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BTAA-GIN Committees

Program Committees

Our program committees work independently and collaborate on overlapping issues.

  • Knowledge Committee

    Enhancing our professional community

    Mission

    The Knowledge Committee will identify and implement strategies for knowledge sharing internally among BTAA Geospatial Information Network members and externally with the broader map and geospatial librarian community. We will do this by establishing research agendas, coordinating research, and reporting/publishing on topics relevant to the geospatial librarian field and the BTAA-GIN.

    • Milan Budhathoki
    • Sandi Caldrone
    • Catherine Hodge
    • Josh Sadvari (Co-Chair)
    • Amanda Tickner (Co-Chair)
    • Wenjie Wang

  • Coordination Committee

    Organizing our program

    Mission

    The Coordination Committee is responsible for coordinating the work of the other committees, ensuring communication between committees, defining and tracking annual program goals, and overall strategic planning.

    • Ryan Mattke (Chair)
    • Karen Majewicz
    • Rotating members of other committees

  • Community Engagement Committee

    Connecting with the public

    Mission

    The mission of the Community Engagement Committee is to promote and enhance the visibility and utilization of the BTAA Geoportal, as well as public and shared geospatial data and technology, among GIN (Geospatial Information Network) members and Geoportal users. Our committee is committed to fostering inclusivity and promoting diversity and equity in geospatial resources. We achieve this by expanding the community of Geoportal users through the inclusion and promotion of new and existing resources.

    • Tara Anthony
    • Jay Bowen (Co-Chair)
    • Laura McElfresh
    • Sue Oldenburg (Co-Chair)
    • Nicole Scholtz
    • Rob Shepard
    • Kathleen Weessies

  • TECHnology Committee

    Building the Geoportal

    Mission

    The TECH Committee strives to enhance the BTAA Geoportal to improve the discoverability, accessibility, and usability of geospatial information. This enhancement is achieved through continual research, guidance, and contributions in metadata creation, interface design, and application development.

    • Daniel Dotson
    • Caroline Kayko
    • Melinda Kernik
    • Shirley Li
    • Karen Majewicz (Co-Chair)
    • Jaime Martindale
    • Meg Mering (Co-Chair)
    • Ronda Sewald

Executive Committee

Represents the strategic and financial interests of participating institutions through executive oversight of the project

Members

  • Lisa German- Dean of Libraries & University Librarian, University of Minnesota - Chair
  • Faye Chadwell - Dean of Libraries and Scholarly Communications, Pennsylvania State University
  • Claire Stewart - Dean of Libraries and University Librarian, University of Illinois
  • Cody Hanson (ex-officio)- IT Director, University of Minnesota Libraries
  • Maurice York (ex-officio)- Director of Library Initiatives, Big Ten Academic Alliance