Library and Information Technology Association LITA: Celebrating 40 Years of Member Service Library and Information Technology Association
The Organization: Library and Information Technology 40 Committee on Library Automation (COLA, independent organization, not affiliated with ALA) Information Science & Automation Division (ISAD) Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) Library and Information Technology Association
Standards Development: Library and Information Technology 40 MARBI ALA Character Set, 1967 ISBN 1967 Library Systems Standards Committee, later Technical Standards for Library Automation (TESLA) Creation of LITA Standards Coordinator, 2005 Library and Information Technology Association
Regional Institutes, Seminars, and Workshops: Library and Information Technology 40 MARC Institutes, In-service Training Seminars, 1970s-80s (By mid-’80s over 13,500 had attended over 75 institutes and seminars) Pre-conference institutes and programs, Regional Institutes, Library and Information Technology Association
ALA Conference Programming and Networking: Library and Information Technology 40 Top Technology Trends President’s Program Meet LITA LITA Happy Hour Grow with LITA Library and Information Technology Association
LITA Conferences and Forums: Library and Information Technology 40 “Airlie Conference” Conference on Interlibrary Communications and Information Networks, Warrenton, VA, 1970 LITA National Conference, Baltimore, MD, 1983 LITA National Conference, Boston, MA, 1988 LITA National Conference, Denver, CO, 1992 LITA/LAMA Conference, Pittsburgh, 1996 LITA National Forums, Annual Library and Information Technology Association
LITA Publications: Library and Information Technology 40 Journal Journal of Library Automation (JOLA) Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL) Newsletter Interface, 1968 Technical Communications, LITA Newsletter, Technology Electronic Reviews (TER) LITA Guides and Monographs, Conference Proceedings, etc. Library and Information Technology Association
Electronic Communications: Library and Information Technology 40 LITA-L LITA Web Site LITA Blog Library and Information Technology Association
Awards and Scholarships: Library and Information Technology 40 LITA Award for Achievement in Information Technology, 1978, later became the LITA/Gaylord Award in 1982 Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award, 1987 LITA Library Hi Tech Award, 1992 LITA/CLSI Scholarship, 1983 LITA/OCLC Minority Scholarship, 1990 Library and Information Technology Association