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== 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.

== History ==

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On January 27, 1966, it was proposed by the [[ALA Committee on Organization]] that a new division of the ALA be created to grow with and endorse these new developments in library technology. A formal recommendation of the division’s creation was constructed by the Committee on Organization and was then taken to the ALA Council, who approved the division’s establishment, birthing the Information Science and Automation Division, which would later be renamed the Library and Information Technology Association. The division was officially established in New York at the 1966 ALA Annual Conference. The first elections for the Board of Directors occurred on July 1, 1967, where Stephen R. Salmon was elected as the first president of the division.

During the first two to three decades of the division’s life, it experienced a complex organizational shift as it was rapidly evolving and expanding, resulting in its change of name to the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA). The expansion of LITA during this time also brought about the growth of interest groups and the inclusion of new programs like “The"The Distinguished Lecture Series”Series" and “LITA"LITA Scholarships”Scholarships". Following the initial strain of the division's developing years, LITA began to see financial light by the 1990s, and by 1993, the roster had grown to 5,802 members and was considered a reputable, well organized, and efficiently run division of the ALA.<ref>Salmon, Stephen R., [http://www.ala.org/lita/about/history/1st25years], "LITA's First Twenty-Five Years: A Brief History", 2014</ref>

==Board of directors==

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=== LITA Forum ===

First held in 1998, the '''LITA National Forum''' has become a highly regarded annual event for those whose work involves new and leading technologies in the library and information technology field. The conference places value in opportunities for attendees to expand their knowledge base in the technological field by seeing presentations and participating in workshops. The 2014 LITA Forum is to be held from November 5–8 in Albuquerque, New Mexico and is titled “From"From Node to Network”Network".<ref>American Library Association, [http://www.ala.org/lita/conferences/forum/2014], "LITA Forum 2014", 2014</ref>

=== ALA Conferences ===

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== Members ==

The members of LITA are described as “information"information technology professionals dedicated to educating, serving, and reach out to the entire library and information community.”" LITA intends to provide its members with “a"a forum for discussion, an environment for learning, and a program for actions on the design, development, and implementation of automated and technological systems in the [[library and information science]] field”field".<ref>American Library Association, [http://www.ala.org/lita/membership], "Membership", 2014</ref>

=== Interest Groups ===