ATLA Press Releases—2007

ATLASerials® (ATLAS®) Announces New Titles in ATLASerials (ATLAS) Online Collection of Major Religion and Theology Journals

Chicago , IL , November 15, 2007--The American Theological Library Association (ATLA) is pleased to announce that the ATLASerials (ATLAS) online collection of major religion and theology journals has recently added the following new titles to their collection:

• Restoration Quarterly
• Svensk MissionsTidskrift

Gregg Taylor, Database Manager for Acquisitions Control, stated “ATLAS continues to grow in exciting ways with the addition of these two new titles.  SMT (Swedish Missiological Themes/Svensk MissionsTidskrift) has long been a valuable organ of the Swedish Institute of Mission Research.  Recently, SMT has adopted an international focus that makes it invaluable to missions researchers globally.  Meanwhile, Restoration Quarterly is one of the preeminent Churches of Christ academic journals, offering a rich perspective on New Testament Christianity and its modern implications.  These well-established and respected journals enrich the core strengths of the collection.”

About ATLASerials (ATLAS)

ATLAS is an online collection of more than one hundred major religion and theology journals selected by leading religion scholars and theologians. Users can read articles or research the history of a topic from as early as 1924 to the present. ATLAS is supported by a major grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. To request a trial or to learn more, visit www.atla.com.

About ATLA

Established in 1946, the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) is a professional association of more than 1,000 individual, institutional, and affiliate members providing programs, products, and services in support of theological and religious studies libraries and librarians. ATLA's ecumenical membership represents many religious traditions and denominations. For more information visit www.atla.com

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Theological Librarianship: An Online Journal of the American Theological Library Association Issues Call for Papers

Chicago, IL, October 15, 2007--Theological Librarianship: An Online Journal of the American Theological Library Association invites manuscript submissions on all aspects of professional librarianship in the setting of a religious/theological library collection (whether or not that collection comprises the entire library collection, e.g. a significant theological collection within a university library) and interaction with faculty and administrators engaged in religious/theological education.

The journal will be published every June and December beginning in 2008. Submissions for the inaugural issue (June, 2008) are due by January 31, 2008.

The primary audience for the journal will be professional librarians in colleges, universities, and theological seminaries and others with an interest in theological librarianship in these settings.

• Theological Librarianship will include the following types of articles.
• Full-length articles based on original research (peer reviewed)
• Articles descriptive of particular library ventures or experiences (may be peer reviewed)
• Bibliographic essays (peer reviewed) 
• Commentaries with thoughtful discussion of issues in theological librarianship
• Book reviews
• Reviews of electronic resources

Members of the Editorial Board welcome enquiries from interested authors and reviewers.

Co-editors:

Ron Crown (crownrw@slu.edu), Pius XII Library, Saint Louis University

David Stewart (dstewart@luthersem.edu), Luther Seminary Library, Luther Seminary

Bibliographic Essay Editor:

Beth Sheppard (bsheppard@seabury.edu, beth.sheppard@garrett.edu), United Library, Seabury-Western Theological Seminary and Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary

Columns Editor:

Andy Keck (andy.keck@duke.edu), Duke Divinity School Library

Critical Reviews Editor:

Melody Layton McMahon (mcmahon@jcu.edu), Grasselli Library & Breen Learning Center John Carroll University

About ATLA

Established in 1946, the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) is a professional association of more than 1,000 individual, institutional, and affiliate members providing programs, products, and services in support of theological and religious studies libraries and librarians. ATLA's ecumenical membership represents many religious traditions and denominations. For more information visit www.atla.com.  

R. Justin Harkins to Serve as Co-publishing Liaison for the American Theological Library Association and Scarecrow Press

Lanham, MD, October 5, 2007--The American Theological Library Association (ATLA) and the Scarecrow Press have renewed their commitment to continue their long-standing co-publishing agreement and have announced the appointment of R. Justin Harkins as liaison to work with authors. 

ATLA executive director, Dr. Dennis A. Norlin said, “I am pleased that the association and Scarecrow Press have agreed to strengthen and continue a relationship that has produced more than 100 monographs and bibliographies in the field of theology and religions studies.”

