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The '''Library and Information Technology Association''' ('''LITA''') was a division of the [[American Library Association|American Library Association]] (ALA)]], focusing on the intersections of [[Library|libraries]] and [[information technology]].<ref>American Library Association, [http://www.ala.org], "American Library Association", 2014</ref> Founded in 1966 and headquartered in [[Chicago]],<ref>American Library Association, [http://www.ala.org/lita/about], "About LITA", 2014</ref> LITA was dissolved in 2020 amid declining membership and persistent budget deficits. LITA merged into a new ALA division, [[American Library Association#Divisions|Core]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-07-01|title=ALA Council approves Core; dissolves ALCTS, LITA and LLAMA|url=http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2020/07/ala-council-approves-core-dissolves-alcts-lita-and-llama|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-21|website=American Library Association News and Press Center|language=en}}</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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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]

*[http://alamw15.ala.org/resources-for-first-timers/ Midwinter Meeting]

*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZXcO5G2AXL170bNWZEJWevElzUlLuowblL5JRtLWjKU/pubhtml/ LITA Interest Group Renewals]

*[http://connect.ala.org/node/140498/ Guiding Principles]

*[http://ala14.ala.org/why-youll-be-more-valuable/ ALA Annual Conference]

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[[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]]