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| 11/13/02 | The ATLA Retrospective Indexing Project (RIP®) |
| 9/4/02 | ATLA Provides Product Discounts for Developing Countries |
| 8/12/02 | ATLA Accepting Applications for 2003 Bibliography and Publications Grants |
| 3/26/02 | ATLA Annual Conference to Take Place in June |
| 3/26/02 | ATLA to Hold Professional Development Seminars |
| 1/14/02 | 2002 ATLA Bibliography Grant |
ATLA has begun an ambitious project to index retrospectively 100+ American, East Asian, Latin American and European periodical titles that pre-date the beginning of Religion Index One (RIO®), 1949 to the present. All of these titles are currently or have been indexed in RIO®. The goal of RIP® is to provide comprehensive coverage of these journals, from the initial publication date and, in some cases, ancestral title, to the present. Twenty-four of these titles extend into the nineteenth century; the earliest, Theologische Quartalschrift, dates from 1819. Comprehensive indexing for each periodical will render such significant titles as Biblica (1920-), Christian Century (1884-), Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses (1924-), Jewish Quarterly Review (1888-), Journal of Biblical Literature (1881-) Revue de l’Histoire des Religions (1880-), Revue d’Histoire Ecclésiastique (1900-), and Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (1881-) vastly more accessible, substantially enhancing the "depth-dimension" of the Religion Database. Since RIO® annually indexes around 600 titles, RIP® will extend 18% of the ATLA Religion Database® periodical coverage backwards for decades and, in some instances, a century or more.
RIP® will be combined with ATLA Religion Database® and ultimately reach the end user’s hands by way of on-line database vendors such as Silver Platter, OVID, EBSCO, and FirstSearch, and directly from the ATLA product website itself, fully searchable and downloadable in a variety of formats.
Funding for the project is provided by annual grants from participating ATLA institutions; 86 have pledged their support. The project is slated for completion in three years.
Staff for the Retrospective Indexing Project includes Steven W. Holloway, who will head the project. Todd Ferry works full-time as an Indexer-Analyst for RIP®. Another full-time indexer will be added to the RIP® staff in the near future. Other members of the ATLA Index Department, including the Director of Indexes Cameron J. Campbell (M.A., The University of Chicago), are contributing expertise to the project.
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.
Utilizing information produced by the World Bank for 2002, ATLA has created a list of countries that are eligible for a 50% discount on all ATLA products effective September 1, 2002. As a not-for-profit association of theological libraries and librarians ATLA understands the importance of supporting theological education throughout the world and hopes that this action will make its print, CD-ROM, and online products affordable for theological seminaries and schools in these countries. The list is based on two of the World Bank’s categories of average per capita annual income. Countries with whom commerce is forbidden by the United States Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control as of July 2002 are excluded from the list. ATLA will revise the list each year based upon the July report of the World Bank. Institutions in these 113 countries are eligible for the ATLA discount:
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.
Fr. Thomas Orians, S.A., Director of Campus Ministry at Caldwell College, has received the 2002 ATLA Bibliography Grant from the Publications Committee. Fr. Orians will create a bibliography titled "Worlds of Faith and the HIV/AIDS Pandemic."
The Publications Committee is now accepting applications for next year's Bibliography Grant and Publications Grant. In the past, applications were due in May and then awarded later in the summer. The Committee has shifted the deadline to January so that recipients can be informed by March in order to plan for summer work on their projects. Applications are due January 15, 2003.
The Bibliography Grant (formerly the Bibliography Award) is for a bibliography or indexing project "that provides access to a significant body of literature within the fields of theological and/or religious studies." The grant allows for great flexibility in terms of length and format and is meant to encourage bibliographical or indexing work at all levels. The grant is open to both members and non-members of ATLA, and persons who have never undertaken a major project like this before are encouraged to apply.
The Publications Grant is given annually to one or more ATLA members for the development of works that provide information on theological librarianship or supply professional resources for theological librarians. The scope, length, and format are broadly conceived, with the intent of encouraging cooperative efforts among the membership. The grant is available to ATLA members only.
See the Publications Committee Grant Programs web page (http://www.atla.com/pub_com/grant.html) for more information and application forms for the two grants.
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.
June 19-22, 2002, the American Theological Library Association will hold its 56th Annual Conference at the Touchstone Energy® Place in St. Paul, MN. ATLA's Annual Conference offers librarians who specialize in theology and religion unique opportunities for professional development and collaboration. The conference will feature workshops, papers, roundtable discussions, and exhibits. A plenary session on theology and the arts will be presented by Wilson Yates, President of United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities; Professor of Religion, Society and the Arts; and editor of ARTS: The Arts in Theological and Religious Studies. The early bird registration deadline is April 30. There are also two Professional Development Seminars on Tuesday, June 18, in St. Paul immediately before the conference. Both the conference and the Seminars are open to non-ATLA member registrants. For more information and to register, please see ATLA's conference pages at www.atla.com/member/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.
On June 18, 2002, the American Theological Library Association will hold two Professional Development Seminars in St. Paul, Minnesota. Joyce Hommel, library management consultant and visiting adjunct instructor at the School of Information Studies, Syracuse University, will lead a seminar on Practical Personnel Management for the Theological Librarian. ATLA members skilled in both presentation and personnel matters will lead small group work sessions in the afternoon. The other seminar is titled Instructional Design for Librarians and will be led by Jerilyn Veldof, user education coordinator of the reference & consultation services team at the University of Minnesota Libraries. Both seminars will also benefit librarians in non-theological libraries and are open to non-members of ATLA. For information about the seminars and a registration form, please visit the seminar web page at http://www.atla.com/member/professional_development.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.
The American Theological Library Association is now accepting applications for the 2002 ATLA Bibliography Grant (formerly Bibliography Award). ATLA provides up to $1,500 for a bibliography or indexing project "that provides access to a significant body of literature within the fields of theological and/or religious studies." The grant allows for great flexibility in terms of length and format and is meant to encourage bibliographical or indexing work at all levels. Persons who have never undertaken a major project like this before are encouraged to apply, and the grant is open to applicants inside and outside of ATLA. Applications are due May 1, 2002. See the ATLA Publications Committee web site at http://www.atla.com/pub_com/grant.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.
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