Managing Editor's Message
Derrick Smith
So you may be asking yourself, "What is a
"managing editor?" Well, to be honest, it is a
term that I just made up because I needed a title.
The next question you may be asking is, "Why
does the DVIQuarterly have a managing editor?"
That is a valid question that needs to be answered for the DVI membership.
In 2011, the DVI Board voted to take the DVIQ
online. The costs of printing a hard-copy publication limited the number of articles and ads we
could publish each issue. Going online not only
saved us money but it allowed us more freedom
to include more articles, more resources, more
ads, connect links to other websites directly, and
provide all of this in color. It was a necessary and
good change for DVI.
Dr. Loana Mason was hired to be the editor to
take us into this next phase of the DVIQ. With a
very steep learning curve, Dr. Mason was able to
create the first online version of the DVIQ with the
Winter 2012 edition. It was beautifully done and
provided a benchmark for the future. Dr. Mason
was able to publish another issue in Spring 2012
that was equally wonderful. These two articles
can still be found on the DVI website. However,
the development of the next issues hit some critical problems and unfortunately, Dr. Mason was
unable to continue creating issues. After thoughtful consideration, Dr. Mason resigned from the
DVIQ editor position in September, 2013.
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