denominational group meetings 31 orthodox greg morrison present • donna greenhut, western seminary sacramento • elizabeth miller, moravian theological seminary • gregory morrison, wheaton college • marta samokishyn, saint paul university since some of us had never met, we spent most of the time introducing ourselves and describing the work we do at our institutions. marta asked for input on a project she started to build an international index/ database of lesser known “eastern christian” journals. members recommended that she start a conversation with atla staff and to also consult with john thompson, who normally chairs the orthodox denominational group but was absent this year. 36 annual yearbook campbell-stone by bob turner, convener the campbell-stone denominational group met at 5:30 pm on friday, june 15 in cosmopolitan b of the hyatt regency in indianapolis, indiana. the librarians in attendance were anthony elia of bridwell library at southern methodist university (former library director at christian theological seminary), dolores yilibuw of boswell library at lexington theological seminary, and sheila owen and bob turner of graves memorial library at harding school of theology. the group gave institutional updates. many of the updates were similar in nature, reflecting on the changing roles that libraries play on campus, adaptation to new technologies, and ways that libraries are helping institutions combat declining enrollment trends. turner and elia shared brief reflections on wednesday’s preconference session on the pedagogy of the archive. that session reflected on the work of other stone-campbell librarians and archivists, so it was relevant to this group. after the meeting, the group dined together at napolese. preface committee reports committee for diversity, equity, and inclusion conference committee endowment committee professional development committee task forcereports international theological librarian education scholarly communication interest group reports public services special collections technical services world religions denominational group reports anabaptist mennonite anglican/episcopal baptist campbell-stone lutheran methodist orthodox presbyterian and reformed librarians roman catholic memorials officers of atla (1947–2018) atla organizational directory (2017–2018) atla member directory (2017–2018) historical annual conferences amended and restated bylaws of american theological library association 2017 ats library statistics committee & task force reports 17 world religions gerrit van dyk, secretary leadership (2018-2019) • drew baker, claremont school of theology, chair • brian wright, colorado christian university, chair-elect • megan welsh, university of colorado, past chair • gerrit van dyk, brigham young university, secretary business meeting summary discussed wrig’s potential influence: • work to help atla better reflect the multireligious world we live in • provide a safe space for non-christians (open conversation circle?) • open atla up to a wider exposure of religious libraries • amplify voices that aren’t often heard. discussed programming ideas: • podcast initiative • getting listserv active again • information gathering on unaccredited religious schools and explore how atla can be of help to them. brainstormed ideas for next year’s conference, including a panel on cultural/religious competencies for librarians. nominated new chair (brian wright) and vice-chair (beth kumar). 18 annual yearbook summary of activities (hosted programs) atla annual conference session: “so your school is becoming more religiously diverse” presenters: drew baker, beth kumar, patrick milas, brian wright over the past decade, many atla member institutions have become increasingly religiously diverse. from larger actions, like starting new interreligious programs or partnering with other institutions, to smaller steps, like changing branding and programming, many institutions have actively sought to become more ecumenical and/ or interreligious and attract more students from religious traditions beyond the institutions’ particular historical traditions. given this reality, how can librarians at these schools adapt to serve their increasingly religiously diverse students better? what do librarians whose institutions are moving in more ecumenical or inter-religious directions need to consider? from collection development to reference and instruction, this panel will reflect on their topic as the panelists raise important questions and provide helpful practical advice based on their experiences at their own institutions. atla annual conference session: “spiritual care in a multicultural and interfaith environment” presenters: syed nasir zaidi dr. syed nasir zaidi, research associate at vancouver school of theology, scholar of quran & islamic theology, and interfaith chaplain, will speak about lessons learned from providing spiritual care in a multicultural and interfaith environment. 41 campbell-stone carisse berryhill, abilene christian university, convener members present • carisse berryhill, abilene christian university, convener • robin hartman, hope international university • elizabeth rivera, lipscomb university • terence sheridan, amridge university the meeting took place on zoom from 1 p.m.–2 p.m., june 24, 2020. institutional reports amridge university kay newman has retired. the library has adopted open athens authentication and demand-driven acquisitions. hope international university hiu has closed its branch in nebraska. the main campus library in fullerton has been undergoing renovation of former offices to add a classroom. lipscomb university has openings for director and for circulation/collection development librarian. abilene christian university james wiser will become the new dean of library services and educational technology august 1, 2020. special collections continues its development of the stone-campbell teaching archive—a cooperative effort of historians, archivists, and librarians at schools from this faith tradition. 42 a nnua l y e a rbook other participants described the current status of their libraries during the covid-19 pandemic, with emphasis on how the libraries have provided services to courses being rapidly moved online during the spring semester of 2020. committee reports 5 endowment by sharon taylor, chair committee members • sharon taylor, pittsburgh, pennsylvania, chair • eric benoy, new orleans baptist theological seminary • pat graham, retired • craig kubic, southwestern baptist theological seminary • dennis swanson, university of north carolina at pembroke • brenda bailey-hainer, atla staff liaison • marie jacobsen, atla staff liaison the 2017-2018 endowment committee held its fall meeting on november 1, 2017 at the atla headquarters in chicago. the fall meeting was led by chair sharon taylor, and attended by committee members pat graham, craig kubic, eric benoy, and dennis swanson. director of financial services marie jacobson and executive director brenda bailey-hainer continued as staff liaisons to the committee. during the meeting, the group brainstormed about new ways to reach potential donors through various marketing channels. additional discussion and planning for the annual end of year campaign was carried on throughout the year via conference calls and email. the committee reaffirmed its short-term goal of a $1 million fund within the next five years and a long-term goal of $13.5 million. an end of year donation campaign was conducted in late 2017 using direct mail and email solicitations. taylor and graham attended the annual conference in indianapolis in june 2018 and hosted the endowment fund table. letters and photographs from retirees that had been compiled by graham were displayed at the table. taylor gave a brief presentation on the work of the committee at one of the plenary sessions. following the conference, the atla president’s august 2018 membership renewal letter included an invitation to donate to the fund. 6 annual yearbook during fiscal year 2018, 48 individuals made donations totaling $4,511.50. atla matched these gifts and contributed an additional $15,488.50 for a total contribution of $20,000. the endowment fund continues to demonstrate robust growth. thanks to a strong market this year, as of august 31, 2018, the fund had a balance of $576,406, an increase of $104,091 over last year’s total. [front, left to right] dennis swanson, craig kubic,[back, left to right] eric benoy, sharon taylor, pat graham preface committee reports committee for diversity, equity, and inclusion conference endowment professional development task forcereports international theological librarian education scholarly communication interest group reports public services small libraries special collections technical services world religions denominational group reports anabaptist mennonite anglican/episcopal baptist campbell-stone lutheran methodist orthodox presbyterian and reformed librarians roman catholic memorials officers of atla (1947–2018) atla organizational directory (2017–2018) atla member directory (2017–2018) historical annual conferences amended and restated bylaws of american theological library association 2017 ats library statistics 1 committee reports committee for diversity, equity, and inclusion by donna wells, chair committee members • donna wells, southeastern baptist theological seminary, chair • ondrea murphy, delaware state university • evan boyd, united lutheran seminary • lee staman, center for action & contemplation • drew baker, claremont school of theology • roger morales, atla staff liaison the committee for diversity, equity, and inclusion (dei) spent this past year in very productive activity. at the in-person meeting in chicago in october 2017, with the help of gillian harrison-cain, the committee prioritized and drafted a three-year plan of action. the first order of business was to make the scholarship offered annually by the committee more attractive (by raising the dollar amount) and contacting more library schools to make them aware of the scholarship. spearheaded by drew baker, committee members all helped in contacting various schools and were rewarded with over two dozen applications. at the annual conference, dei was involved with two presentations. in one, the rev. suzanne wille of all saints church in indianapolis 2 annual yearbook presented a talk on the history of her church, which has had a reputation for diversity, equality, and inclusion since its founding in 1864. in the other session, dei partnered with the world religions interest group to sponsor an interfaith discussion. this revolved around a movement called focolare, which in indianapolis is a relationship between the muslim and irish-catholic communities. both sessions were well-attended and well-received, and we hope to find some equally compelling topics for the conference next year in vancouver. also, in indianapolis the committee sponsored a poster session to gauge the interest of atla members in a webinar series that would focus on practical library issues such as doing research and collection development. the webinar series was one of the potential goals in the three-year plan, and the committee did sponsor a webinar on mentorship presented by donna wells in march 2018. work continues by the committee under the new leadership of evan boyd with some exciting projects on the horizon. one will be the practical webinar series, and there is groundwork being done on an oral history project for atla. the committee continues to brainstorm ideas for engaging a more diverse membership—racially, ethnically, and religiously. we are still a fairly new committee that has experienced many changes over the past few years, but all the committee members are excited and committed to fulfilling our goals in the three-year plan. stay tuned! [front row, left to right] ondrea murphy, donna wells, [back row, left to right] evan boyd, drew baker, lee staman, roger morales preface committee reports committee for diversity, equity, and inclusion conference endowment professional development task forcereports international theological librarian education scholarly communication interest group reports public services small libraries special collections technical services world religions denominational group reports anabaptist mennonite anglican/episcopal baptist campbell-stone lutheran methodist orthodox presbyterian and reformed librarians roman catholic memorials officers of atla (1947–2018) atla organizational directory (2017–2018) atla member directory (2017–2018) historical annual conferences amended and restated bylaws of american theological library association 2017 ats library statistics 65 officers of atla (1947–2018) term president / president elect vice president/ secretary* executive treasurer 1947–48 l.r. elliott charles p. johnson robert f. beach ernest m. white 1948–49 l.r. elliott lucy w. markley robert f. beach j. stillson judah 1949–50 jannette newhall kenneth s. gapp robert f. beach e.f. george 1950–51 jannette newhall o. gerald lawson evah ostrander e.f. george 1951–52 raymond p. morris margaret hort evah ostrander calvin schmitt 1952–53 raymond p. morris henry m. brimm esther george calvin schmitt 1953–54 henry m. brimm robert f. beach esther george calvin schmitt 1954–55 robert f. beach evah kincheloe alice dagan ernest m. white 1955–56 robert f. beach helen uhrlich alice dagan ernest m. white 1956–57 helen b. uhrlich calvin schmitt alice dagan harold b. prince 1957–58 calvin schmitt decherd turner alice dagan harold b. prince 1958–59 decherd turner pamela quiers frederick chenery harold b. prince 1959–60 pamela quiers kenneth quiers frederick chenery harold b. prince 1960–61 kenneth gapp conolly gamble frederick chenery harold b. prince 1961–62 conolly gamble donn m. farris frederick chenery harold b. prince 1962–63 donn m. farris jay s. judah frederick chenery harold b. prince 1963–64 jay s. judah charles johnson frederick chenery harold b. prince 1964–65 charles johnson george h. bricker frederick chenery peter vandenberge 1965–66 george h. bricker roscoe m. pierson thomas e. camp peter vandenberge 1966–67 roscoe pierson arthur e. jones thomas e. camp peter vandenberge 1967–68 arthur e. jones maria grossmann susan a. schultz david guston 1968–69 maria grossmann harold b. prince susan a. schultz david guston 1969–70 harold b. prince henry scherer susan a. schultz david guston c o n t i n u e d 66 annual yearbook term president / president elect vice president/ secretary* executive treasurer 1970–71 henry scherer genevieve kelly susan a. schultz david guston 1971–72 genevieve kelly peter vandenberge david j. wartluft warren mehl 1972–73 peter vandenberge john d. batsel david j. wartluft warren mehl 1973–74 john d. batsel oscar c. burdick david j. wartluft warren mehl 1974–75 oscar c. burdick roland e. kircher david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1975–76 roland e. kircher erich schultz david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1976–77 erich r.w. schultz john b. trotti david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1977–78 john b. trotti elmer j. o’brien david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1978–79 elmer j. o’brien g. paul hamm david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1979–80 simeon daly g. paul hamm david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1980–81 simeon daly jerry campbell david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1981–82 jerry campbell robert dvorak albert hurd robert a. olsen, jr. 1982–83 robert dvorak martha aycock albert hurd robert a. olsen, jr. 1983–84 martha aycock ronald deering albert hurd robert a. olsen, jr. 1984–85 ronald deering sara mobley albert hurd robert a. olsen, jr. 1985–86 sara myers stephen peterson simeon daly robert a. olsen, jr. 1986–87 stephen peterson rosalyn lewis simeon daly robert a. olsen, jr. 1987–88 rosalyn lewis channing jeschke simeon daly robert a. olsen, jr. 1988–89 channing jeschke h. eugene mcleod simeon daly robert a. olsen, jr. 1989–90 h. eugene mcleod james dunkly simeon daly robert a. olsen, jr. 1990–91 james dunkly mary bischoff 1991–92 james dunkly mary bischoff 1992–93 mary bischoff linda corman 1993–94 roger loyd linda corman 1994–95 roger loyd linda corman 1995–96 linda corman m. patrick graham 1996–97 m. patrick graham sharon a. taylor 1997–98 m. patrick graham dorothy g. thomason 1998–99 milton j. (joe) coalter dorothy g. thomason 1999–00 milton j. (joe) coalter william hook c o n t i n u e d officers of the atla (1947–2018) 67 term president / president elect vice president/ secretary* executive treasurer 2000–01 william hook sharon taylor 2001–02 sharon taylor eileen k. saner 2002–03 eileen k. saner paul schrodt 2003–04 paul schrodt paul stuehrenberg 2004–05 paul stuehrenberg christine wenderoth 2005–06 christine wenderoth duane harbin 2006–07 duane harbin martha lund smalley 2007–08 martha lund smalley david r. stewart 2008–09 david r. stewart roberta a. schaafsma 2009–10 david r. stewart roberta a. schaafsma 2010–11 laura c. wood eileen crawford 2011–12 john b. weaver andrew keck 2012–13 andrew keck beth bidlack 2013–14 beth bidlack melody layton mcmahon 2014–15 beth bidlack kelly campbell 2015–16 kelly campbell timothy d. lincoln 2016–17 timothy d. lincoln matthew j. ostercamp 2017–18 matthew j. ostercamp jennifer bartholomew * this officer was called secretary until 1956–57, when the title was changed to executive secretary. when atla was reorganized in 1991, the executive secretary became a paid atla staff position. in 1993, this position became director of member services. preface committee reports committee for diversity, equity, and inclusion conference committee endowment committee professional development committee task forcereports international theological librarian education scholarly communication interest group reports public services special collections technical services world religions denominational group reports anabaptist mennonite anglican/episcopal baptist campbell-stone lutheran methodist orthodox presbyterian and reformed librarians roman catholic memorials officers of atla (1947–2018) atla organizational directory (2017–2018) atla member directory (2017–2018) historical annual conferences amended and restated bylaws of american theological library association 2017 ats library statistics interest group meetings 21 small libraries meeting at american theological library association annual conference, indianapolis, in, june 14, 2018 by karl stutzman present roger morales (atla), susan ebertz (chair), vance thomas (vice-chair), margaret alkema, ann owen, debbie bradshaw, alice runis, ann heinrichs, james humble, charlotte nutter, andrew kosmowski, filomena saxton, conor flatz, gerone lockhart, cheryl felmlee, elizabeth young miller, jane chang, ryan shrauner, gary averill, joan pries, elli cucksey, karl stutzman (secretary) susan ebertz called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. each person present introduced themselves and their particular small library context. there is a wide range of what it means to be a small library, but we all struggle to have enough staff and resources to do creative projects. susan ebertz presented the agenda for this meeting and the minutes of the 2017 meeting. these were approved by acclamation. old business 1. vance thomas, susan ebertz, and karl stutzman produced one video. it’s awaiting permission from atla to use branding. 2. elizabeth young miller and vance thomas were interested in doing further videos, but nothing has been produced. others who are interested are welcome to join them. 22 annual yearbook new business 1. susan ebertz reviewed bylaws adopted at the 2017 meeting. the group functions as a kind of “support group.” we hope to be able to do collaborative projects and brainstorm ideas. it would be interesting to do more on information literacy. 2. request: since many small librarians can’t always afford to attend the annual conference, could we offer a zoom videoconference connection? this seemed like a reasonable request. the group agreed to try this for the next meeting. 3. recommended resources for reading on small theological libraries: a. myka kennedy stephens, “the future of the small theological library,” theological librarianship 9, no. 1 (2016), 28-32. url: https://theolib.atla.com/theolib/article/view/411 b. someone mentioned a bibliography compiled by sandy shapoval of phillips theological seminary 4. suggested email listserv discussion prompts that would be helpful to members of the group a. balancing multiple roles beyond library services. several members of the group noted that they are managing other services for their institution in addition to the library, e.g. writing support, bookstore, etc. b. next year’s conference presentation 5. other discussion: a. we discussed library materials security systems. some libraries have systems in place. one library has a broken system they continue to pretend to use for visual effect. some libraries work on the honor system with few problems. b. james humble noted that he is working to improve response to workshops by getting to students at point of need: for example, interacting in the cafeteria at the time papers are due. he is relying more on student workers to compensate for loss of a full time person. meeting adjourned by 6:00 p.m. https://theolib.atla.com/theolib/article/view/411 preface committee reports committee for diversity, equity, and inclusion conference endowment professional development task forcereports international theological librarian education scholarly communication interest group reports public services small libraries special collections technical services world religions denominational group reports anabaptist mennonite anglican/episcopal baptist campbell-stone lutheran methodist orthodox presbyterian and reformed librarians roman catholic memorials officers of atla (1947–2018) atla organizational directory (2017–2018) atla member directory (2017–2018) historical annual conferences amended and restated bylaws of american theological library association 2017 ats library statistics denominational group meetings 25 lutheran evan e. boyd, convener present • evan boyd, united lutheran seminary, convener • elli cucksey, capital university • susan ebertz, wartburg theological seminary • andy keck, southern methodist university • richard lammert, concordia theological seminary (in) • sandy leach, lutheran theological southern seminary • roger peters, concordia theological seminary (in) • robert roethemeyer, concordia theological seminary (in) • armin siedlecki, emory university • robert smith, concordia theological seminary (in) • mary ann teske, luther seminary • christine wenderoth, jkm library trust the lutheran denominational group met in-person during the atla annual conference in vancouver, canada. during the meeting, the group formalized its description, purpose, charge, and plan of organization. in addition, initial discussions were held around a future libguide focused on lutheran reference resources and future collaborations regarding archives and lutheran libraries. description of lutheran denominational group the lutheran denominational group is a group composed of individuals serving lutheran institutions & collections or that have an interest in lutheran higher education. the group meets annually to offer an opportunity for its members to update one another about what our institutions have been working on and hope to accomplish in the future. 26 annual yearbook purpose the lutheran denominational group provides a space to share successes, challenges, and mentorship for those serving lutheranrelated collections and archives. charge to collaborate and create connections for professional development. plan of organization as a loosely-structured organization, the lutheran denominational group mostly functions through an annual convener, who coordinates any ad hoc committees that come from the annual meeting. archives discussion the various archives and lutheran higher education libraries scattered around the united states do not have a consistent, formal relationship, regionally or nationally. a future, concentrated effort to connect the needs of the archives and libraries to the congregational, regional, and national church may lead to better work together. there is a particular concern around the orphaning of smaller collections that may or may not be known by the greater community. working together to craft stories and narratives that show the importance of the documents to the mission of their respective constituencies may be a way to fundraise for the long-term success of these various archives. a hope to have a future gathering of the leadership of the archives of lutheran churches in the united states was expressed. questions of funding to come together were raised. institutional updates: lutheran school of theology at chicago: christine wenderoth retired on june 30, 2019. jkm is looking for a new director and lstc hired three new faculty in 2018–2019, with one more search in process. wartburg theological seminary: wartburg will have a very large new student cohort this fall. in addition, they have joined the digital theodenominational group meetings 27 logical library. luther seminary: may 2019 was the launch/first cohort of the mdivx 2-year program. concordia-fort wayne: just completed a two-year inventory project. working on its institutional self-study for ats and assurance argument for the higher learning commission. costs are increasing, as the state of indiana is no longer paying for discovery & delivery services. lutheran theological southern seminary: new rector & dean, dr. mary shore, began in january, which is leading to reorganization. ats selfstudy is under works. united lutheran seminary: organization has stabilized under its interim president. two new faculty are joining the institution in the fall and an additional chair was established, with the area to be determined by the faculty in the future. the library and its archives have received two digitization grants. 6 annual yearbook endowment brenda bailey-hainer, atla staff liaison committee members • sharon taylor, pittsburgh, pa, chair • eric benoy, new orleans baptist theological seminary • pat graham, retired • craig kubic, southwestern baptist theological seminary • dennis swanson, university of north carolina at pembroke • brenda bailey-hainer, atla staff liaison • marie jacobsen, atla staff liaison the 2018–2019 endowment committee held its fall meeting in october 2018 in chicago. during the meeting, the group brainstormed about ways to reach potential donors through various marketing channels. additional discussion focused on atla’s upcoming 75th anniversary in 2021. additional discussion and planning for the annual end-of-year campaign was carried on via email. solicitation activities during the year included an end-of-year donation campaign in late 2018 using direct mail and email solicitations. a virtual meeting was held by phone in february 2019 to discuss plans for the atla annual conference. taylor and graham attended the annual conference in vancouver, bc in june 2019. they videotaped interviews with members and attendees talking about atla. the atla president’s august 2019 membership renewal letter included an invitation to donate to the fund. dennis swanson ended his term on the committee in june. many thanks to him for his active participation on the committee and for the time he served as chair. the endowment fund continues to demonstrate robust growth. during fiscal year 2019, 33 individuals made 73 donations totaling $7,309. atla matched these gifts and contributed an additional $42,691 for a total contribution of $50,000. thanks to a strong market this year, as of august 31, 2019, the fund had a balance of $780,811, an increase of $100,314 over last year’s total. task force reports 17 scholarly communication by andy keck taskforce members • andrew keck, luther seminary, chair • clifford b. anderson, vanderbilt university • debbie creamer, association of theological schools • michael hemenway, iliff school of theology • jérémie leblanc, saint paul university • brenda bailey-hainer, ex officio (july 2017–march 2018) • christine fruin, ex officio (march 2018–present) for the period, the sctf focused on deepening their understanding of scholarly communication concepts and sharing their collective knowledge with the atla board and its membership through workshops, webinars, and other outlets. in august 2017, andrew keck (sctf chair) and matthew ostercamp attended the force11 scholarly communication institute, a week-long, intensive learning opportunity that provided attendees several courses in varying duration and on topics relevant to the production, review, dissemination, and evaluation of scholarly research. andrew and matthew collated their newly gained knowledge with their prior study of open access in religion and theology and other scholarly communication issues and presented a workshop for the atla board at its october 2017 meeting. also in attendance at the october workshop was newly hired atla staff member christine fruin, who manages atla’s open access publishing program and leads other scholarly communication initiatives for atla. she also now serves as the staff liaison to sctf. together, sctf and christine organized and delivered several learning opportunities for the atla membership. andrew keck and christine led a webinar, along with luther seminary faculty member and academic dean craig koester, on open access policies in february 2018. christine also taught a webinar for atla on fair use for librar18 annual yearbook ies. several sessions were led by sctf members at the 2018 atla annual conference. michael hemenway organized the first ever atla thatcamp, which permitted attendees to share with and learn from one another about emerging technologies, research innovations, and issues arising in digital humanities work. clifford anderson presented a workshop on wikidata, which taught attendees how to query and edit the linked data that runs behind wikipedia. on the theme of open access, christine fruin taught a session on the myths of open access, and christine and andy keck presented a poster on open access policies. finally, christine started a monthly column in the atla newsletter (the scoop) that addresses various topics and issues in scholarly communication. the sctf met both in person and virtually. in person meetings were held in september 2017 and march 2018 in denver. during these sessions, the group brainstormed future programs and projects to present. oer is a primary focus of attention going forward, as is education of members on skills such as data and software carpentry, as well as further education on open access and digital humanities. sctf will also explore possible co-sponsorship of an acrl scholarly communication roadshow in 2019, as well as development of skills courses for members. preface committee reports committee for diversity, equity, and inclusion conference committee endowment committee professional development committee task forcereports international theological librarian education scholarly communication interest group reports public services special collections technical services world religions denominational group reports anabaptist mennonite anglican/episcopal baptist campbell-stone lutheran methodist orthodox presbyterian and reformed librarians roman catholic memorials officers of atla (1947–2018) atla organizational directory (2017–2018) atla member directory (2017–2018) historical annual conferences amended and restated bylaws of american theological library association 2017 ats library statistics 22 annual yearbook baptist donna wells gateway baptist theological seminary the seminary is to be the western center for the jonathan edwards collection in collaboration with yale divinity school. the library assessed and redistributed their collection among their various branches. they started help, a library chat service. patsy yang celebrated 25 years of service! gardner-webb university received national attention when the basketball team made the ncaa tournament, otherwise the situation is a bit gloomy. the dean and associate dean both resigned, the library lost two professional positions and were only allowed to replace one—hired someone particularly for instruction. however, the new president starts this summer. midwestern baptist theological seminary obtained the overdrive collection of online commentaries—a very popular addition! started a summer reading program. renovations to the library will begin in august or september, starting with the first floor, while all books will be packed up during the process. an electronic resources librarian was hired in february. new orleans baptist theological seminary the seminary has a new president—jamie dew, hired away from southeastern. the library joined the louisiana consortium. a part-time archivist was hired to deal with the extensive backlog. in conversation with jim henry of fbc orlando to acquire his collection. gained the joe mckeaver cartoon collection. free shelving was picked up from loyola university. forced to buy new denominational group meetings 23 computer equipment when the server fried. ky st. amant celebrated 15 years of service! southeastern baptist theological seminary one of the most popular professors, jamie dew, was hired to be the new president at new orleans seminary. the acquisitions coordinator retired after 20 years of service, his replacement is a former library assistant as well as a phd student. the library acquired the collection of dr. george braswell, former se professor and the first baptist missionary to iran. processing that collection, the new books and the steady stream of text books and library books for the prison ministry keep the technical services department very busy. southwestern baptist theological seminary adam greenway is the new president of swbts, and randy stinson the new provost. the baptist heritage center is being renamed the b.h. carroll center for baptist history and missions. all the extension centers were closed except darrington. the library acquired the collection of millard erickson. interest group meetings 25 technical services ondrea murphy, secretary  activity report steering committee • richard lammert, chair, concordia theological seminary • donna wells, vice-chair, southeastern baptist theological seminary • ondrea murphy, secretary, delaware state university • anne heinrichs, catholic theological union • anna appleman, columbia theological seminary • john thompson, waynesburg university summary of activities technical services interest group members have contributed to atla programs in various ways, including participating in the atla naco/conser/saco funnel, presenting webinars on aspects of the naco program, and editing the theology cataloging bulletin. election of cc: da liaison. business meeting minutes   call to order  a meeting of the technical services interest group was held at the atla annual conference in indianapolis, indiana on june 15, 2018.  attendees:  yvonne beever, lois guebert, angeles ramos—ankrum, ann owen, roger morales, donna wells, mary ann teske, christa strickler, margaret alkema, leslie engelson, tammy johnson, lisa grover, seth miskimins, michael bradford, john thompson, steve spencer, 26 annual yearbook anna appleman, christina torbert, alice runis, clay-edward dixon, ann heinrichs, denise pakala, becky givens, julie eng dawson, armin siedlecki, derek rieckens, ondrea murphy, donna campbell.  reports  cc:da representative armin siedlecki reported on the ala committee work. he also shared he would no longer be able to serve as cc:da representative due to his atla board work.  armin provided a basic description of what would be expected from a representative:  cc:da representative is a not a voting member of the committee. the person serves as the theological library representative and is one of 15-16 liaison positions. atla provides funds for attendance and travel.  two nominations for cc:da rep made: donna wells and steve spencer  election results: donna wells elected cc:da representative  new business election of steering committee members richard lammert and ann heinrichs were re-elected to the steering committee for the 2018–2021 term. tsig structure change proposal   richard lammert, tsig chair, led discussion on the need to change the tsig structure. he explained that the governing structure is rather vague and suggested a rewrite as necessary.  discussion ensued with all in attendance. questions from discussion raised centered on:  • number of committee members needed to run interest group effectively. • written clarification on proposed structure change.  due to the overwhelming response to the proposal, the discussion was tabled for a later date.   interest group meetings 27 call for future topics  suggestions were made to sponsor a panel on specific topics or create a webinar. many found the panel format very helpful.   sample topics proposed:   1. inventory  2. lrm   3. relocations / moves   meeting adjourned  preface committee reports committee for diversity, equity, and inclusion conference committee endowment committee professional development committee task forcereports international theological librarian education scholarly communication interest group reports public services special collections technical services world religions denominational group reports anabaptist mennonite anglican/episcopal baptist campbell-stone lutheran methodist orthodox presbyterian and reformed librarians roman catholic memorials officers of atla (1947–2018) atla organizational directory (2017–2018) atla member directory (2017–2018) historical annual conferences amended and restated bylaws of american theological library association 2017 ats library statistics 32 annual yearbook presbyterian and reformed james c. pakala present • james pakala, covenant theological seminary, convener • margaret alkema, canadian reformed theological seminary • daniel baek, vancouver school of theology • steve crocco, yale university • arnel z. faller, silliman university • dan flores, western theological seminary • steve jamieson, covenant theological seminary • denise pakala, covenant theological seminary • christopher richardson, union presbyterian seminary • deanna roberts, union theolgical – nyc at columbia university • dora rowe, union presbyterian seminary • michelle spomer, pittsburgh theological seminary • sharon taylor, retired; librarian and archivist at home congregation of shadyside presbyterian church, pittsburgh absent with notice but providing an institutional news report via email • patrick milas (new brunswick theological seminary) we met thursday, june 13, 2019, from 5:00-6:00 pm in the junior ballroom c at the sheraton vancouver wall centre in vancouver, bc. jim pakala chaired the meeting and margaret alkema took minutes. james pakala welcomed all who were present, either because they work at a presbyterian or reformed seminary or because they are committed to the presbyterian/reformed church and faith, and then opened the discussion by asking who makes decisions about physical space at the libraries where members work. for example, who decides what artwork will be hung, how storage space will be used, etc.? western theological seminary in michigan has some say over what denominational group meetings 33 is currently in the library space, but the building maintenance department controls items that are in shared spaces. pittsburgh theological seminary completed a renovation and michelle spomer had lots of input in the design, construction, etc. she anticipates having input into any future changes that need to be made. there is much empty wall space and she said that they are thinking about this creatively, such as the possibility of a resident artist, etc. christopher richardson (union presbyterian) noted that at times committees make these decisions at union. steve crocco (yale) says there is a “wall committee” and while there have been many meetings, only two pieces of artwork are installed! members present who are currently not on the presbyterian and reformed denominational email discussion list were encouraged to sign up personally via the atla members website. please contact an atla staff member to be added to the email list. the list is very inactive, so your email inbox will not overflow as a result. all present were asked to provide a brief update on their institution or other professional activities they have been involved with. christopher richardson, union presbyterian seminary christopher was the ats self-study coordinator and the staff members in the library have also been busy with ats work. the library installed compact shelving via someone who finds used shelving and installs it. feel free to contact christopher for more information. union is also updating its website. dora rowe, union presbyterian seminary the library received a grant to improve its makerspace. the library also offers many child-friendly resources (e.g., lego), and this allows parents to study while their children are suitably and safely occupied. they have a podcasting studio set up now and can film powerpoint presentations, etc. some nice features are a large prompting screen. they have also a glass cutter. daniel baek, vancouver school of theology daniel is the only librarian there and works with a library assistant, who is currently on sick leave. the enrollment has gone up to about 80 fte. daniel is looking at increasing the ebook collection. arnel z. faller, silliman university 34 annual yearbook this was arnel’s first time attending the denominational meeting. he noted that the institution he is employed at has historic ties to the presbyterian church. dan flores, western theological seminary beardslee library has now become the cook library. cook library is housed in a new building with less space than the previous location. a new addition to the library space is the café on the first floor. dan is the new director and has been on the job in this role for approximately 30 days. the library staff are also looking at increasing their digital presence and foreign language resources. sharon taylor is not currently employed at a library connected to an educational institution. she is the librarian at shadyside presbyterian church and has been working many hours on the library and on the archives, which are being found in many nooks and crannies of the building. the problem is that the church has no space for the archives but some interesting items have been found, such as a collection of poetry by milton. the church has never had a professional librarian before and sharon is trying to renew the book collection. steve crocco is here personally as a presbyterian, but not representing a presbyterian or reformed seminary. he reported that yale has a large endowment fund with a subject restriction, which yale cannot spend because the funds are so large that there are not enough resources in that subject area to spend the money. yale is continuing with its petition to the state to change the restrictions on the fund. steve also reported that a staff member encountered an older patron in the library, and after striking up a conversation, the staff member realized that the patron had materials of significant interest for the library. all present were reminded to take an interest in all patrons and not to underestimate who might walk through the doors. deanna roberts, union theological – nyc at columbia university deanna is working on a getting an mlis and determining how to be a librarian while maintaining ordination status in the presbyterian church (usa). there are still issues surrounding the amalgamation issues of burke library within columbia university. burke staff denominational group meetings 35 serve union theological seminary as well as patrons from the jewish theological seminary, new york theological seminary, and of course columbia university. they have just hired a sixth professional staff member to deal with the many patrons in their busy library. michelle spomer, pittsburgh theological seminary the library has moved into its new library space and hosted a grand opening. there are some minor problems such as photocopiers not fitting into the niches built for them, but other than similarly minor and/or annoying issues, the library space is greatly appreciated. the special collections are not back in the building yet because the hvac system for the special collections area is not working. the recording and media room can also be used to listen to media in the library. patrons can record themselves for homiletics courses and other community uses. another interesting item to note is that the new pittsburgh theological seminary library has office and space built for an archivist, but the institution is not willing to hire an archivist. the year the library opened, the school also changed to the semester system and made changes to the curriculum, so changes were plentiful in one academic year. the school is also looking into replacing the server for sierra because it is aging. all options are on the table, including changing the library’s ils. patrick milas, new brunswick theological seminary patrick was not present, but reported the following via email: it has been an incredible year at the sage library. since the last institutional report, there have been several staff transitions. rev. james brumm (reformed) is the new archivist. dr. patrick milas (episcopal) is the new director of the library. mr. gerone lockhart (reformed) is the new collection services librarian. ms. laura giacobbe (roman catholic) is the new public services librarian. a new halftime position, library associate for collection services, has just been advertised. please direct any interested parties to: http://www.nbts.edu/employment-at-nbts/. review of applications will begin july 1, 2019. sage library celebrates several accomplishments, including: an updated online catalog, updated print serials 36 annual yearbook program, a new faculty and alumni monographs book reading/signing series, a new monthly thematic book display program, an updated social media campaign, and new video tutorials about library services. sage library partnered with the nbts archives and members of the reformed church in america to host “the dutch in two worlds revisited: a rare books and manuscripts exhibition.” next year, nbts library staff will serve the southeastern pennsylvania theological library association (septla) as officers—patrick milas (president) and laura giacobbe (secretary). two reformed seminaries may host the next seplta meetings, including westminster theological seminary and nbts. james pakala, covenant theological seminary james reported that denise pakala is retiring this summer on june 30th. she will continue to volunteer for special projects at the library and share her skills with the library. libraries in some other states besides missouri have joined or are interested in joining the mobius consortium, so it continues to grow. innovative’s sierra and their innreach system constitute the platform and courier service speeds sharing resources among over a half-dozen states. mobius and colorado’s prospector consortium also have a special relationship and means of sharing. margaret alkema, canadian reformed theological seminary margaret reported that the school had its largest ever enrollment of 25 students. the seminary is also preparing for a spring ats visit and margaret is coordinating the self-study process. since she is a solo librarian, this is taking up some of the time otherwise devoted to library projects. denominational group meetings 43 orthodox john thompson, convener the orthodox librarians at atla welcomed two visitors from abroad. kelem kasshurun (botho university, botswana) is an ethiopian librarian who lives in botswana. she is involved in a research project on behalf of the ethiopian orthodox church titled “research knowledge management towards an integrated research support-system framework: the case of the ethiopian orthodox church” the purpose of this research will be to assess the current research data management (rdm), academic scholarship, and knowledge management system of the ethiopian orthodox church and provide a conceptual framework for an integrated research support system. this system will enhance research-based knowledge practices of the ethiopian orthodox church. john thompson and andy carter from the atla office met with her on saturday to discuss her project. jussi hyvärinen (university of eastern finland) works in the library that serves the only orthodox seminary in finland. the 60,000 orthodox christians in finland are dependent on the seminary to supply priests for their parishes. on saturday morning during the conference, he gave a presentation titled, “east or west: maintaining an orthodox collection inside a lutheran-oriented theological library,” in which he discussed how he organizes the orthodox resources to make them available to the theological students in the orthodox seminary. fr. iskandar bcheiry (metadata analyst for atla) also gave a presentation related to the orthodox church at the conference. his was titled, “digitizing and schematizing the archival material from the late ottoman period found in the monastery of al-za’faran in southeast turkey,” and explored documents from 19th and early 20th century syriac speaking communities. this provided a fascinating look about ordinations, everyday life, and persecution of christian communities in the last decades of the ottoman empire. fr. iskandar is a priest in the syriac orthodox church. john will work with the atla staff to set up a discussion list for orthodox librarians. this will hopefully include librarians from holy 44 annual yearbook cross, st. vladimir’s, st. tikhon’s, and holy trinity seminaries. if possible, we would like to arrange for morning prayer in the orthodox tradition at the 2019 atla conference in vancouver. once the discussion list for orthodox librarians is set up, we may be able to discuss other projects. there was one other event at the conference that was of interest to orthodox librarians. at the business meeting on friday afternoon, the association honored atla members who had passed away in the previous year. after brief presentations on the lives of the recently deceased members, the atla choir under the direction of ellen frost (smu) sang the orthodox “kontakion for the departed.” this was a beautiful and moving tribute to those who had served the association for many years. [left to right] gregory morrison (wheaton college), elizabeth young miller (moravian college and theological seminary), iskandar bcheiry (atla), kelem kassahun (botho university, botswana), jussi hyvärinen (university of eastern finland), john thompson (waynesburg university) preface committee reports committee for diversity, equity, and inclusion conference committee endowment committee professional development committee task forcereports international theological librarian education scholarly communication interest group reports public services special collections technical services world religions denominational group reports anabaptist mennonite anglican/episcopal baptist campbell-stone lutheran methodist orthodox presbyterian and reformed librarians roman catholic memorials officers of atla (1947–2018) atla organizational directory (2017–2018) atla member directory (2017–2018) historical annual conferences amended and restated bylaws of american theological library association 2017 ats library statistics 109 we collaborate with the association of theological schools (ats) to collect and provide library statistics from ats member institutions. ats collects information from institutions in the fall of each year, reflecting the most recently completed fiscal year (usually the prior year). atla reorganizes the data from ats member institutions to provide comprehensive statistics focused on the library portion of the ats survey. the following charts reflect data for 2017 atla institutional and affiliate member libraries that completed the survey, issued in the fall of 2017, reflective of the most recently completed fiscal year (2017–2018). the full datasets are available in the members only drive in the my atla web portal. 