Norlin continues saying, “I am confident that, through the leadership of new ATLA/Scarecrow liaison R. Justin Harkins, this remarkable collaboration will continue to produce unique and significant monographs and bibliographies in the field of religion, even as it expands to include literature of theological librarianship.”

Edward Kurdyla, publisher of the Scarecrow Press, said, “This series is designed to stimulate and encourage the publication of reliable bibliographies and guides to the literature of religious studies in all its scope and variety. Under our renewed agreement, and now with a designated ATLA library professional to work with current authors and bring new authors into the series, the results will lead to an exciting and valuable array of new resources for librarians and scholars.”

Harkins earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Studies from Centre College and a Master of Theological Studies from Vanderbilt University Divinity School. In addition to this editorial appointment, Harkins is employed by ATLA as an indexer-analyst. He is also working on the completion of his PhD dissertation on the topic of the Hebrew Bible, also at Vanderbilt. His academic interests include Assyriology, comparative Semitics, new religious movements, folklorists, and issues in religious publishing and research.

ATLASerials® (ATLAS®) Online Collection More than Doubles Number of Titles Since Inception

More than 100 Major Religion and Theology Journals now available

Chicago, IL, August 15, 2007--The American Theological Library Association (ATLA) is pleased to announce that the ATLASerials (ATLAS) online collection of major religion and theology journals has surpassed one-hundred journal titles, more than doubling the size of the collection in the past five years.

Dennis Norlin, ATLA’s Executive Director, commented “I am delighted to note that ATLAS has more than doubled in the last four years, now including more than one-hundred key journals in the fields of theology and religious studies.  As the professional association of theological librarians,  ATLA takes very seriously its responsibility to provide the most current and important articles in our field to the students, faculty and general public, and, through our royalty-sharing program, to help support the publishers of these important journals.”

In August, eight new titles were added to the ATLAS collection:

• Criswell Theological Review
• Encounter
• Exchange
• Journal of Empirical Theology
• Journal of Youth Ministry
• Master’s Seminary Journal
• Mennonite Quarterly Review
• Vigiliae Christianae

Gregg Taylor, Database Manager for Acquisitions Control, stated “As ATLAS passes its one-hundredth title, the quality and breadth of titles continues to be strong.  From early Christianity to youth ministry, from Reformed churches to the Mennonites, the journals participating in ATLAS remain at the forefront of religious scholarship. ATLAS continues to provide exceptional literature in religious studies and theology from publishers small and large.”

About ATLASerials (ATLAS)

ATLAS is an online collection of more than one hundred major religion and theology journals selected by leading religion scholars and theologians. Users can read articles or research the history of a topic from as early as 1924 to the present. ATLAS is supported by a major grant from Lilly Endowment, Inc. To request a trial or to learn more, visit www.atla.com.

About ATLA

Established in 1946, the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) is a professional association of more than 1,000 individual, institutional, and affiliate members providing programs, products, and services in support of theological and religious studies libraries and librarians. ATLA's ecumenical membership represents many religious traditions and denominations. For more information visit www.atla.com.

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ATLA 2007 Annual Conference

Philadelphia, PA, June 4, 2006—More than 350 members, presenters, exhibitors, and guests of the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) will flock to Philadelphia next week to learn and network in the “City of Firsts.”

While Philadelphia is best known for its role in developing our nation’s political foundations as the home of the First Continental Congress, the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and the first capital of the United States, Philadelphia is credited with many other “firsts” in our nation’s history. Several of these have special significance for theological librarians. Philadelphia is the site of our nation’s first public grammar school; the first Presbytery organized by seven Presbyterian ministers; the nation’s first public circulating library; the nation’s first university; establishment of the first Unitarian church; the first Ashkenazic synagogue established in the Western Hemisphere (Rodeph Shalom); and birthplace of the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC), considered to be the world’s first functional all digital computer.

“We’re delighted to welcome so many of our colleagues to Philadelphia,” said Daniel LaValla, Library Director at the Biblical Theological Seminary and President of the South Eastern Pennsylvania Theological Library Association (SEPTLA). Volunteers from SEPTLA comprise the Annual Conference Local Host Committee, which is charged with introducing conference attendees to the local culture. “With its rich offerings of history, architecture, and restaurants, Philadelphia is definitely a first-rate venue for a conference,” Mr. LaValla declared.

