Current activities

• American Library Association
• LITA Publications Committee (2004-2008)
• LITA Telecommunications Electronic Reviews Editorial Board (2005-2007)
• LITA Representative to IFLA (2007-2009)
• Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC)
• Library Information Technology Directors (2001-present), chair
• Gerber-Hart Library
• Board of Directors (2004-present)
• Strategic Planning Committee (chair, 2007-present)
• International Federation of Library Associations
• Information Technology Standing Committee (2007-2009)
• Northwestern University
• Administrative Data Council (2002-present)
• CIO Roundtable (2002-present)
• Digital Library Technology Infrastructure (2001-present)
• Electronic Collections Committee (2001-present), co-chair
• Library Web Advisory Group (2002-present), chair
• Management Council Facilitators Group (2003-2005)
• Voyager Advisory Committee (2002-present), chair
• University Information Technology Coordinating Committee (2001-present)

Editorial board memberships

• Journal of Information Technology Education (ISSN: 1539-3585)
• The Electronic Library (ISSN: 0264-0473)
• The Journal of Web Librarianship (ISSN: 1932-2909)

Past activities

• American Library Association
• ACRL 2005 Program Planning Committee (2003-2005)
• ACRL Distance Learning Section 2005 Program Planning Committee (2003-2005)
• ACRL Distance Learning Section Executive Committee (2001-2005)
• ACRL Distance Learning Section Nominating Committee (2003-2004)
• ACRL Distance Learning Section Discussion Group (2000-2002)
• Chair (2001-2002)
• Vice-chair (2000-2001)
• ACRL Distance Learning Section Research Committee (2000-2004)
• ACRL Distance Learning Section Statistics Committee (2005-2007)
• ALCTS CCS Subject Analysis Committee Subcommittee on Metadata and Subject Analysis (1998-2001)
• ALCTS CCS Subject Analysis Committee Subcommittee on Metadata and Classification Discussion Forum, Chair (2000)
• Committee on Accreditation External Review Team (2002-2003), (2004-2005)
• LAMA SASS Management Practices Committee (2003-2005)
• LITA Education Committee (2000-2004)
• LITA Publications Committee Liaison to the LITA Education Committee (2004-2006)
• LITA Representative to the 3rd Council on Professional Education (COPE 3) (2002-2003)
• LITA/Endeavor Student Writing Award Committee (2002-2003)
• LITA Publications Committee Liaison to the LITA Education Committee (2004-2006)
• NMRT Orientation Committee (1996-1997)
• Committee on Institutional Cooperation
• e-Publishing Venture Task Force (2002-present)
• Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois
• Learning Objects Task Force (2005-2007), chair
• DePaul University
• Distance Education Working Group (2000-2001)
• Information Technology Academic Advisory Group (1996-2001)
• Library Faculty Advisory Committee (1998-2000)
• Quality of Instruction Council (1999-2001)
• Teaching, Learning, and Assessment (2000-2001)
• Teaching, Learning, and Technology (2001, co-chair)
• University Portal Committee (2000-2001)
• University Web Advisory Group (1995-1998)
• Editoral Board Memberships
• Journal of Library and Information Services in Distance Learning (ISSN: 1533-290X)
• Gerber-Hart Library
• Donor Relations Committee (chair, 2004-2006)
• Illinois Library Association
• IACRL Annual Meeting Planning Committee (1999-2000)
• Illinois Library Computer Systems Organization (ILCSO)
• Coordinating Committee (1998-2001)
• Chair (1999-2000)
• ILCSO User Advisory Group (2000)
• OCLC Connectivity Task Force (1997-1999)
• Operations Committee (1995-2000)
• Vice-Chair (1998-1999)
• Chair (1999-2000)
• Policy Council (1999-2000)
• Report Planning Committee, Chair (1998-2000)
• System Assessment Task Force (1999-2000)
• Illinois State Library
• Educate and Automate Grant Review Committee (1999)
• National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
• Metasearch Initiative - Access Management Task Group (2004-2006)
• Northwestern University
• Administrative Data Oversight Task Force (2002-2003)
• Art Slide Library Oversight Committee (2002-2004)
• Course Management System Review Task Force (2003-2004)
• Digital Library Committee (2001-2005), co-chair
• Librarian Ranking Initiative Investigation Committee (2004-2005)
• Management Council Facilitators Group (2003-2005)
• Social Science Research Computing Committee (2001-2003)
• University Library Speaker’s Committee (2003-2004)