portal: Libraries and the Academy Makes Copy-Edited E-Prints Available

portal: Libraries and the Academy will make copy-edited e-prints of articles in forthcoming issues available.

Here's an excerpt from the press release:

The Johns Hopkins University Press and portal: Libraries and the Academy have announced an agreement that will provide increased access to research about the role of academic libraries and librarianship.

Beginning with the April 2010 issue, copy-edited versions of all accepted articles will be available in an open-access web environment. Six articles for the upcoming issue have already been posted online. The final, published version of the journal will still appear in Project MUSE®, a subscription-based online database of scholarly journals based at the JHU Press.

"As we move into our next decade, we want to advance past the traditional ways of presenting information and take advantage of new forms of scholarly communication," says Sarah Pritchard, the Charles Deering McCormick University Librarian at Northwestern University and editor of portal, currently in its 10th year of publication. "We appreciate the support of the Johns Hopkins University Press, which has been a good partner and good publishing venue for the journal."

The agreement, which will be re-evaluated after 18 months, allows for manuscripts to appear online after the copy-editing process is complete, but prior to the publication of the print version of the journal. The files will have a watermark to identifying its status in the publishing process.

Digital Collections Librarian at University of San Francisco

The Gleeson Library at the University of San Francisco is recruiting a Digital Collections Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad (position number: V99992):

Work with faculty and librarians to identify print materials for transfer to digital media.

Essential Job Responsibilities Catalogue, digitize, and assign metadata. Work with other producers of digital media to create institutional repository.

Two Million Free Digital Texts Now Available from Internet Archive

The Internet Archive has announced that two million free digital texts are now available from the repository.

Here's an excerpt from the announcement:

The Internet Archive is pleased to announce an important manuscript, Homiliary on Gospels from Easter to first Sunday of Advent, as the 2,000,000th free digital text. Internet Archive has been scanning books and making them available for researchers, historians, scholars, people with disabilities, and the general public for free on archive.org since 2005.

"This 1,000 year old book which has only been seen by a select few people, can, with the technology of today, be shared with millions tomorrow," said Robert Miller, Director of Books of the Internet Archive. "Selecting this title for the 2 millionth text is a fitting tribute to the team of scanners who have been carefully working for the past 5 years."

The Homiliary manuscript was copied on parchment by at least three different scribes at the important medieval Abbey of St. Martin in Tours less than 100 years after having been composed by Heiric of Auxerre and is the oldest known copy of Heiric’s original text. . . .

Internet Archive partners with the University of Toronto and over 150 libraries and universities around the world to create a freely accessible archive of texts representing a wide range texts which include non-fiction and fiction books, research and academic texts, popular books, children's books and historical texts.

Web Services Librarian at University of Nebraska, Kearney

The Calvin T. Ryan Library at the University of Nebraska, Kearney is recruiting a Web Services Librarian. Salary: $52,000-$57,000.

Here's an excerpt from the ad (requisition number: 5040875):

This is a twelve-month, tenure track appointment reporting to the Coordinator of Collection Services. The Web Services Librarian oversees the development and maintenance of the library website, including web-based interfaces to the library catalog, services, and local collections. This position works both independently and collaboratively to provide expertise in the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of current and future web interfaces and technologies that provide user access to the library's resources and services. The incumbent will stay informed of trends and scholarly communication in web technologies and library services. In addition, as with all the library staff, this librarian works to meet the library's goal of providing outstanding customer service to users, supports the general recruitment and retention goals of the University, and exhibits a commitment to the profession of librarianship.

NEH Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants Awards Announced

The NEH Office of Digital Humanities has announced recent awards from its Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants program.

