Editorial: LITA and ITAL: forty and still counting.(Library and Information Technology Association, Information Technology and Libraries )(Editorial)

By now, most Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) members and Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL) readers know that 2006 is the fortieth anniversary of LITA's predecessor, the Information Science and Automation Division (ISAD) of the American Library Association (ALA). And 2007 marks the fortieth birthday of ITAL, first published in 1967 as the Journal of Library Automation (JOLA). I hope that members and readers know the vital role played by Fred Kilgour in the founding of the division and as JOLA's founding editor.

This issue marks the initiation of a two-volume celebration (volumes 25 and 26) of his role as founding editor by publishing what we hope are significant articles resulting from original research, the development of important and creative new systems, or explications of significant new technologies that will …