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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, 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>

[[Jenny Levine (librarian)|Jenny Levine]] was appointed LITA Executive Director in 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>

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