Computing support can be modeled in layers:
Unfortunately, the "if you build it they will come" model, while it has
indeed increased the use of computing, has not always translated into
sustained and meaningful integration into teaching and research.
Discipline-specific computing support positions seek to change that by bridging the gap between traditional support and academics:
The specific implementation varies from oranization to organization. Thus,
you have a title like Humanities Computing Specialist that is defined at
particular universities as everything from a network and software support
position to a library services position to a regular faculty position,
with traditional teaching and research duties. Adding to the confusion are
specific centers for humanities computing that seek not only to integrate
computing into their respective university's humanities departments but
are also creating new humanities resources, tools and computing models for
humanities scholarship.
Can a model that can be applied to UVM be drawn from this morass?