December 2003-February 2004

In the course of the winter quarter the RIP staff has completed the indexing of four titles: Journal of Religious Thought (1943-1948), Theological Studies (1940-1948), Palestine Exploration Quarterly (1937-1948), and Reformed Theological Review (1942-1948). In addition, the 1940 and 1945 volumes of Christian Century are indexed and awaiting approval. Indexing has begun on Scottish Journal of Theology (1948-) and Studia Theologica: Scandinavian Journal of Theology (1947-).

It is with mingled pleasure and sorrow that I announce the hiring of Todd Ferry, RIP's first indexer, for full- time employment as a regular indexer-analyst for ATLA, effective January 2004. Todd's contribution to the depth-dimension of ATLA RDB through his retrospective indexing is, to put it in the vernacular, awesome:

	American Catholic Sociological Review (1940-1948)
	Biblical Archaeologist (1938-1948)
	Catholic Biblical Quarterly (1939-1948)
	Eastern Buddhist (1921-1939 [publication suspended until 1949])
	Ecumenical Review (1948-1949)
	Journal of Biblical Literature (1881-1948)
	Journal of Pastoral Care (1947-1948)
	Journal of Religious Thought (1943-1948)
	Orate Fratres (1926-1948)
	Palestine Exploration Quarterly (1937-1948)
	Revue des Études Byzantines (1943-1948)
	Unitarian Universalist Christian (1946-1948)

On behalf of the ATLA consortium and the countless users of ATLA RDB in the future, we thank you.

With the loss of Todd to RIP, Ben Butler has moved up from part-time to full-time RIP indexing until we make a hire. The position for a RIP indexer was posted early in January and will close February 15. We currently have five applicants and will begin the interview process next week.

To date, we have finished RIP indexing for these 27 titles:

	American Catholic Sociological Review (1940-1948)
	Biblical Archaeologist (1938-1948)
	Catholic Biblical Quarterly (1939-1948)
	Church History (1932-1948)
	Commentary (1945-1948)
	Eastern Buddhist (1921-1939 [publication suspended until 1949])
	Ecumenical Review (1948-1949)
	Estudios Bíblicos (1941-1948)
	Hebrew Union College Annual (1919, 1924-1948)
	Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology (1947-1948)
	Journal of Biblical Literature (1881-1948)
	Journal of Pastoral Care (1947-1948)
	Journal of Religious Thought (1943-1948)
	Mélanges de Science Religieuse (1944-1948)
	Nederlands Theologisch Tijdschrift (1946-1948)
	Orate Fratres (1926-1948)
	Palestine Exploration Quarterly (1937-1948)
	Reformed Theological Review (1942-1948)
	Revue des Études Byzantines (1943-1948)
	Theological Studies (1940-1948)
	Theologische Zeitschrift (1945-1948)
	Thomist: A Speculative Quarterly Review (1939-1948)
	Traditio: Studies in Ancient and Medieval History, Thought, and Religion (1943-1948)
	Union Seminary Quarterly Review (1945-1948)
	Unitarian Universalist Christian (1946-1948)
	Vigiliae Christianae: A Review of Early Christian Life and Language (1947-1948)
	Zeitschrift für Religions- und Geistesgeschichte (1948)

Indexing has begun on these 6 titles:

	Christian Century (issues in 1941, 1942)
	Journal of the National Association of Biblical Instructors and Journal of Bible and Religion (the ancestors of the Journal of the American Academy of Religion, 1933-1947, lacking 1948)
	Orientalia Christiana Periodica (1935-1937)
	Scottish Journal of Theology (1948-)
	Studia Theologica: Scandinavian Journal of Theology (1947-)
	Westminster Theological Journal (1938-1944)

Titles from the summer triage list remaining to be begun:

	Covenant Quarterly (1941-)
	Theology Today (1944-)

Indexing has been suspended on:

	Bibliotheca Sacra (1856-1948)
	Christian Century (1900-1939)
	Christian Oracle (1884-1899)

Respectfully Submitted,

Steven W. Holloway, RIP Project Director
March 1, 2004