November 20, 2001—New Director of Electronic Products and Services

ATLA is pleased to announce the appointment of Tami Luedtke as the new Director of Electronic Products and Services. An employee of ATLA since 1998, Ms. Luedtke is uniquely qualified to head this new department. In her initial appointment as Product Support Analyst, Ms. Luedtke provided customer and technical support for all ATLA members and customers. Promoted to Coordinator of Product Development in 2000, Ms. Luedtke was the staff person with primary responsibility for developing the new Windows version of the ATLA Religion Database on CD-ROM and the primary contact for all online vendors' development of their own versions of the ATLA Religion Database (FirstSearch, SilverPlatter, Ovid, Ebsco, and Cambridge Scientific Abstracts). And she has been an integral part of the team that developed ATLASerials, ATLA's first full-text product.

A graduate of Trinity University in 1994, Ms. Luedtke completed her M.S. in Library Science and her M.A. in Religion from Catholic University of America in 1997. As the Director of Electronic Products and Services, Ms. Luedtke joins the Executive Director (Dennis Norlin) and the Directors of Information Services (Paul Jensen), Member Services (Karen Whittlesey), Indexes (Cameron Campbell), and Financial Services (Pradeep Gamadia) as the senior management team of ATLA.

Founded in 1946, ATLA is a scholarly, ecumenical, not-for-profit association dedicated to advancing and supporting theological librarianship and research in religion. For more information, visit the ATLA web site at www.atla.com or call (888) 665-ATLA.

October 12, 2001—ATLAS Upgraded

The American Theological Library Association (ATLA) has released a significant upgrade to ATLA Serials (ATLAS), a collection of more than sixty major religion and theology journals selected by foremost religion scholars in the United States. ATLAS supplies fully digitized texts of articles as far back as 1949, accompanied by subject indexing from the ATLA Religion Database, ATLA's index to articles, book reviews, and essay collections in theology and religion. Thousands of new images have been incorporated with indexing to make ATLAS an indispensable research tool. Many new journals have been added to the collection, such as Asian Folklore Studies, International Review of Mission, Modern Theology, Muslim World, and Review and Expositor. The highlight of this upgrade is the development of a new printing feature for entire journal articles. For more information, see the ATLA web site at www.atla.com, or contact Chuck Slagle at (888) 665-ATLA or cslagle@atla.com.

Founded in 1946, ATLA is a scholarly, ecumenical, not-for-profit association dedicated to advancing and supporting theological librarianship and research in religion.

May 23, 2001—ATLA and ATS Receive Grant from Luce

The Henry Luce Foundation has awarded a grant of $330,000 to the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) and the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) for digital projects. The ATLA/ATS Digital Standards and Projects Committee has initiated the ATLA Cooperative Digital Resources Initiative (CDRI), which will establish a freely available, web-searchable, central repository of digital resources contributed by participating libraries, and will provide links to related free-standing projects, available at no charge to the public. Member institutions and consortia of both ATLA and ATS can submit proposals for digital projects until September 1, 2001, for evaluation. For more information, please contact Cameron Campbell, ATLA Director of Indexes at (888) 665-ATLA or ccampbell@atla.com.

Founded in 1946, ATLA is a scholarly, ecumenical, not-for-profit association dedicated to advancing and supporting theological librarianship and research in religion. For more information, visit the ATLA web site at www.atla.com or call (888) 665-ATLA.

May 4, 2001—ATLA Launches New Windows Version of ATLA Religion Database

The American Theological Library Association (ATLA) has released the new Windows version of the ATLA Religion Database (ATLA RDB) on CD-ROM. The Windows version will now be considered the standard version of the database on CD-ROM. ATLA RDB is the premier index to journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in all fields of religion. A recent survey by Library Journal named ATLA RDB a favorite database among academic librarians (LJ, 124, no. 19:5-6, 11/15/99). For more information on ATLA RDB, please see the Products page on ATLA's web site at www.atla.com, or contact Rick Adamek at (888) 665-ATLA or radamek@atla.com.

Founded in 1946, ATLA is a scholarly, ecumenical, not-for-profit association dedicated to advancing and supporting theological librarianship and research in religion. For more information, visit the ATLA web site at www.atla.com or call (888) 665-ATLA.

April 11, 2001—ATLA Launches ATLAS

The American Theological Library Association (ATLA) has officially launched ATLA Serials (ATLAS), a collection of more than sixty major religion and theology journals selected by foremost religion scholars in the United States. ATLAS supplies fully digitized texts of articles as far back as 1949 accompanied by subject indexing from the ATLA Religion Database, ATLA's index to articles, book reviews, and essay collections in theology and religion. ATLAS is produced by ATLA's Center for Electronic Resources in Theology and Religion (CERTR) in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, see the CERTR web site www.atla.com, or contact Chuck Slagle at (888) 665-ATLA or cslagle@atla.com.

Founded in 1946, ATLA is a scholarly, ecumenical, not-for-profit association dedicated to advancing and supporting theological librarianship and research in religion. For more information, visit the ATLA web site at www.atla.com or call (888) 665-ATLA.

April 11, 2001—ATLA to Hold Annual Conference in June

The American Theological Library Association (ATLA) will hold its 55th Annual Conference on June 20-23, 2001. Hosted by the Duke Divinity School, the conference will take place at the Durham Marriott at the Civic Center in Durham, NC. ATLA's Annual Conference offers librarians who specialize in theology and religion unique opportunities for professional development and collaboration. Three hundred fifty theological librarians will come to hear papers, attend workshops and other sessions of interest, and network with other members of the profession. Keynote speakers include Dr. Richard P. Heitzenrater, Professor of Church History and Wesley Studies at Duke Divinity School; and Ms. GraceAnne A. DeCandido, a writer, editor, teacher, book reviewer, and speaker who currently works as an editorial and web consultant in her own company, Blue Roses. For more information, please see ATLA's conference pages at www.atla.com/conference.

Founded in 1946, ATLA is a scholarly, ecumenical, not-for-profit association dedicated to advancing and supporting theological librarianship and research in religion. For more information, visit the ATLA web site at www.atla.com or call (888) 665-ATLA.

April 11, 2001—ATLA to Hold First Management Issues Seminar

The American Theological Library Association’s (ATLA) Professional Development Committee will present its first Management Issues Seminar on Tuesday, June 19, 2001, at the Durham Marriott at the Civic Center in Durham, NC, immediately preceding the ATLA Annual Conference. The Seminar, entitled "The Library Budget," will help library directors of all levels of experience improve their skills in budget preparation and presentation to administrators. In the morning, two concurrent sessions will run, one on "Budgeting and Financial Basics" and the other on "Budgeting for Change." In the afternoon, a plenary session on "Communicating Your Budget to Administrators" will take place. For more information, please visit the Management Issues Seminar web page at www.atla.com/management_seminar.htm [now at www.atla.com/member/professional_development/management_issues.html].

Founded in 1946, ATLA is a scholarly, ecumenical, not-for-profit association dedicated to advancing and supporting theological librarianship and research in religion. For more information, visit the ATLA web site at www.atla.com or call (888) 665-ATLA.