The conference schedule is filled with an array of diverse reflections and practical tips on theological librarianship. The opening plenary address will be delivered by Joey Rodger, MS, “sort of retired” Executive Director of the Pendle Hill Peace Center in Wallingford, Pennsylvania. Ms. Rodger will reflect on the sacred and secular aspects of librarianship. The second plenary session will be led by Dr. Ingrid Mattson, Director of Islamic Chaplaincy and a professor at the Macdonald Center for Islamic Studies and Christian Muslim Relations at Hartford Seminary in Hartford Connecticut.

In addition to three pre-conference workshops addressing such valuable topics as Description and Access cataloging codes, pathfinders, and ideas and resources for planning and presenting library workshops, attendees are able to select from a range of informative roundtables, papers, and panel discussions. Sessions are tracked to serve the needs of ATLA’s members, with several offerings specifically tailored to librarians engaged in public services, teaching, or technical services.

A special highlight of this conference is the treasure of thoughtful excursions put together by the Local Host Committee. Attendees will be able to experience such diverse opportunities as a baseball game, a trip to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, a visit to Bartram’s Gardens, or a late-night jazz concert—all personally chaperoned by their SEPTLA hosts. In addition to several scheduled services at local houses of worship, there will be a walking tour of Philadelphia’s historic churches and a visit to Congregation Rodeph Shalom that will include a kabbalat Shabbat service.  

About ATLA

Established in 1946, the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) is a professional association of more than 1,000 individual, institutional, and affiliate members providing programs, products, and services in support of theological and religious studies libraries and librarians. ATLA's ecumenical membership represents many religious traditions and denominations.  ATLA also provides access to the scholarly literature of religion and preserves it for future generations. For more information visit http://www.atla.com/  

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Barbara Kemmis, +1.312.454.5100, bkemmis@atla.com

ATLA Announces PDFs Now Available in ATLA’s Own Version of ATLASerials® (ATLAS®) - Major Initiative Underway to Implement PDFs on Aggregator Versions

Chicago, IL, May 15, 2007--The American Theological Library Association (ATLA) is pleased to announce that searchable PDFs are now available on the ATLASerials® (ATLAS®) platform available directly through ATLA. 

“This implementation of PDFs marks a major product development milestone for ATLAS,” commented Tami Luedtke, Director of Electronic Products and Services. “We recently surveyed more than 800 end-users, and delivery in PDF was by far the top request.”  With this May ATLAS release, more than 208,000 PDFs are now available.  Additionally, the ATLAS interface has been updated to provide keyword and proximity searching of PDFs with optical character recognition (OCR) full text, which may be used in conjunction with searching ATLA index citations of journal article and reviews.   Other new features and functionality include a new “citation set” link in the Journal Browse that retrieves the index citations and the PDFs available for each specific journal issue.

A top priority is now working with the aggregators to implement PDFs on their versions of ATLAS.  The ATLAS collection is available on EBSCOhost, OCLC First Search, and Ovid’s Silver Platter platform.  

In addition to the PDF roll-out, ATLA welcomed three new titles:

• Nova Religio, published by University of California Press
• Religion and American Culture, also published by University of California Press
• Journal of the Interdenominational Theological Center, published by Interdenominational Theological Center

Also, ATLA secured licenses with the following new titles to be included in a forthcoming release of ATLAS:

• Tyndale Bulletin, published by Tyndale House
• Svensk Missionstidskrift/Swedish Missiological Themes, published by Swedish Institute for Mission Studies
• Restoration Quarterly, published by Restoration Quarterly Corporation
• Journal of Youth Ministry, published by the Board of the Association of Youth Ministry
• Mennonite Quarterly Review, published by Mennonite Quarterly Review Publication Committee
• Liturgical Ministry, published by Liturgical Press

About ATLASerials® (ATLAS®)

