The '''Library and Information Technology Association''' (LITA) iswas a division of the [[American Library Association|American Library Association (ALA)]], whichfocusing ison the oldestintersections and largestof [[libraryLibrary|libraries]] associationand in[[information the worldtechnology]].<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, 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>
LITA became a division of ALA in 1966 in response to the changing technological environment in libraries. LITA advocates for equitable [[accessJenny toLevine information]](librarian)|Jenny and technology, placing a focus on providing an environment that fosters investigation and enables the implementation of new technology within libraries. LITA is headquartered in the [[ChicagoLevine]] ALAwas offices.<ref>American Library Association, [http://www.ala.org/lita/about], "About LITA", 2014</ref> Jenny Levine has held the position ofappointed LITA Executive Director sincein 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title = ALA appoints Jenny Levine next LITA Executive Director|url = http://litablog.org/2015/06/ala-appoints-jenny-levine-next-lita-executive-director/|website = LITA Blog|access-date = 2016-01-17|language = en-US}}</ref>
LITA celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2016.
== Name ==
During the division's initial stages of development in 1966, it was pressed by the ALA's [[Reference and User Services Association]] that the name should include the words "[[Information Science]]",<ref>Salmon, Stephen R., [http://www.ala.org/lita/about/history/1st25years], "LITA's First Twenty-Five Years: A Brief History", 2014</ref> and as a result of this and a report made by a Committee of Organization, the '''Information Science and Automation Division (ISAD)''' of the ALA came into existence. The name was later changed by the [[bylaws]] committee to the Library and [[Information Technology]] Association (or LITA, as it is more commonly known) in 1978 due to the expansion of the division's scope in the twelve years that it had been operational.
