Join our User Advisory Group

10 Feb 2016 02:47 PM

Would you like to represent the views of archive users and help to improve our services? We are seeking three new voluntary representatives to join our User Advisory Group (UAG). If you are a regular archive user then we would love to hear from you.

The UAG aims to give people who use our services the opportunity to participate in our planning and decision-making processes. Delegates represent ‘the voice’ of different sections of our user community, not only their own interests. As well as attending meetings, each has a responsibility to engage with members of their user communities, to share information and gather feedback.

We would particularly like to hear from people who feel they could effectively represent one or more of the following groups:

• map room users – particularly those working with pre-1800 records
• family history societies – someone who is part of the network of family history societies
• onsite personal interest researchers – particularly those interested in areas other than genealogy.

Representatives will also need to demonstrate they have the qualities to actively participate in the group, including:

• willingness to express the views of their communities in the setting of a large meeting
• time to prepare for meetings, including reading papers and networking
• ability to see the ‘bigger picture’

Meetings are held at The National Archives in Kew four times a year, usually on Tuesdays during working hours. Dates and times are published well in advance and delegates are expected to make every effort to attend. We ask prospective delegates to commit to a minimum term of one year’s service.

Find out about the groups represented, current delegates and how to submit an expression of interest on our UAG page.