ATLAS is an online collection of more than one hundred major religion and theology journals selected by leading religion scholars and theologians. Users may read articles or research the history of a topic from as early as 1924 to the present. ATLAS is supported by a major grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. To request a trial or to learn more, visit http://www.atla.com/

About ATLA

Established in 1946, the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) is a professional association of more than 1,000 individual, institutional, and affiliate members providing programs, products, and services in support of theological and religious studies libraries and librarians. ATLA's ecumenical membership represents many religious traditions and denominations. For more information visit http://www.atla.com/

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Margot Lyon, +1.312.454.5100, mlyon@atla.com  

ATLA Announces More New and Forthcoming Titles in ATLASerials® (ATLAS®) Online Collection of Major Religion and Theology Journals

Chicago, IL, February 16, 2007--The American Theological Library Association (ATLA) is pleased to announce that three titles have recently been added to the ATLASerials (ATLAS) online collection of major religion and theology journals:

• Baptist History and Heritage, published by Baptist History and Heritage Society
• Ex Auditu, published by Wipf and Stock
• Tradition, published by The Rabbinical Council of America

In addition, ATLA reached agreement with The Criswell Theological Review, published by The Criswell College,   and Encounter, published by Christian Theological Seminary to be included in a forthcoming release of ATLAS. 

Gregg Taylor, Database Manager for Acquisitions and Bibliographic Control, commented “The ATLAS collection continues to grow in diverse ways, and these new titles indicate the breadth and depth of the titles available.  ATLA is pleased to welcome all of these titles and to offer these new perspectives to ATLAS subscribers.”  

About ATLASerials (ATLAS)

ATLAS is an online collection of more than ninety major religion and theology journals selected by leading religion scholars and theologians. Users can read articles or research the history of a topic from as early as 1924 to the present. ATLAS is supported by a major grant from Lilly Endowment, Inc. To request a trial or to learn more, visit http://www.atla.com/

About ATLA

Established in 1946, the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) is a professional association of more than 1,000 individual, institutional, and affiliate members providing programs, products, and services in support of theological and religious studies libraries and librarians. ATLA's ecumenical membership represents many religious traditions and denominations. For more information visit http://www.atla.com/  

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Margot Lyon, +1.312.454.5100, mlyon@atla.com

ATLA Welcomes Cuadernos de Teología into ATLASerials® (ATLAS®) Collection

First Spanish language journal in collection

Chicago, IL, January 10, 2007--The American Theological Library Association (ATLA) is pleased to announce that Cuadernos de Teología was recently added to ATLASerials (ATLAS), an online collection of more than eighty major religion and theology journals. This is the first Spanish language journal selected for inclusion into the collection and is published by I.U.ISEDET, the largest ecumenical theological school in South America.

“ATLA is pleased to welcome Cuadernos de Teología as the first Spanish-language title from South America in its collection,” commented Dennis Norlin, ATLA’s Executive Director. “Cuadernos is an important addition to the ATLAS collection, providing a window into the insights of Latin American theologians and scholars for readers in other parts of the world. “

“On behalf of staff and Board of Instituto Universitario ISEDET, I am delighted that our Cuadernos de Teología is the first Spanish journal to join ATLAS,” commented Dr. Pablo R. Andiñach, editor of the publication. “Cuadernos de Teología was started in 1969 and since then it has offered the Latin American community theological topics in different areas such as liberation theology, pastoral theology, church history and other topics. From the beginning the main goal to reach scholars and general readers from all around the world to whom we want to facilitate room for dialogue and mutual interchange of ideas. This goal will be highly improved through this marvelous ATLAS resource.”

About Cuadernos de Teología

Cuadernos de Teología is published by Instituto Universitario ISEDET to provide a space for theological reflection based in Latin America. At the same time, Cuadernos de Teología is a journal which take into account the dialogue with the rest of the world theologies. From a Protestant institution, it is an ecumenical journal that looks to offer a service to the Church and to any believer interested in building a theology related to the struggle for a human world in which justice and solidarity replace selfishness and violence. In its pages, for more than 35 years, Latin American theological ideas and challenges are expressed, and new ways to discern the Church’s mission and role in our present time are presented.

