Atla Summary of Proceedings

The annual Atla Summary of Proceedings is a historical record of the Annual Conference of Atla.

2024: Seventy-eighth Annual Conference of Atla

Published: 2025-03-10

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Editor's Introduction

James A. Estes

iii-v

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Minutes of the Atla Business Meeting

Beth Kumar

1-2

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2024 Association Update

John Kutsko

3-11

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An Interview with Dr. Amir Hussain

Amir Hussain

13-20

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An Interview with Dr. Lynn Silipigni Connaway

Lynn Silipigni Connaway, James Estes, Megan E. Welsh

21-30

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Knowledge Injustice in the Theological Library

Kris Veldheer

31-46

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The Politics of Library Science in Weimar Germany
The Eichler-Harnack Exchange

Evan Francis Kuehn

47-55

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The Role of the Theological Library in Scholarly Formation
A Case Study

Jessica Chisholm Holland, Carisse Mickey Berryhill

57-61

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CRRA
The Past, the Present, and the Future

Mark Shelton, Brian Morin, Gillian Harrison Cain

63-66

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Exploring Theological Librarianship
Insights from the Next Generation

Jessica Boyer, Andy Lofthus, Elizabeth Miller, Emily Peterson

67-81

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How Doomed Are We?
A Philosophical/Theological Consideration of AI/ChatGPT in Relation to Theological Libraries and Theological Education

Brady Alan Beard, Allison Graham, Emily Peterson , David Edward Schmersal

83-105

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Artful Response to Scriptures

Jude Morrissey, Karl Stutzman

107-122

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Beyond Mere Denominationalism in Atla
Exploring Ways to Enhance Professional Development and Resource Sharing in Theological Librarianship

T. Patrick Milas, Alison Poage, Karl Stutzman, David Kriegh, Robin McCall

123-148

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The Benefits and Challenges of Developing a Multilingual Library

Stephanie Garrett

149-152

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It’s Not Really My Job, but . . .
Librarians as Confessors, Job Counselors, IT Pros, Photocopier Healers, and Bike Mechanics

David Edward Schmersal

153-155

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Why Print? Making the Case for Building Print Library Collections

Karl Stutzman

157-165

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AI in the Seminary Classroom
Equipping Faculty to Address the Pedagogical, Moral, and Ethical Aspects of AI Use for Class Assignments

Dyan Barbeau, Kathy Harty

167-178

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AI Meets Astrology
Creating a Digital Edition of Anton Brelochs’s 1529 Practica with Transkribus and ChatGPT

Nathan R. Ericson

179-188

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De-Homogenizing Liberation Theologies in the Catalog and on the Shelves

Déborah Ortiz-Rivera, Brinna Michael

189-199

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Discard to Discovery
Empowering Majority World Theological Libraries Through Book Donations

Hannie Riley

201-212

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Documenting the Information Needs of Students and Faculty for ATS Standards Using Student Bibliographic Analysis

Ed Hughes

213-219

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Including Library Principles in Licenses
Legal Language Without a Legal Degree

Christina Torbert

221-231

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Learn More About the Atla Board and its Work

Susan Ebertz, Beth Kumar, Jérémie LeBlanc, Karl Stutzman

233-236

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Leaving the Mess
Epistemology and Ethics in Media Literacy Instruction

Chris Rosser, Heath Rosser

237-268

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Lessons Learned in Setting Up Atla’s New Online Institutional Repository (ir.atla.com)

Yasmine Abou-El-Kheir, John Dechant, Christy Karpinski

269-283

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Prepare Your Library for an ATS Accreditation Visit

Kelly Campbell, Andy Keck

285-293

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The Pronoun Puzzle
A Beginner’s Guide to Creating a Trans-Friendly Library

Elli Cucksey, Suzanne Taylor

295-304

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Pruning
Lessons The Literature Did Not Teach Me

Oliver Schulz

305-330

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Shrinking into our Space
Reducing the Physical and Budgetary Footprint of the Library While Increasing Access

Beth Kumar

331-338

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Succession Planning
Preparing for the Transitions in our Professional Life

Susan Ebertz

339-348

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Tools and Technology for Teaching the History of the Book at a Theological Library

Brandon Wason

349-367

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Weeding Physical Collections for the Library of the Future

David Kiger

369-372

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What If There Are No “Good” Sources of Information?
Considering a Paradigm Shift in Information Literacy Instruction

Kate Wimer

373-388

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Practical Uses of Generative AI for the Classroom and the Library

Steve Jung

389-403

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Worship (Workshop) in a Nondenominational Tradition
Atla Annual Hymn of Praise 2024

Steve Jung

427-431

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Artificial Intelligence and the Transformation of Research and Learning in Theological Education

Michael Hanegan

405-419

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Intro to Grant Writing

Jessica Boyer

421-426

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Sponsors and Exhibitors

433-437

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Historical Annual Conferences

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