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The '''Library and Information Technology Association''' ('''LITA''') was a division of the [[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
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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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*[http://www.ala.org/ American Library Association]
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