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Call for Proposals

Join your fellow theological librarians and submit a proposal for Atla Annual. This is your chance to share your new ideas, new best practices, or new insightful reflections on major events or experiences with your colleagues at other institutions. What do you have to share with the members of Atla?

Read the entire call on the Atla Blog

Submit Your Proposal

To submit your proposal(s), click on this link. You will be asked to log in to or create your account at the My Atla web portal. You do not have to be a member of Atla to submit a proposal, but you must create a free account on My Atla to submit. Once logged in, under “My Activities” select “Submit Proposal” on the left to begin the process.

Submit Proposal

Submissions are due on Sunday, January 9, 2022. Remember that leaders of interest groups and denominational groups should also use this form, submitting business meetings or presentation sessions on behalf of their group.

Proposal Form Template

View a sample copy of the proposal form (PDF).

Conference Proposal Rubric Categories

A copy of the scoring rubric the Conference Committee uses to evaluate proposals is provided below. I hope this resource will help you understand what the Committee is looking for and will help you craft the best possible proposal.

• Contribution to Organizational Ends – Is the proposed session consistent with the organizational ends of Atla?
• Purpose and Session Type – Does the session description match the session type? Is there appropriate engagement for the session type?
• Currency, Timeliness, Appropriateness – Does the proposal address a recent and/or significant development or issue in theological librarianship?
• Quality of Proposal – Does the proposal represent accepted standards of professional communication (i.e., tone, grammar, spelling, etc.)?
• Audience Applicability – Does the proposal have a broad audience for librarians at institutions of different sizes and types?
• Attend – Would you attend or recommend attendance at this session?

Each category is scored on a scale of 1-4 (1=definitely not, 2=probably not, 3=probably, 4=definitely).

Conference Proposal Timeline

• October 2021 – Call for proposals
• November/December 2021 – Training webinars for proposal writing and the submission process
• January 9, 2022 – Deadline for submission of proposals
• Late January/Early February 2022 – Conference Committee meets to review and select proposals
• Mid- to Late February 2022 – Notification to proposal submitters

If you have any questions about this call for proposals or the annual conference, please contact me, the Chair of the Conference Committee, or Atla.

The Conference Committee looks forward to reading and considering your proposals!

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