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The '''Library and Information Technology Association''' (LITA) is a division of the [[American Library Association|American Library Association (ALA)]], which is the oldest and largest library association in the world.<ref>American Library Association, [http://www.ala.org], "American Library Association", 2014</ref>

LITA became a division of ALA in 1966 in response to the changing technological environment in libraries. LITA advocates for equitable access to information 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 Chicago ALA offices.<ref>American Library Association, [http://www.ala.org/lita/about], "About LITA", 2014</ref> Jenny Levine has held the position of LITA Executive Director since 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 50^thanniversary in 2016.

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Publications by LITA include 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 on 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) is the refereed journal published quarterly by LITA. ITAL content includes feature articles, communications, tutorials and reviews related to all aspects of libraries and information technology.

LITA also keeps and regularly updates the [http://litablog.org/ LITA Blog], which contains announcements about LITA programming as well as original contributions by LITA members about technologies and trends.<ref>[http://litablog.org], "LITA Blog", 2015</ref>