PNWRSTLA Annual Meeting
A meeting of the Pacific Northwest Religious Studies and Theological Library Association (PNWRSTLA) will be held on Monday, May 13 at the Mount Angel Abbey Library in St. Benedict, Oregon.
Event Schedule
The event will feature Dr. David Hollenberg, Associate Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Department of Religious Studies, University of Oregon, on the Yemen Manuscripts Digitization Initiative.
Christine Fruin, Atla Scholarly Communication and Digital Projects Manager, will present on “Authors’ Rights and Responsibilities: Understanding Copyright & Open Access in Modern Scholarly Publishing.”
In addition, Michael J. Paulus Jr., University Librarian and Assistant Provost for Educational Technology at Seattle Pacific University, and staff plan to address the need for programs like the SPU Library’s brand new Information Studies Minor (Autumn 2018). This program is designed to explore with SPU undergraduates “the dynamic relationships between information, technology, and people,” as well as “the opportunities and challenges facing our [contemporary] information society.”
Agenda
The agenda for the day is as follows:
8:00 Mass (optional)
9:00-9:30 Arrival, refreshments, mingling
9:30-10:15 Introductions and news
10:15-11:15 Presentation by Dr. David Hollenberg, Associate Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Department of Religious Studies, University of Oregon, on the Yemen Manuscripts Digitization Initiative
11:15-12:00 Presentation by Michael Paulus, University Librarian and Assistant Provost for Educational Technology, Seattle Pacific University (as well as yours truly), on the need for programs like the SPU Library’s own brand new Information Studies Minor (Autumn 2018- ), which has been designed to explore with students “the dynamic relationships between information, technology, and people,” as well as “the opportunities and challenges facing our [contemporary] information society.”
12:00-12:30 Free time to visit the campus or participate in Noon prayer (optional)
12:30-1:30 Lunch and informal business meeting
1:30-3:00 Presentation by Christine Fruin, Scholarly Communication and Digital Projects Manager, ATLA, on “Authors’ Rights and Responsibilities: Understanding Copyright & Open Access in Modern Scholarly Publishing.”
3:00-3:30 Tour by Victoria Ertelt (Library, rare book vault, etc.)
5:15 Vespers (optional)
Event Information
The meeting is open to all library personnel responsible for or even just interested in religious studies and/or theology, so if you happen to be in the area, do come. Thanks to the sponsorship of the Atla, the event is free (apart from the cost of lunch).
Register for the event by contacting Steve Perisho.
Accommodations
The Oregon Garden Resort or the Silverton Inn and Suites are conveniently near to I-5. The Benedictine Sisters of Mt. Angel (503-949-4935) may also have some space if you’d like something a bit more “monastic”.
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Steve Perishosperisho@spu.edu