Library and Information Technology Association Forum
Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the American Library Association. 2007 LITA National Forum: Technology with Altitude: 10 Years of the LITA National Forum. Denver, Colorado, USA. October 4-7, 2007.
Presentations will have a technological focus and pertain to libraries and/or be of interest to librarians. The scope of the conference call for papers included:
1. Social Computing: social tools, collaborative software, gaming technologies…
2. New Media: wireless connectivity, iPods, handhelds…
3. Future and Emerging Technologies: wireless technologies, assistive technologies, new user services, new communities; what will the next 10 years bring?…
4. Open Source Software: creative uses of OSS, technology on a budget…
5. Federated and Meta-Searching: design and management, integrated access to resources, search engines…
6. Digital Libraries: developments in resource linking, preservation, maintenance, web services
7. Authentication and Authorization: Digital Rights Management (DRM), authentication, privacy, services for remote patrons…
8. Web design: information architecture, activity-centered design, user-centered design, usability testing…
9. Technology Management: project management, geek management, budgeting, knowledge sharing applications…
10. Internet Law: privacy, copyright, filtering…