Stephens (past chair) | University of Oklahoma | Term ends 2024 |
| Jill Emery | Portland State University | Term ends 2024 |
| Melissa Desantis | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Term ends 2025 |
| Shari Laster | Arizona State University | Term ends 2026 |
| Kerry Scott | UC Santa Cruz | Term ends 2026 |
| Carol Smith | University of Kansas | Term ends 2026 |
| Carlos Rodriguez | CSU Los Angeles | Term ends 2026 |
| Miranda Bennett | CDL Administrative Host | continuing |
- Alison Wohlers (WEST Program Manager) (nonvoting)
- Nika Worth (WEST Analyst) (nonvoting)
WEST Executive Representatives to the Rosemont Shared Print Alliance
- Melissa Desantis, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
- Michael Brewer, University of Arizona
WEST Operations and Collections Council
WEST’s Operations and Collections Council oversees issues related to holdings disclosure and access/delivery. Furthermore, the Council oversees the process to review and prioritize sets of titles and title nominations for inclusion in the WEST archive.
| Name | Institution | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Molly Strothmann | Oklahoma State University | Term ends 2024 |
| Jill Emery | Portland State University | Term ends 2024 |
| Randyn Heisserer-Miller | Colorado State University | Term ends 2024 |
| Wil Weston | San Diego State University | Term ends 2024 |
| Nancy Lorimer | Stanford University | Term ends 2024 |
| Cass Kvenild | University of Wyoming | Term ends 2025 |
| Kerri Goergen-Doll | Oregon State University | Term ends 2026 |
| Robin Sinn | Iowa State University | Term ends 2026 |
| Roger Smith | UC San Diego | Term ends 2026 |
| Leland Deeds | Washington University in St. Louis | Term ends 2026 |
- Alison Wohlers (WEST Program Manager) (nonvoting)
- Nika Worth (WEST Analyst) (nonvoting)
2023-24 Working Groups & Task Forces
WEST Internet Archive Pilot Implementation Task Force
The IATF is charged to:
- put in place necessary guidelines and workflows to implement the Internet Archive Pilot; and
- identify and recommend areas for future refinement (i.e. the pilot may embrace a “minimum viable product” approach while recommending areas for enhancement).
Please see the full charge here.
The Task Force carries forward the work of the WEST Non-journal Formats Working Group whose recommendation to prioritize a pilot project to donate duplicates copies of WEST-archived titles to the Internet Archive was approved by the WEST Executive Committee in August 2022.
| Name | Institution |
|---|---|
| Alison Wohlers (convener) | WEST project team |
| Bob Heyer-Gray | University of California, Davis |
| Megan Sallabedra | Getty Research Institute |
| Michele Potter | University of California, Riverside |
| Shari Laster | Arizona State University |
| Lidia Uziel | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Liz Rosenberg | Internet Archive |
Administration
The California Digital Library serves as the Administrative Host for WEST and is responsible for program management and administrative services including:
- Providing an administrative home and support for the WEST Project Manager and other project staff.
- Administering WEST financial operations: calculating and collecting fees, processing validation payments to Archive Builders, maintaining auditable accounts, and preparing quarterly income and expense reports.
- Creating and maintaining WEST website with documentation, lists of participants, policies, etc.
WEST Program Contacts
- Alison Wohlers (WEST Program Manager & CDL Shared Print Manager)
- Nika Worth (WEST & CDL Shared Print Analyst)