In the column that inaugurated this department five years ago, Deanna Marcum turned our attention to the "payload" that technology delivers—that is, to the e-content created, organized, used, studied, and evaluated by scholars, students, and teachers. The goal of the new E-Content department, for which she served as editor for two years, was to "encourage and enhance collaboration in e-content development among librarians, IT staff, teaching faculty, and others with roles in making scholarly resources available to campus communities." The department was intended for anyone with "a stake in digital resource development," and the content was planned to "illuminate the challenges faced by all who are trying to use electronic technology effectively to serve teaching and research."1

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