Library and Information Technology Association LITA Celebrating 40

Library and Information Technology Association LITA: Celebrating 40 Years of Member Service

Library and Information Technology Association The Organization: @ 40 Committee on Library Automation (COLA, independent organization, not affiliated with ALA) 1964 -1972 Information Science & Automation Division (ISAD) 1966 -1978 Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) 1978 -

Library and Information Technology Association Standards Development: @ 40 MARBI 1967 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: @ 40 MARC Institutes, 1968 -1979 In-service Training Seminars, 1970 s-80 s (By mid-’ 80 s over 13, 500 had attended over 75 institutes and seminars) Pre-conference institutes and programs, 1967 Regional Institutes, 1996 -

Library and Information Technology Association ALA Conference Programming and Networking: @ 40 Top Technology Trends President’s Program Meet LITA Happy Hour Grow with LITA

Library and Information Technology Association LITA Conferences and Forums: @ 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 1998 -

Library and Information Technology Association LITA Publications: @ 40 Journal of Library Automation (JOLA) 19681981 Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL) 1982 Newsletter Interface, 1968 Technical Communications, 1969 -1973 LITA Newsletter, 1979 -1999 Technology Electronic Reviews (TER) 1995 LITA Guides and Monographs, Conference Proceedings, etc.

Library and Information Technology Association Electronic Communications: @ 40 LITA-L LITA Web Site LITA Blog

Library and Information Technology Association Awards and Scholarships: @ 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