Call for Papers from the Annual Conference Committee
	Call for Ideas from the Education Committee

Call for Papers from the Annual Conference Committee

Note: the deadline has been extended to September 23.

The Annual Conference Committee cordially invites members and friends of the Association to make proposals for papers, presentations, or special sessions for the 2006 ATLA conference. The conference will be held in Chicago, June 21-24, 2006. The conference will be a celebration of the 60th anniversary of ATLA. The Committee will consider proposals for papers on theological librarianship, including the history of ATLA, the academic disciplines of theology, and general librarianship.

Proposals should include a title that captures the scope of the paper, an abstract of no more than 200 words giving the significance and focus of the paper, and the name(s) and the institution(s) of the presenter(s). The abstract might include the following elements:

1) Why should people listen to this paper and what is the context of the problem addressed? 2) Definitions of any terms that might not be understood. 3) A summary of the main points of the paper. 4) A demonstration of the presenter's track record—how the paper builds on one's professional experience, previous publications, or research.

Proposals must be received by September 9, 2005. Submit to:

Melody Layton McMahon, Chair
Annual Conference Committee, ATLA
Grasselli Library
John Carroll University
20700 North Park Blvd.
University Hts., OH 44118
Phone: 216.397.4990
Fax: 216.397.4256
mcmahon@jcu.edu

Call for Ideas from the Education Committee

Note: the deadline for ideas for roundtables has been extended to September 30.

The ATLA Education Committee is issuing a call for ideas for pre-conference workshops and for roundtable discussions at our 2006 Annual Conference in Chicago.

Pre-conference workshops are normally 3 hours in length, but some workshops can begin in the morning and continue in the afternoon for another 3 hours. They include time for the speaker's presentation, hands-on work by the attendees, and discussion of what was learned. Other forms of pre-conference workshops have included visits to one or more area libraries or resource centers, analyses of case studies, and work with unfamiliar library resources. The Committee asks for suggestions for workshop topics as well as the names of possible workshop leaders. The leaders do not necessarily have to be ATLA members, but the budget for bringing in outside speakers is limited. We also hope to hear from ATLA members who wish to lead workshops themselves.

The conference roundtables are scheduled for one hour and are characterized by a short presentation on a topic by a facilitator followed by a period of responses, questions, and answers from the attendees. They are led by ATLA members. Some roundtable facilitators ask attendees to bring handouts, prepare reading lists for attendees, post lists of questions to be considered, etc. The Committee will accept both suggestions for roundtables, hopefully with the names of possible facilitators, and offers from persons who wish to facilitate a roundtable.

Please send your suggestions and proposals to me or to any member of the Education Committee by September 15, 2005.

Allen W. Mueller (05-06), Chair Christina Torbert (04-07), Secretary Cameron Campbell (05-06), Local Host Liaison Carrie Hackney (05-08) Blake Walter (05-09)