ALA is a broad organization, and it can be difficult to find your niche among so many groups. That's why LITA offers LITA 201, a more specific orientation to involvement in LITA. Join us, and learn more about how your technical side fits into the library arena and how active involvement in LITA can help you better meet the challenges of today and troubleshoot the challenges of tomorrow. Find your place in LITA.
Join us for LITA 201 at Midwinter 2013 to:
- Learn more about LITA and where you fit
- Become or find a mentor
- Form your own interest group
- Network with tech-savvy library colleagues
3. LITA’s Vision
As the center of expertise about information
technology, the Library and Information
Technology Association (LITA) leads in exploring
and enabling new technologies to empower
libraries.
LITA members use the promise of technology to
deliver dynamic library collections and services.
7. Advocacy
LITA advocates for and participates in the
adoption of legislation, policies, technologies
and standards that promote equitable access
to information and technology.
8. Publishing
Books
Published through
ALA Editions
Journal
ITAL (Information
Technology & Libraries)
In 2012, ITAL moved to
an open-access, e-platform
9. Awards
Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award
Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in
Library and Information Technology
LITA / Ex Libris Student Writing Award
LITA / Library Hi Tech Award for
Outstanding Communication for
Continuing Education in Library and
Information Science
10. Scholarships
LITA / Christian Larew Memorial
Scholarship in Library and Information
Technology
LITA / OCLC Minority Scholarship in
Library and Information Technology
LITA / LSSI Minority Scholarship in Library
and Information Technology
15. Committees
Assessment and Research Committee
Bylaws and Organization Committee
Education Committee
Frederick G. Kilgour Award Committee
Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award Committee
Interest Group Chair Committee
International Relations Committee
LITA / Ex Libris Student Writing Award Committee
LITA / Hi Tech Award Committee
LITA / OCLC and LITA / LSSI Minority Scholarships Committee
LITA / Christian Larew Memorial Scholarship Committee
16. Committees
Machine-Readable Bibliographic Information (MARBI) Committee
Membership Development Committee
National Forum Planning Committee
Nominating Committee
Program Planning Committee
Publications Committee
ITAL Editorial Board
Technology and Access Committee
Top Technology Trends Committee
Web Coordinating Committee
17.
18. Interest Groups
Authority Control (LITA / ALCTS)
Cloud Computing and Virtualization
Digital Library Technologies
Distance Learning
Drupal4Lib
Emerging Technologies
Electronic Resources Management (LITA / ALCTS)
Game Making
Heads of Library Technology
Imagineering
19. Interest Groups
Instructional Technology
Internet Resources and Services
Library Code Year (LITA / ALCTS)
Library Consortia Automated Systems
Linked Library Data (LITA / ALCTS)
MARC Formats Transition (LITA / ALCTS)
Mobile Computing
Next Generation Catalog
Open Source Systems
20. Interest Groups
Public Library Technology
Search Engine Optimization
Standards
Technology and Industry
Transliteracy
Universal Accessibility
23. LITA Town Hall
Monday, January 28 th
8:30-10:00 am (with a hot breakfast!)
Washington State Convention Center, Room 302
Theme this year: Re-Image LITA
Host: LITA President-Elect, Cindi Trainor
24. Discuss!
Get involved!
Photo Credits: Eprahs, Adventures in Librarianship,Vacekrae, DavidKing,
Cindiann, Pix4LITA, Griffey, Susan Sharpless Smith
Notes de l'éditeur
You are here, so get involved! It ’ s a mutual thing What are you passionate about? Don ’ t see what you want? Make it so!