Point of order with respect to LITA interest groups: the *chairs and vice
chairs* of the groups must be ALA/LITA members, but the *members* need not
be. So LITA would require two LITA-member contact people for interest group
formation, but other C4L attendees/participants would not be required to be
LITA members. (Although, of course, we are always delighted to have you. :)

In re the question of what additional costs it would add if the conference
sponsored membership for these contact people, it depends on what
categories of membership they are eligible for, but it is $60 to join LITA,
plus $68-137 for ALA (discounts available for students and unemployed
members), so covering this for two people would be a tiny fraction of the
conference budget.

On Fri, Jul 21, 2017 at 10:38 AM, Jenn C <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Agreed, my support for working with CLIR is even stronger given this info.
>
> On Fri, Jul 21, 2017 at 10:22 AM, Kyle Breneman <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > I am involved in Code4Lib precisely because I cannot afford an ALA/LITA
> > membership.
> >
> > Kyle Breneman
> >
>



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