About ATLASerials (ATLAS)

ATLAS is an online collection of more than eighty major religion and theology journals selected by leading religion scholars and theologians. Users can read articles or research the history of a topic from as early as 1924 to the present. ATLAS is supported by a major grant from Lilly Endowment, Inc. To request a trial or to learn more, visit www.atla.com.

About ATLA

Established in 1946, the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) is a professional association of more than 1,000 individual, institutional, and affiliate members providing programs, products, and services in support of theological and religious studies libraries and librarians. ATLA's ecumenical membership represents many religious traditions and denominations. For more information visit www.atla.com.

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Margot Lyon, +1.312.454.5100, mlyon@atla.com

ATLA da la bienvenida a Cuadernos de Teología a la Colección ATLASerials® (ATLAS®)

La primera publicación en español en la colección

Chicago, IL, 10 de enero de 2007—La American Theological Library Association (ATLA) se place en anunciar que Cuadernos de Teología se acaba de añadir a ATLASerials (ATLAS ), una colección en línea de más de ochenta revistas profesionales de religión y teología. Ésta es la primera publicación en castellano seleccionada para ser incluida en la colección publicada por el Instituto Universitario ISEDET, la institución teológica ecuménica más grande de Sudamérica.

“A ATLA le place dar la bienvenida a Cuadernos de Teología como el primer título en español de Sudamérica a su colección,” comentó Dennis Norlin, el director ejecutivo de ATLA. “Cuadernos es un importante aditamento a la colección ATLAS, que provee una ventana al entendimiento de los teólogos y estudiosos latinoamericanos para lectores en otras partes del mundo.”

“En nombre del personal del Instituto Universitario ISEDET deseo manifestar mi alegría por el hecho de que nuestro Cuadernos de Teología sea la primera publicación en castellano en unirse a la base de datos de ATLAS”, comentó el Dr. Pablo R. Andiñach, editor de la publicación. Cuadernos de Teología comenzó en 1969 y desde entonces ha ofrecido sus páginas para que la teología de América Latina se expresara en sus diversos aspectos, tales como teología de la liberación, teología pastoral, historia de la iglesia, y otras áreas afines. Desde su comienzo fue su principal objetivo alcanzar a lectores e investigadores de todo el mundo, a fin de facilitar un espacio para el diálogo y el intercambio de ideas. Este objetivo se verá altamente mejorado al acceder a la fantástica fuente de recursos que provee ATLAS.

Acerca de Cuadernos de Teología

Cuadernos de Teología es publicada por el Instituto Universitario ISEDET a fin de proveer espacio para la reflexión teológica producida en América Latina. A la vez, Cuadernos de Teología es una publicación que toma en cuenta el diálogo con las teologías producidas en el resto del mundo. Producida por una institución Protestante, es una publicación de espíritu ecuménico que busca ofrecer un servicio a la Iglesia y a todo creyente interesado en construir una teología en lucha por un mundo más humano, donde la justicia y la solidaridad reemplacen al egoísmo y la violencia. En sus páginas, durante más de 35 años, la teología latinoamericana tuvo la oportunidad de expresar sus ideas y desafíos, y discutir nuevas formas de hacer teología ayudando a la Iglesia a discernir su misión y tarea en los tiempos presentes.

Acerca de ATLASerials (ATLAS)

ATLAS es una colección en línea de más de ochenta principales revistas de religión y teología seleccionadas por eminentes estudiosos de religión y teólogos. Sus usuarios pueden leer artículos o realizar investigaciones sobre la historia de un tema que se remonte al 1924 y hasta la época actual. ATLAS cuenta con el apoyo de una importante subvención del Lilly Endowment, Inc. Para pedir una evaluación o para averiguar más, visite al www.atla.com.

Acerca de ATLA

Establecida en 1946, la American Theological Library Association (ATLA) es una asociación profesional de más de 1,000 individuos, instituciones, y miembros afiliados que proveen programas, productos, y servicios que apoyan a las bibliotecas y bibliotecarios de teología y estudios religiosos. La membresía ecuménica de ATLA representa a muchas tradiciones religiosas y cultos. Para más información visite al www.atla.com.

Contacto de Prensa

Margot Lyon, +1.312.454.5100, mlyon@atla.com