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V15N2.LITALAMA LITANEWS
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Mark Your Calendars: Pittsburgh in 1996!
 
THE LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION and Management Association and the Library
and Information Technology Association, both divisions of the American
Library Association, have agreed to cosponsor a joint national
conference in Pittsburgh, PA, October 13-16, 1996. The theme for the
joint conference--the first of its kind between ALA divisions--has not
yet been settled, but preliminary talks between the two divisions
indicate that many sessions will concentrate on the topic of managing
technology for the 21st Century.
   As libraries and librarians become increasingly technology
dependent, managing today's technologies and planning for the future
are issues library managers and systems people cannot afford to
ignore. "This conference will serve as a model for cooperation between
divisions. I am delighted to see us moving forward," says Carol Liu,
LAMA President. LITA President Tamara Miller adds, "We're very excited
about the potential this conference has to bring administrators and
systems people together to work on issues of mutual concern."
   A call for participation and an exhibitor prospectus are in the
works. Mailings should begin in early summer 1994. A joint committee
of the two organizations' Boards of Directors is in the process of
selecting conference Co-Chairs, and hopes to interview candidates at
the ALA Annual Conference in Miami Beach, June 23-30, 1994. For more
information about the joint LITA/LAMA conference, please contact Rob
Carlson, LITA Deputy Executive Director and Conference Manager, 50 E.
Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611; (312) 280-4270; Internet:
rob.carlson@ala.org.