Holly Crawford is an Assistant Professor of Information Science and a Fellow at the Center for Social Informatics at the School of Library and Information Science at Indiana University. Presently, she is developing distance education courses for delivery to students in the school's MLS and School Media programs. Her primary research examines the historical and socio-technical aspects of distance education. Prior to entering academe in 1994, Dr. Crawford spent several years as a business executive in insurance and finance.