The awards are:

  • City of Philadelphia, Department of Records—Philadelphia, PA: Historic Overlays on Smart Phones
  • Early Manuscripts Electronic Library—Rolling Hills Estates, CA: The Nyangwe Diary of David Livingstone: Restoring the Text
  • George Mason University—Fairfax, VA: Crowdsourcing Documentary Transcription: an Open Source Tool
  • Georgia Tech Research Corporation—Atlanta, GA: Gesture, Rhetoric, and Digital Storytelling
  • Pennsylvania State University, Main Campus—University Park, PA: Learning as Playing: An Animated, Interactive Archive of 17th-19th Century Narrative Media For and By Children
  • Sweet Briar College—Sweet Briar, VA: African-American Families Database: Community Formation in Albemarle County, Virginia, 1850-1880
  • University of Arizona—Tucson, AZ: Poetry Audio/Video Library Phase 2
  • University of California, Berkeley—Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Prosopography Services: Building Research Communities and Restoring Ancient Communities through Digital Tools
  • University of California, Los Angeles—Los Angeles, CA: Software Interface for Real-time Exploration of Three-Dimensional Computer Models of Historic Urban Environments
  • University of California, San Diego—La Jolla, CA: Interactive Visualization of Media Collections for Humanities Research
  • University of Chicago—Chicago, IL: Dictionnaire Vivant de la Langue Francaise (DVLF): Expanding the French Dictionary
  • University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.—Athens, GA: Telecollaborative Webcasting:Strengthening Acquisition of Humanities Content Knowledge through Foreign Language Education
  • University of Nebraska, Board of Regents—Lincoln, NE: Sustaining Digital History
  • University of New Mexico—Albuquerque, NM: Digital Documentation and Reconstruction of an Ancient Maya Temple and Prototype of Internet GIS Database of Maya Architecture
  • University of Virginia—Charlottesville, VA: ARTeFACT Movement Thesaurus
  • University of Virginia—Charlottesville, VA: New Digital Tools for Restoring Polychromy to 3D Digital Models of Sculpture
  • University of Virginia—Charlottesville, VA: Supercomputing for Digitized 3D Models of Cultural Heritage
  • Washington State University—Pullman, WA: Mukurtu: An Indigenous Archive and Publishing Tool

Ensuring Perpetual Access: Establishing a Federated Strategy on Perpetual Access and Hosting of Electronic Resources for Germany

Charles Beagrie Ltd has released Ensuring Perpetual Access: Establishing a Federated Strategy on Perpetual Access and Hosting of Electronic Resources for Germany.

Here's an excerpt:

This study was conducted as basis for all further steps towards a national hosting strategy. It was financed jointly by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation), the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, the Helmholtz Association, the Leibniz Association and the Max Planck Society. The study is intended to be the starting point from which to arrive at concrete ideas and activities related to a coordinated national hosting strategy. The intensive, often controversial but always constructive and continuing discussion now expands out of the working group into the public area to be continued there in the same manner. Invited for further discussion are all stakeholders with responsibility in the German science system to establish and finance sustainable structures for perpetual access as well as long-term preservation for electronic resources.

Web Librarian at Appalachian State University

The University Library at Appalachian State University is recruiting a Web Librarian. Salary: "Salary and rank are determined on the basis of qualifications and experience. Minimum salaries for the ranks are: Instructor $45,000, Assistant Professor $50,000, and Associate Professor $55,000."

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Appalachian State University Library seeks a talented, innovative, and collaborative Web Librarian to have primary responsibility for the Library's web presence. The ideal candidate will be skilled in creating a virtual library environment that enhances the services to, and experience of, on-line users, while accurately reflecting the vision, goals and culture of the campus community. The Web Librarian will be a catalyst for advancing digital technology and will provide leadership in website policy.

Fred von Lohmann Wins ALA's L. Ray Patterson Copyright Award

Fred von Lohmann has won ALA's L. Ray Patterson Copyright Award.

Here's an excerpt from the press release:

The American Library Association (ALA) Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) and its Copyright Advisory Subcommittee have named Fred von Lohmann, a senior staff attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) specializing in intellectual property matters, this year’s winner of the L. Ray Patterson Copyright Award.

The annual award recognizes contributions of an individual or group that pursues and supports the Constitutional purpose of the U.S. Copyright Law, fair use and the public domain. The award is named after L. Ray Patterson, a key legal figure who explained and justified the importance of the public domain and fair use. Fair use is a key exception of the copyright law that allows for the use of a copyright without prior authorization and helps to promote learning, new creativity, scholarship and criticism.

