The annual Atla Summary of Proceedings has served as a historical record of the Annual Conference of Atla. The Proceedings for the 2025 conference is the final edition of this publication.

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2025: Seventy-ninth Annual Conference of Atla

Published: 2026-07-20

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Preface

Editor's Introduction

Katie Thorman
iii-iv
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Business Reports

Minutes of the Atla Business Meeting

Beth Kumar
1-2
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Atla Association Update

John Kutsko
3-16
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Plenary Sessions

An Interview with Dr. Frank Yamada

Katie Thorman, Todd Aiello
17-23
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An Interview with Keith Webster

Katie Thorman
25-29
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Papers and Presentations

Bridging Knowledge and Faith

A Comparative Analysis of Ranganathan's Library Science Laws and the Church’s Mission of Service, Growth, and Accessibility

Ayodele John Alonge
31-49
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Panel Discussions

Introducing the Association of British Theological and Philosophical Libraries

Christine Love-Rodgers
51-54
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Introducing the Australia and New Zealand Theological Library Association

Nick Gellatly
55-59
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Minions, Secret Weapons, Future Colleagues

Student Workers in Theological Libraries

David Edward Schmersal, Marlon Patterson, Vincent Williams
61-76
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The Atla Code of Conduct

Promoting Shared Values in Atla Spaces

David Kriegh, Matthew Ostercamp, Stephen Sweeney, Jennifer Ulrich, Matthew Wasielewski
77-86
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From Rare Books to Real Connections

Rethinking Outreach Through Active Engagement with Primary Resources

Deanna Roberts, Emily Corbin, Chelsea Williams
87-92
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The Impact of Leadership Development for Theological Librarians

Stories from a Mentorship Program

Christa M. Strickler, Kelly Campbell, Aileen Mulchrone, David Kiger
93-108
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Neutrality and Theological Libraries

David Edward Schmersal, Deanna (Dee) Roberts, Robin C. McCall, Ezra Jiseok Choe, Gerrit van Dyk
109-133
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Conversation Groups

AI in the Theological Context

Reflections on Information Literacy and the Students We Serve

Robert Griffin, Emily Peterson
135-140
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The Atla Committee for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Conversation with Jeannine Hill Fletcher’s “The Promising Practice of Antiracist Approaches to Interfaith Studies”

Brady Beard, Elli Cucksey, Karla Grafton, Stephen Sweeney
141-150
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Listen and Learn Sessions

Expanding Research Horizons

The Catholic News Archive as a Resource for Social and Cultural Inquiry

Mark Shelton, Brian Morin, Jean McManus
151-160
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Collecting Catholic Open Access Religion Journals

Barnaby Hughes
161-174
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UK University Librarians in Theology & Religious Studies

Where Are They Now?

Christine Love-Rodgers
175-190
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Assessing Information Literacy Instruction with TATIL

Gauging Usefulness for Theological Education Students

Ryan Shrauner
191-197
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What Does It Take to Build an Open Access Theological Encyclopaedia?

Considerations and Challenges

Rebekah Dyer
199-202
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Bridging Cultures

Curating Resources for a Vibrant Hispanic/Latino Theological Collection

Déborah Enid Ortiz-Rivera
203-208
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Access Beyond Borders

Expanding Open-Access Theological Research Through Digitization

Colyn Wohlmut
209-213
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Using an Open-Source Library Catalog for Specialized Bibliographies

Terry Robertson
215-219
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Exhibits and Sponsors

Exhibits and Sponsors

221-224
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Historical Annual Conferences

Atla Historical Annual Conferences

225-228
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