2017 ats library statistics d. a part of a library system jointly administered and/or funded by more than one educational institution c. a library integrated with a larger university or college library system b. a department or departmental branch library within a larger university or college library system a. an independent library chiefly serving your institution 149 14 32 72 part a library characteristics 1. which of the following most accurately describes your institution’s library? https://my.atla.com/nc__login?starturl=%2f https://my.atla.com/nc__login?starturl=%2f 110 annual yearbook 2. is your library the primary source of support on your campus for: information technology electronic reserves av / media services 23 101 52 formal or informal consortia for the purchase of electronic resources shared catalogs or cataloging state, regional, or national associations reciprocal borrowing arrangement other— mainly training and ill 157 125 197 27 115 3. does the library of your institution have consortial arrangements for providing library services with one or more other institutions? (yes 218) if yes, please identify the corsortia/um and briefly describe the arrangement: 2017 ats library statistics 111 part b the library as place 1. when were the building(s) in which the main library is located built? has written agreement with institutions delivers materials from main library to distance students provides access to electronic resources from main library institution has library facility at extensionsites 85 117 154 44 4. does your institution have one or more distance education program(s) or extension site(s)? (yes—160) if yes: library 1 12 25 19 16 20 61 35 5 8 11 6 13 6 library 2 4 2 4 3 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 library 3 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 –2 01 6 20 00 –2 00 9 19 90 –1 99 9 19 80 –1 98 9 19 70 –1 97 9 19 60 –1 96 9 19 50 –1 95 9 19 40 –1 94 9 19 30 –1 93 9 19 20 –1 92 9 19 10 –1 91 9 19 00 –1 90 9 p r e– 19 00 2. when were the buildings in which the main library is located subsequently renovated? library 1 110 43 19 12 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 library 2 15 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 library 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 –2 01 7 20 00 –2 00 9 19 90 –1 99 9 19 80 –1 98 9 19 70 –1 97 9 19 60 –1 96 9 19 50 –1 95 9 19 40 –1 94 9 19 30 –1 93 9 19 20 –1 92 9 19 10 –1 91 9 19 00 –1 90 9 p r e– 19 00 112 annual yearbook 3. do you use offsite storage? of the 58 libraries who responded in the affirmative, it was reported that an average of 16.73% of the total library collection was stored offsite, with the average number of volumes being 87,500. among the other items stored offsite were audio visual materials, archival materials, bound periodicals, monographs, and unprocessed materials. some also reported that offsite storage could refer to another building on campus. 4. what other spaces or services are offered and/or housed in your library? * includes archives, art galleries, children’s materials, curriculum centers, denominational materials, galleries, language labs, museums, other offices/centers, phd study rooms and carrels, special collections, tech support, university archives, and vending machines/lunchroom. other*writing tutor information commons computer labs group study room café or coffee shop seminar or classrooms faculty offices 102101 80 157 195 53 148 62 preface committee reports committee for diversity, equity, and inclusion conference committee endowment committee professional development committee task forcereports international theological librarian education scholarly communication interest group reports public services special collections technical services world religions denominational group reports anabaptist mennonite anglican/episcopal baptist campbell-stone lutheran methodist orthodox presbyterian and reformed librarians roman catholic memorials officers of atla (1947–2018) atla organizational directory (2017–2018) atla member directory (2017–2018) historical annual conferences amended and restated bylaws of american theological library association 2017 ats library statistics denominational group meetings 39 methodist by david schmersal, convener present wesley custer (asbury), brian shetler (drew), roger loyd (retired), sarah brooks blair (united theological seminary), ellen frost (bridwell library, perkins), david schmersal (bridwell library, perkins – scribe), chris anderson (yale), ken boyd (retired), paul tippey (asbury), jane elder (bridwell library, perkins), andy carter (atla), roger morales (atla), amy limpitlaw (boston university), mary-carol riehs (garrettevangelical theological seminary), lynn berg (garrett-evangelical theological seminary), seth miskimins (bridwell library, perkins), ken cochrane (united theological seminary) prayer—david schmersal round robin reports a. brian shetler (drew) noted that there is much change at drew: hiring and people leaving (no cataloger), sbl transferred 650 linear feet of archival material and 1000s of books to drew from emory (?), more classes are coming into the archive —56 class visits (very busy); he also noted the connection with gcah with whom he is collaborating on exhibits. b. chris anderson (yale) noted that yale has incorporated the collections of the andover-newton library, including their special collections and archives, and that they are making significant progress, from 800 boxes down to small, individual collections. this includes material covering the rich history of new england theology and the mission work, notably the american board of commissioners for foreign missions (abcfm) connection. chris noted he is still learning the collections and will be doing an exhibit on missions and the mec, which has ties to his dissertation work, and methodist world’s fair in 1919. 40 annual yearbook c. roger loyd (duke, retired) noted that beth shepherd has moved to a library in ga for family reasons, that katie benjamin is serving as interim director, and that the new dean (elaine heath) is also finding her way and doing a fine job. d. wes custer (asbury) discussed transitions at asbury, including transitioning to a new lms, working on their discovery layer, and updating websites. e. paul tippey (director of library services, asbury) concurred with the updates shared by other members of his staff present at the meeting. f. ken boyd (asbury, retired) did not have any updates. g. jane elder (bridwell library, perkins school of theology) deferred to ellen frost to offer an update on behalf of bridwell/ perkins. h. ellen frost (bridwell library, perkins school of theology) shared that roberta schaafsma has retired from bridwell and that june 15th is her last day. she also reported that bridwell has a new director (anthony elia) noted that bridwell had had two directors for two weeks, and observed that smu has been using almaprimo for one year. i. seth miskimins (bridwell library, perkins school of theology) was introduced as a cataloger at bridwell and first-time atla conference attendee. j. roger morales (atla) is visiting the various interest and denominational groups present at the conference. k. andy carter (atla) was present. l. amy limpitlaw (boston university) noted that bu’s digital projects librarian position is vacant and that they may bring in a consultant to advise them regarding future staffing needs. she observed that other staff members from bu were unable to come due to family and other commitments. she also shared that the library plans to hang stained glass windows from a church in boston. finally, she stated that boston university has a new university librarian and observed that although she is not a direct report, this will still have an effect on the theology library. denominational group meetings 41 m. mary-carol riehs (public services librarian, garrett-evangelical) shared that this is her first time at atla, though she has been at garrett for seven years; she also shared updates on the staff, noting that one of their paraprofessional staff members is leaving to get an mls, and that a new person will be starting on monday, june 18th. n. lynn berg (garrett-evangelical) shared that a new systems and digitization librarian has started and is revamping their website; she also noted that garrett-evangelical has loaned some materials, including their mummy, for an exhibit: https://www.garrett. edu/news/styberg-library%e2%80%99s-hibbard-mummy-bedisplay-block-museum-art. o. ken cochran (united in dayton) noted that as assistant director he is wearing a lot of hats due to staffing situations. p. sarah blair (director of the library, united theological seminary), who is also assistant director of the eub heritage center, noted that union was a eub school before the 1968 merger with the methodist church and that in anticipation of the 50th anniversary she is engaged in some “interesting” reading: trying to make it through the entire daily christian advocate from 1968. she has made it through 600-700 pages, looking at what is the same and what is different in terms of tonality and hope. she shared that union has lost one long-time staff person and one short–term, very valuable staff member and is looking at options, though cognizant of uncertainty due to the situation in the umc. other agenda items a. chris and brian will be updating the methodist bibliography (https://www.smu.edu/-/media/site/bridwell/find/umstudies_ bibliography(1).ashx?la=en&la=en) and should be releasing an updated version in the near future. they mentioned the possibility of uploading the updated version to the methodist librarians fellowship webpage, and roger and andy from atla noted that this will be easier to do once atla has updated its website, which it will be doing soon. b. leadership rotation—at the 2017 meeting of the methodist librarians fellowship, the group agreed to adopt a new leadership https://www.garrett.edu/news/styberg-library%e2%80%99s-hibbard-mummy-be-display-block-museum-art https://www.garrett.edu/news/styberg-library%e2%80%99s-hibbard-mummy-be-display-block-museum-art https://www.garrett.edu/news/styberg-library%e2%80%99s-hibbard-mummy-be-display-block-museum-art https://www.smu.edu/-/media/site/bridwell/find/umstudies_bibliography(1).ashx?la=en&la=en https://www.smu.edu/-/media/site/bridwell/find/umstudies_bibliography(1).ashx?la=en&la=en 42 annual yearbook rotation schedule, whereby the chair of the group will rotate according to an alphabetical list of member schools (see below), contingent on which school is represented in a given year. drew is next in the rotation, and brian shetler from drew has agreed to chair the 2019 meeting in vancouver. • methodist librarians fellowship—member institutions: • asbury theological seminary • bethel college (missionary church archives & historical collections) • boston university school of theology • candler school of theology • claremont school of theology • drew theological school • duke divinity school • gammon theological seminary • garrett-evangelical theological seminary • iliff school of theology • lancaster theological seminary • methodist theological school in ohio • perkins school of theology • saint paul school of theology • seattle pacific seminary of seattle pacific university • united theological seminary • vanderbilt university divinity school • wesley theological seminary preface committee reports committee for diversity, equity, and inclusion conference committee endowment committee professional development committee task forcereports international theological librarian education scholarly communication interest group reports public services special collections technical services world religions denominational group reports anabaptist mennonite anglican/episcopal baptist campbell-stone lutheran methodist orthodox presbyterian and reformed librarians roman catholic memorials officers of atla (1947–2018) atla organizational directory (2017–2018) atla member directory (2017–2018) historical annual conferences amended and restated bylaws of american theological library association 2017 ats library statistics v preface the atla annual yearbook is an annual compilation of business reports of the association, as well as reports from the association’s committees, task forces, and other groups. what was once part of the summary of proceedings, the annual yearbook captures the reports, memorials, bylaws, and directories of our association. enjoy reading what we were up to during the months of september 2017 to august 2018. and thank you for being a member of the american theological library association. preface committee reports committee for diversity, equity, and inclusion conference committee endowment committee professional development committee task forcereports international theological librarian education scholarly communication interest group reports public services special collections technical services world religions denominational group reports anabaptist mennonite anglican/episcopal baptist campbell-stone lutheran methodist orthodox presbyterian and reformed librarians roman catholic memorials officers of atla (1947–2018) atla organizational directory (2017–2018) atla member directory (2017–2018) historical annual conferences amended and restated bylaws of american theological library association 2017 ats library statistics 24 annual yearbook campbell-stone carisse berryhill present • carisse berryhill, abilene christian university, convener • craig churchill, abilene christian university • sheila owen, harding school of theology • chris rosser, oklahoma christian university the campbell-stone denominational meeting took place at 5 pm on thursday, june 13, 2019 in the port mcneil room. attendees shared news about their respective institutions. oklahoma christian piloted a second library chapel program in 2018–2019 focusing on safe space for discussion of gender identity. oklahoma christian’s head librarian, tamie willis, has announced her intention to retire next year. harding school of theology has received an additional $1 million for the lewis endowment for library books from the estate of hst professor emeritus jack p. lewis (1919–2018). abilene christian expects to complete the renovation and refurnishing of the east side of its upper floor this summer. dedication for the renovated event and study space will take place this fall. following the meeting, members went to dinner together. committee & task force reports 1 committee & task force reports diversity, equity, and inclusion evan e. boyd, committee chair committee members • evan e. boyd, united lutheran seminary, chair • drew baker, claremont school of theology • ondrea murphy, delaware state university • lee staman, center for action and contemplation • alice song, fuller theological seminary • donna wells, southeastern baptist theological seminary • christine fruin, staff liaison the 2018–2019 year for the atla diversity, equity, and inclusion committee was spent reassessing aspiration projects and laying groundwork for future planning and projects in the midst of several committee membership and atla staffing changes related to the committee. as such, the committee was able to have a few programs during the year. in particular, the committee was able to develop several monthly blog posts focused on helping the membership learn ways to support the diversity they may encounter in their institutions. drs. james estes and kirk vangilder celebrated deaf history month, providing a short summary of deaf and deaf community history in the united states and ways to better meet the needs of deaf patrons as well as 2 annual yearbook providing resources for learning more about deaf culture and various organizations serving the religious needs of the deaf and hardof-hearing. in addition, drew baker celebrated asian american and pacific american heritage month in a similar fashion. the committee hopes to continue providing these resources in the coming years. in 2019, the diversity, equity, and inclusion scholarship received over 25 well-qualified applicants from ala-accredited programs in the united states and canada. the 2019 recipient is university of toronto student tomoko shida. shida is currently pursuing a master of information degree at the university of toronto’s ischool. a first-generation japanese canadian anglican, she has seen firsthand the harm that can be done when discourse surrounding theological doctrine and praxis fails to grapple with the social, cultural, and political realities of indigenous and diasporic communities, as well as those outside of the global west. a longstanding concern for her, therefore, is seeing that the christian church confronts the wrongs it has committed in the past and seeing that it participates actively in the work of reconciliation both domestically and globally. she believes that archivists and librarians can play an important role in this, by ensuring that evidence of past wrongs is not destroyed or concealed, and by amplifying indigenous and international voices and texts within library collections. during the 2019 conference in vancouver, the committee sought out alex maccutchan of the vancouver public library, who presented on vpl’s project to review and update its services in order to be more inclusive for members of the trans, gender variant, and two-spirit communities. this session explored the steps vpl undertook as it updated its programming, public services, facilities, and staff training to better meet the needs of these patrons. we thank alex for presenting on this important topic. during the coming year, the committee hopes to rebuild and reenergize around its work and looks forward to a successful year continuing to advance “atla’s culture that affirms the intrinsic value of all members regardless of racial, cultural, age, career stage/professional experience, sexual orientation, gender expression, expression of religious tradition, disabilities, or socioeconomic differences.” 10 professional development michael bradford, harvard university, chair committee members • michael bradford, harvard, chair • karen clarke, pacific rim christian university • rebecca givens, covenant theological seminary • justin lillard, harding university • andy lofthus, western seminary • warren watson, payne theological seminary • christine wenderoth, lutheran school of theology at chicago • patricia yang, gateway seminary • gillian harrison cain, staff liaison year in review the professional development committee (pdc) fosters the development of librarians and related information professionals who serve theological and religious studies scholarship and study. by determining member needs, identifying expert resources, and utilizing a variety of methods and delivery mechanisms, we provide professional development opportunities to the membership that facilitate the exchange of ideas and support members at every point in their careers. in october 2019, the pdc held its annual in-person fall meeting in denver, colorado. one of the major topics that was discussed was aligning our committee’s administrative calendar with that of the association. we also brainstormed programming ideas, reviewed our committee’s charge, and planned for a spring membership needs survey. in january and february 2020, the pdc conducted a member needs professional development survey. we began analyzing our survey data in march, just as covid-19 was affecting libraries and library staffs across the country, so we decided to re-survey a few key questions to compare them with pre-covid-19 responses. the key takeaway was that a majority of respondents (81%) identified webinars as their first committee & task force reports 11 choice of how to receive their professional development from atla. you can read our full survey report, including analysis, on the atla blog. as to webinars, over the last few years, the pdc has worked with member programs to establish an infrastructure for developing and promoting webinar programs and utilizing technical platforms already in place with the association. other committees have taken advantage of these services in order to present their own programming. the majority of webinars are recorded and available for on-demand viewing after the program has been completed. during fy2020, the pdc itself identified and recruited presenters for a handful of webinars that were all well attended, but one was by far a stand-out, since it was not only advertised to the atla membership but also shared to at least one ala listserv. this early-march webinar by leslie engelson and christina torbert, entitled “telling your story: articulating your value as a technical services librarian,” maxed out atla’s allotted attendance slots and we had folks who were waitlisted and unable to attend the live program. all attendees, including those on the waitlist, were given a link to the program recording afterwards. the success of this program demonstrates the significant interest in these topics, as well as the potential audience for atla-curated content among a larger group. the pdc also reviews applications and awards regional grants for programming by regional groups and institutions. during fy2020, the pdc did not receive any applications for these grants, despite extensive outreach efforts by the committee. many groups hold their meetings in the spring and we can only surmise that, due to covid-19, meetings either went virtual or were altogether cancelled, thus not necessitating grant support by the pdc. as the atla annual in-person conference was re-imagined from an in-person event in detroit, michigan, to an online event, the pdc’s members played a role in the online conference by volunteering to be session hosts, where they introduced presenters, facilitated questions in the room chat, and made sure the sessions ended on time. this last year has been truly unprecedented. as we begin a new academic year, where the membership continues to work remotely, return to their libraries, or a blend of the two, the professional development committee will focus on fostering programming that will meet your professional development needs during these unique times. http://www.atla.com/blog/key-findings-professional-development committee reports 3 conference by paul tippey, chair committee members • paul tippey, chair • cindy aalders—2019 local host committee representative • robert burgess • erica durham—2017 local host committee representative • shaneé yvette murrain • robert roethemeyer—2018 local host committee representative • matthew thiesen • rebecca yowler • miranda bennett—proceedings editor in chief, editor-in-chief • gillian harrison cain, ex-officio • denise mcfarlin, staff liaison the committee was charged with developing the program for the 2018 atla annual conference and met october 17–20, 2017 at the conference hotel, the hyatt regency indianapolis, indiana. working from rubric-based evaluations of the many wonderful proposals submitted by atla members and friends, the committee selected a variety of sessions that illustrated the conference theme, connections at the crossroads: creative collaboration in a changing landscape; advanced atla core values and strategic goals; and promised to inform and delight conference participants. with the help of denise mcfarlin’s legendary assortment of colored sticky notes, the committee assembled an impressive draft schedule, which they and atla staff refined over the next few months. the committee’s hard work paid off in june, when over 300 conference attendees were treated to a strong program of engaging, educational sessions, as well as inspiring keynote presentations. the 4 annual yearbook conference began with timothy beal, florence harkness professor of religion and chair of the department of religious studies at case western reserve university on thursday, followed on friday by stephanie crumpton, assistant professor of practical theology, mccormick theological seminary, and closed with david c. lewis, dean of the iupui university library on saturday. we had a record number of attendees for the stellar pre-conference sessions, which provided additional learning opportunities. sessions were presented by palni oclc, the stone-campbell denominational group, the wabash center, atla publishing program, and the special collections interest group. new this year was a thatcamp, which held “unconference sessions” that were decided by the participants. the work of the 2017–18 conference committee concluded with the close of the indianapolis conference after a brief review of the implementation of all conference activities. the committee then turned its thoughts and the meeting to begin conversations about the 2019 conference in vancouver, british columbia, canada. get your passports ready to join us in vancouver, at the sheraton vancouver wall centre hotel, june 12–15, 2019. [front, left to right] rebecca yowler, cindy aalders, [back, left to right] robert burgess, matthew thiesen, miranda bennett, erica durham, robert roethemeyer, [not pictured] paul tippey, shaneé yvette murrain preface committee reports committee for diversity, equity, and inclusion conference endowment professional development task forcereports international theological librarian education scholarly communication interest group reports public services small libraries special collections technical services world religions denominational group reports anabaptist mennonite anglican/episcopal baptist campbell-stone lutheran methodist orthodox presbyterian and reformed librarians roman catholic memorials officers of atla (1947–2018) atla organizational directory (2017–2018) atla member directory (2017–2018) historical annual conferences amended and restated bylaws of american theological library association 2017 ats library statistics denominational group meetings 37 lutheran submitted by evan boyd, convener meeting minutes the lutheran denominational meeting met during the atla annual conference, discussed its purpose, and gave updates on each other’s campus transitions. the membership agreed that the lutheran denominational group is a group composed of individuals serving lutheran institutions or that have an interest in lutheran higher education. the group meets annually to offer an opportunity for its members to update one another about what our institutions have been working on and hope to accomplish in the future. it was further agreed that the main goal of the group is to collaborate and create connections with each other for professional development. the group will have a convener, chosen by the group, whose main responsibility is to convene the group, publish the minutes, and maintain the listserv. evan boyd, united lutheran seminary, was elected as convener for the 2018-2019 year. after a brief discussion of a need for a new web presence for the group, member representatives updated the group on happenings at their individual institutions. individuals & organizations present in 2018: • concordia theological seminary, fort wayne: • richard lammert, roger peters, robert roethmeyer, robert smith • emory university pitts theology library • armin siedlecki • jkm library trust • christine wenderoth • luther seminary • andy keck, mary ann teske 38 annual yearbook • trinity lutheran seminary at capital university • elli cucksey • united lutheran seminary • evan boyd (convener) • wartburg theological seminary • susan ebertz preface committee reports committee for diversity, equity, and inclusion conference committee endowment committee professional development committee task forcereports international theological librarian education scholarly communication interest group reports public services special collections technical services world religions denominational group reports anabaptist mennonite anglican/episcopal baptist campbell-stone lutheran methodist orthodox presbyterian and reformed librarians roman catholic memorials officers of atla (1947–2018) atla organizational directory (2017–2018) atla member directory (2017–2018) historical annual conferences amended and restated bylaws of american theological library association 2017 ats library statistics 57 memorials 2018 memorials read during the atla business meeting on friday, june 15, 2018 thomas camp read by romulus stefanut thomas edward camp (1929–2018) was the first full-time professional librarian at the school of theology of the university of the south, in sewanee, tennessee, a position he held from 1957 to his retirement in 1993. born in louisiana, ed studied at centenary college, vanderbilt divinity school, and louisiana state university. after army service, he became circulation librarian for bridwell library at perkins school of theology. at sewanee, he became associate university librarian in 1976 and was acting university librarian in 1981–82. theology collections grew from about 9,000 volumes in 1957 to over 100,000 volumes in 1999, requiring him to plan a move into the university library building. ed built up a useful vertical file on the episcopal church, ecumenism, and civil rights. ed was active in the american theological library association, the tennessee theological library association, and the american library association. he was secretary of atla for two years (1965–67). 58 annual yearbook he wrote (with ella aldrich) using theological books and libraries (prentice-hall, 1963). ed and his wife elizabeth were leaders in desegregating public schools in sewanee’s county. he was a founding member of the sewanee-based cumberland center for justice and peace and the sewanee chapter of the episcopal peace fellowship. he served as president of the franklin county association for the retarded, and he helped establish folks at home, assisting elderly and handicapped persons to stay in their own homes. ed was organist at his parish church in sewanee for thirty years, generous contributor to many worthy causes, and a quiet helper to many. ed camp died on 25 february 2018 in sewanee. a personal note from jim dunkly: i succeeded ed camp as librarian of the school of theology in 1993, and i immediately recognized the quality of his work from the quality of the collections he had amassed, but even more from the testimony of faculty, students, and graduates to the quality of ed’s remarkable service to their needs. he was very helpful to me in getting oriented to a new and demanding job, but he never once sought to interfere, though he continued to use the library himself quite regularly. as i grew into the job, my respect and appreciation for ed camp grew as well. it was a privilege to succeed him, and a greater privilege to know him. myrta ann latimer garrett read by robert phillips myrta ann latimer garrett (october 13, 1924–october 3, 2015)—librarian, seminary faculty spouse, committed christian and ecumenical baptist—joined atla in 1980. myrta ann’s first library position was as secretary to the librarian at princeton seminary in 1948–1949. after several years as a “stay-at-home mom” in fort memorials 59 worth, texas, and louisville, kentucky, she resumed her library career first as an elementary school librarian in louisville and then as a high school librarian in waco, texas. after years of summer study, she completed her mls degree at spalding college in 1979. in 1980, she began at southwestern seminary as the first full-time serials librarian. in 1985, she was elected to the general faculty as director of technical services. among her many accomplishments at southwestern were moving the serials department into a new library and coordinating the library’s four hundred thousand volume reclassification project. she first retired in 1994 but returned as part-time serials librarian from 1997 until 2003. myrta ann is remembered by legions of friends and admirers as a woman with southern graciousness, keen intellect, moral earnestness, and a playful spirit. she is survived by her husband of sixty seven years, james leo garrett, jr., their children, and their families. she now rests in the peace and joy of her lord. seth e. kasten read by christine wenderoth seth kasten was an amazing man: research librarian, devout jew, organist, choir director of both christian and jewish music, colleague, and friend. seth eugene kasten was born on november 8, 1945, to sol and goldie kasten in manhattan. he grew up in queens, new york. he attended harper college, which later became suny binghamton, majoring in organ and choral music. (i remember he once told me that this college experience was the first time he had ventured outside of new york city, and he could not wait to get back to the safety of new york city! how could anyone live “out there?” he wondered.) seth really wanted to pursue sacred music, but from a practical perspective he decided that getting a library degree would give him a way to make a living. after college, therefore, he started at columbia university library school and simultaneously at the school of sacred music at union theological seminary. before finishing these degrees, seth was drafted into the army. 60 annual yearbook seth told drew kadel this story: “as the draft was heating up (and this was before the lottery), seth decided to not try to wangle a deferment, because he saw that when white kids got deferments black kids got sent to vietnam. so, his draft board called him up and he was drafted. now, seth was never suited to shooting anyone (except perhaps by raising his famous eyebrow) but he persuaded his draft board to delay his induction until he finished library school, because he had been given to understand that the army was desperate for enlisted librarians. of course, the shortage of enlisted librarians caused the army to do away with enlisted librarians altogether before he finished basic training ... so at the end of basic, everyone received their orders for their next assignment and seth’s was for advanced infantry training. as noted above, seth was not suited to killing people or other living things, and advanced infantry training was the last stop before the jungles of vietnam, and probable death. but seth heard that the chief chaplain on that massive training base where he was in georgia needed a chaplain’s assistant, whose main duty was playing the organ at services. seth arranged an interview/audition. so picture it: there is seth in fatigues and combat boots, playing an organ audition (a bach chorale prelude), with his life literally depending on it!” seth spent the duration of his term in the army as chaplain’s assistant on that base in georgia. he then he returned to new york city, completing master’s degrees in both library science from columbia and sacred music from union theological seminary in 1973. shortly thereafter, he became assistant reference librarian at union theological seminary, new york, working for richard spoor. when spoor became director and the library was renamed the burke library, seth became the reference librarian. in january 1998, he became interim co-director of burke along with drew kadel until the end of december 1999, thereafter returning to being head reference librarian. throughout all this time, seth organized a weekly evensong choir at union and directed the men’s schola cantorum. he was organist at the church of the crucifixion in harlem (a high church, west indian) episcopal church for eleven years, and later he was very active in choirs that sang for orthodox christian parishes. we, of course, remember seth as an active member of atla from 1979 until his retirement in 2011. he served on the board of directors from 1989 to 1992, the board member services committee during those years, the nominating committee, the public services interest memorials 61 group, the judaica interest group, and, most memorably, was the director of the atla choir from its inception until his retirement. seth retired from union in december 2011 after more than thirtyfive years. at his retirement, he was described as “the soul of the burke library: its institutional memory, its constructive critic and fondest lover, and its most resourceful and collegially helpful research librarian … he was a great scholar, a brilliant researcher, and a dedicated, incomparable guide to the annals of theological manuscripts, articles, books, and primary sources. he was also a friend.” seth was a devout jew his whole life long. he was for many years a member of congregation shearith israel, the spanish and portuguese synagogue, and more recently of temple emmanuel on fifth avenue and b’nai jeshurun on the upper west side. while working and in retirement, kasten enjoyed traveling with friends. among other places, he visited ancient sites in syria and india, relishing history and soaking up new knowledge wherever he went, and he played church organs all over europe. seth died in his home on june 21, 2017. he is survived by his brother, donald and sister-in-law, karen; and by his friend, mim warden. “even at the grave we sing our song, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!” john meeks read by brenda bailey-hainer john meeks, atla digital products supervisor, passed away august 19, 2017. john joined atla’s production staff in 2005 to create bibliographic records that supported the growth of atlaserials® (atlas®). from there, he quickly transitioned into a metadata analyst role, working on the atla religion database® (atla rdb®) and the atla catholic periodical and literature index® (atla cpli®). as a supervisor, he hired and trained new metadata analysts, managed the indexing workflow, and supported content development. john was instrumental in the launch of atlaserials plus™ (atlas plus™), as he managed schedules and subprojects to help ensure that the majority of the titles released started with volume 1 / issue 1. 62 annual yearbook john graduated from the university of tennessee at chattanooga with a ba in philosophy. he received his ma at maryknoll school theology in new york and mth at the lutheran school of theology in chicago. on a personal note, john served on the hiring committee when i was hired; and he provided me with tremendous support as i transitioned into my new role with atla. my earliest memories are of his great smile and generous nature. we are sad to have lost one of our dear colleagues. william m. robarts read by erica durham william robarts was born in lake city, florida, in 1923. he received a ba from maryville college, maryville, tennessee, and then went to columbia university to obtain an mlis. during his time at columbia university, he served as senior reference assistant. after graduation in 1956, william became the assistant librarian at union theological seminary in new york, a position which he held from 1956 until march 1976—twenty years!—when the position was eliminated for budgetary reasons. in 1977 he became director of the library at franconia college in franconia, new hampshire, until the college closed the following year. from 1978 until his retirement in 1985, bill was a proofreader at the stinehour press in lunenburg, vermont, and often served as parttime assistant to his wife barbara who was, and still is, the director of the william d. weeks memorial library in lancaster, new hampshire. an active member of the lancaster congregational church, william sang in the choir and served many years as the church historian. gardening, especially african violets, stamp collecting, and photography were special pastimes for him. he died in lancaster on july 6, 2017, at the age of 93. memorials 63 richard d. (mark) spoor read by miranda bennett richard spoor, known as mark, was born in meriden, connecticut, in 1928. over the course of his long and rich life, he earned eagle scout rank, served in the us marine corps, studied philosophy and religion, worked as an editor, and led both an academic and a public library. mark developed expertise in buddhism and non-dualistic hinduism. seeking a deeper understanding of the mystery of life, time, space, and eternity, he joined st. gregory’s abbey, an anglican benedictine community in michigan, where he took the name “mark.” in 1967, following vatican ii, mark was drawn to the abbaye de boquen in brittany, france, where a number of anglican brothers joined a larger group of roman catholic cistercian monks to form an ecumenical community. during this time, he met the rev. dr. franck a. de chambeau, who became his spouse and life partner. educated in library science at columbia university, mark served as director of the burke library at union theological seminary in new york city. he introduced new digital capabilities and directed a total architectural renovation. after retiring from uts in 1994, he became director, then president, of scoville memorial library in salisbury, connecticut. perhaps the best way to remember mark are with words he and franck wrote for an exhibit at noble horizons retirement community: • life is very uncertain. grasp the challenges/opportunities of the day with optimism. • the world is a place of wonder. open your eyes to everything around you: people, nature, music, art, silence. • love always overwhelms intellect. love provides strength to overcome any challenge. mark spoor died on march 4, 2018, at his home in rancho mirage, california. 64 annual yearbook joseph troutman read by brad ost joseph edward troutman was born on january 4, 1938, in concord, north carolina. he graduated from mt. pleasant high school in mt. pleasant, north carolina, in may 1956. he earned a bachelor of arts degree in religious education from lenoir rhyne college in hickory, north carolina, in may 1960. he went on to earn three masters degrees: master of arts from lutheran school of theology in maywood, illinois in may 1964; a master in religious education from princeton university in princeton, new jersey in june 1964; and in may 1980 joe earned a master of science in library service from the atlanta university in atlanta, georgia. he earned a doctor of ministry from the interdenominational theological center in atlanta in may 1992. joe was employed as the theological librarian at the robert w. woodruff library in 1980 at the interdenominational theological center (itc), which is part of the atlanta university center. while serving in that role, he co-edited the journal of itc and became an associate professor of theological bibliography at itc, teaching both at the master of divinity and doctoral level while maintaining his library responsibilities. on april 21, 2008, he retired after twenty-eight years of service with auc woodruff library and itc. joe passed away at piedmont hospital on november 8, 2017, after a brief illness at the age of 79. preface committee reports committee for diversity, equity, and inclusion conference endowment professional development task forcereports international theological librarian education scholarly communication interest group reports public services small libraries special collections technical services world religions denominational group reports anabaptist mennonite anglican/episcopal baptist campbell-stone lutheran methodist orthodox presbyterian and reformed librarians roman catholic memorials officers of atla (1947–2018) atla organizational directory (2017–2018) atla member directory (2017–2018) historical annual conferences amended and restated bylaws of american theological library association 2017 ats library statistics committee & task force reports 15 technical services michael bradford the technical services interest group (tsig) business meeting was held on friday, june 14, 2019. ondrea murphy (secretary) was absent from the conference this year and michael bradford volunteered to keep notes to share later. steering committee election chairman richard lammert was unable to determine the rotation of officers coming off of the steering committee and to recruit new candidates in time to hold an election at the meeting. he will followup with a webinar meeting and figure out next steps for an election. online conversations via video conference it was suggested to have an ongoing set of technical services conversations via webinar/zoom meeting. richard will reach out to member services to determine technical infrastructure needs that the association could provide. topics from the preconference email discussions on the tsig listserv could act as a starting off point for these conversations. ebsco historical monographs project richard met with brenda bailey-hainer last year and was able to determine enough matching information was available in the existing spreadsheets, which did not need manual intervention by a cataloger. there are some leftovers and richard will follow-up. cc:da update (donna wells) most of the discussions that occurred at the cc:da sessions at ala midwinter in seattle surrounded the revisions to rda. the “real work” of the committee will begin after the revisions occur. 