In his role at EFF, von Lohmann has represented programmers, technology innovators, and individuals in a variety of copyright and trademark litigation, including MGM v. Grokster, decided by the Supreme Court in 2005. He is also involved in EFF’s efforts to educate policy-makers regarding the proper balance between intellectual property protection and the public interest in fair use, free expression, and innovation. . . .

An overview of von Lohmann’s work is available on EFF's Web site.

Web Developer at Columbia University

The Center for Digital Research and Scholarship at Columbia University is recruiting a Web Developer.

Here's an excerpt from the ad (job requisition number: 058098):

The Center for Digital Research and Scholarship (CDRS) at Columbia University seeks a Web Developer to design, create, expand, and maintain Web applications, databases, and site functionality for CDRS' online projects.

CDRS serves the digital research and scholarly communication needs of Columbia's faculty, graduate students, and scholars through the innovative adaptation and implementation of online tools and services.

This Web Developer will work on multiple short-term and long-term projects to satisfy the requests of Columbia's research community.

Digital Audio: What's New in Fedora 3.3 and DSpace 1.6

DuraSpace has released What's New in Fedora 3.3 and DSpace 1.6.

Here's an excerpt from the announcement:

On March 17, 2010 Chris Wilper and Stuart Lewis offered a one-hour overview of new features in Fedora 3.3 and DSpace 1.6. The session concluded with a lively question and answer period with some of the 55 participants from around the globe.

Preservation and Curation in Institutional Repositories

The Digital Curation Centre has released Preservation and Curation in Institutional Repositories.

Here's an excerpt from the announcement:

The DCC has produced a report that provides a snapshot of the state of the art of preservation and curation in an institutional repository context in early 2010, noting areas of recent and current research and development. It should be of interest principally to institutional repository managers and others concerned with the strategic planning for these services. The report begins with a brief introduction to preservation and curation, followed in chapter 3 by a summary of the current provision for these activities in EPrints, DSpace and Fedora. Some repository models and architectures relevant to preservation and curation are presented in chapter 4 and chapter 5 respectively, while a selection of preservation planning tools of possible use in a repository context are described in chapter 6. Pertinent developments in metadata are reviewed in chapter 7, while tools for working with such metadata are presented in chapter 8. Technologies that assist in performing emulation, reverse engineering and migration are described in chapter 9. The issue of identifiers for repository materials is tackled in chapter 10. A selection of guidelines and tools for auditing curatorial aspects of institutional repositories is presented in chapter 11, and a selection of tools for calculating the costs and benefits of curation is presented in chapter 12. Finally, some conclusions are drawn in chapter 13.

Programmer Analyst at University of Pennsylvania Library

The University of Pennsylvania Library is recruiting a Programmer Analyst (one-year appointment with the possibility of extension).

Here's an excerpt from the ad (reference #100328159):

Reporting to the Digital Projects Librarian, the Digital Library Applications Programmer is responsible for applications programming for the Penn Library's developing Digital Library content repository and discovery system. In this capacity, the incumbent will develop methods for digital object ingestion into the repository, determine and execute indexing parameters, maintenance routines for digital objects including quality checks and administrative data, and develop of search and browse APIs for retrieval of digital objects all within an XML framework based on Lucene/Solr, Cocoon, and other Digital Library software. Develop tools (in Java or other languages) for end-users to manipulate and utilize the digital objects and metadata retrieved. Help determine and enable workflows for Library staff to utilize to populate and manage the repository. Code development is intended to be open or community source.

Houghton and Oppenheim's "The Economic Implications of Alternative Publishing Models" with 5 Responses

Prometheus Critical Studies in Innovation has published "The Economic Implications of Alternative Publishing Models" by John W. Houghton and Charles Oppenheim along with five responses to the paper in its latest issue. Access to these papers is free.

Here's an excerpt:

Building on previous work, this paper looks at the costs and potential benefits of alternative models for scientific and scholarly publishing, describing the approach and methods used and summarising the findings of a study undertaken for the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) in the United Kingdom. It concludes that different publishing models can make a material difference to the costs faced and benefits realised from research communication, and it seems likely that more open access to findings from publicly funded research would have substantial net benefits.

