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{{Short description|Division of the American Library Association}}
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The '''Library and Information Technology Association''' ('''LITA''') was a division of the [[American Library Association
== Name ==
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In the early 1960s, the idea of libraries utilizing computers came into existence at the [[United States National Library of Medicine|National Library of Medicine]] with the [[MEDLINE|MEDLARS]] project, which was a pioneer project that came about in 1961 for serials control. From this point, library technology began to trend within the library community, and the ALA started to participate in the technology world, bringing about innovation in library technology by 1964.
On January 27, 1966, the ALA Committee on Organization proposed that a new division of the ALA be created to grow with and endorse these new developments in library technology. A formal recommendation of the division's creation was constructed by the Committee on Organization and was then taken to the ALA Council, who approved the division's establishment, birthing the Information Science and Automation Division, which would later be renamed the
During the first two to three decades of the division's life, it experienced a complex organizational shift as it was rapidly evolving and expanding, resulting in its change of name to the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA). The expansion of LITA during this time also brought about the growth of interest groups and the inclusion of new programs like "The Distinguished Lecture Series" and "LITA Scholarships". Following the initial strain of the division's developing years, LITA began to see financial light by the 1990s, and by 1993, the roster had grown to 5,802 members and was considered a reputable, well organized, and efficiently run division of the ALA.<ref>Salmon, Stephen R., [http://www.ala.org/lita/about/history/1st25years], "LITA's First Twenty-Five Years: A Brief History", 2014</ref>
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The following is a list of past LITA presidents:<ref>American Library Association, [http://www.ala.org/lita/about/history/presidents], "LITA Presidents", 2014</ref>
* Weinraub Lajoie, Evviva 2020
* Morton-Owens, Emily 2019 - 2020
* Kim, Bohyun 2018-2019
* Yelton, Andromeda 2017-2018
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* [[Jesse H. Shera|Shera, Jesse H.]] 1971-1972
* DeGennaro, Richard 1970-1971
* [[Robert M. Hayes (information scientist)|Hayes, Robert M.]] 1969-1970
* Shank, Russell 1968-1969
* Becker, Joseph 1967-1968
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Publications by LITA included the ''LITA Guides'' book series<ref>{{cite web|title=WorldCat search on LITA Guides series|url=http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=hotseries&q=se%3A%22LITA+guides.%22|accessdate=13 April 2015}}</ref> and published conference [[proceedings]]. A complete list can be found on the [[American Library Association]] web site <ref>American Library Association, [http://www.alastore.ala.org/SearchResult.aspx?KeyWords=lita], "ALA Store Search results: LITA", 2012</ref> and in [[WorldCat]] by searching for Library and Information Technology Association as an author.<ref>{{cite web|title=WorldCat search on Library and Information Technology Association by author|url=http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=au%3ALibrary+and+Information+Technology+Association|accessdate=22 December 2014}}</ref>
[http://ejournals.bc.edu/ojs/index.php/ital ''Information Technology and Libraries''] (ITAL) was the refereed journal published quarterly by LITA. ITAL content included feature articles, communications, tutorials and reviews related to all aspects of libraries and information technology.
LITA also maintained the [http://litablog.org/ LITA Blog], which contained announcements about LITA programming as well as original contributions by LITA members about technologies and trends.<ref>[http://litablog.org], "LITA Blog", 2015</ref>
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*[http://ejournals.bc.edu/ojs/index.php/ital/index/ ITAL]
*[http://www.ala.org/ American Library Association]
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[[Category:Library associations]]▼
[[Category:Organizations established in 1966]]
[[Category:1966 establishments in New York (state)]]
▲[[Category:Library associations in the United States]]
[[Category:Library associations based in Chicago]]
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