16 annual yearbook conser funnel survey (michael bradford) michael received the results from the conser funnel interest survey that was published earlier this spring. he is looking at the results (not many respondents, which was expected due to the specialized nature of the funnel). he will share the survey results and analysis with the professional development committee and determine next steps and reach out to the interested survey respondents who qualify for the funnel. tcb update (leslie engelson) the transition to the ojs platform is complete. the editorial board will remain the same next year and leslie will be returning as editor again. leslie put a call out for testimony articles. saco funnel update (richard lammert) a saco funnel webinar will occur by the end of september, which is also the end of the library of congress’ fiscal year. richard gave the names of interested members to lc and he will soon be sending out a doodle poll to schedule with participants. the webinar will also be publicized via the pdc webinar programming, open to all. atla 2020 detroit possible sessions walk-through of the new rda, which is expected to be launched by february 2020. donna wells volunteered to lead a conversation group, because of her role on cc:da, but intimated that she’s not an expert. trot revision richard e-mailed paul frank at lc to determine the best way to handle the trot revision: as an updated edition or as completely new work. the evaluation of the vocabulary by lc is different based on the path that is chosen. denominational group meetings 19 anglican/episcopal patrick milas, jay blossom, cindy derrenbacker, and andy lofthus present • jay blossom, in trust center for theological schools • mitze budde, virginia theological seminary • cindy derrenbacker, whitley college • andy lofthus, western seminary • patrick milas, new brunswick theological seminary i. call to order members of the anglican/episcopal denominational group met at 5 pm on june 13th. ii. 2019 worship plans patrick milas reported on plans to host worship on friday, june 14 at christ church of vancouver. iii. institutional and individual updates patrick milas, sage library at new brunswick theological seminary the sage library celebrates several accomplishments, including: an updated online catalog, updated print serials program, a new faculty and alumni monographs book reading/signing series, a new monthly thematic book display program, an updated social media campaign, and new video tutorials about library services. sage library partnered with the nbts archives and members of the reformed church in denominational group meetings 20 annual yearbook america to host “the dutch in two worlds revisited: a rare books and manuscripts exhibition.” jay blossom, in trust center for theological schools i’m in an unusual position in that i am not at a seminary or educational institution. instead, i work for an organization that serves about 230 seminaries, theological schools, and related nonprofit organizations, including a relatively small number of episcopal schools and a large number of schools from other traditions. i am, however, an active episcopalian and the rector’s warden at saint mark’s episcopal church in philadelphia. one of my chief interests with regards to the work of atla is the relationship between librarians and the boards of their institutions. i realize that, at most schools, there is very little interaction between librarians and boards—unless (as is true in a small number of institutions) the librarian is on the board (e.g., as a faculty representative) or staffs a committee (e.g., the board’s curriculum committee).i fear this may lead board members to not think about the library very much except as a cost center. however, my research for the presentation i did for atla suggests that many board members are proud of their libraries and see them as crown jewels for the institution, even while they may have little knowledge of what librarians actually do. i would love to see librarians continue to find ways to show the value of information sciences not only to students but to boards as well. i know that librarians work very hard to get access to students—to show them the value of finding multiple reputable resources, to understand complex databases, to expose them to archives and special collections where the real fun or research often is located. but i think that it would be great if librarians also had some access to boards to show them that libraries are not just buildings that house collections and that librarians are the information specialists that are needed in this age of information-as-a-fire-hose. cindy derrenbacker, whitley college i have lived half my life in canada working mostly as a theological librarian (getting a professional start at the largest anglican seminary in canada), but most recently as an architecture librarian. in january 2019, i moved to melbourne, australia as my husband is the new dean of trinity college theological school—an historic anglican college denominational group meetings 21 in the southern hemisphere. i am now getting to know one of atla’s partner associations, antzla, in my role as librarian for whitley college, a theological school in the baptist tradition. andy lofthus, western seminary i recently joined my library and atla. however, in august i completed my m.l.s. degree from emporia state university, and i’ve now stepped into the role of full librarian at western seminary. the meeting adjourned at 5:50 p.m. 19 interest group reports public services by: david schmersal, chair present melody diehl detar (duquesne university), jane elder (bridwell library, perkins), evelyn frangakis (princeton theological seminary), kaeley mcmahan (wake forest university), elizabeth young miller (moravian seminary), mary-carol riehs (garrett, styberg library), david schmersal (bridwell library, perkins), gerrit van dyk (brigham young university) leadership chair: david schmersal vice chair: tba secretary: tba welcome and introduction of leaders: the public services interest group met during the 2018 atla annual conference in indianapolis, in on june 15, 2018. over the last year, psig’s chair, david schmersal, has been in contact with roger morales, atla’s members program librarian, to examine how psig can maximize its efforts and turn our attention to new opportunities to collaborate 20 annual yearbook with others and create new projects. in that vein, during our meeting we explored several topics: • who we are—library professionals who serve (mostly) in positions that interact directly with our patrons or who are otherwise interested in promoting excellence in public service • what we do—plan and offer sessions at atla conferences, offer webinars, and maintain channels of communication throughout the year. ideas for future efforts 1. create and distribute a survey to garner ideas for future conference sessions; possible topics/questions: a. what are some challenges facing public services? b. how could the public services interest group assist you and/or your library? c. what are some topics of interest for future public services’ presentations? d. are you interested in presenting? if so, on what topic? e. how have online/hybrid classes affected your work? 2. create a google doc members can use to share topics that are of interest for discussion, presentation, etc.  you can find it here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xsemy2yoa2jveasxwatq7xxmpfoqc7zyqrvs_mw70g/edit?usp=sharing https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xsemy2yoa2jveasx-watq7xxmpfoqc7zyqrvs_mw70g/edit?usp=sharing https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xsemy2yoa2jveasx-watq7xxmpfoqc7zyqrvs_mw70g/edit?usp=sharing preface committee reports committee for diversity, equity, and inclusion conference endowment professional development task forcereports international theological librarian education scholarly communication interest group reports public services small libraries special collections technical services world religions denominational group reports anabaptist mennonite anglican/episcopal baptist campbell-stone lutheran methodist orthodox presbyterian and reformed librarians roman catholic memorials officers of atla (1947–2018) atla organizational directory (2017–2018) atla member directory (2017–2018) historical annual conferences amended and restated bylaws of american theological library association 2017 ats library statistics committee & task force reports 7 international theological librarian education taskforce (itlet) taskforce members • sandy ayer, ambrose seminary • kelly campbell, columbia theological seminary • yasmine abou-el-kheir, chicago theological seminary • carisse berryhill, abilene christian university • kerrie burn, catholic theological college, university of divinity • matina ćurić, berlin, germany • seoyoung kim, world mission university • griselda lartey, columbia theological seminary • ephraim muldave, africa international university • cynthia pelena, central philippine university • álvaro pérez, universidad bíblica latinoamericana • yesan sellan, south asia institute of advanced christian studies • brenda bailey-hainer, staff liaison during its second year, the international theological librarian education taskforce (itlet) worked on two initiatives to achieve our charge—“to strengthen and connect theological and religious studies librarians worldwide by identifying resources, creating educational opportunities, and developing skill enhancement materials through collaboration efforts.” the first initiative was continued development of the theological librarian’s handbook. the introductory volume is nearing completion and will be published open access by the end of this year. the second volume of the series will be chosen this next year and the writing process will begin. the second initiative was the first ever atla international theological librarian leadership institute held at atla annual 2019 in vancouver, bc. three global theological librarians attended the institute: arnel faller from silliman university divinity school in philippines, roman shvets from ukrainian evangelical theological seminary in ukraine, and nalini premadish from pacific theological college 8 annual yearbook in fiji. the institute included a classroom experience, conference participation and presentation, and touring local canadian theological libraries. 2018–2019 committee: [front, left to right] cynthia pelena, seoyoung kim, yasmine abou-el-kheir, griselda lartey, yesan sellan; [rear, left to right] ephraim muldave, matina ćurić, kerrie burn, kelly campbell, brenda bailey-hainer, carisse berryhill; [not pictured] sandy ayer, álvaro pérez 87 historical annual conferences 1 9 47– 2 0 1 8 year place host 1947 louisville, kentucky louisville presbyterian seminary 1948 dayton, ohio bonebrake theological seminary 1949 chicago, illinois chicago theological seminary 1950 columbus, ohio evangelical lutheran seminary and capital university 1951 rochester, new york colgate-rochester divinity school 1952 louisville, kentucky southern baptist theological seminary 1953 evanston, illinois garrett biblical institute 1954 chicago, illinois chicago theological seminary 1955 new york, new york union theological seminary 1956 berkeley, california pacific school of religion 1957 fort worth, texas southwestern baptist theological seminary 1958 boston, massachusetts boston university school of theology 1959 toronto, ontario knox college 1960 st. paul, minnesota bethel college and seminary 1961 washington, d.c. wesley theological seminary 1962 hartford, connecticut hartford seminary foundation 1963 mill valley, california golden gate baptist theological seminary 1964 kansas city, missouri st. paul school of theology 1965 new york, new york general theological seminary 1966 louisville, kentucky southern baptist theological seminary 1967 chicago, illinois mccormick theological seminary 1968 st. louis, missouri concordia seminary 1969 pittsburgh, pennsylvania pittsburgh theological seminary 1970 new orleans, louisiana new orleans baptist theological seminary 1971 pasadena, california pasadena college 88 annual yearbook year place host 1972 waterloo, ontario waterloo lutheran university 1973 bethlehem, pennsylvania moravian theological seminary 1974 denver, colorado iliff school of theology 1975 s. hamilton, massachusetts gordon-conwell theological seminary 1976 grand rapids, michigan calvin theological seminary 1977 vancouver, british columbia vancouver school of theology 1978 latrobe, pennsylvania saint vincent college 1979 new brighton, minnesota bethel theological seminary 1980 denver, colorado iliff school of theology 1981 st. louis, missouri christ seminary — seminex 1982 toronto, ontario toronto school of theology 1983 richmond, virginia united theological seminary in virginia 1984 holland, michigan western theological seminary 1985 madison, new jersey drew university 1986 kansas city, kansas rockhurst college 1987 berkeley, california graduate theological union 1988 wilmore, kentucky asbury theological seminary 1989 columbus, ohio trinity lutheran seminary 1990 evanston, illinois garrett-evangelical seminary and seaburywestern theological seminary 1991 toronto, ontario university of toronto, trinity college, and toronto school of theology 1992 dallas, texas southern methodist university 1993 vancouver, british columbia vancouver school of theology, regent college, and carey theological college 1994 pittsburgh, pennsylvania pittsburgh theological seminary, reformed presbyterian theological seminary, and trinity episcopal school for ministry 1995 nashville, tennessee divinity library of vanderbilt university and tennessee theological library association 1996 denver, colorado iliff school of theology 1997 boston, massachusetts boston university and boston theological institute 1998 leesburg, virginia virginia theological seminary and washington theological consortium 1999 chicago, illinois atla and association of chicago theological schools 2000 berkeley, california graduate theological union 2001 durham, north carolina divinity school at duke university historical annual conferences 89 year place host 2002 st. paul, minnesota minnesota theological library association 2003 portland, oregon mount angel abbey, george fox seminary, multnomah biblical seminary, western seminary 2004 kansas city, missouri kansas city area theological library association 2005 austin, texas southwest area theological library association 2006 chicago, illinois american theological library association staff 2007 philadelphia, pennsylvania southeastern pennsylvania theological library association 2008 ottawa, ontario saint paul university 2009 st. louis, missouri st. louis theological consortium libraries 2010 louisville, kentucky the theological education association of midamerica 2011 chicago, illinois chicago area theological library association and association of chicago theological schools 2012 scottsdale, arizona theological library cooperative of arizona 2013 charlotte, north carolina carolinas theological library consortium 2014 new orleans, louisiana new orleans baptist theological seminary 2015 denver, colorado theological librarians and libraries of denver/ rocky mountain region 2016 long beach, california the southern california theological library association 2017 atlanta, georgia columbia theological seminary, erskine theological seminary, mercer university, mcafee school of theology, pitts theology library, candler school of theology, emory university, robert w. woodruff library, atlanta university center, the interdenominational theological center 2018 indianapolis, indiana asbury seminary and concordia theological seminary preface committee reports committee for diversity, equity, and inclusion conference committee endowment committee professional development committee task forcereports international theological librarian education scholarly communication interest group reports public services special collections technical services world religions denominational group reports anabaptist mennonite anglican/episcopal baptist campbell-stone lutheran methodist orthodox presbyterian and reformed librarians roman catholic memorials officers of atla (1947–2018) atla organizational directory (2017–2018) atla member directory (2017–2018) historical annual conferences amended and restated bylaws of american theological library association 2017 ats library statistics 34 annual yearbook baptist by donna wells, convener reports from the seminaries baptist theology seminary, nigeria the seminary is part of the african baptist theological network. there are three seminaries in nigeria. one campus was burned in 2000 in a muslim uprising and is now being rebuilt. the new campus will be three times the size of the old one. burmese bible institute thaum khai attended the meeting to bring awareness of his school in syracuse, new york. the school trains pastors to lead burmese congregations in america. dr. khai grew up in myanmar. gateway baptist theological seminary they are closing the brea campus and moving the phoenix campus to a new location. the seminary has settled into its new location in ontario, california after moving from the san francisco area. bob phillips and patsy yank presented a poster session documenting the move. the seminary maintains a smaller campus in the bay area in fremont. the ontario campus has opened a jonathan edwards room, and they have subscribed to libguides. at fremont, monthly luncheons are held in the library for students. the main focus is library-information literacy, but also some guest speakers are invited. tremper longman was one of the speakers this past year. julie hines from the arizona campus is retiring. southeastern baptist theological seminary a few new staff members joined, while others gained new titles and promotions. the head and assistant archivists left this past spring, and two new employees were brought aboard—jonathan lawler denominational group meetings 35 and dustin toone. also, donna wells is now associate director, as well as head of technical services. dougald mclaurin is the research and outreach coordinator, as well as head of reference. sum bible college & theological seminary sum is a fairly new institution in el dorado, california. gary averill has been appointed their new librarian, and he is a one-man operation. he is trying to get the library up and running. he is looking for a new ils, unpacking boxes, generating an e-proxy, and putting together information literacy programs. preface committee reports committee for diversity, equity, and inclusion conference committee endowment committee professional development committee task forcereports international theological librarian education scholarly communication interest group reports public services special collections technical services world religions denominational group reports anabaptist mennonite anglican/episcopal baptist campbell-stone lutheran methodist orthodox presbyterian and reformed librarians roman catholic memorials officers of atla (1947–2018) atla organizational directory (2017–2018) atla member directory (2017–2018) historical annual conferences amended and restated bylaws of american theological library association 2017 ats library statistics committee reports 7 professional development by wesley d. custer, chair committee members • wesley custer, asbury theological seminary, chair • yasmine abou-el-kheir, chicago theological seminary • martha adkins, university of san diego, secretary • michael bradford, harvard university • james estes, wesley theological seminary • warren watson, payne theological seminary • gillian harrison can, atla staff liaison committee activities and programs: the professional development committee (pdc) endeavors each year to provide programming and information relevant to the membership of atla. one of the most significant contributions to date is the webinars hosted by atla and sponsored by the pdc. we were able to plan nine webinars during the past year: • sustainable collection services (scs): a brief introduction by oclc • small libraries collaborating to create information literacy videos by susan ebertz, karl stutzman, and vance m. thomas • the (virtual) human touch: promoting the spirit of inquiry through (distance) research by melody diehl detar and david e. schmersal • oclc questionpoint by oclc • kicking off the atla saco funnel by richard lammert • demystifying digital humanities: how librarians can get involved by michael p. hemenway and micah d. saxton • faculty open access policies by christine fruin, andrew keck, and craig r. koester 8 annual yearbook • user experience research outcomes by tim gallati • fair use for libraries by christine fruin meeting minutes conference call—sept. 14, 2017 1:05pm (central time) present: gillian cain, martha adkins, wes custer (chair), yasmine abou-el-kheir, michael bradford, james estes absent: warren watson martha adkins will serve as secretary for the year. fall webinar discussion: ideas from atla annual conference or other speakers or topics of interest, in combination with consultation of post-conference survey. starred items are either in the works or gillian will pursue for fall: • *anti-racism digital library—anita coleman • broad competencies for theological librarianship • pick up at face-to-face meeting for development • *new atla digital library • andy will do something • scholarly plagiarism • develop further • racial/ethnic diversity • ats • theological schools in a time of crisis • business planning • *virtual/human touch • ithaca • *information literacy videos • open educational resources • develop further committee reports 9 • terminal degree for theological librarianship • linked data • interpreting learning outcomes to discuss at face-to-face meeting in denver: • competencies—what are the next steps to make this idea more tangible? • wabash—preconference in 2018 and colloquy • creating leaders of tomorrow update • naco/conser funnels • spring webinars • promoting regional grants face-to-face meeting september 27-28 wednesday, september 27, 1:00-4:30pm • the meeting began with introductions and the collection of some parking lot issues, including tenure/promotion and ebsco eds (member relationships, ranking algorithms). • the committee reviewed the charge and responsibilities, and they agreed that the charge accurately reflects the committee’s goals. charge: the professional development committee (pdc) fosters development of librarians and related information professionals who serve theological and religious studies scholarship and study. we define the infrastructure needed to deliver professional development opportunities to members throughout the year by: • determining member needs • identifying expert resources • utilizing a variety of methods and delivery mechanisms in doing so, we facilitate the exchange of ideas and support members at every point in their careers. • review of atla’s strategic plan, including core purpose, core values, goals, and objectives, confirms that the charge of the committee reflects the organizational goals. 10 annual yearbook • review of the last year’s activities. • regional grants: awarded to ftla, septla, mtla, but still did not award all the allocated funds. ftla is a regular group; septla was a first-time recipient group. mtla is also a regular recipient, but received more money this year, supporting a robust program. grants will continue to be promoted over the next year. • webinars: on-demand numbers are very good. topics were selected from high attendance conference presentations or from survey results. good turnout reinforces this methodology for topic selection. idea for funnel webinar (registration down from 16 to 17) to make a more attractive title. linked data title (5/16) had a big draw, may be good to do another. • survey: it has only been two years since the last big survey, so smaller surveys more focused on specific topics may be good in the near future. survey results are in the 15-16 shared drive folder. discussion of ideas for future activities: • ithaca—committee might look at the report and think about programming, tool kits, things to overcome challenges identified in the study. the report reflects that the issue of engaging with faculty is a pervasive one. • newsletter—discussion about prominence on atla website. new crm system will include an upgrade to the newsletter. committee members agree that it would be nice to see more member and committee-driven content. suggestion to include little bits of information, rather than full news stories, on pdc-related items. different subject areas for each quarter would highlight different areas of interest for members. suggested topics: faculty collaboration, libguides (suggestion for a philosophy/theology/religion user group in libguides. possible correlation of programming and support materials), data, funnels, accreditation/reporting, library research resources for members, working with consortia (leveraging membership power), negotiating with vendors. • review of conference survey suggestions committee reports 11 • listserv—should we be more deliberate about sharing on atlantis? michael volunteered to send things to atlantis on behalf of the committee. gillian will share with michael. • could we list professional development opportunities in the newsletter? atla staff will implement • shared google doc would be ideal for collecting links to then place in the newsletter; atlantis posting would link back to newsletter • open textbooks • discussions with wabash re: syllabus database; discussion about leveraging the new digital platform to host • could we use the information in these syllabi to identify an open textbook or create an open textbook to support a course in religion/theology/etc? • discussion about liaison roles for pdc members to other areas of the organization • competencies conversation—expanding the international grants to attend conferences to allow folks to spend more time in the country and also have a liaison from the pdc to help coordinate competency-based programs • scholarly plagiarism—what are publishers doing? gillian will investigate a publisher panel • ebooks—being developed • information lit/tutorials—easy button • supporting distance learning—library services for online students • basic marketing and promotion • institutional repositories and libraries’ roles • tenure/promotion • capacity audit—to measure the work that needs to be done / roi calculator • roi for discovery services • digital humanities • dissertations 12 annual yearbook thursday, september 28, 2017, 8:30am-12:30pm continued discussion of possible programming ideas and organization of ideas into methods of program delivery and dissemination, as well as a timeline for development and implementation/presentation. year 1 webinars • fall • anti-racism digital library • instruction videos • distance learners/virtual human touch • course-embedded information literacy • digital humanities • spring • web design (tim) • ithaka • saco (january) • funnel update (may) [left to right] james estes, yasmine abou-el-kheir, wesley custer, warren watson, michael bradford, martha adkins committee reports 13 newsletter • ithaka • faculty collaboration • metadata funnels, linked data • library for online students market research • competencies—gathering players • tenure/promotion—research/brainstorm other • analytics—“to ed” start task force year 2 webinar • working with consortia • negotiating with vendors • funnel update workshop • preparing for accreditation (multi-part online workshop) • discovery services • faculty collaboration training/templates/examples/toolkits • web design (training and templates) • ux (u of michigan) (training) • dissertations (templates/examples) • accreditation (toolkit) newsletter • information literacy videos regular program • library for online students (start year one; leverage wabash preconference) • assessment (start year one) 14 annual yearbook market research • competencies survey • tenure/promotion survey other • big data (collaborate with tl; grant rfp) year 3 podcast/short videos • new models of theological librarianship toolkits • discovery services roi • roi calculator • library for online students • dissertations webinar • funnel update market research • competencies—implement • tenure/promotion—implement preface committee reports committee for diversity, equity, and inclusion conference endowment professional development task forcereports international theological librarian education scholarly communication interest group reports public services small libraries special collections technical services world religions denominational group reports anabaptist mennonite anglican/episcopal baptist campbell-stone lutheran methodist orthodox presbyterian and reformed librarians roman catholic memorials officers of atla (1947–2018) atla organizational directory (2017–2018) atla member directory (2017–2018) historical annual conferences amended and restated bylaws of american theological library association 2017 ats library statistics committee & task force reports 3 conference erica durham, committee chair committee members • erica durham, columbia theological seminary, chair • cindy aalders, regent college • miranda bennett, university of south carolina • robert burgess, southwestern baptist theological seminary • gerone lockhart, new brunswick theological seminary • robert roethemeyer, concordia theological seminary • christopher spilker, sacred heart major seminary • paul tippey, asbury theological seminary • megan welsh, university of colorado boulder • gillian harrison cain, atla director of member programs report on atla annual 2019 i welcome you to the traditional, ancestral, unceded lands of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓-speaking musqueam people. –alec dan the conference opened with a generous welcome from alec dan, one of musqueam’s knowledge keepers. it drew our attention to the pride and ownership that first nations people have for their culture and the loving care with which they welcome visitors to it (metro vancouver is home to eleven first nations). situated in the heart of downtown vancouver, the sheraton wall centre afforded conference attendees a central location with dozens of options for dining, nine water taxi docks, sunset views from seven beaches, short walks to one famous library, and the joys of 240 shops and businesses on granville island. over thirty adventurous theological librarians traveled to the university of british columbia for a pre-conference excursion. over 200 conference attendees delighted in the arrival of snacks each day (chicken and waffles!!) at the exhibit hall where twentyhttp://www.metrovancouver.org/services/first-nation-relations/first-nations/pages/default.aspx 4 annual yearbook five exhibitors showered attendees with new products and cool swag (brill brought the perforated notebooks again!!!). attendees from fifteen countries attended fifty-five concurrent sessions and pre-conference workshops. three plenary speakers for the conference gave practical and relevant lectures related to the organizational ends and core values of atla. the topics addressed were: open access (widest possible access to relevant information and ideas), accelerating allyship (hospitality, inclusion, and diversity), and evolving faith traditions (growth in wisdom). ask a colleague who attended the conference to share the four definitions of indigenization! especially meaningful to me this year were the four memorials and the recognition of ten retiring members. i was thankful to be reminded of the diversity of paths our members have taken, spanning decades of faithful service to the field of theological librarianship. the two “business” meetings were quite good! executive director brenda bailey-hainer recognized the dedicated work of the atla staff and reported on the excellent fiscal numbers (lots of them). outgoing president jenny bartholomew gave a heartfelt overview of the hard work of the board during the re-branding process. the commitment of the twelve board members to the association is evident (at least to me). gentle and hopeful, the words outgoing president bartholomew offered should be counted as one of the best presidential addresses in recent history. the inaugural atla international theological librarian leadership institute took place at the conference this year. the leadership team provided a week of seminars, conference attendance, and library tours sharing best practices in theological librarianship with three librarians from around the world who were seeking training in theological librarianship. a huge thank you to the nine members of the conference committee, the two new committee members, and the two outgoing members. we will be hard at work planning for the 74th  annual conference (2020) in detroit, michigan (48226)! you can count on it! https://atlaannual2019.sched.com/overview/type/plenary https://www.atla.com/member-benefits/individual/institute/ https://www.atla.com/member-benefits/individual/institute/ https://www.atla.com/event/atla-annual-2020/ https://www.atla.com/event/atla-annual-2020/ committee & task force reports 5 2019–2019 committee: [front, left to right] cindy aalders, gerone lockhart, miranda bennett; [rear, left to right] megan welsh, erica durham, chris spilker, robert roethemeyer, robert burgess; [not pictured] paul tippey denominational group meetings 51 roman catholic by david kriegh, chair group membership in attendance • sister rebecca abel, catholic distance university • jennie bartholomew, sacred heart seminary & school of theology • vlatka božičević, catholic faculty of theology (croatia) • kerrie burn, catholic theological college (australia) • matina ćurić, international catholic mission society (germany) • clay-edward dixon, graduate theological union • connor flatz, st. joseph’s seminary • lois guebert, university of st. mary of the lake • kathy harty, sacred heart seminary & school of theology (recording secretary) • ann heinrichs, catholic theological union • barnaby hughes • james humble, st. charles borromeo seminary • daniel kolb, st. meinrad school of theology • brother andrew kosmowski, university of dayton • alan krieger, university of notre dame • david kriegh, st. patrick’s seminary & university (group convener) • patricia o’callaghan • ann owen, sacred heart seminary & school of theology • derek rieckens, st. michael’s abbey • connie song, athenaeum of ohio • stephen sweeney, st. john vianney theological seminary • kris veldheer, catholic theological union • magdaline mungai wanjiru • deb winarski, catholic theological union 52 annual yearbook annual report the atla roman catholic denominational group held their annual meeting on friday, june 15, 2018, in the discovery conference room at the hyatt regency in indianapolis. as has been the case in meetings past, this was truly a global gathering, with members hailing from countries including croatia and australia. after brief introductions, we began the meeting by revisiting our old business. last year in atlanta, i exhorted the group to seek out opportunities for catholic-centered presentations that could be of value to the entire association. i am happy to report that the group responded strongly, with poster sessions, discussion groups, and panels. hopefully, the other members will be inspired to move to the front of the room next year and that the topics we explored this year will serve as a launching pad for new research and presentations. brother andrew kosmowski provided the group with an update on the activities of the catholic library association (cla), which will hold their fall conference in october with the theme “the vocation of librarianship”. we also continued to explore difficulties in the accessibility of l’osservatore romano, which lacks a comprehensive online presence. alan krieger updated us on the latest news from the catholic research resources alliance (crra). finally, we revisited the idea of a shared subject guide for catholic resources, which could benefit the common needs of our group’s members. our new business was primarily directed toward questions and concerns about the merging of the catholic periodical and literature index (cpli) into the atla religion database (rdb). to help with this process, we invited atla executive director brenda bailey-hainer and director of business development margot lyon to the meeting. the major issues raised were about the metadata differing between the two resources, particularly the vocabularies. it was feared that catholic research would be adversely impacted by the change. suggestions for enhancements included adopting a “catholic content” search facet to promote catholic results for catholic research, as well as the retention and inclusion of catholic vocabulary in the metadata to keep catholic articles from being “buried” under literature from other traditions. in response to this, brenda and margot proposed a consistent reporting form to document instances of wide variation in search results between the databases. a task force of our members, in denominational group meetings 53 consultation with cla leadership, was formed to receive input from all interested members of our group through these forms and relay them to atla for analysis. in other new business, a concern was raised that the official catholic directory was moving content to a website, and it was unclear about how that information would be archived. also, the group expressed little interest in a possible consortium subscription to the vatican library studi e testi e-book collection, with most members noting that most of their student populations could not read the foreign languages and the topics extended beyond a typical seminary curriculum. other individual members, however, indicated that they may adopt it as individual subscribers. finally, we shared brief news and updates from our institutions. since this is the group’s only face-to-face meeting for the year, this is a great opportunity for us to learn about the transitions of our members and the things our institutions are doing to raise our profiles that may work well for others. following the meeting, we posed for a badly-needed new group photo, which has since been posted to our group’s website, and then made our way to the granite city food and brewery for our traditional post-meeting dinner. i look forward to seeing both new and familiar faces when we reconvene in vancouver in 2019! [first row, left to right] patricia o’callaghan, magdaline mungai wanjiru, sr. rebecca abel, vlatka božičević, kerrie burn, lois guebert, [second row, left to right] connie song, stephen sweeney, clay-edward dixon, kris veldheer, kathy harty, jennie bartholomew, david kriegh, ann owen, [third row, left to right] deb winarski, matina curic, ann heinrichs, james humble, alan krieger, connor flatz, barnaby hughes, derek rieckens, bro. andrew kosmowski 54 annual yearbook below are the minutes of our meeting, as recorded by ms. kathy harty, our recording secretary. roman catholic denominational annual meeting minutes opening prayer: connor flatz welcome: david kriegh (chair) i. approval of 2017 minutes ii. introductions and roll call iii. old business a. catholic-led presentations • many members of the catholic group stepped up in response to last year’s desire to have a more catholic presence at atla – thank you to all! b. cla report (br. andrew kosmowski) • cla will be hosting at session at ala on june 23, from 5-7 pm. all are welcome to attend • the spring virtual conference consisted of award presentations. • the fall conference will be either oct. 18 or 19; theme is “the vocation of librarianship”. if anyone has an idea for conference presentation, please contact br. andrew. • the cpli/rdb merger will be discussed in further detail later at this meeting. c. l’ossveratore romano (david kriegh) • has anyone heard anything about updating the availability of the back issues, since the cd-roms are now too out of date to use? • people just seem to be resigned to not having them available, since the group responsible is unresponsive to questions or requests. d. crra update (alan krieger) • website: catholicresearch.org • check out the “links and resources” tab, which includes highlighted collections, by and about crra subject guides. denominational group meetings 55 e. catholic subject guide update (david kriegh) • this has been envisioned as a way to share the catholic subject-area libguide that libraries have created, or to create new ones. • the initial idea came from brian morin at mt. angel abbey library. • connor flatz will coordinate two or three volunteers working on particular topics. • br. andrew kosmowski, james humble, and sr. rebecca abel will look into ways to host such a resource, perhaps crra? iv. new business a. official catholic directory issues (kathy harty) • recently, the indexes have been moved to an online-only format. however, it seems that only the current year’s information will be available, not the historic content, according to phone calls/emails received. this may make research difficult in the future. • kathy will forward any email correspondence to brenda bailey-hainer to see if there is anything atla could do. b. vatican library “studi e testi” e-book collection • it seems that this collection is very specialized and is mainly medieval in scope, based on the vatican microfilm library. • there is a question about its usability and necessity for the cost. • notre dame was the only school that expressed some interest in it. c. cpli / atla rdb merger discussion • brenda bailey-hainer and margot lyon were present at the discussion to hear the concerns of the group. cpli will exist as a separate entity until december 31. it will continue on ebscohost as an individual entity there. atla is currently working on getting the cpli content into the rdb. • papal and church document types will continue in rdb, although perhaps not arranged as conveniently as they had been in cpli (papal document first by date, immediately followed by commentaries). 56 annual yearbook • some concerns have been expressed by cla members (passed along by br. andrew) as to the results from comparative searched in cpli and rdb. it’s often found in areas such as the eucharist (as opposed to the lord’s supper) or the immaculate conception. results seem to be wildly different. • there was extensive discussion about possible options to improve results (check-box in facets for catholic journals or content? cpli filter? recoding?). atla will need to see what some results are in order to develop some sort of solution. • cla and atla rc members are asked to put cpli and atla through some intensive searching and testing to gather results for comparison. • a task force consisting of connor flatz, daniel kolb, and someone from cla will gather the results of searches to pass them along to atla. this task force will work with margot lyon on this. • requests for titles and indexes can be sent to support at atla. • brenda is willing to meet virtually with cla to discuss solutions. v. news from members university of st. mary of the lake (mundelein): chris rogers is the new library director. st. john vianney, denver: their cataloger has retired; have started a book club. sacred heart seminary & school of theology: they are hosting an international symposium on the intellectual “chops” of pope francis oct 8-11. closing prayer: connie song preface committee reports committee for diversity, equity, and inclusion conference committee endowment committee professional development committee task forcereports international theological librarian education scholarly communication interest group reports public services special collections technical services world religions denominational group reports anabaptist mennonite anglican/episcopal baptist campbell-stone lutheran methodist orthodox presbyterian and reformed librarians roman catholic memorials officers of atla (1947–2018) atla organizational directory (2017–2018) atla member directory (2017–2018) historical annual conferences amended and restated bylaws of american theological library association 2017 ats library statistics 15 task force reports international theological librarian education by kelly campbell, chair taskforce members • kelly campbell, columbia theological seminary, decatur, georgia, u.s., chair • yasmine abou-el-kheir, chicago theological seminary, chicago, illinois, u.s. • sandy ayer, ambrose university, calgary, alberta, canada • carisse berryhill, abilene christian university, abilene, texas, u.s. • kerrie burn, catholic theological college, university of divinity, melbourne, australia • matina ćurić, berlin, germany • seoyoung kim, world mission university, los angeles, california, u.s. • griselda lartey, columbia theological seminary, decatur, georgia, u.s. • ephraim muldave, africa international university, nairobi, kenya 16 annual yearbook • cynthia pelena, central philippine university, iloilo city, philippines • álvaro pérez, universidad bíblica latinoamericana, san jose, costa rica • yesan sellen, south asia institute of advanced christian studies (saiacs), bangalore, india • brenda bailey-hainer, atla staff liaison during this past year, the international theological librarian education taskforce (itlet) organized. the first task was to develop the itlet charge. the itlet’s charge is “to strengthen and connect theological and religious studies librarians worldwide by identifying resources, creating educational opportunities, and developing skill enhancement materials through collaboration efforts.” the second task was to identify and recruit members to serve on the taskforce. current itlet membership covers ten time zones and represents: india, australia, canada, germany, philippines, kenya, costa rica, and the u.s. after being officially organized, developing a clear charge, and recruiting willing members, the itlet convened three times. before the first meeting in april, itlet members introduced themselves electronically. at the second meeting in june, three projects were identified, and taskforce members were divided into smaller working groups. the first project the taskforce agreed to undertake is the creation of the theological librarian’s handbook. the handbook will be open access and will include an introductory volume followed by subject specific volumes. the second project is to interpret data contained in a recent survey of international theological libraries conducted by the theological book network. the third project is to pilot an atla international theological librarian leadership institute at the 2019 annual conference in vancouver, b.c., canada. preface committee reports committee for diversity, equity, and inclusion conference committee endowment committee professional development committee task forcereports international theological librarian education scholarly communication interest group reports public services special collections technical services world religions denominational group reports anabaptist mennonite anglican/episcopal baptist campbell-stone lutheran methodist orthodox presbyterian and reformed librarians roman catholic memorials officers of atla (1947–2018) atla organizational directory (2017–2018) atla member directory (2017–2018) historical annual conferences amended and restated bylaws of american theological library association 2017 ats library statistics 31 denominational group reports anabaptist mennonite by karl stutzman present: brandon board (anabaptist mennonite biblical seminary), paul friesen (canadian mennonite university), vic froese (canadian mennonite university), eileen saner (retired, anabaptist mennonite biblical seminary), karl stutzman (anabaptist mennonite biblical seminary), mathew thiesen (western seminary), jennifer ulrich (eastern mennonite university) this group of persons who work for anabaptist/mennonite institutions or are personally affiliated with related denominations met for supper, networking, and discussion on friday, june 15, 2018. discussion included updates on library activities at mennonite institutions and digital projects related to anabaptist-mennonite topics. preface committee reports committee for diversity, equity, and inclusion conference committee endowment committee professional development committee task forcereports international theological librarian education scholarly communication interest group reports public services special collections technical services world religions denominational group reports anabaptist mennonite anglican/episcopal baptist campbell-stone lutheran methodist orthodox presbyterian and reformed librarians roman catholic memorials officers of atla (1947–2018) atla organizational directory (2017–2018) atla member directory (2017–2018) historical annual conferences amended and restated bylaws of american theological library association 2017 ats library statistics 34 anabaptist/mennonite jennifer ulrich, eastern mennonite university, secretary members present • jennifer ulrich, eastern mennonite university, secretary • vic froese, canadian mennonite university • katharina penner, eurasian accrediting association • eileen saner, retired, anabaptist mennonite biblical seminary • karl stutzman, anabaptist mennonite biblical seminary agenda we meet via zoom on wednesday, june 24, 2020. we did not have an agenda. people shared about what was happening at their institution and any personal things as well. year in review karl noted that elkhart county is a hot spot for covid-19, so that might have an impact on the fall. the library did continue to be open to employees and students after the school went online in march. they are working on more digitization projects on some of their monograph series. eileen is enjoying retirement, but also working on a project for spanish-language anabaptist/mennonite resources—biblioteca digital anabautista. she is working at looking into copyright for these resources. vic shared about cmu going online. they will be offering hybrid classes in the fall. library techs and assistants were furloughed, and denominational group meetings denominational group meetings 35 they had to be very careful about making sure they did no work at the time. the library is considering purchasing more e-books for the fall. katharine was glad to have atla annual online. she has authored some chapters in the e-books published by atla open press. many libraries in europe have moved to koha as their integrated library system, so she has been doing webinars on koha. jennifer shared that the emu library is moving to tind as its integrated library system. the library staff were able to work from the building, but it has been closed since march. persons can request materials for pick up and staff are doing a lot of scanning. most, but not all, graduate programs will be online while the undergrad students will be back on campus in the fall. 2019–20 group: [pictured, left to right] jennifer ulrich, vic froese, karl stutzman, katharina penner, eileen saner committee & task force reports 9 professional development gillian harrison cain, atla staff liaison committee members • martha adkins, university of san diego, chair • michael bradford, harvard, secretary • yasmine abou-el-kheir, chicago theological seminary • justin lillard, harding university • warren watson, payne theological seminary • karen clarke, pacific rim christian university • gillian harrison cain, staff liaison the professional development committee (pdc) fosters development of librarians and related information professionals who serve theological and religious studies scholarship and study. by determining member needs, identifying expert resources, and utilizing a variety of methods and delivery mechanisms we provide professional development opportunities that facilitate the exchange of ideas and support members at every point in their careers. at the annual fall meeting, held in conjunction with the joint align 2018 meeting of all committee members, interest group leaders, advisory council and task force chairs, and board members, committee members reviewed past activities, discussed future coordination of activities with the international theological librarianship education task force, and planned for continued execution of existing programs. during fy2019, pdc members reviewed and approved one regional grant application to fund a professional development opportunity hosted by pnwrtsla entitled “the yemen manuscripts digitization initiative.” the pdc sponsored four webinars, three of which focused on content from popular conference programs. the webinars included: “orientation for atla saco catalogers,” “‘the life-changing magic of tidying up’: the art of decluttering and organizing library collections,” “zotero for librarians,” and “the meaning of innovation in theological libraries 2.0.” denominational group meetings 37 roman catholic kathy harty present • david kriegh, st. patrick’s seminary & university, convener • jennie bartholomew, sacred heart seminary & school of theology • charles bellinger, brite divinity school • kerrie burn, university of divinity • matina ćurić, beth/international catholic mission society • clay-edward dixon, graduate theological union • jack frits, benedictine university • kathy harty, sacred heart seminary & school of theology • ann heinrichs, catholic theological union • barnaby hughes, atla • james humble, st. charles borromeo seminary • robert huttmeyer, st. meinrad archabbey • alan krieger, university of notre dame • pat lawton, university of notre dame • jeff mesch, sacred heart major seminary • derek rieckens, st. michael’s abbey • mary linden sepulveda, seattle university • peter n. t. snow, ezra university / san jose state university • connie song, atheneum of ohio • christopher spilker, sacred heart major seminary • maria stanton, atla • stephen sweeney, st. john vianney seminary • kris veldheer, chicago theological union • rebecca villareal, harvard divinity school • desirae zingarelli-sweet, loyola marymount university the atla roman catholic denominational group held their annual 38 annual yearbook meeting on friday, june 13, 2019 in junior ballroom d at sheraton vancouver wall centre. this year’s meeting included a few new faces, many familiar ones, and a few longtime members of the group were sadly missed. as always, the meeting is as much a fellowship event as one of business. following the customary introductions and a slightly belated approval of our minutes from last year’s gathering in indianapolis, we reviewed our old business items. once again it was a robust year for catholic content at the annual conference, with many of the topics this year done in collaboration with members of the association outside of our circle and on topics of universal interest to theological librarianship. we look forward to maintaining a large presence in detroit at the 2020 conference. pat lawton gave us an update from the catholic library association (cla), which included introducing us to new their new president, jack fritts. in addition to promoting the upcoming virtual conference in october, she also updated us on a new undertaking of getting the content of the catholic periodical and literature index (cpli) before 1980 into electronic form. alan krieger then provided an update from the catholic research resources alliance (crra), which included information on an upcoming strategic plan and information on partnerships with atla and others on expanding services, access, and content. finally, as a member of the working group tasked with evaluating possible data loss from the merger of cpli with atla’s religion database, i reported to the group that no problems were submitted to us for investigation. therefore, our attention must now turn to working with the atla staff to grow and effectively index catholic content within the scope of the atla religion database, including atlaserials and atlaserials plus. turning to new business, the group discussed how