Programmer/Analysts at University of British Columbia

The University of British Columbia is recruiting two Programmer/Analysts. Salary: $64,369.00-$77,274.

Here's an excerpt from the ad (job id: 7228):

Responsible for analysing requirement, designing, programming and leading the implementation of new systems and maintenance of a variety of automated systems (both vendor-supplied and locally developed) that support numerous, major online applications (Acquisitions, Cataloguing, Circulation, Public Access, Serials Management, eResource Management and others) used throughout the UBC Library. This includes providing ongoing operational and troubleshooting support required for these automated systems and all associated equipment and communications networks.

Opportunity for All: How the American Public Benefits from Internet Access at U.S. Libraries

The University of Washington Information School has released Opportunity for All: How the American Public Benefits from Internet Access at U.S. Libraries.

Here's an excerpt from the press release:

Nearly one-third of Americans age 14 or older—roughly 77 million people—used a public library computer or wireless network to access the Internet in the past year, according to a national report released today. In 2009, as the nation struggled through a recession, people relied on library technology to find work, apply for college, secure government benefits, learn about critical medical treatments, and connect with their communities.

The report, Opportunity for All: How the American Public Benefits from Internet Access at U.S. Libraries, is based on the first, large-scale study of who uses public computers and Internet access in public libraries, the ways library patrons use this free technology service, why they use it, and how it affects their lives. It was conducted by the University of Washington Information School and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. . . .

The report's findings are based on nearly 50,000 surveys—including 3,176 from a national telephone survey and 44,881 web survey responses—from patrons of more than 400 public libraries across the country.

Digital Scholarship 2009 Published

Digital Scholarship has published Digital Scholarship 2009. The book includes four bibliographies: the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography: 2009 Annual Edition, the Institutional Repository Bibliography, the Electronic Theses and Dissertations Bibliography, and the Google Book Search Bibliography. The 504-page, 6" by 9" paperback is available from CreateSpace for $18.95. The book will also be available from Amazon.com in approximately two weeks and from CreateSpace's Expanded Distribution Channel (includes library distribution via Ingram's Lightning Source) in about six weeks. A Kindle version will be released within the next two months.

The longest bibliography in the book, the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography: 2009 Annual Edition, presents over 3,620 selected English-language articles, books, and other printed and electronic sources that are useful in understanding scholarly electronic publishing efforts on the Internet. Most sources have been published between 1990 and 2009; however, a limited number of key sources published prior to 1990 are also included.

SEPB was chosen for inclusion in The Scout Report in 1996, 1998, and 2001 (the 2001 entry said: "Anyone involved in electronic publishing—research or practice—should bookmark this site if they haven't already").

Péter Jacsó said in ONLINE (vol. 27, no. 3 2003, pp. 73-76):

SEP [Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography] is compiled with utter professionalism. It reminds me of the work of the best artisans who know not only every item that leaves their workshops, but each component used to create them—providing the ideal quality control. . . . The selection of items is impeccable. I have yet to find journal articles irrelevant to the scope of the bibliography. SEP could be used as a benchmark in evaluating abstracting/indexing databases that proudly claim to have coverage of electronic publishing, but do not come close to SEP.

Note on pricing: author royalties for the book in different CreateSpace sales channels under the Pro Plan are: Expanded Distribution Channel: $.69, Amazon.com: $4.48, and CreateSpace eStore: $8.27. Without the Pro Plan, author royalties would have been: Expanded Distribution Channel: not available, Amazon.com: -$0.35, and CreateSpace eStore: $3.58.

Digital Scholarship 2009

Head of Library Technologies Librarian at Portland State University

The Portland State University Library is recruiting a Head of Library Technologies Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Head of Library Technologies Librarian at the Portland State University Library provides a key role in the leadership of the Library's information technology infrastructure and services, including supervision of the Library Technologies team's activities and staff. This position oversees library technology projects and systems, and works with system vendors, programmers, librarians, staff, and public end-users to develop, evaluate, implement, and support a variety of systems. Services and systems currently include: the Library's integrated library system (Innovative Interfaces' Millennium system), the Library's multiple Web sites, servers, and interfaces; major applications for interlibrary loan and course reserves operations, the PSU digital repository, instructional technology, and provision of staff and public computing. This is a full-time, 12-month, unclassified, excluded, tenure-track position with the rank of Assistant Professor. This position reports to the Associate University Librarian, contributes to the profession through professional service and scholarly activities, and participates in faculty governance activities within the Library and University.

