Statement
I love LITA - that's where a lot of my friends and colleagues can be found, and it’s why I'm an active member. I also love helping to improve and grow organizations that I’m a part of, which is why I've been on LITA's Board of Directors and have served on LITA committees. I think the next 5 years are crucial to LITA and to ALA, so I want to continue helping LITA improve and grow by keeping us focused on major LITA and ALA goals, and to help build a strategy for LITA going forward that focuses on member needs and is adaptable, sustainable, and fast-moving.
Current Position
Digital Services Director, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, Topeka, KS
Type of Organization
Public Library
Previous Positions
Assistant IT Director, Kansas City Public Library, 1999-2006
Biomedical Reference Librarian, University of Kansas Medical Center Library, 1998-1999
Electronic Services Librarian, University of Southern Mississippi, 1995-1998
Degrees and Certificates
University of Tennessee, MSLIS, 1994
Recording Workshop, Certificate of Completion, Basic and Advanced Recording Engineering programs, Studio Maintenance and Troubleshooting program, 1991
William Jewell College, Bachelor of Arts in Communication, 1988
William Jewell College, Bachelor of Arts in Religion, 1988
Division Affiliations
LITA, PLA
Were/are you a Spectrum Scholar?
No
Were/are you an Emerging Leader?
No
ALA and/or ALA-APA Activities
ALA Nominating Committee, 2015
LITA Board of Directors, 2011-2014
LITA Executive Committee, 2013-2014
LITA Representative to the OITP Advisory Committee, 2015-present
LITA Representative to the ALA Legislative Assembly, 2015-2016
LITA Appointments Committee, 2016-2017
LITA Forum Planning Committee, 2009-2011
Chair, LITA Electronic Participation Implementation Taskforce, 2008-2009
Offices Held in State, Regional, and Other Library Associations
Honors and Awards
Major Accomplishments
David Lee King is the Digital Services Director at Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, where he plans, implements, and experiments with emerging technology trends. He speaks internationally about emerging trends, social media, websites and libraries, and has been published in many library-related journals. David is a Library Journal Mover and Shaker. He has written two books: Face2Face: Using Facebook, Twitter, and Other Social Media Tools to Create Great Customer Connections, and Designing the Digital Experience: How to Use Experience Design Tools & Techniques to Build Websites Customers Love. David blogs at http://www.davidleeking.com.
Publications
How to Keep Up With Emerging Technology. Computers in Libraries, December 2017, Vol 37/No. 10. p12-14.
Digital Inclusion in Topeka. Rob Banks and David Lee King. Library Journal, 5/1/2017, Vol. 142, Issue 8, p17-17.
Managing your Library’s Social Media Channels. Library Technology Reports, Jan 2015, Vol 51/No. 1.
Links to Further Information
My full list of presentations, publications, and blog is found at www.davidleeking.com
Number of Years as an ALA Member
11