we can update our denominational home page on the atla website through the new libguides interface. this is an opportunity not only to adapt our page to a new format but also to “freshen up” the content, which, while still informative, needs updating. i agreed to serve as a liaison to atla for whatever content members would like to submit as beneficial to the whole group. barnaby hughes, who serves as an editor for theological librarianship, asked members to consider catholic content to contribute to upcoming issues of the journal. finally, connie song denominational group meetings 39 proposed a new collaboration among members to create a best practices guide for weeding our collections, noting our distinctiveness from other libraries, both within and beyond the scope of atla. this led to some discussion about pursuing mini-grants to invest in tools to analyze collections, such as oclc’s greenglass. before wrapping up with our closing prayer from jim humble (who also generously opened the meeting with a prayer), we opened the floor to any news of retirements or other transitions among the members’ libraries. i reported the sudden passing of my supervisor, dr. karen chan, a couple weeks ago. beyond this news, we exhibited great stability in our organizations over the past year. following our meeting we posed for our hopefully-now-annual group photo which may or may not grace our denomination home page due to peculiar sunlight issues. after a period of time to freshen up and relax, we reassembled later that evening for our traditional group dinner at provence marinaside, during which time the toronto raptors won the nba championship and the sun set after 9 pm. it was a uniquely canadian experience. below are the minutes of our meeting, as recorded by ms. kathy harty, our recording secretary. roman catholic denominational annual meeting minutes opening prayer: james humble welcome: david kriegh (chair) i. welcome and brief introductions ii. approval of 2018 minutes iii. old business a. presentations roundup • the following members are presenting at this year’s conference. please encourage others to present! • james humble (st. charles borromeo): librarian as research advisor for ma students • pat lawton (univ. of notre dame): crra and the catholic portal at ten years 40 annual yearbook • chris spilker, jeff mesch (sacred heart detroit): library and it collaborative models • david kriegh (st. patrick’s): ecotheology from a roman catholic perspective • charles bellinger (brite divinity): teaching on religion and violence b. cla report (pat lawton & jack fritts) • jack fritts is the incoming president of the catholic library association. • cla’s virtual fall conference will be october 17–18, 2019. call for presenters has gone out. the theme is “catholic librarianship: building a culture of encounter.” • the spring conference will feature the awards presentations • bylaw revisions will be up for a vote this summer • working on membership, approaching library school students, support staff, and looking at a diocesan model • cpli update: stephen sweeney, connor flatz, elyse hayes, and pat lawton are working on a project between cla and atla to digitize the retained metadata of past (pre-1980) volumes of the catholic periodical and literature index and its predecessors. the data will be hosted by villanova. content owners are being sought to help digitize the data. c. crra update (alan krieger) • updating links and resources in the non-portal site and creating a directory of libraries and archives • weighing the possibilities of other projects to include, such as parish histories • catholic newspapers archive is a searchable database; articles from 1920–1929 from the catholic news service available. • catholic newspapers online contains an alphabetical list with links to the sites. • a strategic planning group has been formed to create a 3-year plan. there are four goals, one of which is to seek external organizations to work with (e.g. atla). d. cpli/rdb merger update (david kriegh) • at the last meeting, a task force was created to investigate denominational group meetings 41 reports of inaccurate results from searches in rdb compared to cpli. the task force contacted atlarc list members and cla members asking for data. • no issues were reported or replicated. therefore, there is no basis or information that atla can use to investigate the problem. we need to realize that cpli, as remembered by many, is basically gone. atla is open to discussions regarding journals and magazines to add, since many resources we use might not normally be considered (e.g., our sunday visitor). iv. new business a. atla libguides project (david kriegh) • atla has approached us to think about working on a denominational libguide. elyse hayes offered as a start one that they had borrowed and revamped. • david has volunteered to be the liaison to atla for this project, but it would be good for the group to step up and find someone willing to update and continue the architecture of such a guide. • noted communications that atla plans to discontinue support of the old guides when the website is overhauled. while subject areas are still pertinent and interesting, they could use some freshening up and atla and associated groups may be seeking volunteers for this. b. theological librarianship • barnaby hughes is looking for catholic content such as reviews and articles for upcoming issues of theological librarianship. please contact him with any ideas. c. weeding project • connie song (atheneum) is interested in putting together a best practices list for weeding theological collections, as our needs are much different from other library types. stephen sweeny, jim humble, and mary sepulveda have expressed interest in such a project. others who may be interested should contact connie song. d. retirements and transitions • your prayers are asked for the repose of the soul of dr. karen 42 annual yearbook chan, who was killed in a head-on collision on her way to her new home in texas. she was wrapping up her tenure as the academic dean of st. patrick’s seminary & university in menlo park and making plans to spend more time with family. closing prayer: james humble 32 annual yearbook anglican/episcopal by t. patrick milas, convener activity report: business meeting notes june 15, 2018 present: mitze budde (virginia theological seminary), karen madigan (virginia theological seminary), yvonne beever (seminary of the southwest), jennifer woodruff-tait (christian history institute), patrick milas (previously of princeton theological seminary; now of new brunswick theological seminary) and elizabeth mwangi (university of nairobi) • members of the anglican/episcopal denominational group met at 5:30 p.m. • patrick milas volunteered to serve as convener. • institutional and individual updates: virginia theological seminary is thriving. library staff are excited for the bicentennial celebration. they have been working through the lewis collection. vts is currently in the process of curriculum review. seminary of the southwest’s fundraising campaign to renovate the library is underway; ground-breaking may be next summer. there are updated library policies. the catalog has been updated with oclc. the episcopal archives are to be relocated downtown. princeton theological seminary’s anglican professor, gordon graham, has retired. heath dewrell is teaching anglican studies courses. kara slade has joined the episcopal church at princeton as theologian-in-residence. jennifer woodruff-tait plans to teach anglican history this year. elizabeth mwangi is a library science student. she is thinking about starting a church library. • the group wishes to sponsor a worship service next year. • patrick milas will contact christine fruin (atla) about next steps for sponsoring an anglican/episcopal service as part of the denominational group meetings 33 2019 atla annual meeting in vancouver, bc. a version of this report will be submitted to roger morales, member programs librarian (atla). preface committee reports committee for diversity, equity, and inclusion conference committee endowment committee professional development committee task forcereports international theological librarian education scholarly communication interest group reports public services special collections technical services world religions denominational group reports anabaptist mennonite anglican/episcopal baptist campbell-stone lutheran methodist orthodox presbyterian and reformed librarians roman catholic memorials officers of atla (1947–2018) atla organizational directory (2017–2018) atla member directory (2017–2018) historical annual conferences amended and restated bylaws of american theological library association 2017 ats library statistics 90 annual yearbook the association of theological schools (ats) and atla collaborate to provide these library statistics. the following charts reflect data for 2018 atla institutional and affiliate member libraries that completed the survey, issued in the fall of 2018, reflective of the most recently completed fiscal year (2018–2019). the full data set is available on the my atla web portal. 2018 ats library statistics part a library characteristics 1. which of the following most accurately describes your institution’s library? a. a department or departmental branch library within a larger university or college library system b. a library integrated with a larger university or college library system c. a part of a library system jointly administered and/or funded by more than one educational institution d. an independent library chiefly serving your institution 15 75 28 148 2018 ats library statistics 91 2. is your library the primary source of support on your campus for: a. formal or informal consortia for the purchase of electronic resources b. shared catalogs or cataloging c. state, regional, or national associations d. reciprocal borrowing arrangement e. other: mainly training and ill 3. does the library of your institution have consortial arrangements for providing library services with one or more other institutions? (yes – 215) if yes, please identify the corsortia/um and briefly describe the arrangement: 31 103 59 information technology electronic reserves av / media 154 203 29 112 128 92 annual yearbook library 1 14 29 16 16 20 60 33 6 6 12 6 3 6 library 2 6 3 1 5 4 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 library 3 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 –2 01 9 20 00 –2 00 9 19 90 –1 99 9 19 80 –1 98 9 19 70 –1 97 9 19 60 –1 96 9 19 50 –1 95 9 19 40 –1 94 9 19 30 –1 93 9 19 20 –1 92 9 19 10 –1 91 9 19 00 –1 90 9 p r e19 00 library 1 110 44 16 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 library 2 21 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 library 3 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 –2 01 9 20 00 –2 00 9 19 90 –1 99 9 19 80 –1 98 9 19 70 –1 97 9 19 60 –1 96 9 19 50 –1 95 9 19 40 –1 94 9 19 30 –1 93 9 19 20 –1 92 9 19 10 –1 91 9 19 00 –1 90 9 p r e– 19 00 4. does your institution have one or more distance education program(s) or extension site(s)? (yes – 162) if yes (no/yes): 156 42 121 94 a. institution has library facility at extension sites b. provides access to electronic resources from main library c. delivers materials from main library to distance students d. has written agreement with institutions part b the library as place 1. when were the building(s) in which the main library is located built? 2. when were the buildings in which the main library is located subsequently renovated? 2018 ats library statistics 93 62 189 143 154 108 58 72 108 3. do you use offsite storage? of the 58 libraries who responded in the affirmative, it was reported that an average of 15.16% of the total library collection was stored offsite, with the average number of volumes being 109,518. among the other items stored offsite were audio visual materials, archival materials, bound periodicals, monographs, and unprocessed materials. some also reported that offsite storage could refer to another building on campus. 4. what other spaces or services are offered and/or housed in your library? * includes archives, bookstore, curriculum centers, denominational materials, galleries, language labs, museums, other offices/centers, phd study rooms and carrels, special collections, tech support, multi-faith prayer room, makerspace, university archives, and vending machines/lunchroom. faculty offices seminar or classrooms café or coffee shop group study room computer labs information commons writing tutor other* 94 annual yearbook survey participants abilene christian university academy for jewish religion acadia divinity college alliance theological seminary ambrose seminary of ambrose university american baptist seminary of the west anabaptist mennonite biblical seminary anderson university school of theology aquinas institute of theology asbury theological seminary ashland theological seminary assemblies of god theological seminary associated canadian theological schools athenaeum of ohio atlantic school of theology augustine institute austin presbyterian theological seminary azusa pacific seminary b. h. carroll theological institute baptist missionary association theological seminary baptist seminary of kentucky baptist theological seminary at richmond barry university department of theology and philosophy beeson divinity school of samford university berkeley divinity school bethany theological seminary bethel seminary of bethel university bexley hall seabury-western theological seminary federation, inc. boston college school of theology and ministry boston university school of theology briercrest college and seminary brite divinity school byzantine catholic seminary of ss. cyril and methodius calvin theological seminary campbell university divinity school canadian reformed theological seminary canadian southern baptist seminary 2018 ats library statistics 95 candler school of theology of emory university catholic distance university graduate school of theology catholic theological union catholic university of america school of theology and religious studies central baptist theological seminary central baptist theological seminary of minneapolis chapman seminary chicago theological seminary china evangelical seminary north america christ the king seminary christian theological seminary christian witness theological seminary church divinity school of the pacific columbia biblical seminary of columbia international university columbia theological seminary concordia lutheran seminary (ab) concordia lutheran theological seminary (on) concordia seminary (mo) concordia theological seminary (in) covenant theological seminary dallas theological seminary denver seminary dominican house of studies dominican school of philosophy and theology dominican study center of the caribbean drew university theological school duke university divinity school earlham school of religion eastern mennonite seminary ecumenical theological seminary eden theological seminary emmanuel christian seminary at milligan emmanuel college of victoria university erskine theological seminary evangelical seminary of puerto rico evangelical theological seminary franciscan school of theology freed-hardeman university graduate school of theology fresno pacific biblical seminary 96 annual yearbook garrett-evangelical theological seminary gateway seminary general theological seminary george w. truett theological seminary of baylor university georgia central university school of divinity gordon-conwell theological seminary grace mission university graduate school grace school of theology grace theological seminary graduate theological union grand canyon theological seminary grand rapids theological seminary of cornerstone university harding school of theology hartford seminary harvard university divinity school hazelip school of theology heritage theological seminary hms richards divinity school division of graduate studies holy apostles college and seminary holy cross greek orthodox school of theology hood theological seminary houston graduate school of theology howard university school of divinity huron university college faculty of theology iliff school of theology immaculate conception seminary institut de formation théologique de montréal inter-american adventist theological seminary interdenominational theological center international theological seminary james and carolyn mcafee school of theology jesuit school of theology of santa clara university john leland center for theological studies kearley graduate school of theology kenrick-glennon seminary king’s seminary knox college knox theological seminary 2018 ats library statistics 97 lancaster theological seminary lexington theological seminary liberty university rawlings school of divinity lincoln christian seminary logos evangelical seminary logsdon seminary of logsdon school of theology louisville presbyterian theological seminary loyola marymount university department of theological studies loyola university chicago lubbock christian university graduate school of theology luther seminary lutheran school of theology at chicago lutheran theological seminary (sk) lutheran theological southern seminary m. christopher white school of divinity martin luther university college mccormick theological seminary mcgill university school of religious studies mcmaster divinity college meadville lombard theological school memphis theological seminary methodist theological school in ohio mid-america reformed seminary midwest university graduate school of theology midwestern baptist theological seminary missio theological seminary montréal school of theology moody theological seminary moravian theological seminary mount angel seminary mount saint mary’s seminary nashotah house nazarene theological seminary neal t. jones seminary of washington university of virginia new brunswick theological seminary new orleans baptist theological seminary new york theological seminary newman theological college 98 annual yearbook north park theological seminary northeastern seminary at roberts wesleyan college northern baptist theological seminary northwest baptist seminary northwest nazarene university graduate school of theology notre dame seminary oakwood university school of religion oblate school of theology oklahoma christian university graduate school of theology pacific lutheran theological seminary pacific school of religion palm beach atlantic university school of ministry graduate department palmer theological seminary payne theological seminary pentecostal theological seminary perkins school of theology phillips theological seminary phoenix seminary pittsburgh theological seminary pontifical college josephinum pope st. john xxiii national seminary portland seminary presbyterian theological seminary in america princeton theological seminary providence theological seminary puritan reformed theological seminary queen’s college faculty of theology reformed episcopal seminary reformed presbyterian theological seminary reformed theological seminary regent college regent university school of divinity regis college robert e. webber institute for worship studies sacred heart major seminary sacred heart seminary and school of theology saint john’s seminary (ma) saint john’s university school of theology and seminary saint mary seminary and graduate school of theology 2018 ats library statistics 99 saint meinrad school of theology saint paul school of theology saint paul seminary school of divinity saint paul university faculty of theology saint vincent seminary samuel dewitt proctor school of theology san francisco theological seminary seattle pacific seminary seattle university school of theology and ministry seminary of the southwest seventh-day adventist theological seminary shaw university divinity school shepherds theological seminary sioux falls seminary southeastern baptist theological seminary southeastern university school of divinity southern baptist theological seminary southwestern baptist theological seminary ss. cyril & methodius seminary st. andrew’s college st. augustine’s seminary of toronto st. bernard’s school of theology and ministry st. charles borromeo seminary st. john vianney theological seminary st. john’s seminary (ca) st. joseph’s seminary st. mark’s college st. mary’s seminary and university st. patrick’s seminary and university st. peter’s seminary st. stephen’s college st. thomas university school of theology and ministry st. tikhon’s orthodox theological seminary st. vincent de paul regional seminary st. vladimir’s orthodox theological seminary starr king school for the ministry talbot school of theology taylor college and seminary the seattle school of theology and psychology 100 annual yearbook trinity college faculty of divinity trinity episcopal school for ministry trinity evangelical divinity school trinity lutheran seminary at capital university tyndale university college & seminary union presbyterian seminary union theological seminary united lutheran seminary united theological seminary united theological seminary of the twin cities university of chicago divinity school university of dubuque theological seminary university of notre dame department of theology university of st. mary of the lake mundelein seminary university of st. michael’s college university of st. thomas school of theology university of the south school of theology urshan graduate school of theology vancouver school of theology vanderbilt university divinity school villanova university department of theology and religious studies virginia theological seminary wake forest university school of divinity wartburg theological seminary wesley biblical seminary wesley seminary at indiana wesleyan university wesley theological seminary western seminary western theological seminary westminster theological seminary westminster theological seminary in california winebrenner theological seminary wisconsin lutheran seminary world mission university school of theology wycliffe college yale university divinity school 10 annual yearbook scholarly communication andy keck, committee chair committee members • andrew keck, perkins school of theology – smu, chair • sabahat adil, university of colorado – boulder (jan–jul 2019)  • clifford b. anderson, vanderbilt university • michael hemenway, iliff school of theology • jérémie leblanc, saint paul university • christine fruin, atla, staff liason while originally defined as a task force, the group was converted into the scholarly communication committee this year with a regular rotation of committee members with terms. our first in-person meeting as a committee occurred on october 17–18 in connection with a broader strategic alignment meeting that included the atla board and other committees. in addition to contributing to a strategic planning discussion, we reflected on our “charge,” talked about opportunities in open educational resources (oer) development, network analysis, and wikicite, and did planning toward the acrl roadshow and annual conference. a major effort of the committee and atla staff was sponsoring the acrl scholarly communication roadshow on friday, february 22, 2019. the event served almost 40 attendees, including the atla board, and offered a number of generous travel scholarships for those outside of the greater chicago area. this day-long interactive workshop guided participants through scholarly communication fundamentals including publishing, copyright, and library outreach, as well as providing deep dives into text and data mining issues for humanities research and open access and open education topics that are most relevant to the institutions served by atla member libraries. the workshop was led by carla myers, assistant professor and coordinator of scholarly communications at miami university libraries, and rachael samberg, scholarly communication officer at the university of california – berkeley. committee & task force reports 11 the committee was pleased that the 2019 atla annual in vancouver featured a number of plenary and program sessions focused around scholarly communication. members of the committee provided particular leadership to a wikidata editathon, a python workshop, and a panel of those contributing to an open access volume on digital humanities. 28 annual yearbook world religions by gerrit van dyk, secretary activity report 2017–2018 oct 2017 atlantis discussion post: halloween and religious/ cultural appropriation nov 2017 atlantis discussion post: using interfaith examples in instruction/orientation sessions dec 2017 atlantis discussion post: making your library inviting to all backgrounds during holiday season jan 2018 atlantis discussion post: representation of world religions in religious studies collections apr 2018 held spring meeting atlantis discussion post: podcasts may 2018 drafted revisions of wrig documentation atlantis discussion post: reflections on riotcon jun 2018 held business meeting at annual atla conference sponsored atla conference session: interfaith at the hearth: focolare and beyond sponsored atla conference session: changing seminaries, changing libraries, changing selves leadership • chair: drew baker • chair-elect: tba • past chair: megan welsh • secretary: gerrit van dyk steering committee members • nic weiss • stephen sweeney interest group meetings 29 • karla grafton • ellen frost • chris benda meeting details spring meeting mon, apr 16, via go to meeting reviewed upcoming meetings and sponsored programs at atla in june assessed monthly atlantis discussion posts introduced podcast initiative, including goals, potential partnerships, scope, and production schedule introduced wrig documentation clean-up initiative business meeting minutes fri, jun 15, studio 6, atla conference reviewed major annual accomplishments introduced atla hq contact, roger morales discussed wrig documentation, including pending new website redesign introduced new steering committee members and called for volunteers to serve discussed podcast initiative brainstormed advertising and engagement ideas, including swag and partnerships with dei brainstormed ideas for next year’s conference, including a panel: “so you’re institution/library is becoming more ecumenical” summary of activities (hosted programs) atla conference session: interfaith at the hearth: focolare and beyond presenter: michael saahir engage with michael saahir, imam of the nur-allah islamic center, a founding member of the center for interfaith cooperation, and active participant in focolare, an international movement focused on 30 annual yearbook unity and universal brotherhood. michael will discuss the interfaith efforts in which he is involved in indianapolis and beyond. atla conference session: changing seminaries, changing libraries, changing selves presenters: patrick milas, megan e. welsh religious identities and practices are changing. religious studies and theological educators are adapting curricula and services to support increasingly diverse student populations. on an institutional level, some religious studies departments and seminaries’ priorities are changing, too. for example, princeton theological seminary (pts) remains one of ten seminaries of the presbyterian church (usa). yet currently, only 28% of students identify as pcusa and over fifty christian traditions are represented, reflecting a trend toward ecumenism. ats-accredited institutions have faculty and students whose faiths are outside of judeo-christian traditions, principal traditions that comprise the atla membership. additionally, there is increased representation from secular institutions such as university of colorado boulder and organizations not affiliated with specific denominations within atla membership. it’s time for librarians to share with each other their perceptions of their institutions’ relationships with students, administrations, and denominations, as well as where they fit within atla personally. conversation questions may include: • what is your understanding of why atla was founded? • what is the relationship between personal religious belief and the affiliation with our institutions? with our students? • what are the relationships between members’ personal religious identities and atla denominational groups? • how can our personal identities strengthen the community in which we work? preface committee reports committee for diversity, equity, and inclusion conference committee endowment committee professional development committee task forcereports international theological librarian education scholarly communication interest group reports public services special collections technical services world religions denominational group reports anabaptist mennonite anglican/episcopal baptist campbell-stone lutheran methodist orthodox presbyterian and reformed librarians roman catholic memorials officers of atla (1947–2018) atla organizational directory (2017–2018) atla member directory (2017–2018) historical annual conferences amended and restated bylaws of american theological library association 2017 ats library statistics 50 annual yearbook officers of the board of directors jennifer bartholomew, president director of library and academic support services, sacred heart seminary & school of theology stephen sweeney, vice president vice president, st. john vianney theological seminary ellen frost, secretary head of technical services, bridwell library, perkins school of theology christina torbert, treasurer head of continuing resources & acquisitions and the bibliographer for philosophy and religion, university of mississippi board of directors suzanne estelle-holmer associate director for research, collections, and access, yale university divinity school library shanee’ yvette murrain university archivist and assistant professor, ingram library, university of west georgia brad ost religion, philosophy, and theology librarian, robert w. woodruff library, atlanta university center atla organizational directory (2018–2019) atla organizational directory 51 matthew ostercamp library director, brandel library, north park university armin siedlecki head of cataloging, pitts theology library, emory university michelle spomer director of the clifford e. barbour library, pittsburgh theological seminary matthew thiesen director of library and information services, cline-tunnell library, western seminary jennifer ulrich technical services librarian, sadie hartzler library, eastern mennonite university board committees finance committee • christina torbert, university of mississippi, chair • shanee’ yvette murrain, ingram library, university of west georgia • armin siedlecki, pitts theology library, emory university governance committee • jennifer ulrich, sadie hartzler library, eastern mennonite university, chair • suzanne estelle-holmer, yale university divinity school library • ellen frost, bridwell library, perkins school of theology • matthew thiesen, cline-tunnell library, western seminary tellers committee • james darlack, goddard library, gordon-conwell theological seminary, massachusetts, chair • steve jung, stamps theological library, azusa pacific seminary • karen wishart, emmanuel college library, victoria university 52 annual yearbook moral ownership committee • brad ost, robert w. woodruff library, atlanta university center, chair • matthew ostercamp, brandel library, north park university • michelle spomer, clifford e. barbour library, pittsburgh theological seminary nominating committee • matthew ostercamp, brandel library, north park university, chair • jennifer ulrich, sadie hartzler library, eastern mennonite university • jason fowler, southeastern baptist theological seminary appointed officials and representatives • association archivist: christopher j. anderson, yale university divinity school library • representative to ala committee on cataloging: description and access (cc:da): donna wells, the library at southeastern, southeastern baptist theological seminary committees, councils, and task forces of the association atla open press coordinating council • miranda bennett, university of south carolina thomas cooper library, editor-in-chief of atla summary of proceedings • matthew collins, alma college, editor-in-chief of monographs • leslie engelson, waterfield library, murray state university, editor-in-chief of theology cataloging bulletin • garrett trott, corban university, editor-in-chief of theological librarianship • race mochridhe, student member • christine fruin, staff liaison atla organizational directory 53 conference committee • erica durham, john bulow campbell library, columbia theological seminary, chair • cindy aalders, john richard allison library, regent college, 2019 local host committee representative • robert burgess, southwestern baptist theological seminary • gerone lockhart, gardner a. sage library, new brunswick theological seminary • robert roethemeyer, kroemer library, concordia theological seminary, 2018 local host committee representative • christopher spilker, cardinal szoka library, sacred heart major seminary, 2020 local host committee representative • paul tippey, b. l. fisher library, asbury theological seminary • megan welsh, norlin library, university of colorado boulder • miranda bennett, university of south carolina thomas cooper library, editor-in-chief of atla summary of proceedings, ex-officio • gillian harrison cain, ex-officio • denise mcfarlin, staff liaison atla digital library advisory council • carl adkins, theresa and edward o’toole library, franciscan school of theology • robert burgess, southwestern baptist theological seminary • tom clark, wiggins library, shaw university divinity school • spencer roberts, pitts theology library, emory university • filomena saxton, la vita house: international study center for faith & culture • christine fruin, staff liaison • christy karpinski, staff liaison committee for diversity, equity, and inclusion • evan boyd, krauth memorial and wentz memorial branch libraries, united lutheran seminary, chair • drew baker, claremont school of theology library • ondrea murphy, william c. jason library, delaware state university • alice song, david allen hubbard library, fuller theological 54 annual yearbook seminary • donna wells, southeastern baptist theological seminary library • christine fruin, staff liaison endowment committee • sharon taylor, pittsburgh, pa, chair • eric benoy, new orleans baptist theological seminary library • pat graham, retired • craig kubic, southwestern baptist theological seminary library • dennis swanson, mary livermore library, university of north carolina at pembroke • brenda bailey-hainer, staff liaison • marie jacobsen, staff liaison international theological librarianship education task force • kelly campbell, columbia theological seminary • yasmine abou-el-kheir, chicago theological seminary • sandy ayer, ambrose seminary • carisse berryhill, abilene christian university • kerrie burn, university of divinity • matina ćurić, berlin, germany • seoyoung kim, world mission university • griselda lartey, columbia theological seminary • ephraim muldave kanguha, africa international university • cynthia peleña, central philippine university • álvaro pérez, universidad bíblica latinoamericana • yesan sellan, south asia institute of advanced christian studies (saiacs) • brenda bailey-hainer, staff liaison professional development committee • martha adkins, copley library, university of san diego, chair • yasmine abou-el-kheir, lapp learning commons, chicago theological seminary • michael bradford, harvard library • karen clarke, pacific rim christian university library atla organizational directory 55 • justin lillard, harding university • warren watson, ransom memorial library, payne theological seminary • gillian harrison cain, staff liaison scholarly communication committee • andy keck, bridwell library, southern methodist university, chair • jérémie leblanc, jean leon allie library, saint paul university • clifford b. anderson, divinity library, vanderbilt university • michael hemenway, ira j. taylor library, iliff school of theology • sabahat adil, university of colorado boulder • christine fruin, staff liaison association staff leadership • executive director: brenda bailey-hainer • director of business development: margot lyon • director of financial services: marie jacobsen • director of information systems: jim butler • director of member programs: gillian harrison cain • director of production: maria stanton memorials 43 john david baker-batsel (1933–2018) written and read by clay-edward dixon, graduate theological union john david baker-batsel, the second library director of graduate theological union (1977–1990) and the first in our new library facility, passed away in longmont, colorado, on november 28, 2018.   before arriving at gtu, john was professor and librarian at garrett theological seminary in evanston, illinois (1964–1977). he served as president of atla from 1973 to 1974. he is remembered foremost as a wonderful pastor and an administrator who would join in and get his hands dirty, at the gtu, he had his hands full. he continued the integration of the libraries of the member schools into a single library (finished in 2005). holdouts from the initial library integration—pacific school of religion and starr king—were brought into the collection in the new building. additional full-time staff was hired to meet the challenges of the new building. the library automation process improved. collection development and other library policies and procedures were reviewed and updated to meet expanding academic and service demands. working with claude welch, john established the gtu archives and hired lucinda glenn as first archivist. born in greenville, kentucky, he received a ba from lambuth college, 1955; bd, vanderbilt divinity school, 1959; ma, vanderbilt university, 1962; and mls, peabody library school, 1963. ordained memorials robert roethemeyer 44 annual yearbook to methodist ministry in 1959, he served as a student pastor in the memphis annual conference. after retirement, he served on the general board of the united methodist commission on archives and history (1997–2001) and moved to the boulder, colorado area. there he enjoyed nature photography and spending time in the mountains. always a person for others, he became a spiritual mentor to many and volunteered as a hospice chaplain. john is survived by his wife of 38 years, patricia ann, four children, and an extended family. a memorial service took place on thursday, december 6, 2018 at first evangelical lutheran church in longmont. john’s final resting place is the columbarium at the foot of the mountain that he loved. those who knew him respected him and remember him. don haymes (1940–2019) written by scott d. seay, christian theological seminary; read by robert roethemeyer, concordia theological seminary born in chicago, don haymes completed his undergraduate degree at rhodes college. he later earned a master of library science degree at the university of tennessee and a master of theological studies degree at harvard university. he was a distinguished leader in theological librarianship and publishing, pursuing his passions as editor-in-chief at mercer university press, director of index programs at atla, and archivist at christian theological seminary. don was a lifelong leader in the churches of christ, serving as a pastor of congregations and in social justice ministries. he was especially passionate about racial justice and the alleviation of poverty. as a scholar, he belonged to many professional organizations and published more than a dozen articles. many in the memorials 45 churches of christ and related groups benefitted from his capacious wisdom and expertise. his grateful colleagues honored him with a festschrift entitled, restoring the first-century church in the twentyfirst century (wipf and stock, 2005). don was a lover of vintage automobiles and could “recite their details in a way that only connoisseurs and mechanics could understand.” a member of several automobile clubs, he especially enjoyed driving his own studebaker truck.  don is survived by his wife, betty (hollis) haymes, a son, malcolm haymes, and loving members of his extended family. page allison thomas (1936–2019) written by bridwell library staff; read by jane elder page allison thomas was born july 2, 1936 in leslie, arkansas, where he was raised. page was licensed to preach in 1956 at the leslie methodist church. he received a ba from hendrix college in 1958 and moved to dallas to attend perkins school of theology at southern methodist university where he earned his bd in 1961. he preached at bethel methodist church in greenville, texas from 1963 to 1965. page began working at bridwell library in september 1961, following his graduation from perkins. his one-year contract turned into 46 years, giving him the longest single appointment in the united methodist church. he worked his way through every department in the library, culminating in his true research love as the director of the center for methodist studies. his love of rare books led him on many adventures, including several trips to england. on one of these trips, he followed john wesley’s ministry route. page kept all the various evolutions of the methodist church structure in the united states firmly in his grasp and could aide any researcher with the ins and outs of the conferences, general conferences, and doctrines, down 46 annual yearbook to the last detail. page was mentored by kate warnick, smu’s first theological librarian, and worked for five directors: decherd turner, jerry campbell, robert maloy, valerie hotchkiss, and roberta schaafsma. he retired in 2007. in his free time, page enjoyed eating ice cream, blacksmithing, fishing, raising horses, and sharing these loves with his grandchildren. he reeled in his last fish on shadow lake in arkansas in the summer of 2018 and passed away peacefully on friday, march 8, 2019 in mckinney, texas. denominational group meetings 45 presbyterian and reformed librarians by sharon taylor we met friday, june 15, 2018 from 5:30-6:30 pm in room studio one at the hyatt regency indianapolis. jim pakala led and took minutes. present were: • margaret alkema (canadian reformed theological seminary) • donna campbell (westminster theological seminary) • steve crocco (yale divinity school) • virginia dearborn (princeton theological seminary) • michael farrell (reformed theological seminary, orlando) • becky givens (samford university) • steve jamieson (covenant theological seminary) • david lachman (independent bookseller) • pat lachman (independent bookseller)  • tim lincoln (austin presbyterian seminary) • gerone lockhart (calvin theological seminary) • denise pakala (covenant theological seminary) • jim pakala (covenant theological seminary) • christopher richardson (union presbyterian seminary)  • dora rowe (union presbyterian seminary) • michelle spomer (pittsburgh theological seminary) • andrew stout (covenant theological seminary) • sharon taylor (independent scholar)  • christina torbert (university of mississippi) jim pakala noted that our 2017 minutes, despite timely submission, were omitted from last year’s proceedings, but atla provided them later for “tip-in” (our 2014 minutes also somehow had been omitted but were printed at the back of the 2015 proceedings as pages 46 annual yearbook 389-391, designated “errata”). hopefully the new mode for submitting anything for the proceedings will help. institutional and personal news comprised most of the meeting. the following order of reports this time is by (presbyterian or reformed) institution alphabetically, followed by reports from attendees in other locations. austin presbyterian theological seminary is raising money for library renovation as the last piece of the capital campaign, tim lincoln reported. the construction work will begin in 2020 hopefully. there is a new m.a. in youth ministry in collaboration with youth ministry training based in nashville, which approached the seminary with the aim of developing a cohort-based, in-ministry model with study at austin three times a term. calvin theological seminary has just had its accreditation renewed by ats (association of theological schools), gerone lockhart reported, and as of last november he officially got lugene schemper’s position of theological librarian. there is increasing attention to collecting works related to world christianity. canadian reformed theological seminary is expecting an ats visit in 2020, margaret alkema reported. the highest enrollment ever was reached in 2017–2018 with 21 students. the transition to a new principal (president) in 2017–2018 seems to be going well. the person served as margaret’s associate librarian (a sort of faculty-liaison) and thereby has a good appreciation and understanding of the library. there are no big changes in the library, which is holding the course and trying to deal with the fluctuating canadian dollar which significantly impacts purchasing power. covenant theological seminary’s new access services librarian, andrew stout, was introduced by his supervisor steve jamieson, associate librarian for public services. andrew has one of covenant’s m.a. degrees as well as a library degree, and came to us from st. charles community college’s library. he succeeded christopher goodman last fall after chris took a managerial position with st. louis county library. a team from ats visited last october and one from higher learning commission (hlc) came in february. the nashville site did not come to full fruition as envisioned, so the book collection we assembled and catalogued remains at buswell library but will be unpacked, have a room of its own, and begin circulating. denominational group meetings 47 pittsburgh theological seminary, as michelle spomer reported, is undergoing much change, including a new curriculum in the fall, a semester system replacing the term system, and the opening of the $12 million renovated library. new spaces of note in the renovated library include the fred rogers family room (which provides a study space for library users with children, and includes a children’s book collection) and an active learning space (which includes sit-to-stand desks, balance chairs, a desk treadmill, and a desk bike). princeton theological seminary, as reported by virginia dearborn, is engaging in a comprehensive self-study process as required by ats and the middle states commission on higher education. this is year one of a three-year process. staff changes: in january 2018, f. w. “chip” dobbs-allsopp (on the faculty since 1999) became the new james lenox librarian, and evelyn frangakis began as managing library director. chip is also professor of old testament. as of july 1, the academic technology librarian and digital media lab coordinator will be reporting to it instead of the library. we’re upgrading to voyager 10 in june 2018. we’re also working on a preservation plan (for physical materials, not digital) with the help of the conservation center for art and historic artifacts through funding from an neh grant. christine (chris) schwartz, our metadata librarian and xml database administrator, recently co-authored a new book with timothy w. cole and myung-ja (mj) k. han for ala editions: coding with xml for efficiencies in cataloging and metadata: practical applications of xsd, xslt, and xquery (an alcts monograph). https://library.ptsem.edu/blog/metadata-librarian-asco-author. reformed theological seminary in orlando (oviedo, fl) was represented by michael farrell. recently a new campus opened in dallas which offers the master of divinity and master of arts (theological studies) degrees. dallas joins campuses in jackson, orlando, charlotte, atlanta, washington d.c., houston, new york city, and memphis. rts–orlando recently began a new hybrid master of divinity program which has grown quickly, and the library has been adapting programs to meet the needs of these students. union presbyterian seminary’s christopher richardson, noting that both richmond and charlotte locations are represented at this year’s atla conference, reported that ann knox has retired after 30 https://library.ptsem.edu/blog/metadata-librarian-as-co-author https://library.ptsem.edu/blog/metadata-librarian-as-co-author 48 annual yearbook years of service and dora rowe has succeeded her as instructional services librarian, director of the instructional resource center. the seminary’s library has acquired an atiz bookdrive mark 2 scanner at its richmond location and is using it (along with two other scanners) to digitize rare or unique archival items.  paula skreslet, reference and archives librarian, is leading this work and anticipates making new digital collections available in the near future.   