Research Libraries, Risk and Systemic Change

OCLC Research has released Research Libraries, Risk and Systemic Change.

Here's an excerpt from the press release:

This report provides an overview of the most significant risks facing research libraries and suggests strategies to mitigate them.

OCLC Research engaged an organization experienced in conducting risk assessments for corporate, governmental and educational clients to identify the most significant risks facing research libraries in the United States. The data collected was assimilated, ranked and analyzed, which revealed a convergence of perceived risks and yielded a shared perspective on a landscape of challenges facing US research libraries.

The descriptive categorization of these risks included in the report provide research libraries with a common vocabulary for identifying, evaluating and responding to shared challenges. They also help build the foundation to support movement toward cooperative mitigation of critical risks. Based on this foundation, OCLC Research intends to formulate a collaborative action agenda in partnership with the research library community.

Web Environment Manager at Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries

The Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries are recruiting a Web Environment Manager.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Reporting to the Head of Library Information Systems, the Web Environment Manager assumes leadership for a continually evolving Web presence and for integrating a suite of library technology applications. Lead a team of one faculty member and two technical analysts in the Web Environment Group responsible for managing major library applications, including the VCU Libraries public Website, DSpace, SFX, MetaLib, CONTENTdm, ILLiad, and the staff intranet. Work cooperatively with other areas of the library to create a vision for the VCU Libraries Web and to support day-to-day needs in a distributed publishing environment. Create unified, compelling, and scalable interfaces to the VCU Libraries public Website, staff intranet, library enterprise systems, and cloud presences. Develop partnerships with other technology units at VCU. Contribute to Web policy, standards, and documentation. Anticipate the need for design and programming enhancements to fulfill the information and research needs of the University community. The Web Environment Manager is expected to be active professionally and to contribute to developments in the field. Faculty with the VCU Libraries are evaluated, and promoted, on the basis of job performance, scholarship, and professional development and service.

Overview of Open Access Models for eBooks in the Humanities and Social Sciences

Open Access Publishing in European Networks has released Overview of Open Access Models for eBooks in the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Here's an excerpt from the announcement:

A new survey of Open Access book publishing confirms a wide variety of approaches, as well as a continuing search for the optimal publishing and business models. While Open Access is still in an experimental phase of trying out new models, and tracking the readers’ online and offline preferences to gauge the best way forward, some trends and patterns have started to emerge.

This recently conducted survey of a wide international range of publishing initiatives compares the publishing- and business models they employ, while examining their reasons for engaging in Open Access. The report cites findings from case studies including major academic presses (such as Yale University Press, the MIT Press, the University of California Press), commercial publishers (Bloomsbury Academic), library-press partnerships (the University of Michigan Press), academic led-presses (Open Humanities Press), commercial-academic press ventures, as well as other partnerships, which all offer Open Access to anything from a single title to the entire retro-digitized backlist.

While it is too early to confirm with any certainty which models are the most viable in the long term, it is clear that sustainable long-term business models require a measure of external funding, while cutting costs and creating efficiencies through the use of shared resources, digitized production process and a new range of revenue sources.

Last Week’s DigitalKoans Tweets 2010-03-28

University of North Texas Preparing Open Access Policy for Consideration

The University of North Texas is preparing an open access policy for consideration by faculty. To facilitate this initiative, UNT "will become the first public university in the state to begin a focused discussion on an open access policy" when it hosts an Open Access Symposium in May. The Symposium "is intended to move UNT and other academic institutions in Texas forward in consideration of institutional open access policies."

Here's an excerpt from the press release:

Sponsored by UNT's Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, the College of Information and UNT Libraries, the symposium may be the catalyst to position UNT as a state leader in open access, said Dr. Martin Halbert, dean of the UNT Libraries.

