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

1. LITA 201
ALA Midwinter 2013
Friday, January 25, 2013, 4-5 pm
Washington State Convention Center, Rooms 611-614

2. Library Information
Technology Association
What are YOU passionate about?

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.

4. What Does LITA do?

5. Programming
 LITA National Forum
 November 7-10, 2013
in Louisville, KY
 Programs at ALA
Annual Conference
 Top Tech Trends
 Many more!

6. Education
 Continuing Education activities
 Online classes
 Regional Institutes
 Pre-conferences
 Webinars

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

11. LITA Job Site

12. Networking
 LITA-L mailing list
 Website, blog, social
media
 Committees
 Interest Groups
 Social activities at ALA
Annual and Midwinter

13. How can YOU get involved?

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

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

22. LITA Happy Hour
Friday, January 25th
5:30-7:30 pm
Elephant & Castle Seattle, Billiards Room
1415 5th Ave
http://www.elephantcastle.com/seattle/directions

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!
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