reclassification from pettee to library of congress will take five or six years, with a part-time person devoted to the project. new compact shelving will help logistically. dora rowe also reported about union: we have had a digital learning lab for several years now, where students, faculty, and staff can explore new technologies before implementing them in their classrooms and/or workplaces. we loan cameras, laptops, and other technology to current students, faculty, and staff as well. we are expanding the lab to be a maker space, of which the lab will be a portion. there is a 3-d printer, a portable podcasting studio, and a new “game” that allows users to build basic app games for use in their classes or their church religious education programs. we have repurposed the light-table that was originally used to view slides and negatives to be used as a crafting light-table, and we have added a die-cut machine and dies for our students and our users from the local church communities. i am responsible for teaching information literacy for union and also the baptist theological seminary at richmond. this includes formal in-class sessions and also lunch-time classes. two of the most popular last semester were on advanced usage of ms word and how to record and launch a podcast. i plan to offer more, including “lunch-byte” research classes focusing on individual elements of acrl’s framework. additionally, i offer classes for members of local churches. these include technology classes and now will include use of the materials in our maker space. a children’s collection helps support children’s church, sunday school, and other educational opportunities. it is also heavily used by our students with families. there is a review site for new titles at http://storypath.upsem.edu/. we have video streaming collections (in addition to the videos and dvds available). for some of these we are sole owners, so when we have ill requests for those we seek permission to duplicate (and usually digitize) them. this has resulted in the original publisher requesting a copy of the resulting digital file http://storypath.upsem.edu/ denominational group meetings 49 as well. we have much audio material still in physical formats, some even reel-to-reel. many items are uniquely held, and we are working to convert them to digital formats with the aim eventually of making those we produced, or for which we can obtain permissions, available for download. we also have two of the largest audio collections of reinhold niebuhr and paul tillich. we sell these on cd with the permission of their heirs. recently, we began offering audiobooks to our patrons both on cd and as a streaming service, and this collection helps provide access for students with physical and processing disabilities, but we also thereby hope to serve our commuting students. the curriculum collection has materials from many denominations. we purchase leader & participant materials, vacation bible school kits, and dvd kits with leader/participant guides, plus games, posters, etc. included are materials for children, teens, adults, seniors, and multigenerational classes. weeding and reclassification are in process this summer, with classification changing from arrangement by publisher to being by theme. westminster theological seminary, as donna campbell reported, has some new staff members: steve mckinzie (assistant librarian) and robert mcinnes (archivist & special collections librarian). a new korean dmin and an online mac program are being offered. other reports: yale’s steve crocco mentioned his 10:30 a.m. conference session the same day titled “embedding one library into another: lessons from the andover newton theological school and yale divinity school experience.” included from andover newton were manuscripts, such as from edwards. also now in progress at yale is an effort (which includes working with officials in ct) to broaden a $13 million endowment that had been designated only for the history of christian missions, so that “world christianity” is included. becky givens, who works at samford university’s library. noted that it also houses the beeson divinity school holdings, but samford librarians are trying to engage beeson so as to serve them better. this has proven to require ongoing effort, but seems a worthy challenge. david lachman reported that the antiquarian book business is good, with demand exceeding availability. his focus, in addition to 50 annual yearbook bibles and presbyterian and reformed material, includes pre-1700 spanish church history. sharon taylor reported enjoying work as a part-time nanny and church librarian/archivist at pittsburgh’s historic shadyside presbyterian church, where she serves as an elder and works with internationals. christina torbert is presbyterian and serves as head of continuing resources at the university of mississippi libraries. she reported that part of her work is the role of philosophy & religion subject specialist, including acquisitions. although the university’s minor in religion was transformed into a major, it may return to the lower status owing to enrollment. preface committee reports committee for diversity, equity, and inclusion conference committee endowment committee professional development committee task forcereports international theological librarian education scholarly communication interest group reports public services special collections technical services world religions denominational group reports anabaptist mennonite anglican/episcopal baptist campbell-stone lutheran methodist orthodox presbyterian and reformed librarians roman catholic memorials officers of atla (1947–2018) atla organizational directory (2017–2018) atla member directory (2017–2018) historical annual conferences amended and restated bylaws of american theological library association 2017 ats library statistics interest group meetings 23 special collections by t. patrick milas, chair activity report: business meeting notes friday, june 15, 2018, indianapolis, indiana present: patrick milas (previously of princeton theological seminary, now of new brunswick theological seminary), shanee’ yvette murrain (university of west georgia), brother andrew kosmowski, sm (university of dayton), christopher anderson (yale divinity school), brian shetler (drew university), jane elder (southern methodist university), jérémie leblanc (saint paul university), roger morales (atla), tom clareson (lyrasis) call to order at 11:48 a.m. i. introductions ii. approved 2017 annual meeting minutes iii. special collections “show and tell” by brother andrew kosmowski—marian library, university of dayton library iv. shanee’ yvette murrain was recognized for her scig leadership & conference planning v. nominations and elections of steering committee and conveners (with oversight from member rep/staff liaison roger morales); all members present joined the steering committee; patrick milas will serve as convener, brian shetler as co-convener vi. reflections from 6/3/2018 eiteljorg museum of art excursion (jane elder, brian shelter) vii. ideas for 2018–2019 programming • ‘cherished treasures’ atla special collections digital, webinar (jane elder) • highlighting collections/digital collections, and preservation, outreach, discovery tips, ans basic housekeeping (guild of book workers—national bookbinding organization, jane elder, member) in atla newsletter (jérémie leblanc) 24 annual yearbook • university of dayton, marian library’s 75th anniversary planning and exhibit overview webinar prior to october events (brother andrew kosmowski) • recorded “show and tell” webinars through zoom (roger morales) could be held in october for archives month and theological libraries month viii. vancouver conference programming ideas • denominational archives (archdiocese of vancouver) • digital libraries programs in vancouver, university of british columbia (archival instruction program), simon frasier university (digital library program) (tom clareson) • victoria and vancouver; technology of the book conference; sharp, rare books & digital collections (brian shetler) preface committee reports committee for diversity, equity, and inclusion conference committee endowment committee professional development committee task forcereports international theological librarian education scholarly communication interest group reports public services special collections technical services world religions denominational group reports anabaptist mennonite anglican/episcopal baptist campbell-stone lutheran methodist orthodox presbyterian and reformed librarians roman catholic memorials officers of atla (1947–2018) atla organizational directory (2017–2018) atla member directory (2017–2018) historical annual conferences amended and restated bylaws of american theological library association 2017 ats library statistics 12 annual yearbook public services david schmersal, interest group chair attendees • david schmersal, austin presbyterian theological seminary, chair • melody diehl detar, duquesne university • jane elder, southern methodist university • kaeley mcmahan, wake forest university, steering committee member • steve perisho, seattle pacific university • desirae zingarelli-sweet, loyola marymount university six members of the public services interest group met for an informal conversation and breakfast. gerrit vandyk (co-chair) was unable to attend the conference. after brief introductions and noting that our group was sponsoring a session at the conference (beauty, embodiment, and stewardship: theological libraries and theological ecology, scheduled for 10:30am on saturday, june 13), the group devoted most of our time discussing our group’s plans and ideas for the new iteration of websites on religion as a libguide: https://atla.libguides. com/. as discussed at our business meeting, the public services interest group has been charged with overseeing and maintaining the new iteration of websites on religion as a libguide. as noted on the atla interest group meetings https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fatla.libguides.com%2f&c=e,1,qsw1hyaiittn2qlrscfmzlhe3wueorkmvn5yxpccxsz-bxkpbcimhxtsbk52xag8gh_sx3uizy9ttti_ucurswrkr_de1vicawnvrzfeo7h0ymwolmnhahu,&typo=1 https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fatla.libguides.com%2f&c=e,1,qsw1hyaiittn2qlrscfmzlhe3wueorkmvn5yxpccxsz-bxkpbcimhxtsbk52xag8gh_sx3uizy9ttti_ucurswrkr_de1vicawnvrzfeo7h0ymwolmnhahu,&typo=1 interest group meetings 13 website (https://www.atla.com/learning-engagement/resources-forlibrarianship/websites-on-religion/): • websites on religion is a selective, annotated collection of web resources for the study of religion. please note, this database of resources has not been consistently maintained since 2014. atla took ownership of the site from the wabash center in 2018 and will begin work on updating the links in late 2019. • this resource site was launched by the wabash center in the 1990s through the dedicated efforts of charles bellinger. it was officially named “the guide to internet resources for teaching and learning in theology and religion” and was also referred to as “the internet guide.” • when the wabash center realized that the scope and purposes of the site fit better with trained librarians than with the wabash center’s mission to support critical reflection on teaching practices, atla was pleased to take over the site in 2018. david and gerrit had a video conference meeting with christine fruin in the autumn of 2018 to discuss the psig’s interest in fostering the transition to libguide format and coordinate updating the links. atla staff subsequently decided to separate the tasks, recruiting atla members to move the content of the current site and asking psig members to oversee the content once the conversion to a libguide has been completed. at the meeting and in email correspondence, the group has discussed how to go about this, while recognizing that before making any detailed plans it would be best to see how the libguide is structured and then collaborate among members of psig to determine whether we will want to revise the structure somewhat. broadly speaking, we have agreed that, rather than considering this an index of every website on religion (which google can sort-of provide), it would be more useful to craft a carefully curated list of a few, select free online resources arranged topically, and that it would be best for a few members of the group to each take responsibility for a broad area, and recruit others to assist with curation as may be https://www.atla.com/learning-engagement/resources-for-librarianship/websites-on-religion/ https://www.atla.com/learning-engagement/resources-for-librarianship/websites-on-religion/ https://www.wabashcenter.com/ 14 annual yearbook helpful. while such selection will necessarily be subjective, we have identified the following criteria to guide our judgment: a. websites that are sponsored by/affiliated with an academic institution or maintained by a faculty member at an intuition (e.g., “assisting you to learn”) b. official, organizational websites of various religious groups or denominations or historical societies c. websites that provide (legal) online access to relevant primary sources and to tools that help patrons make use of such sources, such as lexica, e.g., perseus project, ccel, hymnary.org) d. websites that provide access to a variety of texts that reflect various perspectives (vs. websites that seek to promote a single point of view) e. websites that are regularly maintained and updated f. websites that we have personally used and found helpful (e.g., step bible) the group plans to meet virtually and collaborate over email to make more definite and detailed plans once the libguide has been completed, which is projected to be in the fall of 2019. https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ualberta.ca%2f~ebenzvi%2fteaching.html&c=e,1,nmq23jbebnqmmhkldfrjzlynieqymt9m5p24kuoohukilcsupymccgq63pcpy-plr6m9qk3jzgccykfmrfiwbzqkjwg_9r0rkmjkq403olky3d4,&typo=1 https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fhymnary.org&c=e,1,hdh-ryq4ncjgen0kh-14yy9xsynysnatu6nu5tblnf3cfvgwf41hl9ah-g9czwhujvghqjezmnxcoe2qxcpsn0hbqwxfwwh7vmlxhhibzahpmw,,&typo=1 68 officers of atla (1947–2020) term president / president elect vice president / secretary* executive treasurer 1947– 48 l. r. elliott charles p. johnson robert f. beach ernest m. white 1948– 49 l. r. elliott lucy w. markley robert f. beach j. stillson judah 1949– 50 jannette newhall kenneth s. gapp robert f. beach e. f. george 1950– 51 jannette newhall o. gerald lawson evah ostrander e. f. george 1951– 52 raymond p. morris margaret hort evah ostrander calvin schmitt 1952– 53 raymond p. morris henry m. brimm esther george calvin schmitt 1953– 54 henry m. brimm robert f. beach esther george calvin schmitt 1954– 55 robert f. beach evah kincheloe alice dagan ernest m. white 1955– 56 robert f. beach helen uhrlich alice dagan ernest m. white 1956– 57 helen b. uhrlich calvin schmitt alice dagan harold b. prince 1957– 58 calvin schmitt decherd turner alice dagan harold b. prince 1958– 59 decherd turner pamela quiers frederick chenery harold b. prince c o n t i n u e d officers of atla (1947–2020) 69 term president / president elect vice president / secretary* executive treasurer 1959– 60 pamela quiers kenneth quiers frederick chenery harold b. prince 1960– 61 kenneth gapp conolly gamble frederick chenery harold b. prince 1961– 62 conolly gamble donn m. farris frederick chenery harold b. prince 1962– 63 donn m. farris jay s. judah frederick chenery harold b. prince 1963– 64 jay s. judah charles johnson frederick chenery harold b. prince 1964– 65 charles johnson george h. bricker frederick chenery peter vandenberge 1965– 66 george h. bricker roscoe m. pierson thomas e. camp peter vandenberge 1966– 67 roscoe pierson arthur e. jones thomas e. camp peter vandenberge 1967– 68 arthur e. jones maria grossmann susan a. schultz david guston 1968– 69 maria grossmann harold b. prince susan a. schultz david guston 1969– 70 harold b. prince henry scherer susan a. schultz david guston 1970– 71 henry scherer genevieve kelly susan a. schultz david guston 1971– 72 genevieve kelly peter vandenberge david j. wartluft warren mehl 1972– 73 peter vandenberge john d. batsel david j. wartluft warren mehl 1973– 74 john d. batsel oscar c. burdick david j. wartluft warren mehl 1974– 75 oscar c. burdick roland e. kircher david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. c o n t i n u e d 70 a nnua l y e a rbook term president / president elect vice president / secretary* executive treasurer 1975– 76 roland e. kircher erich schultz david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1976– 77 erich r.w. schultz john b. trotti david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1977– 78 john b. trotti elmer j. o’brien david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1978– 79 elmer j. o’brien g. paul hamm david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1979– 80 simeon daly g. paul hamm david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1980– 81 simeon daly jerry campbell david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1981– 82 jerry campbell robert dvorak albert hurd robert a. olsen, jr. 1982– 83 robert dvorak martha aycock albert hurd robert a. olsen, jr. 1983– 84 martha aycock ronald deering albert hurd robert a. olsen, jr. 1984– 85 ronald deering sara mobley albert hurd robert a. olsen, jr. 1985– 86 sara myers stephen peterson simeon daly robert a. olsen, jr. 1986– 87 stephen peterson rosalyn lewis simeon daly robert a. olsen, jr. 1987– 88 rosalyn lewis channing jeschke simeon daly robert a. olsen, jr. 1988– 89 channing jeschke h. eugene mcleod simeon daly robert a. olsen, jr. 1989– 90 h. eugene mcleod james dunkly simeon daly robert a. olsen, jr. * this officer was called secretary until 1956–57, when the title was changed to executive secretary. when atla was reorganized in 1991, the executive secretary became a paid atla staff position. in 1993, this position became director of member services. c o n t i n u e d officers of atla (1947–2020) 71 term president / president elect vice president 1990–91 james dunkly mary bischoff 1991–92 james dunkly mary bischoff 1992–93 mary bischoff linda corman 1993–94 roger loyd linda corman 1996–97 m. patrick graham sharon a. taylor 1997–98 m. patrick graham dorothy g. thomason 1998–99 milton j. (joe) coalter dorothy g. thomason 2000–01 william hook sharon taylor 2001–02 sharon taylor eileen k. saner 2002–03 eileen k. saner paul schrodt 2003–04 paul schrodt paul stuehrenberg 2004–05 paul stuehrenberg christine wenderoth 2005–06 christine wenderoth duane harbin 2006–07 duane harbin martha lund smalley 2007–08 martha lund smalley david r. stewart 2008–09 david r. stewart roberta a. schaafsma 2009–10 david r. stewart roberta a. schaafsma 2010–11 laura c. wood eileen crawford 2011–12 john b. weaver andrew keck 2012–13 andrew keck beth bidlack 2013–14 beth bidlack melody layton mcmahon 2014–15 beth bidlack kelly campbell 2015–16 kelly campbell timothy d. lincoln c o n t i n u e d 72 a nnua l y e a rbook term president / president elect vice president 2016–17 timothy d. lincoln matthew j. ostercamp 2017–18 matthew j. ostercamp jennifer bartholomew 2018–19 jennifer bartholomew stephen v. sweeney 2019–20 stephen v. sweeney ellen frost 31 world religions gerrit van dyk, brigham young university, secretary members present • gerrit van dyk, brigham young university, chair • yasmine abou-el-kheir, chicago theological seminary • ellen frost, southern methodist university • ann heinrichs, catholic theological union (retired) • beth kumar, graduate theological union library • deanna roberts, union theological seminary & columbia university • craig rosenbeck, unaffiliated • yesan sellan, south asia institute of advanced christian studies • kitty serling, research medical center • stephen sweeney, saint john vianney seminary • alexis weiss, loyola marymount university • brian wright, colorado christian university members absent • drew baker, claremont school of theology • patrick milas, new brunswick theological seminary • megan welsh, university of colorado agenda introduction 1) round robin introductions 2) reviewed wrig mission 3) introduced steering committee members 4) group digital photo 32 a nnua l y e a rbook leadership nominations • beth kumar, chair • deanna roberts, member-at-large • alexis weiss, vice-chair-elect discussion of 2019–20 wrig initiatives • atlantis posts regarding religious diversity • migration of wabash sites to libguides ˏ looking for coordinators ˏ looking for content experts ˏ each institution has internal purposes which may not be the same as the goal of world religious studies ˏ created for librarians, not patrons in mind—as such, the best resources on a particular subject/world religion • atla annual 2020 wrig-sponsored session: ˏ christine d’arpa, school of information sciences at wayne state university, “open doors and good intentions are not enough: cultivating cultural competencies in lis education and practice” (85 participants attended) discussion: how can wrig encourage/facilitate spaces and outreach to bring new people and voices into the group? • breakout groups identified possibility of collaborating with the technical services interest group for bilingual cataloging records • reaching out to smaller institutions to join atla conversations • develop regular worship services at atla annual for religious traditions outside of christianity • possibly create an open conversation circle to discuss world religions at atla annual interest group meetings 33 summary of activities (hosted programs) atla annual session: “so your school is becoming more religiously diverse” presenters: drew baker, beth kumar, patrick milas, brian wright over the past decade, many atla member institutions have become increasingly religiously diverse. from larger actions, like starting new interreligious programs or partnering with other institutions, to smaller steps, like changing branding and programming, many institutions have actively sought to become more ecumenical and/ or interreligious and attract more students from religious traditions beyond the institutions’ particular historical traditions. given this reality, how can librarians at these schools adapt to serve their increasingly religiously diverse students better? what do librarians whose institutions are moving in more ecumenical or interreligious directions need to consider? from collection development to reference and instruction, this panel will reflect on their topic as the panelists raise important questions and provide helpful practical advice based on their experiences at their own institutions. atla annual session: “spiritual care in a multicultural and interfaith environment” presenters: syed nasir zaidi dr. syed nasir zaidi, research associate at vancouver school of theology, scholar of quran & islamic theology, and interfaith chaplain, will speak about lessons learned from providing spiritual care in a multicultural and interfaith environment. 43 lutheran richard a. lammert, convener members present • kellie barbato, lutheran theological southern seminary • susan ebertz, wartburg theological seminary • dan flores, texas lutheran university • richard lammert, concordia theological seminary, fort wayne, convener the two long-time members of the group, susan and richard, welcomed the two newcomers, kellie (nine months at lutheran theological southern seminary) and dan (not quite two weeks at texas lutheran university) institutional reports lutheran theological southern seminary kellie has been on the job as director of the lineberger memorial library for about nine months. the seminary and the library are in the process of restructuring positions. the seminary has appointed a new professor for practical ministry. the faculty have participated in dei training. enrollment has been steady at the seminary. the seminary would like to reach out more in encouraging united methodist and baptist students to attend. the library was closed from january to mid-march, but is now open again. 44 a nnua l y e a rbook wartburg theological seminary the seminary has a new president. last fall, the seminary added new professors in liturgics and systematics. the seminary is currently searching for persons to fill positions in hebrew bible, homiletics, and dean of the chapel. the seminary will be having in-person classes in the fall. the library was open to students during the covid19 pandemic; in addition, it is now open to the public. texas lutheran university dan just started his job (nine days) ago as director of the blumberg memorial library. he is excited to be at texas lutheran university and to be a part of the atla lutheran denominational group. the students at the university are 40% hispanic; one of his goals is to expand materials that are available for them. concordia theological seminary the seminary has been able to maintain a consistent enrollment. the current seminary president has been elected for a third five-year term. the library never closed to staff during the past year, since the director’s conviction was that the staff had to be physically present to provide services. at the beginning of the pandemic shutdown, library items were provided for pick up; by fall, staff and faculty were allowed in the library, and later, the wider community. the library currently has an archivist intern for one month to provide help in moving archive materials into the new library space and provide assessment in how to organize them. denominational group meetings 45 in general discussion among the group, the following possibilities of joint work were discussed: • sharing lists of discarded/weeded books among the libraries—this could most easily be accomplished through the atla lutheran list. • making digital copies of archival items available to other libraries—this was particularly noted in regard to scans of loehe’s letters, which are of interest to both concordia theological seminary and wartburg theological seminary. 2020-2021 group: [pictured, left to right] cindy aalders, brian shetler, stephanie garrett, jane elder, patrick milas, chris anderson, roger loyd, patrick cates, connor flatz 56 annual yearbook individual yasmine abou-el-kheir wendi adams carl adkins martha adkins christopher anderson clifford anderson anna appleman mary ann aubin ayesha asim gary averill h.d. sandy ayer william badke brenda bailey-hainer daniel baek drew baker jennifer bartholomew yvonne beever andrew bell charles bellinger chris benda miranda bennett eric benoy lynn berg barbara bergin carisse berryhill beth bidlack bobi bilz jill botticelli brian bouton evan boyd vlatka božičević debra bradshaw terrence brown moira bryant mitzi budde kerrie burn cynthia davis buffington michael bradford robert burgess paul burnam donna campbell kelly campbell rachel campion thomas cashore sheng chung chang ruth cho jaeyeon chung donna church craig churchill karen clarke deborah clifton matthew collins hope cooper thomas cooper rashida crawford deborah creamer dubravka crnković kristijan crnković raquel cruz matina ćurić lori curtis wesley custer christine daniels james darlack gary daught virginia dearborn naw san dee kd zhengsong deng james derksen cindy derrenbacker kevin dinkens dale dobias javier dominador iii erica durham abigail durkee susan ebertz jane elder atla member directory (2018–2019) atla member directory 57 rebecca klemme eliceiri leslie engelson erich engler timothy erdel suzanne estelleholmer james estes michael fahey michael farrell cheryl felmlee carlos fernandez alexander (sandy) finlayson diane fisher kathryn flynn jason fowler ellen frost petaia fuimaono nadine ginkel rebecca givens cheryl goodwin melanie goulish karla grafton douglas gragg geraldine granahan donna greenhut jeff griffin jenny griffin lisa grover jacob gucker darcy gullacher carrie hackney william hair susanah hanson duane harbin kenette harder sherill harriger kathleen harty trevan hatch lisa hearn ann heinrichs carissa hernandez edith linares hernandez bradley hess heather hicks catherine hill maria ho william hook barry hopkins judy howie scott huff barnaby hughes james humble debbie hunn marvin hunn brandon hunter robert huttmeyer anthonia imudiaomoregbe tracy powell iwaskow pedro jesus jaimes steve jamieson carol jarvis barbara jenkins alicia johnson tammy johnson allan jonathan steven jung renata kalnins kelemwork kassahun andrew keck thuam khai david kiger brian kirk jonathan klenklen cait kokolus daniel kolb brian kooy andrew kosmowski william kostlevy alan krieger david kriegh anna kroll robert krupp craig kubic beth kumar laura ladwig richard lammert alexandra leach elizabeth leahy ayanda lebele edzen lebita jérémie leblanc justin lillard amy limpitlaw timothy lincoln saundra lipton kenneth litwak huapu liu sylvia locher gerone lockhart teresa lubienecki karen madigan monica manning robert mayer david mayo louison emerick bissila mbila jonathan mccormick robert mcfadden steve mckinzie anne mclean 58 annual yearbook kaeley mcmahan kenneth mcmullen prakash menezes walter miedema patrick milas elizabeth young miller stephanie miller matthew millsap seth miskimins donald mitchell linet monda brian morin sara morrison shanee’ yvette murrain elizabeth mwangi paul myhre emily nevill siong ng charlotte nutter stephen ogor philip o’neill olivia ongera brad ost matthew ostercamp sheila owen marsia painter denise pakala james pakala jaclyn parrott glenn pearl cynthia peleña katharina penner alvaro pérez stephen perisho beth perry rebekah phillips robert phillips alison poage david powell nalini premadish angeles ramosankrum daya ratnam hugh rendle theresa rhodes christopher richardson jonathan riches mary-carol riehs derek rieckens mary martha riviere paul roberts terry robertson robert roethemeyer anthony rogers donna roof greg rosauer craig rosenbeck christopher rosser alice runis jason runnels mark russell filomena saxton david schmersal oliver schulz bob scott yesan sellan joel shedlofsky beth sheppard thomas shin d’anna shotts ryan shrauner armin siedlecki jeff siemon lindsey sinnott douglas siriba michael skor bobby smiley daniel smith dorothy smith suzanne smith alice song michelle spomer lee staman eric stancliff myka kennedy stephens kerrie stevens christa strickler karl stutzman harvey sukenic dennis swanson stephen sweeney valentine tarus donald tawney deborah taylor sharon taylor mary ann teske annette tews matthew thiesen vance thomas john thompson luke thompson paul tippey christina torbert david travis james treibert garrett trott sherrie tuck brenda turner jennifer ulrich gerrit van dyk kristine veldheer peter veracka atla member directory 59 rebecca villarreal karlee vineyard john vinke rachel vione jeffrey waldrop andreas waldvogel blake walter matthew wasielewski warren watson john weaver ferne weimer donna wells keith wells megan welsh christine wenderoth russell white daniel wigner stella wilkins peter wilkinsonn john williams jay wise karen wishart donna witek colyn wohlmut jennifer woodruff tait andy wortman brian wright patricia yang eric ziecker desirae zingarellisweet student heather bachelder brandon board lucius brundage susannah buck marlise burr-asher kathryn carroll anthony 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network | justin holford 35 anabaptist/mennonite jennifer ulrich, eastern mennonite university, secretary members present • karl stutzman, anabaptist mennonite biblical seminary • john shaffett, shorter university • timothy erdel, missionary church historical society • jennifer ulrich, eastern mennonite university a small group met on june 22, 2021, via zoom: karl stutzman, anabaptist mennonite biblical seminary; john shaffett, shorter university; timothy erdel, missionary church historical society, and jennifer ulrich, eastern mennonite university. we chatted about how each institution handled the school year and covid-19 related issues. classes took place online, some face to face, and some hybrid methods as well. some of our libraries were busy (even being used as a café) and others were quieter. people are starting to come back into the buildings, and it has been good to see people again. tim told us about a collection of materials and artifacts they took over. it is a collection that includes written materials and artifacts from the various iterations of a school that was at different times called the bethany bible institute, the bible school of the missionary church association, the missionary church association bible training school, the m.c.a. bible institute, the bible training school, fort wayne bible training school, fort wayne bible institute, fort wayne bible college, summit christian college, and taylor university fort denominational group meetings 36 a nnua l y e a rbook wayne. it was best known as fort wayne bible college. it began in bluffton, ohio (before bluffton college) on november 1, 1895, and closed in may 2009 in fort wayne. taylor university upland did take most of the materials from the taylor university fort wayne time period (1992-2009), but not all. karl shared about an indiana state library lsta grant to the private academic library network of indiana (palni), which is for digitizing last copies of books in palni libraries. ambs will be taking advantage of this grant. 2020–21 group: [pictured, left to right] jennifer ulrich, john shaffett, karl stutzman, timothy erdel 70 annual yearbook historical annual conferences 1947–2019 year place host 1947 louisville, kentucky louisville presbyterian seminary 1948 dayton, ohio bonebrake theological seminary 1949 chicago, illinois chicago theological seminary 1950 columbus, ohio evangelical lutheran seminary and capital university 1951 rochester, new york colgate-rochester divinity school 1952 louisville, kentucky southern baptist theological seminary 1953 evanston, illinois garrett biblical institute 1954 chicago, illinois chicago theological seminary 1955 new york, new york union theological seminary 1956 berkeley, california pacific school of religion 1957 fort worth, texas southwestern baptist theological seminary 1958 boston, massachusetts boston university school of theology 1959 toronto, ontario knox college 1960 st. paul, minnesota bethel college and seminary 1961 washington, d.c. wesley theological seminary 1962 hartford, connecticut hartford seminary foundation 1963 mill valley, california golden gate baptist theological seminary 1964 kansas city, missouri st. paul school of theology 1965 new york, new york general theological seminary 1966 louisville, kentucky southern baptist theological seminary 1967 chicago, illinois mccormick theological seminary 1968 st. louis, missouri concordia seminary 1969 pittsburgh, pennsylvania pittsburgh theological seminary 1970 new orleans, louisiana new orleans baptist theological seminary 1971 pasadena, california pasadena college historical annual conferences 71 year place host 1972 waterloo, ontario waterloo lutheran university 1973 bethlehem, pennsylvania moravian theological seminary 1974 denver, colorado iliff school of theology 1975 s. hamilton, massachusetts gordon-conwell theological seminary 1976 grand rapids, michigan calvin theological seminary 1977 vancouver, british columbia vancouver school of theology 1978 latrobe, pennsylvania saint vincent college 1979 new brighton, minnesota bethel theological seminary 1980 denver, colorado iliff school of theology 1981 st. louis, missouri christ seminary — seminex 1982 toronto, ontario toronto school of theology 1983 richmond, virginia united theological seminary in virginia 1984 holland, michigan western theological seminary 1985 madison, new jersey drew university 1986 kansas city, kansas rockhurst college 1987 berkeley, california graduate theological union 1988 wilmore, kentucky asbury theological seminary 1989 columbus, ohio trinity lutheran seminary 1990 evanston, illinois garrett-evangelical seminary and seaburywestern theological seminary 1991 toronto, ontario university of toronto, trinity college, and toronto school of theology 1992 dallas, texas southern methodist university 1993 vancouver, british columbia vancouver school of theology, regent college, and carey theological college 1994 pittsburgh, pennsylvania pittsburgh theological seminary, reformed presbyterian theological seminary, and trinity episcopal school for ministry 1995 nashville, tennessee divinity library of vanderbilt university and tennessee theological library association 1996 denver, colorado iliff school of theology 1997 boston, massachusetts boston university and boston theological institute 1998 leesburg, virginia virginia theological seminary and washington theological consortium 1999 chicago, illinois atla and association of chicago theological schools 2000 berkeley, california graduate theological union 2001 durham, north carolina divinity school at duke university 72 annual yearbook year place host 2002 st. paul, minnesota minnesota theological library association 2003 portland, oregon mount angel abbey, george fox seminary, multnomah biblical seminary, western seminary 2004 kansas city, missouri kansas city area theological library association 2005 austin, texas southwest area theological library association 2006 chicago, illinois american theological library association staff 2007 philadelphia, pennsylvania southeastern pennsylvania theological library association 2008 ottawa, ontario saint paul university 2009 st. louis, missouri st. louis theological consortium libraries 2010 louisville, kentucky the theological education association of midamerica 2011 chicago, illinois chicago area theological library association and association of chicago theological schools 2012 scottsdale, arizona theological library cooperative of arizona 2013 charlotte, north carolina carolinas theological library consortium 2014 new orleans, louisiana new orleans baptist theological seminary 2015 denver, colorado theological librarians and libraries of denver/ rocky mountain region 2016 long beach, california the southern california theological library association 2017 atlanta, georgia columbia theological seminary, erskine theological seminary, mercer university, mcafee school of theology, pitts theology library, candler school of theology, emory university, robert w. woodruff library, atlanta university center, the interdenominational theological center 2018 indianapolis, indiana robert roethemeyer, concordia theological seminary — kroemer library, and ken boyd, retired 2019 vancouver, british columbia cindy aalders, regent college 26 technical services anna appleman, columbia theological seminary, acting secretary members present twenty people attended the online business meeting of the technical services interest group, july 23, 2021 agenda 1) the year in review 2) reports 3) steering committee elections 4) other business the year in review richard lammert, technical services interest group (tsig) steering committee chair, reported that tsig hosted quarterly online colloquial conversations during the last year: • august 2020, “colloquial conversation: covid-19”; with a follow-up in september 2020, “a month into a new school year with covid-19 precautions” • december 2020, “the pcc wikidata pilot: what is it, what does it have to do with linked data, how does it work, and why should you care?” with christa strickler, associate professor of library science at buswell memorial library, wheaton college • april 2021, “colloquial conversation: quirky cataloging and rare books well done” with bro. andrew kosmowski, librarian at the north american center for marianist studies (nacms) and armin siedlecki, head of cataloging and rare book cataloger at the pitts theology library, emory university interest group meetings 27 the steering committee asked the question, “do you want us to continue quarterly colloquial conversations?” the consensus was yes. the steering committee will continue to set these up and announcements will be posted in various places: the atla-tech list, the atla newsletter, and the atla website under events. reports richard lammert (concordia theological seminary) reported that the saco funnel now has two active members and, in the last atla year, produced ten new lc subject headings. michael bradford (harvard university) reported the conser funnel statistics for the current lc fiscal year to date. theology cataloging bulletin update, christa strickler (wheaton college) christa strickler reported that theological cataloging bulletin is undergoing a series of changes to expand the scope of the publication beyond cataloging to incorporate more aspects of technical services. the editorial board will also be adding new sections. the “testimony” column is now entitled “perspectives and practices.” a new title for the publication is being considered. more information about the upcoming changes will be announced in the next few months. it is anticipated that the changes will occur with the new volume in january 2022. the current editorial board is cindy snell (columbia international university) as editor-in-chief; the contributing editors are anna appleman (columbia theological seminary) and christa strickler (wheaton college). cc:da liaison report, donna wells (southeastern baptist theological seminary) donna wells reported that the cc:da (ala committee on cataloging: description and access) met three times this past year and received task force and committee reports. the updated rda toolkit is complete and training is available on youtube. upcoming projects include redoing romanization tables, updating the naco participant’s manual, and preparing modules for proposing subjects. the cancellation of the multiples subdivision (“[buddhism, christianity, etc.]”) under “religious aspects” is complete. any new headings will need to be proposed individually. 28 a nnua l y e a rbook donna also reported that ala is doing a major restructuring of all of their committees, so the future of cc:da is yet to be determined. atla funnels update (naco/saco/conser), richard lammert (concordia theological seminary) richard lammert discussed the aging of technical services librarians and retirements. the atla naco funnel institutions typically have only one participant; when that individual leaves due to retirement, the new cataloger may not necessarily be hired for naco capability. there is a need for more cooperative participation. one possibility is participating in the pcc wikidata pilot. there is opportunity for atla institutions to become involved in saco. the subdivision “religious aspects” is not a free-floating subdivision, except under a very few specific categories of headings. the subdivision generally needs to be proposed for each new use. this alone makes participation in the saco funnel worthwhile. steering committee elections the terms for the steering committee positions filled by john thompson and anna appleman are ending. both are eligible for reelection. john is retiring, and is not standing for reelection. anna is standing for reelection. christina torbert (university of mississippi) nominated brinna michael (emory university) for the open position, and brinna accepted the nomination. anna appleman and brinna michael were elected by acclamation. chairman richard lammert reported that two steering committee member positions will be open next year, since the individuals in those positions will have each served two terms. other business there was no other business for the meeting. interest group meetings 29 2020–21 group: [pictured, left to right] richard lammert, christina torbert, leslie engelson, jeff brigham, lynn berg, christa strickler, anna lois kroll, john thompson, brinna michael, yvonne myers current steering committee richard lammert (concordia theological seminary), chair—2nd term ends 2022 donna wells (southeastern baptist theological seminary), vicechair—2nd term ends 2022 bro. andrew kosmowski (north american center for marianist studies), secretary—1st term ends 2023) anna appleman (columbia theological seminary)—1st term ends 2021 john thompson (waynesburg university)—1st term ends 2021 christa strickler (wheaton college)—1st term ends 2023 28 annual yearbook methodist lynn berg, interim secretary present • brian shetler, drew university, convener • christopher anderson, yale university • katie benjamin, duke university • lynn berg, garrett-evangelical theological seminary, interim secretary • matthew davis, roberts wesleyan college / northeastern seminary • jane elder, southern methodist university • ellen frost, southern methodist university • andy keck, southern methodist university • amy limpitlaw, boston university • seth miskimins, southern methodist university • steve perisho, seattle pacific university • tom phillips, claremont school of theology • david schmersal, austin presbyterian theological seminary • helen stocker, nazarene theological college (uk) • jay wise, indiana wesleyan university the methodist librarians’ fellowship met at atla annual 2019 in vancouver, bc on thursday, june 13, 2019, from 5:00 to 5:50 pm. agenda approval of 2018 minutes special session of the general conference (february 23–26, 2019) united methodist conference journal collection round robin reports approval of 2018 minutes the minutes of the 2018 meeting of the methodist librarians’ fellowship were approved with no changes. denominational group meetings 29 special session of the general conference (february 23–26, 2019 – st. louis, mo) the group briefly shared local reactions to the decisions made by the special session that was called to act on a report of the commission on a way forward regarding issues of human sexuality in the book of discipline. some expressed anxiety and uncertainty, and we are waiting to see what will happen at the general conference scheduled for may 5–15, 2020, in minneapolis, mn. united methodist conference journal collection in response to an inquiry about which conference journals our institutions collect, a couple of libraries indicated that they only keep the conference journals for their own jurisdictions. drew university keeps a running list of which journals they have on their website. it was noted that some of the journals come on flash drives, and pdfs have been made (some have been printed out, but not all). none are digitized. the book of discipline specifies that two copies of the conference reports are to be sent to the methodist archives and one to drew methodist library. round robin reports brian shetler, drew university the library is still without a cataloger. the backlog is growing. they have more interaction with classes. they are branching out into pop culture. andy keck, southern methodist university andy expressed sadness at the loss of the methodists who have passed away, mentioning john baker-batsel and don haymes. katie benjamin, duke university they have a new dean. they are replacing a circulation staff person and losing a reference person. but they are keeping things afloat. the wesley works project is ongoing. jay wise, indiana wesleyan university their director is retiring. he noted the importance of having tech people who are also project managers. he stressed the importance 30 annual yearbook of knowing your institutional culture. they are dealing with copyright issues. matthew davis, northeastern seminary they will be down to four librarians. tom phillips, claremont school of theology they have sold their campus. the director reports directly to the board of trustees. they are moving 50,000 books; the rest they are not sure what they will do with yet. they have lots of e-books. what will the faculty do? the faculty will move, embed, relocate. student numbers have doubled. the digital library will be their main library. amy limpitlaw, boston university they are the recipients of stained-glass windows that celebrate the women’s foreign missionary society. the staff made an online exhibit of them. they have hired some new faculty. helen stocker, nazarene theological college (uk) she is a solo librarian. she shared information with the group about their visiting fellows program. church of the nazarene is funding the library management system. chris anderson, yale university he spoke about their methodist studies program. they are working on a united methodist studies bibliography, which they hope to finish soon. predecessors digitized magazines and journal annual reports. steve perisho, seattle pacific university no news to report. jane elder, southern methodist university they are entering phase two of the building renovation. there is demolition and reconstruction in the library, but they will eventually be ada-compliant lynn berg, garrett-evangelical theological seminary the seminary passed its ats accreditation and is good for another ten years. the library has two new staff members, daniel smith (research, instruction, & digital services librarian) and edzen lebita (acquisitions & serials specialist). 43 lutheran evan e. boyd, convener members present • evan e. boyd, united lutheran seminary, convener • elli cucksey, trinity lutheran seminary at capital university • susan ebertz, wartburg theological seminary • lisa hearn, lutheran theological southern seminary of lenoirrhyne university • richard lammert, concordia theological seminary—fort wayne • sandy leach, lutheran theological southern seminary of lenoir-rhyne university • roger peters, concordia theological seminary—fort wayne • robert roethemeyer, concordia theological seminary—fort wayne • armin siedlecki, emory university • robert smith, concordia theological seminary—fort wayne institutional reports united lutheran seminary • uls library had one resignation and one retirement during the year. they will be filling the archivist role in the coming year. • uls has elected its new president, the rev. dr. guy erwin, current bishop of the southwestern california synod of the elca. his term begins august 1, 2020. • multiple digital collections are about to go live. • an archivesspace instance has been installed and finding aids are slowly being added. • fall 2020 will be offered online fully. 44 a nnua l y e a rbook lutheran theological southern seminary • new library catalog for ltss and uls went live in summer 2019. • two faculty retirements and a new professor of lutheran studies has been hired for one of the openings. • sandy leach is retiring on june 30, 2020, and the hiring process is going smoothly. • still planning for fall (in person, online, etc.). wartburg theological seminary • president resigned in december 2020. an interim is in place and wartburg is currently searching for a replacement. • two new faculty hires in systematic theology and liturgical studies. • most students were already online; it was not a major transition when covid-19 forced everyone online. • have not yet made a decision about residential classes this fall. trinity lutheran seminary at capital university • been closed since mid-march for covid-19. • nothing has yet been announced about fall classes yet. • had a failed search for new president of capital university. a two-year interim will be in place. • trinity has hired a bible professor. • capital university libraries do not have a director at this time. the libraries are currently down two librarians. jkm library trust • library director search has been placed on hold. • mccormick is online all fall. lstc has the possibility of small, in-person classes, but most will be online. denominational group meetings 45 concordia seminary—st. louis (notes from robert roethemeyer) • ben haupt, library director since 2013, has been moved into the associate provost of the seminary position. • paul robinson, a member of the history faculty, has been moved into the library director position. • concordia seminary will have an interim president. concordia theological seminary—fort wayne • have been online since mid-march, though staff in the library have continued to come in. • book pick-up and drop-off services have been active. also scanning of articles and reference materials. • reference services have been online with google meet. • face-to-face instruction resumed on june 1. • late-march hlc and ats accreditation visits are rescheduled to late october. • robert smith developed a 50-page, 5-year bibliography for luther-jahrbuch. • digitized 40 linear feet of audio cassettes recorded at ctsfw. slowly adding to the seminary’s digital repository. emory university • closed to the public for the time being. fall is not yet decided. • emory is getting a new president in august—gregory fenves from university of texas at austin. • candler school of theology dean jan love is interim provost of the university, but will resume her position as dean of the seminary once the provost position is filled. • annual reformation celebration will be online. • kessler research fellowship—three the next school year (though not on campus). mailto:http://pitts.emory.edu/research/kesslerfellows/2021fellows.cfm?subject= 46 a nnua l y e a rbook other news lutheran historians & archivists conference • back in november 2019, a gathering of scholars of lutheran history and archivists of lutheran collections (lcms, elca, wels, and a few smaller lutheran denominations represented). • table conversations were a great opportunity to get historians to meet archivists and archivists to meet historians (learning how each works). • one thing folks learned was the strong desire from historians for greater electronic access to serials. cts-fw has all lcms publications since 1930 digitized for the public (except concordia journal). • a summary of the event was shared on the atla lutherans listserv by robert roethemeyer. 