Before becoming the dean last fall, Halbert was director of digital innovations for the libraries at Emory University in Atlanta, where the Faculty Council approved a motion last year to allow the Library Policy Committee and Center for Faculty Development and Excellence to embark on a series of open access conversations with faculty groups before developing an open access/rights retention policy for the university. . . .

Organizers of the Open Access Symposium said they hope that the draft of an open access policy for UNT, which will be written by a committee created by the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, will be ready for campuswide discussions soon. The policy will draw from policies already adopted by other universities, including Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Kansas.

Web Coordinator & Information Service Librarian at Boston University Medical Library

The Boston University Alumni Medical Library is recruiting a Web Coordinator & Information Service Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad (tracking code: 5197):

The position has primary responsibility for development, design, updating, maintenance, evaluation, and overall coordination of the Library's My SQL/Cold Fusion database-driven website. This position provides information skills education and participates in the development of the BUSM curriculum database and other curriculum-support in-class resources, online tutorials, online assessment and evaluation tools, and recommends and uses new software and technologies for the Library's website and web-based education support. This position will also be responsible for staffing the Reference desk and providing general reference services, and assisting patrons conducting literature searches.

ACRL, ALA, ARL, and Others Send U.S. Trade Representative Letter about ACTA

ACRL, ALA, ARL, and other organizations have sent a letter about the secret ACTA negotiations to U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Ron Kirk.

Here's an excerpt:

This recent leak of a full [ACTA] text heightens our concern that this negotiation is not primarily about counterfeiting or piracy; nor is at all about trade law. The public rationale that the treaty would not impinge on domestic law has been placed in doubt—particularly when one considers whose domestic law would be endangered. As Google executives have recently experienced, it is not only U.S. domestic law that has consequences for U.S. technologists and service providers. Similarly, domestic interests in other participating countries should consider themselves at risk from provisions that are novel or antithetical to their national law.

The leaked text reveals detailed substantive attention to core principles of any nation’s intellectual property law:

  • Whether copyright plaintiffs may or shall have the option of receiving pre-established damage awards that have little or no relation to any harm that has been suffered.
  • The extent to which principles of inducement, newly introduced by the U.S. Supreme Court in the Grokster case, are to be accepted as supporting a separate basis for copyright liability or are a gloss on existing principles of contributory and vicarious infringement. This is not yet clear even in the United States.
  • The export of secondary liability principles to ACTA countries without simultaneously including the limitations and exceptions contained both in U.S. statutory law (e.g., fair use) and in the significant court decisions limiting secondary liability (e.g., Sony).
  • How technological measure anti-circumvention provisions are to be interpreted and applied, whether they will apply to access to works, whether they are to be limited to circumventions for infringing purposes, and whether account will be taken of the variations in national law, practice, and context, such as U.S. adherence to fair use and the imposition of levies under other national law.
  • The extent to which a "three strikes" approach and express or implied "filtering" mandates are to be imposed on ISPs.

U.S. negotiators have assured the Congress and the public that they cannot and will not agree to any provision that is contrary to domestic law. Other national negotiators have likely given similar assurances at home, publicly or privately. Hence the annotated documents appear rife with linguistic tugs and footnotes. To the extent compromise is achieved through ambiguity, no national of any participant nation will have assurance that domestic law will not be affected.

The time for public discussion as to exactly what this document will and won’t do is now.

Web Services Coordinator, Teaching & Learning Resources at DePaul University

DePaul University is recruiting a Web Services Coordinator, Teaching & Learning Resources.

Here's an excerpt from the ad (requisition #16182):

The Web Services Coordinator for Teaching & Learning Resources (TLR) will jointly report to the Director of Library Information & Discovery Systems and the Director of Instructional Design and Development. This position will lead the collaborative design and development of web-based services across all library, instructional design, and museum platforms and interfaces. S/he will collaborate with TLR colleagues as well as University Information Services (IS) technologists, among other stake holders, to coordinate technical implementations, integrate applications according to guidelines and standards for web content management, and conceptualize new user-centered designs, including the effective incorporation of Web 2.0 technologies that extend and enhance the University's diverse teaching and learning resources. Other responsibilities include support for faculty development in the use of technology in teaching and learning and active participation in local, state, regional, national, or international organizations related to interface design and academic computing.