Letter from the Editor (September 2019)


Letter from the Editor Kenneth J. Varnum 
 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND LIBRARIES | SEPTEMBER 2019 1 
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Editorial Board Changes 

Thanks to the dozens of LITA members who applied to join the Board this spring. The large 
number of interested volunteers made the selection process challenging. I’m pleased to welcome 
six new members to the ITAL Editorial Board for two-year terms (2019-2021): 

• Lori Ayre (Independent Technology Consultant) 
• Jon Goddard (North Shore Public Library) 
• Soo-yeon Hwang (Sam Houston State University) 
• Holli Kubly (Syracuse University) 
• Brady Lund (Emporia State University) 
• Paul Swanson (Minitex) 

In This Issue 

Welcome to LITA’s new President, Emily Morton-Owens. In her inaugural President’s Message, 
“Sustaining LITA,” Morton-Owens discusses the many ways LITA strives to provide a sustainable 
organization for its members. We also have the next edition of our “Public Libraries Leading the 
Way column. This quarter’s essay is by Thomas Lamanna, “On Educating Patrons on Privacy and 
Maximizing Library Resources.” 

Joining those essays are six excellent peer-reviewed articles: 

• “Library-Authored Web Content and the Need for Content Strategy,” by Courtney McDonald 
and Heidi Burkhardt 

• “Use of Language-Learning Apps as a Tool for Foreign Language Acquisition by Academic 
Libraries Employees,” by Kathia Ibacache 

• “Is Creative Commons A Panacea for Managing Digital Humanities Intellectual Property 
Rights?,” by Yi Ding  

• “Am I on the Library Website?,” by Suzanna Conrad and Christy Stevens 
• “Assessing the Effectiveness of Open Access Finding Tools,” by Teresa Auch Schultz, Elena 

Azadbakht, Jonathan Bull, Rosalind Bucy, and Jeremy Floyd 
• “Creating and Deploying USB Port Covers at Hudson County Community College,” by Lotta 

Sanchez and John DeLooper 

Call for PLLW Contributions 
If you work at a public library, you’re invited to submit a proposal for a column in our “Public 
Libraries Leading the Way” series for 2020. Our series has gotten off to a strong start with essays 
by Thomas Finley, Jeffrey Davis, and Thomas Lamanna. If you would like to add your voice, please 
submit a proposal through this Google form. 

Kenneth J. Varnum, Editor 
varnum@umich.edu 
September 2019 

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	Editorial Board Changes
	In This Issue
	Call for PLLW Contributions