17 public services david e. schmersal, austin presbyterian theological seminary, chair steering committee • david schmersal, austin presbyterian theological seminary, chair • kaeley mcmahan, wake forest university • gerrit van dyk, brigham young university members present • david schmersal, austin presbyterian theological seminary, chair • donna church, concordia seminary (st. louis, mo) • jane elder, southern methodist university • daniel flores, western theological seminary • sharon gardoski, clarks summit university • steve jamieson, covenant theological seminary • denise mcfarlin, atla • kaeley mcmahan, wake forest university • elizabeth young miller, morvian college & theological seminary • juliana morley, biola university • jude morrissey, yale university • charlotte nahon, atla • steve perisho, seattle pacific university • mary-carol riehs, garrett theological seminary • alexis weiss, loyola marymount university • brian wright, colorado christian university agenda 1) update on websites for religion libguide 2) touching base/catching up 3) group discussion: how has the quarantine/covid-19 affected your public services (circulation, reference)? do you foresee any lasting changes? mailto:?subject= mailto:?subject= mailto:?subject= 18 a nnua l y e a rbook 1) update on websites for religion libguide after atla assumed ownership of the websites on religion list created by charles bullinger and formerly maintained by the wabash center, atla hired jim darlack to convert this content into a libguide, available on atla’s website. christine fruin of atla has asked members of the public services interest group and the world religions interest group to collaborate with other members of atla and of the wider realm of religious and theological studies to develop and maintain this libguide going forward. members of the psig and the wrig met via zoom on january 23 to discuss plans for the libguide. we have created a spreadsheet to help keep track of volunteers and areas of responsibility, and have identified two broad roles: coordinators: • recruit and collaborate with content managers; • vet websites proposed by content managers to ensure they conform with guidelines; • are responsible for broader areas of the guide, have admin/ editorial access to the libguide, and actually make the changes. content managers: • discover and propose new, relevant websites for under-developed content areas; • test existing links on a regular basis to ensure there are no broken links. we have also identified the following criteria for evaluating websites: • websites that are sponsored by/affiliated with an academic institution or maintained by a faculty member at an institution (e.g., assisting you to learn). • official, organizational websites of various religious groups or denominations or historical societies. • websites that provide (legal) online access to relevant primary sources and to tools that help patrons to make use of such sources, such as lexicons (e.g., perseus project, ccel, hymnary. org). https://atla.libguides.com/wor https://atla.libguides.com/wor interest group meetings 19 • websites that provide access to a variety of texts that reflect various perspectives (vs. websites that seek to promote a single point of view). • websites that are regularly maintained and updated. • websites that we have used personally and found helpful (e.g., step bible). developing this guide to curated, free, open access online resources in religion and theology will be useful not only for librarians but also for alumni and others who do not have access to subscription databases. it is our hope that the development of this guide will serve as a catalyst for the creation of additional stand-alone guides that will facilitate exploring individual faith traditions, their history, and their sacred texts in greater depth. 2) touching base/catching up members of the psig, and others who joined us for the meeting, took turns introducing ourselves and noting our respective institutions. 3) group discussion: how has the quarantine/covid-19 affected your public services (circulation, reference)? do you foresee any lasting changes? members of the group shared how the quarantine prompted by covid-19 has affected our work and some members of the group shared examples of guides they have created: • moravian.libguides.com/onlineresources [online resources libguide developed by librarians at moravian] • libguides.lmu.edu/covid19 • guides.westernsem.edu/covid-19 • guides.garrett.edu/spring-2020-special-resources • www.covenantseminary.edu/update-on-library-services • www.projectcora.org/library-collection/radar-challenge many members of the group indicated that their schools will be offering classes online, in part or entirely, and that fall orientation will be online. http://moravian.libguides.com/onlineresources http://libguides.lmu.edu/covid19 http://guides.westernsem.edu/covid-19 http://guides.garrett.edu/spring-2020-special-resources http://www.covenantseminary.edu/update-on-library-services/ http://www.projectcora.org/library-collection/radar-challenge 20 a nnua l y e a rbook 2019–20 group: [pictured, left to right] david schmersal, alexis weiss, kaeley mcmahan, brian wright, steve perisho, mary-carol riehs, daniel flores, sharon gardoski, elizabeth young miller, jane elder, donna church, steve jamieson 4 diversity, equity, and inclusion yasmine abou-el-kheir, committee chair committee members • yasmine abou-el-kheir, chicago theological seminary, chair • daniel (bonggun) baek, vancouver school of theology • evan e. boyd, united lutheran seminary • david kriegh, saint mary’s college of california • alice song, fuller theological seminary • donna wells, southeastern baptist theological seminary • gillian harrison cain, staff liaison year in review the 2019–20 year for the atla diversity, equity, and inclusion committee was spent building and expanding upon the groundwork from previous years. the committee continued to contribute to the dei series on the atla blog. six blog posts were written this year highlighting different diversity, equity, and inclusion themes and how members can bolster their collection and meet the needs of various constituencies in their institutions. these themes covered the following topics: • “transgender day of remembrance, november 20” by evan boyd. • a guest post by tomoko shida, the recipient of the 2019 atla diversity, equity, and inclusion scholarship, on “‘hospitality’ in archival collections related to the study of religion.” • reflections by all dei committee members on the meaning of diversity, equity, and inclusion. • “african americans and the ballot box: countering disinformation campaigns with social media literacy” by yasmine abouel-kheir. • a guest blog post by sheryl stahl, director of the hebrew union college-jewish institute of religion, discussing “yom ha-shoah (israeli holocaust remembrance day).” https://www.atla.com/blog/transgender-day-of-remembrance/ https://www.atla.com/blog/hospitality-archival-collections-diversity-scholarship-2019/ https://www.atla.com/blog/hospitality-archival-collections-diversity-scholarship-2019/ https://www.atla.com/blog/dei-meeting/ https://www.atla.com/blog/black-history-month-voter-suppression/ https://www.atla.com/blog/black-history-month-voter-suppression/ https://www.atla.com/blog/yom-ha-shoah-dei/ https://www.atla.com/blog/yom-ha-shoah-dei/ committee & task force reports 5 • “asian pacific american heritage month (apahm): a rich mosaic” by daniel (bonggun) baek. in 2020, the atla diversity, equity, and inclusion scholarship received 15 applications from eligible candidates from ala-accredited programs in the united states and canada. the 2020 recipient is ezra jiseok choe, an mlis student at the university of california, los angeles. as a korean-american catholic, he brings a thomistic understanding of the role of diversity in all things, holding a particular interest in exploring how this is put into practice through librarianship. he sees this scholarship as an opening to a productive partnership with atla, helping him to realize his goal of becoming a theological librarian, bolstering the encouragement of his peers at biola, where he currently works as a library assistant. a request was submitted to the atla board to consider awarding a secondary scholarship to marian ekweogwu, a lapsed nigerian catholic who identifies as a non-binary queer person. the request was approved, and a second atla diversity, equity, and inclusion scholarship will be awarded. marian is a student at uiuc’s school of information sciences and is currently enrolled in the theological librarianship class with carisse berryhill. in the fifteen years between their undergraduate education and entering library school, they served in a variety of roles: an investigator of police brutality for the civilian complaint review board in new york city, a barista for a queer-run café, and a ranger for the bureau of land management. in these diverse responsibilities, they put their thoughts on diversity into practice, encouraging the underserved and marginalized to take a greater role in their community. they hope that this scholarship will permit them to attend and present at upcoming atla conferences. the dei committee is currently working on a dei libguide hosted by atla that will offer members resources and toolkits for facilitating conversations around dei issues as well as current best practices and policies for libraries. information on the legal frameworks governing dei as well as existing dei policies for higher education and libraries in particular will be shared. the dei libguide is anticipated to become available for members in fall 2020. in the wake of the wave of protests following the deaths of george floyd, ahmaud arberry, and breonna taylor, the dei committee approached the atla board to issue a formal statement. the atla board passed a resolution on june 5, 2020, acknowledging the tragedy of racism and xenophobia as problems that conflict with atla’s https://www.atla.com/blog/asian-pacific-american-heritage-month/ https://www.atla.com/blog/asian-pacific-american-heritage-month/ 6 a nnua l y e a rbook core purpose “[t]o promote worldwide scholarly communication in religion and theology by advancing the work of libraries and related information providers” by marginalizing some voices and perspectives. the resolution further affirmed atla’s organizational end 3.1 and commitment to ongoing training so that “[l]ibrarians and information providers demonstrate competencies in diversity, inclusion, equity, and antiracism.” for the 2020 atla annual in detroit, the dei committee planned to offer members a pre-conference excursion to the arab-american national museum in dearborn, michigan. a guided tour followed by dinner at a local lebanese restaurant was planned. also scheduled for the conference was a workshop facilitated by the michigan roundtable on diversity, equity, and inclusion on best practices, standards, and practical guidelines. the one-hour session was going to touch on areas of bias, communication, and cultural awareness. unfortunately, the reality of covid-19 meant that both the excursion and workshop needed to be cancelled. this coming year, the dei committee will continue its work developing a survey of atla members on existing dei practices and needs within their libraries and institutions more generally. 15 scholarly communication committee melody diehl detar, duquesne university, chair members • melody diehl deter, duquesne university, chair • michael hemenway, iliff school of theology • barbara jenkins, university of oregon • matthew davis, davidson college • melissa chim, general theological seminary • christine fruin, atla staff liaison year in review the scholarly communication committee gladly welcomed two new members during the 2020-2021 year, matthew davis and melissa chim. the committee faced a year of change and uncertainty, with the pandemic preventing in-person gatherings and creating challenging work environments. despite the unusual circumstances, the committee accomplished several goals that helped contribute to the both the atla community and to the field of theology more broadly. oer grant the committee was thrilled to support atla’s first oer grant program during the 2020-2021 academic year. support included drafting a call for proposals, hosting a webinar to introduce the program, reviewing applications, and selecting two very strong proposals for oer projects. the committee was impressed with the quality of the first grant projects and was excited to introduce the second year of the program in may 2021 for the 2021-2022 academic year. members of the committee hosted another webinar to introduce the second year of the grant program. 16 a nnua l y e a rbook institutional repositories many atla members have expressed interest in learning more about institutional repositories (ir) and/or finding support for the development or maintenance of an ir at their institution. using an atla member survey about irs as a point of reference, the committee decided to host a speaker panel about irs and to create libguide to support the topic. melissa chim, matthew davis, and melody diehl detar, alongside amanda hurford from palni, participated in the panel conversation at the atla annual conference. webinar – digital identity in support of the atla webinar series and with significant help from scholarly communications committee member, mathew davis, the committee arranged a webinar on the creating and nurturing your digital identity by dr. maha bali. 2020-2021 group: [pictured, left to right] melody diehl detar, matthew davis, michael hemenway, barbara jenkins, melissa chim 69 atla organizational directory (2017–2018) officers of the board of directors • president: matthew ostercamp, north park university, brandel library • vice president: jennifer bartholomew, sacred heart seminary & school of theology • secretary: stephen sweeney, st. john vianney seminary • treasurer: ellen frost, perkins school of theology, bridwell library board of directors • jaeyeon lucy chung, garrett-evangelical theological seminary and seabury-western theological seminary, the styberg library • suzanne estelle-holmer, yale university divinity school library • tracy powell iwaskow, librarian • timothy d. lincoln, austin presbyterian theological seminary, stitt library • brad ost, atlanta university center, robert w. woodruff library • michelle spomer, pittsburgh theological seminary • christina torbert, university of mississippi libraries • jennifer ulrich, eastern mennonite university board committees and task forces finance committee • ellen frost, perkins school of theology, bridwell library • michelle spomer, pittsburgh theological seminary • christina torbert, university of mississippi, j.d. williams library 70 annual yearbook nominating committee • timothy d. lincoln, austin presbyterian theological seminary, chair, stitt library • jeffrey a. waldrop, fuller theological seminary • ellen frost, perkins school of theology, bridwell library policy governance committee • jennifer ulrich, eastern mennonite university, chair • brad ost, atlanta university center, robert w. woodruff library • stephen sweeney, st. john vianney seminary • suzanne estelle-holmer, yale university divinity school library tellers committee • james darlack, gordon-conwell theological seminary, chair • rebekah bedard, candler school of theology, emory university, pitts theology library • david kriegh, saint patrick’s seminary and university appointed officials and representatives • association archivist: christopher j. anderson, yale university divinity school • representative to ala committee on cataloging: description and access (cc:da): armin siedlecki, candler school of theology, pitts theology library committees of the association conference committee • paul tippey, asbury theological seminary, chair • robert burgess, southwestern baptist theological seminary • shaneé yvette murrain, university of west georgia • matthew thiesen, western seminary • rebecca yowler, valparaiso university • erica durham, columbia theological seminary, 2017 local host committee representative atla organizational directory (2017–2018) 71 • robert roethemeyer, concordia theological seminary, 2018 local host committee representative • cindy aalders, regent college, 2019 local host committee representative • miranda bennett, university of houston, proceedings editor in chief, editor-in-chief • gillian harrison cain, ex officio • denise mcfarlin, staff liaison committee for diversity, equity, and inclusion • donna wells, southeastern baptist theological seminary library, chair • drew baker, claremont school of theology • evan boyd, united lutheran seminary • ondrea murphy, new brunswick theological seminary • lee staman, center for action and contemplation • roger morales, staff liaison endowment committee • sharon taylor, pittsburgh, pennsylvania, chair • eric benoy, new orleans baptist theological seminary • pat graham, retired • craig kubic, southwestern baptist theological seminary • dennis swanson, university of north carolina at pembroke • brenda bailey-hainer, staff liaison • marie jacobsen, staff liaison professional development committee • wesley custer, asbury theological seminary, chair • yasmine abou-el-kheir, chicago theological seminary • martha adkins, university of san diego • michael bradford, harvard divinity school • james estes, wesley theological seminary • warren watson, payne theological seminary • gillian harrison cain, staff liaison 72 annual yearbook task forces of the association task force on scholarly communication in religion and theology • andrew keck, luther seminary, chair • clifford b. anderson, vanderbilt university • debbie creamer, association of theological schools • michael hemenway, iliff school of theology • jérémie leblanc, saint paul university • christine fruin, ex officio international theological librarianship education task force • kelly campbell, columbia theological seminary, decatur, georgia, u.s., chair • yasmine abou-el-kheir, chicago theological seminary, chicago, illinois, u.s. • sandy ayer, ambrose university, calgary, alberta, canada • carisse berryhill, abilene christian university, abilene, texas, u.s. • kerrie burn, catholic theological college, university of divinity, melbourne, australia • matina ćurić, berlin, germany • seoyoung kim, world mission university, los angeles, california, u.s. • griselda lartey, columbia theological seminary, decatur, georgia, u.s. • ephraim muldave, africa international university, nairobi, kenya • cynthia pelena, central philippine university, iloilo city, philippines • álvaro pérez, universidad bíblica latinoamericana, san jose, costa rica • yesan sellen, south asia institute of advanced christian studies (saiacs), bangalore, india • brenda bailey-hainer, staff liaison atla organizational directory (2017–2018) 73 council and editorial boards of the association atla press coordinating council • christine fruin, chair • miranda bennett, proceedings editor-in-chief • matthew collins, monographs editor-in-chief • david kohl, interim monographs editor • leslie engelson, theology cataloging bulletin editor-in-chief • melody layton mcmahon, at large • jennifer woodruff-tait, theological librarianship editor-in-chief • at large member vacancy theological librarianship editorial board • jennifer woodruff-tait, editor-in-chief • richard manly “bo” adams, jr., candler school of theology, emory university, pitts theology library • christopher j. anderson, yale university divinity school • barnaby hughes, american theological library association • keegan osinski, divinity library vanderbilt university theology cataloging bulletin editorial board • leslie engelson, murray state university, editor-in-chief • anna appleman, columbia theological seminary, contributor • ann heinrichs, catholic theological union, contributor atla monographs editorial board • matthew collins, louisville presbyterian theological seminary, editor-in-chief • david kohl, interim editor • christopher rogers, university of st. mary of the lake, editor • james estes, wesley theological seminary, editor • myka kennedy stephens, lancaster theological seminary, editor 74 annual yearbook association staff leadership • executive director: brenda bailey-hainer • director of business development: margot lyon • director of financial services: marie jacobsen • director of information systems: jim butler • director of member programs: gillian harrison cain • director of production: maria stanton preface committee reports committee for diversity, equity, and inclusion conference committee endowment committee professional development committee task forcereports international theological librarian education scholarly communication interest group reports public services special collections technical services world religions denominational group reports anabaptist mennonite anglican/episcopal baptist campbell-stone lutheran methodist orthodox presbyterian and reformed librarians roman catholic memorials officers of atla (1947–2018) atla organizational directory (2017–2018) atla member directory (2017–2018) historical annual conferences amended and restated bylaws of american theological library association 2017 ats library statistics 65 ray radoslav suput (1922–2018) ray radoslav suput died in april of 2018 after a long and eventful life. ray was born in 1922 in columbus, ohio, but was raised by his maternal aunt in the plitvice lake region in the former yugoslavia, now croatia. as an expert in serbo-croatian and italian languages, ray served as an interpreter for the allied control commission working with refugees in italy during world war ii. before retiring in 1987, ray served in multiple roles at ball state university in muncie, indiana, including director of libraries, department chair, and professor. he was proud of his involvement in the design and building of bracken library, to which he walked or rode his bike each day. ray retired to columbus, ohio, where he was active in his church and the columbus african violet flower society and continued to ride his bike for many years. we give thanks for the life and work of ray suput. ed hunter (1931–2018) ed was a lifelong student who loved words, language, and books. with degrees from indiana university, the university of chicago divinity school, and simmons college, he succeeded in forging a career that combined his passions for religion, education, and books as a theological librarian for five years at bexley hall seminary and for 28 years at the methodist theological school in ohio, and as a professor of greek, hebrew, and religious interpretation of novels. memorials 66 a nnua l y e a rbook over the years, he had passion for many things, including art, music, opera, nature, plants, birds, and books. he was a role model for following one’s interests, rather than conforming to others’ expectations—always preferring to read a book, needlepoint, or listen to opera, with little care for sports or popular trends. he was an early feminist, advocating for increased opportunities for women and supporting his wife melva’s political career. he was active throughout his life in social justice work—a devotion that has inspired his friends, children, and grandchildren to do the same. we give thanks for the life and work of ed hunter. r. david koch (1928–2017) r. david koch worked as a theological librarian for the austen k. deblois library of eastern baptist seminary, now palmer theological seminary, and was an interim pastor at united church of christ churches. he was a humble and gentle man and never spoke of his own accomplishments. in his retirement, david researched the meaning of the symbols in his church’s stained-glass windows. he then gave a presentation to the church family that everyone enjoyed and found inspiring. david had been an only child and married late in life.according to their pastor, their wedding is remembered as one of the greatest events in their small church’s history. his wife was an elementary school teacher at the time, and she invited her entire classroom of children to attend their special day. everyone who was present on that day recalls that they never saw a happier couple. we give thanks for the life and work of david koch. memorials 67 alice m. kendrick (1933–2019) for 13 years, beginning in 1967, alice was the assistant director of the records and information center for the lutheran council in the united states. in 1980, she was appointed as its director—a position that she held for seven years. during that time, she was also the director of the oral history collection of the archives of cooperative lutheranism. an avid supporter of oral histories, alice founded the lutheran church in america oral history project. in 1982, alice was an invited speaker on oral history for the theological college at toronto conference. it is no surprise that, when she retired, alice became the oral historian for the united states golf association. we give thanks for the life and work of alice kendrick. 92 historical annual conferences 1947–2020 year place host 1947 louisville, ky louisville presbyterian seminary 1948 dayton, oh bonebrake theological seminary 1949 chicago, il chicago theological seminary 1950 columbus, oh evangelical lutheran seminary and capital university 1951 rochester, ny colgate-rochester divinity school 1952 louisville, ky southern baptist theological seminary 1953 evanston, il garrett biblical institute 1954 chicago, il chicago theological seminary 1955 new york, ny union theological seminary 1956 berkeley, ca pacific school of religion 1957 fort worth, tx southwestern baptist theological seminary 1958 boston, ma boston university school of theology 1959 toronto, on knox college 1960 st. paul, mn bethel college and seminary 1961 washington, dc wesley theological seminary 1962 hartford, ct hartford seminary foundation 1963 mill valley, ca golden gate baptist theological seminary 1964 kansas city, mi st. paul school of theology 1965 new york, ny general theological seminary 1966 louisville, ky southern baptist theological seminary 1967 chicago, il mccormick theological seminary historical annual conferences 93 1968 st. louis, mo concordia seminary 1969 pittsburgh, pa pittsburgh theological seminary 1970 new orleans, la new orleans baptist theological seminary 1971 pasadena, ca pasadena college 1972 waterloo, on waterloo lutheran university 1973 bethlehem, pa moravian theological seminary 1974 denver, co iliff school of theology 1975 s. hamilton, ma gordon-conwell theological seminary 1976 grand rapids, mi calvin theological seminary 1977 vancouver, bc vancouver school of theology 1978 latrobe, pa saint vincent college 1979 new brighton, mn bethel theological seminary 1980 denver, co iliff school of theology 1981 st. louis, mo christ seminary — seminex 1982 toronto, on toronto school of theology 1983 richmond, va united theological seminary in virginia 1984 holland, mi western theological seminary 1985 madison, nj drew university 1986 kansas city, ks rockhurst college 1987 berkeley, ca graduate theological union 1988 wilmore, ky asbury theological seminary 1989 columbus, oh trinity lutheran seminary 1990 evanston, il garrett-evangelical seminary and seaburywestern theological seminary 1991 toronto, on university of toronto, trinity college, and toronto school of theology 1992 dallas, tx southern methodist university 1993 vancouver, bc vancouver school of theology, regent college, and carey theological college 1994 pittsburgh, pa pittsburgh theological seminary, reformed presbyterian theological seminary, and trinity episcopal school for ministry 1995 nashville, tn divinity library of vanderbilt university and tennessee theological library association 94 a nnua l y e a rbook 1996 denver, co iliff school of theology 1997 boston, ma boston university and boston theological institute 1998 leesburg, va virginia theological seminary and washington theological consortium 1999 chicago, il atla and association of chicago theological schools 2000 berkeley, ca graduate theological union 2001 durham, nc divinity school at duke university 2002 st. paul, mn minnesota theological library association 2003 portland, or mount angel abbey, george fox seminary, multnomah biblical seminary, western seminary 2004 kansas city, mo kansas city area theological library association 2005 austin, tx southwest area theological library association 2006 chicago, il atla 2007 philadelphia, pa southeastern pennsylvania theological library association 2008 ottawa, on saint paul university 2009 st. louis, mo st. louis theological consortium libraries 2010 louisville, ky the theological education association of midamerica 2011 chicago, il chicago area theological library association and association of chicago theological schools 2012 scottsdale, az theological library cooperative of arizona 2013 charlotte, nc carolinas theological library consortium 2014 new orleans, la new orleans baptist theological seminary 2015 denver, co theological librarians and libraries of denver/rocky mountain region 2016 long beach, ca the southern california theological library association historical annual conferences 95 2017 atlanta, ga columbia theological seminary, erskine theological seminary, mercer university, mcafee school of theology, pitts theology library, candler school of theology, emory university, robert w. woodruff library, atlanta university center, the interdenominational theological center 2018 indianapolis, in asbury seminary and concordia theological seminary 2019 vancouver, bc cindy aalders, regent college, local host representative 2020 online 58 roman catholic david kriegh, st. patrick’s seminary & university, convener kathy harty, sacred heart seminary & school of theology, secretary members present • david kriegh, st. patrick’s seminary & university, convener • kathy harty, sacred heart seminary & school of theology, secretary • sr. rebecca abel, osb, catholic distance university • mary ann aubin, kenrick-glennon seminary • jennifer bartholomew, sacred heart seminary & school of theology • elyse hayes, seminary of the immaculate conception • ann heinrichs, catholic theological union • barnaby hughes, atla • br. andew kosmowski, north american center for marianist studies • alan krieger, university of notre dame • brian morin, mount angel abbey • philip o’neill, barry university • steve perisho, seattle pacific university • betsy polakowski, st. paul seminary • derek rieckens, catholic theological union • mary sepulveda, seattle university • connie song, mount st. mary’s seminary & school of theology (athenaeum) • stephen sweeney, st. john vianney theological seminary • kris veldheer, catholic theological union • david wuolu, st. john’s college • jennifer younger, catholic research resources alliance members absent • charles bellinger, brite divinity school (tcu) • thomas bender, notre dame seminary • victoria brennan, st. john’s seminary denominational group meetings 59 • kerrie burn, catholic theological college • matina ćurić, bibliothèques européennes de théologie • jim derksen, newman theological college • maria m. garcia, oblate school of theology • fiona holly, conception abbey and seminary college • james humble, st. charles borromeo seminary • daniel kolb, saint meinrad archabbey • melody mazuk, liturgical institute, ealing abbey • noel mcferran, university of st. michael’s college • ann owen, sacred heart seminary & school of theology • dora rowe, union presbyterian seminary • fr. john martin ruiz, op, dominican house of studies • sr. sandra rutkowski, lourdes university • alexis weiss, loyola marymount university agenda and discussion opening prayer: sr. rebecca abel, osb welcome: david kriegh (convener) 1) welcome and brief introductions 2) approval of 2019 minutes (no corrections or changes) 3) old business a)  a. presentation roundup • jennie bartholomew presented “growing in wisdom” as a listen and learn identity session on june 17. • derek rieckens was part of a panel presentation entitled “physical collections and the 21st-century library.” • stephen sweeney ran the business meeting as president of atla. b)  cla update (jack fritts) • the cla has been doing online conferences for a couple of years, and has had a larger attendance than in-person ones. this year’s fall conference is oct. 22 & 23, and the theme is “mission-driven leadership in faith-based libraries.” plans are also underway for the 100th anniversary celebration next april. 60 a nnua l y e a rbook c)  crra update (alan krieger) • the server for crra is now hosted at andornot, a hosting service for libraries, archives, and museums in vancouver, bc. the new administrator/troubleshooter is steve lapommeray. ted bergfelt, the humanities librarian at duquesne university, has created several subject guides for the portal, resulting in a large increase in use. crra also upgraded vufind as the search app. the catholic news archives now contains 17 titles and is on pace to easily match last year’s 56,000 users. crra also provides grant opportunities, acting as a partner, to help institutions obtain digitizing grants. d)  atla libguide project • atla has asked the rc group to assist with curating a denominational libguide, which atla will promote. as part of the discussion, it was determined that we do not want to duplicate what crra is doing, but that there are several areas in which we could contribute. among these are: vatican resources, curating items “born digital,” and/or the church’s take on modern issues. our best contribution might be to create a “best of” guide, curating links to some of the excellent libguides already created by member institutions. this type of project might supplant the older attempt to update the mccabe guide to catholic reference works, begun by melody layton mcmahon and assisted by several members present. 4) new business a)  core print collections/collaborative weeding/shared print discussion • this discussion stemmed from several related agenda items submitted by members wanting to either weed responsibly (without tossing out a last copy) or who are looking for recommended core collections for either reference or main collections. at the college level, hathitrust has already committed to not weeding their catholica. oclc green glass has been helpful to some denominational group meetings 61 schools for evaluating overlap in collections with oclc institutions. • on the one hand, it might be useful to find a way to allow each other to see what’s being acquired by sharing acquisitions lists, or perhaps create a shared print project among smaller libraries. atla could help to set up a wiki for such projects. one of the points of discussion centered on the scarcity of electronic access to some older, classic works that are useful to seminaries. it might be helpful to lobby publishers to make more of their print materials available as e-books. members are asked to suggest core texts, and to see what has already been done with the mccabe project. • as for the weeding, scelc & atla are working on negotiating a steep discount on the greenglass product from oclc for “micro” institutions, such as most members are. the catholic library association might also collaborate in this project, and crra is interested as well. b)  library reopening plans • libraries have been asked to share their plans via the atla-rc list serve as appropriate. among common threads: some form of “curbside pick-up” or drop-off; being prepared to pivot between in-person and quarantined services; ordering more e-books; getting staff more mobile-ready; revamping spaces to comply with physical distancing; discussion of ip and security concerns. c)  transitions • ann heinrichs has retired from ctu. • derek rieckens has moved to ctu as the systems librarian and archivist. • david kriegh left his position as library director of st. patrick’s seminary & university and is now head of collections management at saint mary’s college of california. • the diocese of buffalo has closed christ the king seminary as part of its reorganization. http://cathrefbooks.wikidot.com/contents 62 a nnua l y e a rbook • in march 2020, it was announced that seattle university’s school of theology and ministry is under review to sunset some graduate programs while also migrating some to the university’s larger graduate program curriculum. no action will be taken until it is approved by the board of trustees. stm worked to create new forms of programming that respond to growing interest in spirituality, interreligious dialogue, and the intersection of ministry with other professions and disciplines. unfortunately, these efforts have not demonstrated a sufficient market for graduate education in these areas and have not been able to compensate for serious downward trends in demand for more formal ministerial leadership education. closing prayer: br. andrew kosmowksi summary in light of events far beyond our control, our annual denominational meeting made its zoom debut this year on june 29, 2020. while the unusual scheduling prevented some of our in-person regular attendees from joining, we enjoyed seeing the new faces of those who have not been able to join us in the past. following our customary introductions, we discussed old business, which included the usual affiliated association updates from crra and the cla, plus further discussion on collaborative projects through atla’s new libguides platform. there was a strong sentiment that these projects should aim to harness the best of what individual libraries have produced to be shared for the benefit of the whole catholic library community. this led into our new business, where we discussed the increasing interest in both a shared print collection among catholic theological libraries to assist weeding projects as well as developing core collection lists to help identify resources that every library should hold. other new business included a call to share reopening plans as these developed in the coming months, as these plans may include valuable advice not typically included in the plans of other library types and sizes. finally, we noted any retirements, transitions, or other related news from our various institutions. please note that some comments received in the chat have been incorporated into the minutes as recorded above. 40 campbell-stone carisse berryhill, abilene christian university, convener members present • carisse mickey berryhill, abilene christian university, convener • robin hartman, hope international university • david kiger, emmanuel christian seminary, milligan university • sheila owen, harding school of theology • kate wimer, george fox university agendas introductions, round-robin reports. year in review each librarian reported that during covid-19 shutdowns and restrictions, their libraries continued to serve the educational and research needs of their constituents electronically. in general, librarians felt that their existing facility with electronic resources was of great help to their classroom colleagues when campuses pivoted almost overnight to remote instruction. reopening timing was variable, depending on the policies of states and of campuses. round robin reports harding school of theology sheila reported that the library’s new director, jessica holland, will begin her duties on july 1, 2021. jessica is an alumna of abilene christian university and the university of texas. former director bob turner accepted a call in 2020 to full time congregational ministry. sheila served as interim director. previous director don meredith was recalled in summer 2021 to teach advanced theological research. jessica will be teaching atr in the fall. denominational group meetings 41 milligan university / emmanuel christian seminary david serves as the theological librarian for milligan’s emmanuel christian seminary. the university has a single library in two locations. the director of libraries is gary daught. david serves as assistant director and works in the theological library location. he has interests in early christian theology and syriac. the libraries at milligan were open under covid-19 restrictions during the 202021 academic year with contactless pickup and delivery on campus. george fox university although george fox university has quaker origins, kate identifies with the campbell-stone tradition. she is the theological librarian at george fox. although the graduate seminary programs moved entirely online in 2020-21, kate was onsite at the library, teaching in person when possible. hope international university robin reported that her library spent march through august of 2020 closed. during the closure, hiu relocated a satellite campus to fullerton and reallocated some of the library’s space to classrooms and office spaces and suffered reduction in staff. however, the library was opened minimal hours with covid-19 protocols in place during the 2020-2021 school year to accommodate local students who did not have adequate wifi, computers, or study space at home. they averaged about 4-5 student visitors per day. the library is closed for summer 2021 but plans to reopen with regular hours in the fall. abilene christian university carisse reported that former library dean john weaver relocated to florida college in tampa in december of 2019. director of educational technology marisa beard served as interim director. james a. wiser began his duties as dean of brown library on august 1, 2020. after closure in the spring of 2020, the library was reopened in the summer but operated under covid-19 restrictions for spacing, masks, and cleaning. the library’s large packer forum was used as a spatially-distanced classroom. 42 a nnua l y e a rbook 2020–21 group: [pictured, left to right] carisse mickey berryhill, shelia owen, david kiger, kate wimer, robin hartman 63 leep theological librarianship carisse berryhill, abilene christian university members present (with year enrolled) • carisse berryhill, abilene christian university, instructor • marian ekweogwu, university of illinois (2020) • sharon gardoski, clark’s summit university (2020) • becky givens, covenant theological seminary (2017) • steve jamieson, covenant theological seminary (2005) • john shaffett, shorter university (2006) • daniel smith, garrett-evangelical theological seminary (2018) • lee webb, oklahoma city university (2007) • patsy yang, gateway seminary (los angeles) (2005) summary eight alumni of the atla-sponsored course lis 568 le, theological librarianship, in the leep program at the university of illinois / urbana-champaign, met with dr. berryhill, their former instructor, during a zoom session on june 25, 2020, from noon to 1 p.m. after introductions, dr. berryhill mentioned the recent redevelopment of accreditation standards by the association of theological schools in the united states and canada. participants reflected on their professional paths since taking the course, on their experience at atla annual 2020, including its diversity, and on features of the course which they had appreciated, such as its opening ritual of silent gathering and favorite guest speakers. the group suggested that david stewart’s the literature of theology might be updated as a libguide hosted by atla as a class project. alumni meetings 64 a nnua l y e a rbook year in review theological librarianship has been offered every academic year at the ischool at the university of illinois urbana-champaign since 2005. in its fifteen years, the atla-sponsored course has enrolled more than 200 students, with an average class size of 13. the spring 2020 class enrolled nine students. two members of the 2020 class and two members of the first class in 2005 were at this meeting. 2019–20 attendees: [pictured, left to right] carisse berryhill, becky givens, daniel smith, lee webb, sharon gardoski, john shaffett, steve jamieson, patsy yang, marian ekweogu 14 collection evaluation & development ellen frost, southern methodist university members present • craig kubic, southwestern baptist theological seminary, chair • terence sheridan, amridge university • gerrit van dyk, brigham young university • tammy johnson, columbia theological seminary • ellen frost, southern methodist university agenda since the collection evaluation and development interest group was involved in programming for atla annual 2020, the purpose of the 2020 interest group meeting was to discuss possible programs or areas of interest for the 2021 conference. institutional reports southwestern baptist theological seminary library is open for appointments only at this time; the library staff has been downsized during the pandemic. collection development is moving to an e-book model primarily. amridge university amridge has a skeletal crew on campus during the pandemic; terence sheridan is the sole librarian. the library is trying to provide interest group meetings interest group meetings 15 access to materials using pda through ebook central; they are having problems obtaining access to recent journal issues. brigham young university byu library has been open during this time but with limited service (only circulation and ill articles) and only to campus (no community patrons). the archives are scheduled to reopen in july after closing in march, but still only for campus users and with significantly reduced hours. in the fall, the library is implementing a plan to have more reference desks opened but with full face screens and only one employee at each desk at a time. columbia theological seminary columbia is currently closed with public services staff filling requests for things not available online. they have been downsizing staff over the years, so no layoffs have occurred as a result of the pandemic. all classes this fall will be online. the library migrated from sirsidynix to koha during the shutdown; patrons are pleased with the new system. southern methodist university campus is gradually re-opening with a plan for blended classes (online and in person) in the fall. bridwell library is closed for renovation, so library staff are working from a variety of locations, including home and temporary office spaces. public services is filling requests for things not available online through curbside pickup and mail. other possible programs discussion: • accessing books not in print or out of print • making our collections accessible in a covid world • accessing books not available online • long-term planning to access collections 40–50 years from now • what are we doing as atla so materials are not lost? should there be an atla historical monographs collection 3, 4, and 5? 