Library and Information Technology Association

LITA Education Call for Proposals, 2019 – 2020

Chicago -- What library technology topics are you passionate about? Have something you can help others learn?

LITA invites you to share your expertise with a national audience! Our courses and webinars are based on topics of interest to library technology workers and technology managers at all levels in all types of libraries. Taught by experts, they reach beyond physical conferences to bring high quality continuing education to the library world.

LITA AvramCamp, a 2019 ALA Annual Preconference

Chicago -- Register now for this unique and affordable LITA workshop at the upcoming ALA Annual Conference in Washington, DC

LITA AvramCamp 2019
Friday June 21, 2019, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.
Washington Convention Center, Room 150A

LITA Learnings: Guiding Students through Digital Citizenship

Chicago -- Register now for the latest LITA webinar.

Guiding Students through Digital Citizenship
Thursday, May 16, 2019, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Central Time
Presenter: Casey Davis, Instructional Designer (IT), Arizona State University’s University Technology Office

LITA @ ALA Annual 2019 – Science Fiction Authors

Chicago -- Join the LITA Imagineering Interest Group at the LITA @ ALA Annual 2019 – Science Fiction Authors program.

Agency, Consent, and Power in Science Fiction and Fantasy
Saturday, June 22, 2019 – 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: Washington Convention Center, 146B

Sharon Han Wins 2019 LITA/Ex Libris Student Writing Award

Sharon Han has been selected as the winner of the 2019 Student Writing Award sponsored by Ex Libris Group and the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) for her paper titled "Weathering the Twitter Storm: Early Uses of Social Media as a Disaster Response Tool for Public Libraries During Hurricane Sandy." Han is a Master of Science in Library and Information Science candidate at the University of Illinois School of Information Sciences.

Evviva Weinraub Elected 2020-21 LITA President

Evviva Weinraub, Associate University Librarian for Collections & Technologies at Northwestern University, has been elected as the 2020-2021 President of the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA). She will serve as Vice-President during 2019-20.

LITA Presents: Universal Parity to Resources

Chicago -- LITA Presents the next new webinar.

Universal Parity to Resources: Rethinking Library Access
Thursday, April 25, 2019, 1:00 – 2:00 pm Central Time
Presenters: Christine Elliott, Learning Services & Assessment Librarian, Juniata College; and Courtney McAllister, Electronic Resources Librarian, Lillian Goldman Law Library, Yale University

NCSU Libraries Receives 2019 LITA/Library Hi Tech Award

The NCSU Libraries has been selected to receive the 2019 LITA/Library Hi Tech Award for Outstanding Communication in Library and Information Technology. Sponsored by Emerald Publishing and the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), the Award recognizes outstanding individuals or institutions for their long-term contributions to the education of the Library and Information Science technology field.