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10747	Varnum, Kenneth J.	Letter from the Editor (September 2018)	2018-09-26	1	.pdf	application/pdf	267	19	59	Letter from the Editor Kenneth J. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND LIBRARIES | SEPTEMBER 2018 1 This September 2018 issue of ITAL continues our celebration of the journal's 50 th anniversary with a column by former Editorial Board member Mark Dehmlow, who highlights the technological changes beginning to stir the library world in the 1980s. In addition to peer-reviewed articles on recommender systems, big data processing and storage, year's Ex Libris/LITA Student Writing Award, "The Open Access Citation Advantage: Does It Exist and What Does It Mean for Libraries?", by Colby Lewis at the University of Michigan School of This inciteful paper impressed the competition's judges (as ITAL's Editor, I was one This issue also marks my fourth as editor. With one year under my belt I am finding a rhythm for potential ITAL article, please do get in touch. We on the editorial board look forward to working Varnum, Editor varnum@umich.edu http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/04/colby-lewis-wins-2018-litaex-libris-student-writing-award mailto:varnum@umich.edu	./cache/10747.pdf	./txt/10747.txt