16 a nnua l y e a rbook 2019–20 group: [pictured, left to right] craig kubic, ellen frost orthodox 32 orthodox jane elder, bridwell library, perkins school of theology, southern methodist university, secretary members present • donna greenhut, western seminary • jane elder, perkins school of theology agenda • report on retirements and career changes • discussion of where the group goes from here. although the group was scheduled to meet online through the atla scheduler, confusion about start times, as well as confusion about membership in the group, resulted in only jane elder and donna greenhut meeting. jane reported that two of the group’s original organizers, john thompson and elizabeth young miller, are no longer going to participate due to retirement and the transition to a non-atla library, respectively. donna and jane nevertheless had a lovely visit about donna’s travels to odesa and jane’s chrismation in the church. they resolved to continue emailing and zooming and work on building up the group’s membership. lutheran 30 lutheran richard a. lammert, technical services and systems librarian, concordia theological seminary, convener roger peters, assistant to the director of library and information services, concordia theological seminary, secretary members present • karla grafton, hartford international university for religion and peace • richard lammert, concordia theological seminary • james pakala, library director emeritus, covenant theological seminary • roger peters, concordia theological seminary • robert roethemeyer, concordia theological seminary • robert smith, concordia theological seminary round robin reports concordia theological seminary – robert roethemeyer reported on current succession planning at the seminary (especially in the library), digitization projects, and non-english cataloging. hartford international university for religion and peace – karla grafton reported that she is new to her position and thus has no updates for the group. although her university is nondenominational, she is lutheran and wants to find out what common opportunities might exist between her institution and lutheran institutions. other jim pakala asked about the new platform at atla. ana cackley (the atla representative providing support for the virtual meeting) reported that it is called “gather,” and 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university college & seminary—j. william horsey library | hugh rendle union presbyterian seminary | dr. christopher kennard richardson union presbyterian seminary, charlotte—library | david mayo union theological seminary—burke library | matthew charles baker united lutheran seminary—krauth memorial and wentz memorial branch libraries | evan e. boyd united theological seminary—o’brien library | sarah d. brooks blair united theological seminary of the twin cities—spencer library | dale c. dobias university of chicago—regenstein library | anne knafl university of divinity—library | kerrie lynn burn university of dubuque—charles c. myers library | mary anne knefel university of mississippi—libraries | christina a. torbert university of notre dame—hesburgh library | alan d. krieger university of st. mary of the lake—feehan memorial library | lois guebert university of st. michael’s college—john m. kelly library | noel s. mcferran university of st. thomas—archbishop ireland memorial library | neil curtis le may university of the south library—jessie ball dupont library | patricia dover vancouver school of theology—h.r. macmillan library | faye chisholm vanderbilt university—divinity library | dr. william j. hook victoria university—emmanuel college library | lisa j. sherlock virginia beach theological seminary—library | dr. michael h. windsor virginia theological seminary—bishop payne library | dr. mitzi j. budde virginia wesleyan college—hofheimer library | sue erickson wake forest university—z. smith reynolds library | kaeley mcmahan wartburg theological seminary—reu memorial library | susan ebertz washington university of virginia—library | robert rose wesley biblical seminary—library | grace andrews wesley theological seminary—library | james andrew estes western seminary—library | matthew milton thiesen western theological seminary—cook library | ann nieuwkoop westminster seminary california—library | james lund westminster theological seminary—montgomery library | alexander (sandy) finlayson 86 annual yearbook wheaton college—buswell library | lisa richmond wilfrid laurier university—laurier library | caroline houle william carey international university—latourette library | joel t. hamme winebrenner theological seminary—shafer library | margaret hirschy woodstock theological center—library | amy esther phillips world council of churches—library | valérie kim world mission university—library | seoyoung kim yale university divinity school—library | dr. stephen d. crocco affiliate (with member representatives) augsburg university—lindell library | mary hollerich baylor university press | david aycock bethlehem college and seminary—library | barbara winters calvary chapel university—library | codie winslow casalini libri | patricia o’loughlin chalice press | deborah arca charlotte christian college and theological seminary—library | kathryn harmon china evangelical seminary, north america—library | belle chuang clarke university—nicholas j. schrup library | sue leibold core academy of science | todd wood fortress press | emily holm god’s bible school and college—r.g. flexon memorial library | stephanie owens heritage seminary—library | brina davis hong kong baptist university—library | mable lam institute of lutheran theology—library | david patterson isd | lauren milka ivp academic | jeff gissing langham publishing | timothy sands liturgical press | erik williamson living university—library | doug lindly loras college—library | joyce meldrem north central university—t. j. jones library | judy pruitt oclc | mary ann semigel orbis books | michael lawrence palm beach atlantic university—warren library | steven baker penn state university press | patrick alexander project muse | melanie schaffner rabagirana bible college—library | joseph nyamutera seminary of the immaculate conception—library | elyse baum hayes southeast pastoral institute—library | philip o’neill st. vincent de paul regional seminary—oscar c. schorp library | arthur quinn theological book network | justin holford preface committee reports committee for diversity, equity, and inclusion conference committee endowment committee professional development committee task forcereports international theological librarian education scholarly communication interest group reports public services special collections technical services world religions denominational group reports anabaptist mennonite anglican/episcopal baptist campbell-stone lutheran methodist orthodox presbyterian and reformed librarians roman catholic memorials officers of atla (1947–2018) atla organizational directory (2017–2018) atla member directory (2017–2018) historical annual conferences amended and restated bylaws of american theological library association 2017 ats library statistics 5 diversity, equity, and inclusion yasmine abou-el-kheir, chicago theologica seminary, chair committee members • yasmine abou-el-kheir, chicago theological seminary, chair • daniel (bonggun) baek, vancouver school of theology • kenneth litwak, gateway seminary • david kriegh, saint mary’s college of california • alice song, huntington library • alexis weiss, loyola marymount university • gillian harrison cain, staff liaison • race mochridhe, staff liaison year in review the 2020–21 year for the atla diversity, equity, and inclusion committee was spent building and expanding upon the groundwork from previous years. we should acknowledge and celebrate how dei concerns this past year were not just the preserve of the dei committee but were explored broadly across atla as an institution. we view this as a positive marker of how atla is raising awareness and working towards building a culture of inclusion among its members. here are the highlights of the dei committee’s work this past year: dei series: the committee continued to contribute to the dei series on the atla blog. six blog posts were written this year highlighting different diversity, equity, and inclusion themes and how members can bolster their collection and meet the needs of various constituencies in their institutions. below is a listing of the blog posts this past year. • meet atla diversity scholarship winner marian ekweogwu! (september) • meet atla diversity scholarship winner ezra choe! (september) • introducing the new dei committee libguide (november) 6 a nnua l y e a rbook • potential new interest group for lgbtq+ inclusivity – a call for interest (january) • celebrating the holy buddhist holiday vesak (april) • making your library website more accessible (march) diversity, equity, and inclusion scholarship: there were 14 candidates who applied for the scholarship. all but one of the candidates were eligible for the scholarship. the committee voted on the remaining 13 applicants. a shortlist of three promising candidates was developed. after consulting with the executive director, permission was granted to award all three candidates on our shortlist. each applicant brings a different set of strengths, and the generous availability of scholarship funds from ebsco made it possible for atla to extend additional scholarships. the summer 2021 recipients of the diversity, equity, and inclusion scholarship of atla are: laurier lynette cress (university of denver), yahm shelly reichart (university of alabama), and ryan zohar (long island university). this year, the dei committee did receive a number of inquiries on whether neurodiversity can be included among the eligible categories for the scholarship. the dei committee decided that it would not be possible this year to consider neurodiverse candidates given the broad spectrum that encompasses neurodiversity. the dei committee recommends that atla consult and identify which types of neurodiversity can be included as eligible for the atla diversity scholarship for the next cycle in 2022. dei libguide: the dei libguide was published in fall 2020 on the atla libguides platform. library journal’s anti-racism training: members of the dei committee attended the library journal’s anti-racism training in march. atla annual 2021: dei committee member kenneth litwak presented a workshop at the conference entitled, “accessibility is in the eye of the beholder: creating a more accessible library.” code of conduct: the dei committee is also discussing the development of a code of conduct for participants at atla conferences, online committee & task force reports 7 webinars, etc. the code of conduct will outline the norms, rules and responsibilities, as well as the grievance process in the event of a breach. individual members have inquired on numerous occasions whether atla will develop such a policy and process. the dei committee recommended that a working group comprised of members from different atla committees to work on a draft code of conduct rather than delegating the task to the dei committee alone. work on this is just starting. job postings: the dei committee is working with atla’s member programs to reach out to ala ethnic caucuses to post jobs from the atla job board as a strategy to diversify applicants for library jobs. 2020-2021 group: [pictured, left to right] daniel baek, gillian harrison cain, yasmine abou-el-kheir, race mochridhe, alice song, david kriegh, kenneth litwak, alexis weiss 67 philip matthew johnson (1951-2021) philip matthew johnson entered the presence of the lord surrounded by his wife and family on february 10, 2021 after a battle with the coronavirus. he was 69. phil was born on august 12, 1951 in philadelphia, pa. he attended the king’s college in new york where he met and later married deborah lynn geary on june 24, 1969. the couple moved to seattle, wa where he completed his bachelor’s degree in biology at seattle pacific university before settling in dallas, tx. while working in dallas, phil earned his master’s degree in theology at dallas theological seminary (dts), a master’s degree in library science at the university of north texas, and a ph.d. in history at the university of texas at dallas. he became a librarian at dts where he worked for 8 years before becoming the library director at multnomah university in portland, or. while at multnomah, phil was a popular professor of american history as well as english bible. he retired from multnomah in the summer of 2020 after 23 years of service. throughout his career phil served as a sunday school teacher and supply preacher filling the pulpits of a number of area churches where his deep knowledge of scripture and biblical history was greatly admired. he was a member of st matthew’s anglican church in portland where he sang tenor in the choir. he leaves behind his beloved wife, a daughter, a son, four grandchildren, and six siblings. a verse that guided phil throughout his life was psalm 27:4: “one thing have i desired of the lord, and that will i seek after; that i may dwell in the house of the lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the lord, and to inquire in his temple.” memorials 68 a nnua l y e a rbook william t. henderson (1929-2020) william t. henderson (bill) grew up in ridge farm, il, a town of 800 or so. what was unusual about this town was that it had a carnegie library building, a paid staff member and a sizable, growing collection. the henderson family members were avid readers and bill, early on, accompanied his mother to the library. as he grew older, he won a scholarship to the university of illinois to major in floriculture, another interest of bill’s. as many others, he found his way to mckinley foundation, the presbyterian student center. there he met kathryn luther, his future wife. in addition to his coursework, he enrolled in the rotc program and, upon graduation, was commissioned a second lieutenant in the army quartermaster corp. the korean conflict was flaring up and bill was soon called to active duty. he spent 13 ½ months in korea in charge of a laundry company near a very active battlefront and was discharged from the army in late june 1953. he was accepted at mccormick theological seminary (chicago). kathryn was hired as a professional librarian at the seminary’s library and they were married august 22, 1953. bill was offered a student library job during his student years at mccormick and, upon graduating, was offered the new position of acquisitions librarian contingent upon his completing a master’s degree in library science at the university of chicago. calvin schmidt, the chief librarian, was very active in atla (which was then called atla). he made it possible for kathryn and bill to attend atla’s annual conferences. there, they made many friends as they participated in atla’s endeavors. they had the pleasure of visiting several atla libraries. in 1965, kathryn was asked to join the faculty of her alma mater, the graduate school of library and information science at the university of illinois urbana-champaign, and bill chose a position related to binding/preservation. later, bill was asked to present a paper at an atla session on those important, growing concerns of librarianship. together, they developed a new course in the library/information science curriculum related to preservation. thanks to atla members throughout the years for their friendship and professional contributions to our professional and personal lives. officers of atla (1947–2019) 47 officers of atla (1947–2019) term president / president elect vice president/ secretary* executive treasurer 1947–48 l.r. elliott charles p. johnson robert f. beach ernest m. white 1948–49 l.r. elliott lucy w. markley robert f. beach j. stillson judah 1949–50 jannette newhall kenneth s. gapp robert f. beach e.f. george 1950–51 jannette newhall o. gerald lawson evah ostrander e.f. george 1951–52 raymond p. morris margaret hort evah ostrander calvin schmitt 1952–53 raymond p. morris henry m. brimm esther george calvin schmitt 1953–54 henry m. brimm robert f. beach esther george calvin schmitt 1954–55 robert f. beach evah kincheloe alice dagan ernest m. white 1955–56 robert f. beach helen uhrlich alice dagan ernest m. white 1956–57 helen b. uhrlich calvin schmitt alice dagan harold b. prince 1957–58 calvin schmitt decherd turner alice dagan harold b. prince 1958–59 decherd turner pamela quiers frederick chenery harold b. prince 1959–60 pamela quiers kenneth quiers frederick chenery harold b. prince 1960–61 kenneth gapp conolly gamble frederick chenery harold b. prince 1961–62 conolly gamble donn m. farris frederick chenery harold b. prince 1962–63 donn m. farris jay s. judah frederick chenery harold b. prince 1963–64 jay s. judah charles johnson frederick chenery harold b. prince 1964–65 charles johnson george h. bricker frederick chenery peter vandenberge 1965–66 george h. bricker roscoe m. pierson thomas e. camp peter vandenberge 1966–67 roscoe pierson arthur e. jones thomas e. camp peter vandenberge 1967–68 arthur e. jones maria grossmann susan a. schultz david guston 1968–69 maria grossmann harold b. prince susan a. schultz david guston 1969–70 harold b. prince henry scherer susan a. schultz david guston c o n t i n u e d 48 annual yearbook term president / president elect vice president/ secretary* executive treasurer 1970–71 henry scherer genevieve kelly susan a. schultz david guston 1971–72 genevieve kelly peter vandenberge david j. wartluft warren mehl 1972–73 peter vandenberge john d. batsel david j. wartluft warren mehl 1973–74 john d. batsel oscar c. burdick david j. wartluft warren mehl 1974–75 oscar c. burdick roland e. kircher david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1975–76 roland e. kircher erich schultz david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1976–77 erich r.w. schultz john b. trotti david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1977–78 john b. trotti elmer j. o’brien david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1978–79 elmer j. o’brien g. paul hamm david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1979–80 simeon daly g. paul hamm david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1980–81 simeon daly jerry campbell david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1981–82 jerry campbell robert dvorak albert hurd robert a. olsen, jr. 1982–83 robert dvorak martha aycock albert hurd robert a. olsen, jr. 1983–84 martha aycock ronald deering albert hurd robert a. olsen, jr. 1984–85 ronald deering sara mobley albert hurd robert a. olsen, jr. 1985–86 sara myers stephen peterson simeon daly robert a. olsen, jr. 1986–87 stephen peterson rosalyn lewis simeon daly robert a. olsen, jr. 1987–88 rosalyn lewis channing jeschke simeon daly robert a. olsen, jr. 1988–89 channing jeschke h. eugene mcleod simeon daly robert a. olsen, jr. 1989–90 h. eugene mcleod james dunkly simeon daly robert a. olsen, jr. 1990–91 james dunkly mary bischoff 1991–92 james dunkly mary bischoff 1992–93 mary bischoff linda corman 1993–94 roger loyd linda corman 1994–95 roger loyd linda corman 1995–96 linda corman m. patrick graham 1996–97 m. patrick graham sharon a. taylor 1997–98 m. patrick graham dorothy g. thomason 1998–99 milton j. (joe) coalter dorothy g. thomason 1999–00 milton j. (joe) coalter william hook c o n t i n u e d officers of atla (1947–2019) 49 term president / president elect vice president/ secretary* executive treasurer 2000–01 william hook sharon taylor 2001–02 sharon taylor eileen k. saner 2002–03 eileen k. saner paul schrodt 2003–04 paul schrodt paul stuehrenberg 2004–05 paul stuehrenberg christine wenderoth 2005–06 christine wenderoth duane harbin 2006–07 duane harbin martha lund smalley 2007–08 martha lund smalley david r. stewart 2008–09 david r. stewart roberta a. schaafsma 2009–10 david r. stewart roberta a. schaafsma 2010–11 laura c. wood eileen crawford 2011–12 john b. weaver andrew keck 2012–13 andrew keck beth bidlack 2013–14 beth bidlack melody layton 2014–15 beth bidlack kelly campbell 2015–16 kelly campbell timothy d. lincoln 2016–17 timothy d. lincoln matthew j. ostercamp 2017-18 matthew j. ostercamp jennifer bartholomew 2018–19 jennifer bartholomew stephen v. sweeney * this officer was called secretary until 1956–57, when the title was changed to executive secretary. when atla was reorganized in 1991, the executive secretary became a paid atla staff position. in 1993, this position became director of member services. 73 officers of the board of directors stephen sweeney, president library director, st. john vianney theological seminary ellen frost, vice president head of technical services, bridwell library, perkins school of theology christina torbert, secretary head of continuing resources and bibliographer for philosophy and religion, university of mississippi armin siedlecki, treasurer head of cataloging, pitts theology library, emory university board of directors jennifer bartholomew director of library and academic support services, sacred heart seminary & school of theology susan ebertz director of the library, reu memorial library, wartburg theological seminary suzanne estelle-holmer associate director for research, collections, and access, yale university divinity school library jérémie leblanc chief librarian, jean-léon allie library, saint paul university atla organizational directory (2019–2020) 74 a nnua l y e a rbook shanee’ yvette murrain community manager, digital public library of america (dpla) matthew ostercamp library director, brandel library, north park university michelle spomer director of the clifford e. barbour library, pittsburgh theological seminary matthew thiesen director of library and information services, cline-tunnell library, western seminary board committees finance committee • armin siedlecki, pitts theology library, emory university, treasurer and chair • shanee’ yvette murrain, digital public library of america (dpla) • suzanne estelle-holmer, yale university divinity school library governance committee • matthew thiesen, cline-tunnell library, western seminary, chair • jennifer bartholomew, sacred heart seminary & school of theology • christina torbert, university of mississippi tellers committee • karen wishart, emmanuel college library, victoria university, chair • steve jung, stamps theological library, azusa pacific seminary • lisa grover, carey s. thomas library, denver seminary moral ownership committee • matthew ostercamp, brandel library, north park university, chair atla organizational directory (2019–2020) 75 • michelle spomer, clifford e. barbour library, pittsburgh theological seminary • susan ebertz, reu memorial library, wartburg theological seminary • jérémie leblanc, jean-léon allie library, saint paul university nominating committee • jennifer ulrich, sadie hartzler library, eastern mennonite university, chair • jason fowler, southeastern baptist theological seminary • michelle spomer, clifford e. barbour library, pittsburgh theological seminary appointed officials and representatives • association archivist: christopher j. anderson, yale university divinity school library • representative to the ala committee on cataloging: description and access (cc:da): donna wells, the library at southeastern, southeastern baptist theological seminary committees, councils, and task forces of the association atla open press coordinating council • nicky agate, penn libraries, university of pennsylvania, at-large member • miranda bennett, university of south carolina thomas cooper library, 2018 & 2019 editor-in-chief of atla summary of proceedings • matthew collins, alma college, editor-in-chief of books@atla open press • leslie engelson, waterfield library, murray state university, editor-in-chief of theology cataloging bulletin • douglas gragg, andover-harvard theological library, harvard divinity school, at-large member • garrett trott, corban university, editor-in-chief of theological librarianship 76 a nnua l y e a rbook • kris veldheer, paul bechthold library, catholic theological union, 2020 & 2021 editor-in-chief of atla summary of proceedings • christine fruin, staff liaison conference committee • erica durham, john bulow campbell library, columbia theological seminary, chair • cindy aalders, john richard allison library, regent college, 2019 local host committee representative • robert burgess, southwestern baptist theological seminary, 2021 local host committee representative • christopher spilker, cardinal szoka library, sacred heart major seminary, 2020 local host committee representative • vance thomas, shumaker library, central baptist theological seminary (ks) • megan welsh, norlin library, university of colorado boulder • miranda bennett, university of south carolina thomas cooper library, 2018 & 2019 editor-in-chief of atla summary of proceedings (july 2017 – may 2020) • kris veldheer, paul bechthold library, catholic theological union, 2020 & 2021 editor-in-chief of atla summary of proceedings • gillian harrison cain, ex-officio • denise mcfarlin, staff liaison committee for diversity, equity, and inclusion • evan boyd, krauth memorial and wentz memorial branch libraries, united lutheran seminary, chair (july 2019 – may 2020) • yasmine abou-el-kheir, lapp learning commons, chicago theological seminary, chair (july 2020 – august 2020) • daniel baek, h. r. macmillan library, vancouver school of theology • david kriegh, saint mary’s college of california – library • alice song, david allen hubbard library, fuller theological seminary • donna wells, southeastern baptist theological seminary library • gillian harrison cain, staff liaison atla organizational directory (2019–2020) 77 • race mochridhe, staff liaison endowment committee • pat graham, retired, chair • eric benoy, new orleans baptist theological seminary library • craig kubic, southwestern baptist theological seminary library • sharon taylor, pittsburgh, pennsylvania • brenda bailey-hainer, staff liaison • marie jacobsen, staff liaison international theological librarianship education task force • kelly campbell, columbia theological seminary • yasmine abou-el-kheir, chicago theological seminary • carisse berryhill, abilene christian university • kerrie burn, university of divinity • matina ćurić, beth • seoyoung kim, world mission university • ephraim muldave kanguha, africa international university • cynthia peleña, central philippine university • álvaro pérez, universidad bíblica latinoamericana • yesan sellan, south asia institute of advanced christian studies (saiacs) • brenda bailey-hainer, staff liaison professional development committee • michael bradford, harvard library, chair • karen clarke, pacific rim christian university library • becky givens, covenant theological seminary • justin lillard, watson-griffith library, mid-atlantic christian university • christine wenderoth, jkm library • gillian harrison cain, staff liaison scholarly communication committee • michael hemenway, ira j. taylor library, iliff school of theology, chair • clifford b. anderson, divinity library, vanderbilt university • melody diehl detar, gumberg library, duquesne university • barbara jenkins, uo libraries, university of oregon 78 a nnua l y e a rbook • andy keck, bridwell library, southern methodist university • christine fruin, staff liaison association staff leadership • executive director: brenda bailey-hainer • director of business development: margot lyon • director of financial services: marie jacobsen • director of information systems: jim butler • director of member programs: gillian harrison cain • director of production: maria stanton 1 conference denise mcfarlin, atla staff liaison erica durham, chair committee members • erica durham, columbia theological seminary, chair • cindy aalders, regent college • robert burgess, southwestern baptist theological seminary • christopher spilker, sacred heart major seminary • vance thomas, central baptist theological seminary • kris veldheer, catholic theological union • megan welsh, university of colorado boulder • gillian harrison cain, atla director of member programs • denise mcfarlin, atla staff liaison report on atla annual 2020 the familiar by denise mcfarlin the conference committee met in detroit, michigan, to plan and select the proposal sessions that would be presented at atla annual 2020. our annual gathering for the fall planning committee meeting was held in october 2019. of course, we made all the necessary decisions that allowed us to implement a compelling conference committee & task force reports 2 a nnua l y e a rbook experience. we toured and marveled at the glorious restoration of the westin book cadillac hotel function space; we selected 55 concurrent sessions; we devised a great plan for updating the proposal submission process; we discussed the potential for future webinars to further highlight and expand on sessions that would be of global interest to those unable to attend; we also did a brief walk to explore downtown detroit and were delighted to see numerous restaurants and other attractions that would appeal to all attendees. did we mention that, for the first time in history, the north american international auto show was being held in june in detroit (which included the dates of our conference), literally steps from where we were meeting? we determined that, for any follow-up activities, we would meet via a conference call (zoom had not become ubiquitous) to discuss any last-minute updates regarding atla annual. we returned to our respective cities feeling good about the plans we had devised. we were prepared and ready. instead . . . we watched and saw the familiar change daily; we all watched and felt the realization of being in a pandemic of covid-19; we watched as others made the pivot (the second most ubiquitous word), and we made the pivot to . . . the new familiar by erica durham we went from detroit, michigan, to homes, offices, and couches in australia, india, canada, indonesia, kenya, germany, austria, fiji, ireland, the netherlands, new zealand, and the united kingdom. we went from chatting with colleagues over delicious snacks to eating lunch with our microphones muted while listening to speakers. we went from using yelp to find an excellent restaurant to using sched to find the next zoom room. and we did it with the resilience and good nature so commonly found amongst theological librarians! four hundred thirty-four inquiring minds, devoted association members, and first-time attendees gathered for thirty-nine concurrent sessions over three days. what a whirlwind! so many aspects of the conference were already big changes for us: trying to remember to say atla instead of “a-t-l-a,” sched instead of “skedg” (or am i the only person who can’t seem to get that straight?), and operating in the central time zone while living in india standard time. but so many things were familiar: familiar names, familiar hands being raised, familiar faces welcoming us to sessions, and familiar exhaustion at the end of each day. committee & task force reports 3 presenters did a wonderful job condensing forty-five-minute sessions into thirty minutes, turning discussion groups into virtual shared experiences, and transforming engaging face-to-face poster sessions into high-level online content. two plenary speakers shared practical strategies for increasing hospitality and inclusion and the promise of transformation through deliberate, intensive, interfaith work. we are thankful for the four sponsors of the conference (atla products, ebsco, digitalia, and oclc). we were enriched by the participation from members of the association of jewish libraries, the catholic library association, and the catholic research resources alliance. can you believe that two institutions brought ten staff members to the conference? or that fourteen vendors worked hard to adapt to the online format and bring us new and exciting products? it was truly a high-quality conference. on behalf of the conference committee, i offer our heartfelt praise and thanks for the amazing atla staff who are the epitome of professionalism, adaptability, and creativity and are so, so kind and helpful too! we also thank all session presenters, session hosts, exhibitors, and speakers. we will see you again next year in some way, shape, or “format!” 20 special collections cindy aalders, regent college, co-convener members present • brian shetler, princeton theological seminary, convener • cindy aalders, regent college, co-convener • chris anderson, yale divinity library • patrick cates, general theological seminary • sarah danser, princeton theological seminary • jane elder, southern methodist university • connor flatz, st. joseph’s seminary • dan flores, texas lutheran seminary • stephanie garrett, tenn-share (tennessee library consortium) • roger loyd, duke divinity school (retired) • patrick milas, new brunswick theological seminary meeting the special collections interest group met online via zoom as part of atla annual 2021 on tuesday, june 22, 2021, 1:00–2:00 pm central time. the meeting was convened by brian shetler, princeton theological seminary. agenda 1) welcome and introductions 2) update on scig convenor and co-convenor 3) update on listserv and connect 4) atla annual 2021 recap 5) scig plans for atla annual 2022 6) institutional reports 7) new business interest group meetings 21 welcome and introductions brian shetler welcomed everyone to the meeting and brief introductions were made. update on scig convenor and co-convenor due to the ongoing covid-19 pandemic brian shetler and cindy aalders agreed to continue in their roles as convener and co-convener, respectively. part of the duties of these roles is to set up the scig excursion in atla annual’s host city, but the pandemic interrupted excursions in 2020 and 2021. consistency in convenership seemed the best way to ensure a smooth transition back to in-person conferences and the resumption of excursions. brian and cindy will work together to plan the excursion in baltimore in 2022. since normal practice is for the co-convener to become the convener, cindy will serve as convener in 2022, and we will appoint a new co-convener at our 2022 meeting. update on listserv and connect brian shetler informed the group that the scig listserv will move to a new online portal. he directed members to atla’s blog (https:// www.atla.com/blog/new-atla-community-site-coming-soon/) for more information. atla annual 2021 recap the group discussed atla’s recent conference, particularly as it pertained to special collections. patrick milas expressed his appreciation for the attention given to anti-racism during the conference and wondered about the possibilities of this theme for special collections. he asked, how can we authentically steward special collections that are heavily concerned with the cultural heritage of white people and engage with the emerging church and theological education today? jane elder indicated that she had attended an online rare book school where they talked about how cataloging and subject headings obscure, erase, and overlook indigenous identities. she asked, how do our library records perpetuate societal imbalances? the recent rbms (rare books and manuscripts section of ala) conference included sessions concerned with necessary changes to 22 a nnua l y e a rbook cataloguing method. stephanie garrett reported that she attended an rbms session on place-making. she asked, what can we do to change our space so that it attracts people to special collections? attention must be given to how we present material. brian shetler described he changed a wall of portraits that had contained only white men so that now there is more diverse representation. chris anderson spoke about an atla annual session where bo adams gave a presentation on the collaborative possibilities of theological libraries. he asked, how could these principles be extended to special collections? chris introduced the china historical christian database (https://chcdatabase.com), which is a collaborative project intended to map china’s christian past. he indicated that the director of the project is looking for collaborators on chinese missions and he invited members to be in touch with him if they were interested. the question arose, could scig put together a session for atla annual 2022 (perhaps on this database)? scig plans for atla annual 2022 the group expressed excitement to returning to an in-person conference in baltimore in 2022 and discussed scig conference plans. liz leahy (in abstenia) suggested possibilities for a baltimore excursion. she indicated that cheryl adams had put together a list some years ago: https://www.loc.gov/rr/main/religion/maryland.html. liz also indicated that washington, dc is only an hour away from baltimore, so we might also consider the museum of the bible and/or the library of congress; she has possible contacts at both locations. stephanie garrett suggested an excursion to the nimitz library at the us naval academy, where she has a former co-worker. patrick milas raised the possibility of doing something collaboratively with the mid-atlantic regional archives conference (marac) and said he would follow up with them. institutional reports roger loyd, was director of duke divinity school (retired) durham, north carolina, retired – retirement is good. moved rare materials to university; they loan materials to seminary for display. university very good at working rare books into curriculum. interest group meetings 23 drew university following brian shetler’s move to princeton, there is a new special collections posting at drew, specifically in methodist studies: https:// www.drew.edu/human-resources/about-us/employment-opportunities/. general theological seminary during the past year the library has been open to students and faculty, and it has just reopened to the public. they recently lost their archivist. new brunswick theological seminary the library lost a part-time archivist, which has resulted in some services gaps, and gained a digital services librarian, which has addressed a backlog. the library was entirely closed until june, after which faculty and students could make appointments to visit; they look forward to opening fully in august. the past year saw a greater focus on digitization. the library has also applied for a grant to address preservation needs in special collections. princeton theological seminary partway through the year, brian shetler moved to princeton where he began a new position in special collections. in mid-june the library returned to normal hours for students, faculty, and staff, and they hope to reopen fully in the fall. new special collections exhibits will be mounted soon. the library has also recently changed its ils and staff are working on an enormous cleanup project. the library also has many relatively obscure collections from latin america and is working to make them more accessible and useful for teaching and research. regent college in the past year regent continued to purchase rare books written by seventeenth-century puritan authors, as part of their larger puritan project, which is funded by a generous donor. online teaching during the past year provided additional opportunities to use rare books in classes. due to the pandemic the library has not mounted any in-person exhibitions, but it has begun to experiment with online exhibitions. a major project this year was the acquisition of the papers and library of dr. j. i. packer, a longtime faculty member at 24 a nnua l y e a rbook regent who died in july 2020. the papers in particular are extensive, and the library now requires an archivist to prepare it for researchers. southern methodist university special collections at the bridwell library is coming to the end of a two-year renovation project and will be reopening soon. material held at the world methodist museum in alaska will be moving to the library, and they have also acquired four historic printing presses from the methodist publishing house in nashville. the library has recently lost its archivist, and the position is being recast before hiring. st. joseph’s seminary the seminary has been teaching in a hybrid format since september. currently, the library and school are working on accreditation material. tenn-share (tennessee library consortium) the library consortium is in the middle of significant transition and is looking to fill a new position in theological librarianship. texas lutheran seminary dan flores has been the director of the library for two weeks. he took the opportunity of the scig meeting to thank roger loyd (formerly of duke divinity school) for his role as an early career mentor. yale divinity school the library is currently searching for a new director and a new technical services librarian position, the latter including responsibility for cataloguing special collections. chris anderson has worked on teaching and learning programs this year, searching for ways to connect special collections with curriculum. the past year has seen success, with fifty class sessions being held in the library. chris has also connected with the chaplain regarding plans to have a chapel session in conjunction with special collections each semester. the library had a good experience setting up a reservation system during the pandemic and will likely continue to use this system in the future. interest group meetings 25 2020-2021 group: [pictured, left to right] cindy aalders, brian shetler, stephanie garrett, jane elder, patrick milas, chris anderson, roger loyd, patrick cates, connor flatz 114 the association of theological schools (ats) and atla collaborate to provide these library statistics. the following charts reflect data for 2019 atla institutional and affiliate member libraries that completed the survey, issued in the fall of 2019, reflective of the most recently completed fiscal year (2019–2020). the full data set is available on the my atla web portal. 2019 ats library statistics part a library characteristics a. a department or departmental branch library within a larger university or college library system b. a library integrated with a larger university or college library system c. a part of a library system jointly administered and/or funded by more than one educational institution d. an independent library chiefly serving your institution 16 75 29 152 1. which of the following most accurately describes your institution’s library? http://my.atla.com 2019 ats library statistics 115 a. formal or informal consortia for the purchase of electronic resources b. shared catalogs or cataloging c. state, regional, or national associations d. reciprocal borrowing arrangement e. other: mainly training and ill 157 206 30 115 131 33 103 53 information technology electronic reserves av / media 2. is your library the primary source of support on your campus for: 3. does the library of your institution have consortial arrangements for providing library services with one or more other institutions? (yes – 222) if yes, please identify the corsortia/ um and briefly describe the arrangement: 116 a nnua l y e a rbook library 1 14 30 20 18 20 60 33 6 6 12 6 3 5 library 2 7 3 1 6 3 4 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 library 3 2 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 –2 01 9 20 00 –2 00 9 19 90 –1 99 9 19 80 –1 98 9 19 70 –1 97 9 19 60 –1 96 9 19 50 –1 95 9 19 40 –1 94 9 19 30 –1 93 9 19 20 –1 92 9 19 10 –1 91 9 19 00 –1 90 9 pr e19 00 library 1 118 43 15 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 library 2 19 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 library 3 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 –2 01 9 20 00 –2 00 9 19 90 –1 99 9 19 80 –1 98 9 19 70 –1 97 9 19 60 –1 96 9 19 50 –1 95 9 19 40 –1 94 9 19 30 –1 93 9 19 20 –1 92 9 19 10 –1 91 9 19 00 –1 90 9 pr e– 19 00 part b the library as place 159 42 127 98 a. institution has library facility at extension sites b. provides access to electronic resources from main library c. delivers materials from main library to distance students d. has written agreement with institutions 4. does your institution have one or more distance education program(s) or extension site(s)? (yes – 164) if yes (no/yes): 1. when were the building(s) in which the main library is located built? 2. when were the buildings in which the main library is located subsequently renovated? 2019 ats library statistics 117 70 196 156 159 114 62 77 113 * includes archives, bookstores, curriculum centers, denominational materials, galleries, language labs, museums, other offices/centers, phd study rooms and carrels, special collections, tech support, multi-faith prayer room, makerspace, university archives, and vending machines/lunchroom. faculty offices seminar or classrooms café or coffee shop group study room computer labs information commons writing tutor other* 3. do you use offsite storage? of the 52 libraries who responded in the affirmative, it was reported that an average of 18% of the total library collection was stored offsite, with the average number of volumes being 91,431. among the other items stored offsite were audiovisual materials, archival materials, bound periodicals, monographs, and unprocessed materials. some also reported that offsite storage could refer to another building on campus. 4. what other spaces or services are offered and/or housed in your library? 118 a nnua l y e a rbook survey participants abilene christian university academy for jewish religion acadia divinity college alliance theological seminary ambrose seminary of ambrose university america evangelical university graduate school of theology anabaptist mennonite biblical seminary anderson university school of theology antiochian house of studies aquinas institute of theology asbury theological seminary ashland theological seminary assemblies of god theological seminary associated canadian theological schools athenaeum of ohio atlantic school of theology austin presbyterian theological seminary azusa pacific seminary b. h. carroll theological institute baptist missionary association theological seminary baptist seminary of kentucky barry university department of theology and philosophy beeson divinity school berkeley divinity school berkeley school of theology (ca) bethany theological seminary bethel seminary of bethel university bexley hall seabury-western theological seminary federation, inc. boston college school of theology and ministry boston university school of theology briercrest college and seminary brite divinity school byzantine catholic seminary of ss. cyril and methodius calvin theological seminary campbell university divinity school canadian reformed theological seminary canadian southern baptist seminary candler school of theology catholic distance university graduate school of theology 2019 ats library statistics 119 catholic theological union catholic university of america school of theology and religious studies central baptist theological seminary central baptist theological seminary of minneapolis chapman seminary chicago theological seminary china evangelical seminary north america christ the king seminary christian theological seminary christian witness theological seminary church divinity school of the pacific claremont school of theology columbia biblical seminary columbia theological seminary concordia lutheran seminary (ab) concordia lutheran theological seminary (on) concordia seminary (mo) concordia theological seminary (in) covenant theological seminary dallas theological seminary denver seminary dominican house of studies dominican school of philosophy and theology drew university theological school duke university divinity school earlham school of religion eastern mennonite seminary ecumenical theological seminary eden theological seminary emmanuel christian seminary at milligan emmanuel college of victoria university erskine theological seminary evangelical seminary of puerto rico evangelical theological seminary franciscan school of theology freed-hardeman university graduate school of theology fresno pacific biblical seminary fuller theological seminary garrett-evangelical theological seminary gateway seminary general theological seminary 120 a nnua l y e a rbook george w. truett theological seminary georgia central university school of divinity gordon-conwell theological seminary grace mission university graduate school grace school of theology grace theological seminary graduate theological union grand canyon theological seminary grand rapids theological seminary harding school of theology hartford seminary harvard university divinity school hazelip school of theology heritage theological seminary hms richards divinity school division of graduate studies holy apostles college and seminary holy cross greek orthodox school of theology hood theological seminary houston graduate school of theology howard university school of divinity huron university college faculty of theology iliff school of theology immaculate conception seminary institut de formation théologique de montréal inter-american adventist theological seminary interdenominational theological center international theological seminary james and carolyn mcafee school of theology jesuit school of theology john leland center for theological studies kearley graduate school of theology kenrick-glennon seminary king’s seminary knox college knox theological seminary lancaster theological seminary lexington theological seminary liberty university john w. rawlings school of divinity lincoln christian seminary logos evangelical seminary logsdon seminary of logsdon school of theology 2019 ats library statistics 121 louisville presbyterian theological seminary loyola marymount university department of theological studies loyola university chicago institute of pastoral studies luther seminary lutheran school of theology at chicago lutheran theological seminary (sk) lutheran theological southern seminary m. christopher white school of divinity martin luther university college mccormick theological seminary mcgill university school of religious studies mcmaster divinity college meadville lombard theological school memphis theological seminary methodist theological school in ohio methodist theological seminary in america mid-america reformed seminary midwest university graduate school of theology midwestern baptist theological seminary missio theological seminary montréal school of theology moody theological seminary moravian theological seminary mount angel seminary mount saint mary’s seminary multnomah biblical seminary naiits an indigenous learning community nashotah house nazarene theological seminary neal t. jones seminary of washington university of virginia new brunswick theological seminary new orleans baptist theological seminary new york theological seminary newman theological college north park theological seminary northeastern seminary at roberts wesleyan college northern baptist theological seminary northwest nazarene university graduate school of theology northwest seminary notre dame seminary oblate school of theology 122 a nnua l y e a rbook oklahoma christian university graduate school of theology oral roberts university graduate school of theology and ministry pacific lutheran theological seminary pacific school of religion palm beach atlantic university school of ministry graduate department palmer theological seminary payne theological seminary pentecostal theological seminary perkins school of theology phillips theological seminary phoenix seminary pittsburgh theological seminary pontifical college josephinum pope st. john xxiii national seminary portland seminary presbyterian theological seminary in america princeton theological seminary providence theological seminary puritan reformed theological seminary queen’s college faculty of theology reformed episcopal seminary reformed presbyterian theological seminary reformed theological seminary regent college regent university school of divinity regis college robert e. webber institute for worship studies sacred heart major seminary sacred heart seminary and school of theology saint john’s seminary (ma) saint john’s university school of theology and seminary saint mary seminary and graduate school of theology saint meinrad school of theology saint paul school of theology saint paul seminary school of divinity saint vincent seminary samuel dewitt proctor school of theology san francisco theological seminary seattle pacific seminary seattle university school of theology and ministry seminary of the southwest 2019 ats library statistics 123 seventh-day adventist theological seminary shaw university divinity school shepherds theological seminary sioux falls seminary southeastern baptist theological seminary southern baptist theological seminary southwestern baptist theological seminary ss. cyril & methodius seminary st. andrew’s college st. augustine’s seminary of toronto st. bernard’s school of theology and ministry st. charles borromeo seminary st. john vianney theological seminary st. john’s seminary (ca) st. joseph’s seminary st. mark’s college st. mary’s seminary and university st. patrick’s seminary and university st. peter’s seminary st. stephen’s college st. thomas university school of theology and ministry st. tikhon’s orthodox theological seminary st. vincent de paul regional seminary st. vladimir’s orthodox theological seminary starr king school for the ministry talbot school of theology taylor college and seminary the seattle school of theology and psychology toronto school of theology trinity college faculty of divinity trinity episcopal school for ministry trinity evangelical divinity school trinity lutheran seminary at capital university tyndale seminary union presbyterian seminary union theological seminary united lutheran seminary united theological seminary united theological seminary of the twin cities university of chicago divinity school university of dubuque theological seminary 124 a nnua l y e a rbook university of notre dame department of theology university of st. mary of the lake mundelein seminary university of st. michael’s college university of st. thomas school of theology university of the south school of theology urshan graduate school of theology vancouver school of theology vanderbilt university divinity school villanova university department of theology and religious studies virginia theological seminary wake forest university school of divinity wartburg theological seminary wesley biblical seminary wesley seminary wesley theological seminary western seminary western theological seminary westminster theological seminary westminster theological seminary in california winebrenner theological seminary wisconsin lutheran seminary world mission university school of theology wycliffe college yale university divinity school 21 special collections brian shetler, drew university, convener members present • brian shetler, drew university, convener • cindy aalders, regent college • chris anderson, yale university • carisse berryhill, abilene christian university • jenny de klerk, regent college • liz leahy, azusa pacific university • patrick milas, new brunswick theological seminary • peggy o’kane, lancaster theological seminary • steve perisho, seattle pacific university • elizabeth peters, yale university • armin siedlecki, emory university • daniel smith, garrett-evangelical theological seminary • margie wallace, athenaeum of ohio-mount st. mary’s seminary meeting the special collections interest group met online via zoom as part of atla annual 2020 on thursday, june 25, 2020 from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. central time. the meeting was convened by brian shetler, drew university. agenda 1) approval of 2019 meeting minutes 2) announcement/discussion regarding convenor of scig 3) group discussion of special collections in the time of covid 4) institutional reports 5) new business a) discussion of plans for 2021 atla annual (including excursion) 22 a nnua l y e a rbook approval of 2019 minutes brief introductions were made. the minutes of the 2019 meeting of the special collections interest group were then approved with no changes. update on group convener due to the covid pandemic and uncertainty about this year’s atla annual, brian shetler (drew university) decided to continue to serve as convener for this year. this seemed like the best way to move forward for this year and to maintain consistency in convenership, rather than having someone new rotate in during the pandemic. at last year’s meeting, cindy aalders (regent college) was nominated to take over the convener role for this year. cindy agreed to move her term to next year when things will return to an in-person meeting format. this decision was supported by the group and we thank cindy for her flexibility and willingness to serve as convener in 2021. brian mentioned that part of the role of the convener is to set up the scig excursion in our host city each year; this year’s excursion was going to take place at the detroit public library with their state history archival collections. with the conference moving online, this excursion could not happen. a brief discussion ensued about next year’s atla conference location (ft. worth, tx). cindy and brian will work together to plan the excursion for next year. special collections in the time of covid the group discussed how moving to a virtual environment has changed their work in special collections. brian (drew university) mentioned that they saw an increase in the number of class interactions once the university moved to online teaching; this was due, in part, to the fact that faculty members were looking for ways to engage their students online other than just straight lectures on zoom. cindy (regent college) discussed having to make new rare book purchases from home and how they are now housed “off-site” in her house. jen (regent college) mentioned that the summer and fall courses, which will all be online, may provide opportunities for classroom presentations. she is working with professors to do some virtual presentations and has seen some good responses to her queries. carisse (abilene christian university) mentioned that they interest group meetings 23 have one staff member who has been able to go into the library regularly and is able to get a good amount of work done since the library is not fully open. carisse is also using this working-from-home opportunity to clear out some older material and go through backlogs; one of her colleagues will be going on maternity leave soon and carisse will be taking on some of her duties, including social media. brian pointed out that social media platforms seem to be more active and engaging during this time, and this is reflected in increased followers and comments on instagram in particular. chris (yale university) discussed the role of social media at yale divinity library and its overall increase in usage across the board. he also discussed how covid has changed his focus to working from home and doing a lot of clean-up work online (website, catalog, and finding aids). elizabeth (yale university) discussed specifically how she is cleaning up the online finding aids, editing and updating them to meet modern archival standards and adjusting for readability and accuracy. a student worker at yale is editing finding aids that have chinese place names and adding in more accurate names. chris mentioned that elizabeth has recently completed a lengthy finding aid (425 pp.) for a large collection related to the world student christian federation. institutional reports emory university emory is getting a new university president in august. the library has been closed since march and will be closed for the foreseeable future; a few staff members are able to go in but most have been home since march. the annual reformation day will be held virtually this year. while it is disappointing that it cannot be in person, the online version presents an opportunity for a larger audience to attend virtually. exhibit hall is closed, but they are at work converting an in-person physical exhibit on religion and science to an online exhibit, which should launch in the fall. new brunswick theological seminary the library was shut down fairly quickly in march. they have been using existing images/digitized items for classes online. they have a digital services librarian who goes into the library to take pictures/ scans of items for social media and online class use. courses for the summer and fall will be online. russell gasero, archivist for the 24 a nnua l y e a rbook reformed church, is retiring soon after 42 years in the position, leaving big shoes to fill. the library is renaming the reading room after an african american graduate of the seminary in honor of a new direction for the seminary and as an acknowledgement of racial justice. azusa pacific university the campus closed in early march. one of liz’s colleagues has been working on-site from the library since then, but the rest of the campus is closed. special collections is working on a large tolkienlewis collection that was acquired about a year ago, with two catalogers working full-time from home to catalog all of the materials. a planned exhibit for the fall (on the salvation army) will probably need to be altered in case people cannot access it in person. teaching in the fall is being planned both online and face-to-face. the library received a grant to help incorporate the sciences into library work and curriculum. there is a lot of change in the university administration, including interviews for a new provost and the need for a new library director. abilene christian university a new dean (james wiser) is coming into the library to start in early august. only the head of special collections will be working on-site for the foreseeable future, with carisse working from home. regent college still actively collecting/purchasing material thanks to a generous donor to the puritan project. cindy and jen are working together to photograph and post material on instagram. discussions are underway for doing online exhibits (replacing the in-person ones). the library should be opening up to staff soon, and so will allow people to work with material in-person again. there is a digitization project already underway, and these will be made available through oclc shortly. regent is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year; a large homecoming celebration was scheduled for this year but has been delayed until next year. the library has been actively collecting materials for archives and special collections that tie into the founding of the college. seven or eight years ago, regent purchased an enormous pamphlet collection owned by samuel wilberforce. these thousands of items are being cataloged from home by library staff during quarantine. interest group meetings 25 seattle pacific university last fall, they did a special collections exhibit for a faculty retreat on spiritual practices. steve found a few items that they were able to purchase for the exhibit and to add to the special collections holdings. for the first time, a church history class came into the library for a visit and display of materials both in-person and, after covid hit, in a digital format online. drew university discussed working with classes in multiple different formats (in-person, online synchronous, and asynchronous) in the upcoming semester. liz asked about doing online exhibits and the programs/software used. carisse mentioned using wordpress to create virtual exhibits with scanned/digitized material that corresponds with all physical exhibits that are put up on site. steve does similar work with libguides, creating exhibits for classes to use remotely. brian mentioned using omeka as an online exhibit platform, both for creating online versions of physical exhibits and solely online exhibits. drew has a new hire in instructional technology who has helped them to expand the look and feel of their omeka exhibits. chris and elizabeth discussed their online exhibits done through omeka at yale. peggy discussed the use of omeka as a site for online transcription, which proved very popular and successful as a transcription setting. jen asked about timing, how often online exhibits are produced and put up; brian and carisse talked about how they create online exhibits every 3–4 months as a tie-in to the physical exhibitions that are on display. new business brian mentioned that we will be in ft. worth for atla annual in 2021. he and cindy will work on the special collections interest group excursion as part of the conference. in the meantime, he asked that others in the group think about other ways to bring special collections to the atla conference (through presentations, projects, etc.). 26 a nnua l y e a rbook 2019–20 group: [pictured, left to right] chris anderson, brian shetler, steve perisho, cindy aalders, peggy o’kane, carisse berryhill, jenny-lyn de klerk, elizabeth peters, daniel smith, liz leahy, patrick milas world religions 2 2 world religions alexis weiss, loyola marymount university, chair members present • alexis weiss, loyola marymount university (chair) • patrick milas, new brunswick theological seminary • karla grafton, hartford international university • w. field, william booth college, uk • ellen frost, bridwell library, perkins school of theology absentee members • desirae zingarelli-sweet, colgate rochester crozer divinity school (co-chair) • megan welsh, university of colorado boulder • yasmine abou-el-kheir, chicago theological seminary • stephen sweeney, st. john vianney seminary • daniel baek, vancouver school of theology • judy clarence, global ministries university • beth kumar, graduate theological union agenda 1. introductions 2. last year in review 3. nominations of open positions 4. plans for next year and rollover of ideas from before year in review • while we were able to convene and record our first potential podcast for wrig, we had unfortunate sound quality issues, which made rendering a viable recording impossible. we might consider interest group reports 23 trying this format again in the future. • with many thanks to jamie lin for organizing the event, wrig sponsored two separate viewing sessions and discussions of the documentary mission: joy, a conversation between archbishop desmond tutu and his holiness the dalai lama. these happened in december of 2021 and february of 2022. • wrig sponsored the worship service: practicing the four immeasurable qualities, presented by alexis weiss at the 2022 annual conference in baltimore. other nominations for open positions • alexis is stepping down as chair and will be replaced by desirae zingarelli-sweet. • we are in need of volunteers for the position of vice chair and of secretary (which remained empty this past year). • since the meeting was small, a call for these positions will go out to the listserv in the coming weeks. • alexis weiss offered to take the role of secretary in the event that no other volunteers came forward. possible plans for the coming year • briefly discussed hosting a blog; this was on last year’s list of items. since the number attending the business meeting was small, this may be considered later. • discussed hosting an excursion next year in dallasft. worth area to the dallas holocaust and human rights museum https://www.dhhrm.org/ • also discussed combining this with an excursion to see bridwell library’s special collections. ellen mentioned that bridwell has a chinese torah scroll and other items that may be of interest to those interested in world religions. https://www.dhhrm.org/ 12 professional development karen clarke-keesing, pacific rim christian university, chair committee members • karen clarke-keesing, pacific rim christian university, chair • becky givens, covenant theological seminary • andy loftus, western seminary • christine wenderoth, secretary • patricia yang, gateway seminary • jamie lin, atla staff liaison year in review the professional development committee (pdc) fosters the development of librarians and related information professionals who serve theological and religious studies scholarship and study. we define the infrastructure needed to deliver professional development opportunities to members throughout the year by determining member needs, identifying expert resources, and utilizing a variety of methods and delivery mechanisms. in doing so, we facilitate the exchange of ideas and support members at every point in their careers. in october 2020, the pdc held its first ever virtual annual fall meeting to discuss programming ideas, review and align the pdc’s goals with atla’s organizational ends, and set up an information literacy libguide project. to respond to the prolonged isolation and feelings of disconnection brought on by the realities of covid-19, an informal series of conversation groups were arranged to invite members to talk freely with their colleagues. these groups were arranged as zoom meetings instead of webinars, and to facilitate open discussion, were sometimes not recorded. topics for these conversation groups revolved around the effects of covid-19 on workplaces, morale, and planning for the future. one example of these conversation groups was “what happens next?”, held in may 2021 and facilitated by tim lincoln (austin presbyterien committee & task force reports 13 theological seminary) and kim herndon (samford university), which prompted a follow-up conversation with the same group of attendees and facilitators in july 2021. during fy 2021, the pdc also experimented with a new series called the “elevator pitch series,” designed to allow participants to collaboratively create talking points to engage institutional leadership in conversation around specific topics. for example, brad ost, head of reference services and the theology, religion, and philosophy librarian at atlanta university center robert w. woodruff library, led a discussion on “advocating for open educational resources” in this elevator pitch format. the pdc also reviews applications and awards regional grants for programming by regional groups and institutions. during fy2020, the pdc did not receive any applications for these grants. many groups hold their meetings in the spring, and we can only surmise that, due to covid-19, meetings either went virtual or were altogether cancelled. as we work within the new covid -19 normal where atla membership continues to work remotely, return to their libraries, or a blend of the two, the professional development committee will focus on fostering programming that will meet the evolving professional development needs during these unique times. 14 a nnua l y e a rbook 2020-2021 group: [pictured, left to right] patsy yang, jamie lin, karen clarke-keesing, becky givens, andy lofthus 50 presbyterian and reformed virginia dearborn, princeton theological seminary, secretary sharon taylor, shadyside presbyterian church (pittsburgh, pa) members present • james pakala, covenant theological seminary, convener • margaret alkema, canadian reformed theological seminary • anita coleman, louisville presbyterian theological seminary • steve crocco, yale university • virginia dearborn, princeton theological seminary • michael farrell, reformed theological seminary (orlando, fl) • leslie fuller, southern methodist university • becky givens, covenant theological seminary • ed hughes, memphis theological seminary • steve jamieson, covenant theological seminary • denise pakala, covenant theological seminary • christopher richardson, union presbyterian seminary • david schmersal, austin presbyterian theological seminary • john shaffett, shorter university • sharon taylor, shadyside presbyterian church (pittsburgh, pa) summary christopher richardson began our meeting by introducing himself and inviting each of us to introduce ourselves and put our names, institutions, and email addresses in the zoom chat. christopher then led the group in a discussion of possible projects that we could undertake as a group. he then led us into discussion of what has been happening at our respective institutions. events of the past year have been somewhat overtaken by covid19 as, in march 2020, our schools and libraries had to close and/or move online very quickly. many of our institutions had little or no distance learning present in the curriculum prior to the onset of the pandemic. a few of our libraries were in the midst of renovation or building projects in march and had (fortunately) been purchasing denominational group meetings 51 more e-books than in previous years. a few institutions were just finishing their accreditations when the lockdowns started. some libraries are scanning materials for use outside the library, while others are beginning to offer some curbside pick-up or limited access to physical space within their buildings. some library staff are working from home, others in the library, and some are being required to work on campus but “socially distanced” in another campus building. most schools seem to be leaning towards a hybrid model for the fall—online and modified in-person teaching. some institutions (and therefore libraries) are under a hiring freeze while others are able to post and attempt to fill open positions. sharon taylor, retired librarian, reported that she’s been leading book studies for shadyside presbyterian church (pittsburgh, pa) from the church library via zoom this year. institutional reports austin presbyterian theological seminary, stitt library even before the outbreak of coivd-19, this has been a year of significant change for stitt library and austin seminary. in december, a week before the seminary closed for the holiday break, we learned that our office of institutional advancement had secured all the funds necessary to proceed with our planned renovation, setting in motion a flurry of activity. in subsequent weeks, we moved about half our reference collection into our temporary quarters—a former student lounge in another building on campus—and then worked with a moving company to transfer about 6000 previously selected volumes from our circulating collection onto library shelves we had cleared and set up in an underutilized racquetball court while the remaining 84,000 volumes are in storage and remain inaccessible. the building project itself is projected to last about two years and has two parts: (1) renovating the existing 1950s half of the building, and (2) tearing down the 1970s half and building a new structure on the same footprint but one story higher. the emphasis in the renovated building is on additional individual and group study space with good lighting and plenty of electrical outlets. in anticipation of this, we had been aggressively purchasing e-books and other electronic resources and thus have found ourselves uniquely and mercifully well prepared for the changes brought about by the covid-19 outbreak. staff are 52 a nnua l y e a rbook currently working almost entirely remotely, fulfilling requests for scans on an ad hoc basis. our plans for gradually reopening consist of stages tied to a decrease in the number of cases, which, at the time of writing this, sadly, has been moving in the wrong direction. we thus anticipate supporting students and faculty virtually and remotely for much of the fall semester. canadian reformed theological seminary crts is a small seminary with less than 30 students. we have just completed an ats reaffirmation of accreditation visit in march. it ended up being a zoom visit at the last minute. i was the coordinator of the self-study, so i didn’t have as much time to focus on the library in the past year as i wanted to. during the ats visit we also switched to zoom for classes. since then, we are rethinking our fall semester, and i have been involved with that as well. we kept the library open for appointments and are doing curbside for guest borrowers. two years ago, we joined the digital theological library, and that was a huge boon for us during the improvised distance education portion of our spring semester. we are also in the middle of a library redecorating project. there is no lack of work to do! covenant theological seminary at covenant theological seminary, the position of library director is changing, as of july 1, from jim pakala to steve jamieson, who has worked at the library for sixteen years and is associate librarian for public services. a new position of collection development librarian involved a search this spring that went well but, for various reasons, is now being renewed. besides some volunteer service to the seminary going forward, jim will help train the new person when the position is filled. the pakalas began serving at covenant in august 1991, after years at philadelphia area seminaries. denise retired june 30, 2019, but works on an essentially volunteer basis several hours per week, one project being the cataloguing of bibles in many languages donated by a collector. the seminary is seeking a new president and has engaged a firm that has assisted other schools. with social spacing and other pandemic-related measures, classroom use is to resume for the fall semester, but reliance on hybrid and online courses will be even more significant as well. fall break will not occur, but the term is to conclude just before thanksgiving. denominational group meetings 53 louisville presbyterian theological seminary greetings from e. m. white library, louisville presbyterian theological seminary! i thought it may be more of a fun and interesting read if i included some pictures, starting with my taking up of my new job on epiphany day, 6 january, 2020. matthew collins, the previous library director, left in mid-2019. i accepted the call to serve at lpts in october 2019. enjoy! january 2020 my official photo for louisville seminary was taken and i settled into my office, made welcoming by a quilt from my mother-inlaw and tulips, daffodils, orchids, and more from louisville friends. after twenty-five years in southern california and having grown up in south india, i was full of excitement about living on a seminary campus, participating in a beloved community life in winter lands, and experiencing daily life in snow. on january 9, i discovered “feasting friends”—a presbyterian group—are on campus. i took a quick video of them after worship to share with their friends. soon dmin and other students arrived on campus for j-term. my january 16 diary entry conveys some of my excitement: today, temperature was in the forties, with slight winds. weather prediction was a cloudy day but i brought the sun with me! who came out early bathing our campus in glorious golden light. anyway, my high point today came ~ 2 pm. i participated in worship led by students in a 2-week all-day j-term intensive course, the art of presence: creative worship for the people of god, taught by mark and cheryl goodman-morris. i took a few videos of the brief worship. it starts with a few moments with cheryl and mark, who explained what i was going to be a part of. enjoy! did i worship? yes. in january, i visited three of the local members of our consortium, which is called metroversity library directors: bellarmine university, southern baptist theological seminary, and university of louisville. february 2020 before the spring semester began, we took a field trip to fort knox! bobi bilz, admin coordinator, and angela morris and angeles ankrum, two of the professional librarians on staff, and i visited https://youtu.be/8mxhp7atf0k https://youtu.be/8mxhp7atf0k https://youtu.be/rcumeltdunwand 54 a nnua l y e a rbook barr memorial library, fort knox, kentucky—an award-winning library. bobi’s husband, michael steinmacher, is the director of barr memorial library, and we learned a lot about events! i began co-teaching research methods and practices with prof. sue garrett (ot professor). i created the information research toolbox. here’s a sketch of me in class by ken schuck (mdiv ’23). research methods and practices is a new course, and this is the first semester it is being taught. we had a student enrollment of fifteen. a three-credit course, this is a required course for the master of arts in religion degree and will be taught by me every spring. we planned a library open house for pc(usa), pma, pw, and other friends in louisville for the end of march that had to be cancelled. march 2020 sac coc (re-accrediting commission) site visit on the sixth went very well. our quality enhancement plan focus on anti-racism was approved. in anticipation, in march, we had also launched an antiracism display as a permanent feature in the library. this will be a rotating collection of books and other learning resources, including digital and museum media, drawing from the research, scholarship, and creativity of our library collections. each display will highlight one or more of the facets of anti-racism, such as actions, practices, beliefs, values, doctrines, policies, people, movements, and organizations. the goal of the display is to move us beyond the current racial imagination into a theological one that transforms us into integrative anti-racists: lifelong learners, tending and thriving in the “whosoever” call of louisville seminary. the physical anti-racism display is supplemented by an online resource, the anti-racism digital library. i invite you to visit endracism.info or to read my article in the spring 2020 issue of theological librarianship about using the adl to teach information literacy. http://endracism.info https://doi.org/10.31046/tl.v13i1.560 https://doi.org/10.31046/tl.v13i1.560 denominational group meetings 55 april–june 2020 in mid-march, faculty made the historic decision, like so many others amid covid-19, to move all instruction online. the library has been super busy supporting this and working almost 24/7. i reframed it as a “new purpose” for librarians, evoking the depression-era bookmobiles—kentucky horse librarians. while the library building and our physical print collections closed, the librarians and our student workers worked from home to deliver digital library services in ways we had not been doing before. we started with a blog about digital library services—with much love—that is now being redesigned as our new library portal. we also started an online help desk. we saw students hanging out in social media and began to reach them there as well. we celebrated national library week with contests. we created guides for exegesis assignments. our student library workers helped us to create and pilot youtube videos, infographics, and more! on-campus operations at the seminary are now expected to re-open on august 3. all courses will, however, be offered online only. accordingly, the library is preparing fully online course reserves. we are exploring safe re-opening but will use a phased approach for requested services, such as print book delivery and book scanning, in accordance with public health and seminary guidelines. we are planning a robust library instruction program for fall, starting with a fully online orientation for new students on august 31. we plan to include incoming and ongoing assessment of information and research competencies. we are continuing to create instructional guides in diverse formats and to prepare courseintegrated guides. we will offer a calendar and slate of requestable, course-integrated, and customized workshops. some new services have been added to the library: online learning and institutional research board duties. as part of our new blog, we got g suite for higher education for faculty to pilot. g suite/classroom has now emerged as one of the academic delivery tools for fall. we are system administrators and online learning support and will help our dean lead campus to choose a new lms in the fall for online learning beyond 2020. personnel • angela morris retired in july. • anita coleman is the library director since january. • debra mumford is the new academic dean since july. https://blog.lptslove.org/ https://www.lpts.edu/news/#06262020 https://www.lpts.edu/news/#11062019 https://www.lpts.edu/news/#42420202 56 a nnua l y e a rbook • two professional librarian positions are open and we are looking to fill them as soon as possible. collections and services our collections are at ~195,000 resources in print, microform, and other formats. 1200 items were added to the library collection (i.e., cataloged and processed) for fiscal year 2019–20. we stopped ordering print books in march and have only received standing orders in print since then. the library’s print periodicals have been drastically reduced to 211, with ~12,000 in electronic subscriptions. our electronic collections use and support for emerging technologies on campus, like a modern learning management system, are increasing! besides delivering services remotely, library staff have also been upskilling and working in teams. our community has been most supportive of us during this time. princeton theological seminary the princeton theological seminary library (ptsl) recently implemented innovative interfaces, inc.’s sierra integrated library system. ptsl is employing webpac for its more traditional catalog functionality and continuing to use summon as its discovery tool. ils additions include syndetics unbound, mobile access, and integration with campus single sign-on. prior to ils migration, ptsl implemented openathens to replace ezproxy for managing authenticated user access to e-resources and set up lean library to help users encounter library resources more easily from non-library websites. on march 20th, princeton seminary went into partial closure, its library building closed, and staff transitioned to remote work environments. during this time, the library has continued to offer a variety of services to its community, primarily through virtual reference, chat service and electronic resources. a commitment has been made to acquire greater amounts of electronic resources at this time and moving forward, including increasing the number of pts collection items in internet archive’s controlled digital lending program. additional library services are being reintroduced in stages as new protocols are developed. in april and may, the library made it possible for graduating students to return their books. this service was subsequently expanded to all patrons. in june, curbside book pickup service for pts faculty and phd students was implemented, and the front of the library was opened for quiet study space. denominational group meetings 57 during the pandemic, courses have transitioned to an online environment until the health situation allows for transition back to onsite teaching and learning. students are returning to campus in the fall with carefully planned programs to allow for socially distanced community, team, and class activities if/when the health situation allows. the library was pleased to welcome sarah danser as its new serials and cataloging librarian in april. with the transition of a number of staff to retirement in 2019, the library hopes to fill several vacant positions in the coming academic year. union presbyterian seminary • union presbyterian seminary (upsem) has decided to hold all summer and fall classes online. • throughout the summer, our library locations in richmond and charlotte will be closed to the public but offering a twice/day weekday pickup service for physical checkouts (for all library users) and library building usage by appointment for upsem students, faculty, staff—to allow us to control the number of people in the building. unless things worsen, we plan to offer more appointment slots in the fall, though still for upsem users. • we are applying for distance education (over 50%) from sacscoc now, partially to enable online classes after december, if necessary. • we are heavily involved in preparing for reaffirmation by sacscoc and ats over the next couple of years (class of 2022). • we are in the process of hiring a new reference librarian. our current reference and archives librarian, dr. paula skreslet, will retire at the end of august. we will begin interviewing candidates for that next week, and another staff librarian (ryan douthat) will be taking over paula’s work in our archives and special collections, including digitization projects. 54 presbyterian and reformed virginia dearborn, princeton theological seminary, secretary members present • virginia dearborn, princeton theological seminary • ed hughes, memphis theological seminary • steve jamieson, covenant theological seminary • denise pakala, retired, covenant theological seminary • jim pakala, retired, covenant theological seminary • christopher richardson, union presbyterian seminary, convener • david schmersal, austin presbyterian theological seminary • john shaffett, shorter university • andrew stout, covenant theological seminary • andy thomas, covenant theological seminary absentee members • margaret alkema, canadian reformed theological seminary • sharon taylor, shadyside presbyterian church • bart voskuil, mid-america reformed seminary agenda as the convener of our group, chris welcomed everyone and kicked off our sharing time together centered on takeaways from atla annual conference 2021 (which was again virtual), unexpected and/ or top challenges of reopening the library and/or institutional news. virginia agreed to take minutes as she and margaret alkema share the role and margaret was unable to attend the meeting this year. denominational group meetings 55 round robin reports union presbyterian seminary chris particularly appreciated elizabeth young miller’s presentation framing and painting the library: mapping existing instruction, services, and practices to established standards and can you find yourself in the stacks? building diverse collections in religion and theology presented by suzanne estelle-holmer, amy limpitlaw, and michelle spomer. some of the challenges the library has faced in reopening is rebuilding the student worker population, training/retraining and so on, as well as managing the volume of donated materials being offered after such a long time of deferral. dr. paula skreslet retired as reference and archives librarian. dr. robin mccall has joined the team as reference librarian, and ryan douthat has taken on the duties of director of archives & special collections. union presbyterian seminary (upsem) is holding summer classes online but will hold fall classes face to face with a vaccination requirement. covenant theological seminary andrew stout found the presentations and conversations about deia (diversity, equity, inclusion, and access) in this year’s conference resonant with the grappling with history and practices we are beginning to do in the presbyterian and reformed traditions. also, andrew was interested to see what different schools/libraries are doing with their lmss (canvas, etc.). covenant has also found it challenging to manage the large number of incoming donations. andy thomas joined the team as collection development librarian since we last met. bo adams’ presentation was a helpful introduction to atla as well as the challenges librarians in the organization are facing with respect to collection development (rising costs, increasing prevalence of e-content). jim and denise, now both retired, continue to be involved with covenant and in atla. the seminary’s outgoing president will be honored later this week; the incoming president is an alumnus. they’re happy to have becky givens in technical services and andy in collection development. 56 a nnua l y e a rbook steve, who has become the library director since our last meeting, remarked on the practice of controlled digital lending which continues to evolve but has not yet developed to the point of any turnkey solutions. from jim (submitted following our meeting): our consortium, as steve jamieson mentioned, is mobius, which, like atla, is now no longer an acronym but had stood for missouri bibliographic information user system when we began over 20 years ago. since then, some public libraries have joined, including the arkansas system centered in little rock and tulsa public with its branches, and southwestern baptist theological seminary in texas joined (institutions join rather than just their libraries). there are also a few members in iowa and kansas. mobius also has a mutual borrowing relationship with prospector in colorado (plus the university of wyoming). states are connected by various courier services that interact. specifically, regarding e-books not being shared, mobius has about 261,713 ebsco e-books with unlimited simultaneous users that all faculty, staff, and students of the academic members can access. we check mobius holdings before purchasing a book, and if we can afford one expensive title but not another of two we’d like, we’ll get the one not in mobius versus one that is. but that works only with print books, as e-books cannot be shared. princeton theological seminary virginia was glad for the opportunity to attend the virtual conference and looks forward to reviewing her notes and watching sessions she missed on demand. the library was called upon to reopen for princeton seminary students, faculty, and staff on june 14, although the campus does not plan to reopen until the fall. since security declined to conduct id card checks on those entering the building, library staff have had to fill this role. one consequence of this has been the re-suspension of interlibrary loan services. thankfully, they now have a head of special collections and archives (brian shetler) and an additional full-time cataloger (nicholas friesner) since we last met. the search for a head of public services is ongoing. princeton seminary is undertaking antiracism formation work through the denominational group meetings 57 curriculum and efforts involving employees, trustees, and alumni as well. austin presbyterian theological seminary, stitt library david mentioned challenges related to reopening as renovation work continues and no student workers are available yet. ninety percent of the collection was moved off-site during renovation and the remaining 10% has been in a nearby racquetball court. they have been using the lms to create staff training modules. memphis theological seminary ed, whose background is in university and public libraries, finds atla valuable for approaching theological librarianship. the biggest challenges in reopening the library have been staffing and budget. there are now only two library staff, including ed, so they had to go to closed stacks and have tried to place the higher use materials on the main floor to aid retrieval. the library also cancelled the print journals and shifted to accepting on demand article requests. shorter university john especially appreciated the pre-conference workshops at atla annual this year, particularly strategic planning: the good, the bad, and the ugly by siong ng, kelly campbell, and matthew ostercamp. there has been some turnover in staff as some have retired and others have come on board. much of the collections budget has gone to database purchases, leaving less for print. however, the incoming new provost may provide some hope for a change going forward. shadyside presbyterian church shadyside presbyterian church closed its building for most of the year, so sharon could not spend much time in the church library and archives. it was supposed to be her year to weed and reorganize. instead, she did as much as she could from home. right now, she has over 50 new books on her dining room table ready for cataloging and processing. the church building is now partially open and folks are asking, “what’s new in the library?”. sharon also fielded some interesting reference questions about the church’s history and it has spurred her on to think about writing, including a history of the church during the covid-19 crisis. 58 a nnua l y e a rbook 2020–21 group: [pictured, left to right] chris richardson, john shaffett, jim pakala, denise pakala, david schmersal, andy thomas, andrew stout, virginia dearborn, ed hughes 7 endowment m. patrick graham, emory university committee members • pat graham, retired, chair • eric benoy, new orleans baptist theological seminary • craig kubic, southwestern baptist theological seminary • sharon taylor, retired • brenda bailey-hainer, atla staff liaison • marie jacobsen, atla staff liaison year in review the endowment committee met in chicago on november 12, 2019, and reviewed: • fundraising over the past year and how this compared with earlier years, • plans for an endowment campaign in connection with the association’s 75th anniversary, • the 2019 fall appeal letter (written by christine wenderoth), • use of the 2019 conference videos by the association as it sees fit, • composition of memorials for recently deceased association members. the committee also collaborated with association staff to issue the 2019 fall appeal letter. 12 scholarly communication michael hemenway, iliff school of theology, chair committee members • michael hemenway, iliff school of theology, chair • clifford anderson, vanderbilt university • melody diehl detar, duquesne university • barbara jenkins, university of oregon • andrew keck, southern methodist university • christine fruin, atla staff liaison year in review the scholarly communication committee welcomed two new members for the 2019–20 year: melody diehl detar and barbara jenkins. melody and barbara have made significant contributions to the committee this year. during the 2019–20 year, the committee wanted to build off of momentum from the 2019 annual meeting in two directions: open educational resources (oers) and digital humanities. oers in october of 2019, the committee released a survey on understanding and utilization of oers. the survey had 44 responses and gave us some good information about the status of members with respect to oers. in december of 2019, melody diehl detar hosted an atla webinar on “open educational resources: from the beginning.” the committee helped to organize two sessions on oers at atla annual 2020, “now more than ever: the need to build open scholarship in theological libraries” and “the role of librarians in supporting textbook affordability initiatives at theological colleges.” these initiatives are increasing the understanding of oers and their potential utilization in atla member schools. https://www.atla.com/blog/oersurvey/ https://www.atla.com/blog/oersurvey/ https://www.atla.com/event/open-educational-resources/ https://sched.co/coaq https://sched.co/coaq https://sched.co/co8v https://sched.co/co8v committee & task force reports 13 digital humanities the committee spent considerable time this past year crafting a proposal to partner with a smaller member library to run a wikidata workshop with the goal of getting all of the school’s faculty publications into wikidata. this workshop was intended to help develop a process and a toolkit that could be shared with other libraries to make their own publications more visible in wikidata. unfortunately, for logistical reasons, the committee was unable to schedule this workshop. in the spring, the committee released a libguide focused on digital humanities for theological and religions studies. committee members facilitated digital humanities sessions at atla annual 2020, including “proposing a tei-encoding project for wesley works,” “copyright best practices for digitization projects,” and “better-casting: best practices for high-impact screencast tutorial development.” two committee members will end their terms this year. thank you to andrew keck and clifford anderson for your service to the committee these past years. https://atla.libguides.com/digitalhumanities https://atla.libguides.com/digitalhumanities https://sched.co/co9m https://sched.co/coah https://sched.co/co9p https://sched.co/co9p 36 anglican/episcopal patrick milas, new brunswick theological seminary, convener members present • patrick milas, new brunswick theological seminary, convener • mitze budde, virginia theological seminary • duane harbin, southern methodist university • alison poage, seminary of the southwest i. call to order members of the anglican/episcopal denominational group met at noon eastern on july 8. ii. 2020/2021 worship plans patrick milas reported that planning to host worship in detroit, michigan, was discontinued when atla decided not to hold an in-person annual conference. members expressed interest in hosting a service in the ft. worth, texas, area during the 2021 annual conference should it be held in-person. duane harbin volunteered to help contact local churches about hosting or supporting. if the annual conference is not in person, the group would like to consider a virtual worship service. iii. group leadership patrick milas called for nominations for the role of convener. milas was encouraged to continue serving as convener. denominational group meetings 37 iv. institutional and individual updates patrick milas, sage library at new brunswick theological seminary the sage library laments the passing of several significant patrons as a result of the covid-19 pandemic, including: gregg mast (president emeritus) and al janssen (professor emeritus). russell gasero, archivist of the reformed church in america (located at sage library), has retired after forty years of distinguished service. matthew gasero is the new archivist. to accommodate increased reliance on online resources, the sage library has hired a digital services librarian, michele mesi. access to print materials remains limited, but sage library is offering curbside pick-up of books from the regular circulating collection. director patrick milas has hosted online worship in the episcopal tradition during the covid-19 lockdown. alison poage, booher library at seminary of the southwest in august 2019, a fourth full-time staff member was added to the booher library’s staff. marlon patterson (mar ’17) assumed the role of circulation supervisor, overseeing the student worker staff, interlibrary loan, course reserve management, and general circulation. marlon (a former library student worker) is enrolled in an mlis program at florida state university and brings his own impressive set of library and work experiences to booher. the staff spent the fall restructuring staff responsibilities, getting accustomed to the changes, and brainstorming ways in which we could grow services in light of the energy marlon’s presence set free for the director, electronic resources librarian, and technical services librarian (who had all been sharing the responsibilities marlon was taking over). it was a happy time. seminary of the southwest is approaching the end of a campaign to raise money to renovate the booher library and the adjacent classroom building (both opened in 1957). the pre-design phase was completed a few years ago, but we anticipate commencing the design phase this coming academic year (2020–21). in preparation for a closure due to the coming renovation, booher library prioritized the acquisition of electronic resources. the library made an agreement with overdrive and started circulating those items in january 2020. the booher library has been closed since march 13, 2020 in response to the covid-19 pandemic. the staff worked mainly from 38 a nnua l y e a rbook home march 13–june 1, with alison checking on the building and picking up mail once or twice a week. alison began serving on the seminary’s covid-19 task force, a group that addresses the challenges brought up by the virus. student engagement with the library was low during the spring and happened primarily through email. alison noted this was a difficult time as the library staff tried to balance family obligations and volunteer commitments with work from home or were forced to work from an isolated setting. on june 8, alison began reporting to the office daily and worked primarily with two part-time staff members to initiate a curbside circulation service and to make the scanner and the study carrels available to students by appointment. on june 7, 2020, marlon patterson returned to the office and we began to participate in interlibrary loan more fully. we will continue to add staff back to the office and work a schedule that keeps the number of people in the building low. as a result, some staff will still be working remotely each day. today our primary focus is a fall reopening plan. seminary courses will be offered primarily online, with some “mixed attendance” experiences in person. we hope to hold prayer services in person on the mott. the library is committed to providing some quiet study space to students and plans to allow students access to the library by appointment, keeping the number of people in the building low and requiring social distancing and masks. at the time this report is written, austin is a covid-19 hotspot in the country; reopening plans may need to be revised based on guidance from local authorities. alison looks forward to meeting with the anglican denominational group via zoom again in december. mitzi budde, payne library at virginia theological seminary it was a challenging year! virginia theological seminary moved from being a residential face-to-face seminary to entirely online literally overnight on march 12, due to covid. bishop payne library became an e-resource library only, with staff working from home. we offered a daily zoom online drop-in hour for seminarians; that was well received. we focused on reference outreach, bolstering our e-resources, and creating helps of various kinds (libguides, a virtual library in our learning management system, facebook posts, and email publicity). for summer 2020, we’re offering research zoom denominational group meetings 39 consultations upon request. our public services librarian, karen madigan, retired on june 30. the position will remain vacant as the seminary has instituted a hiring freeze. library staff returned to work on june 3 to prepare for the seminary’s planned renovation of the library building, which is proceeding on schedule. during the covid closure, the staff selected a core collection of 16,000 volumes for the temporary library. we returned to work to pull the core collection and coordinate the move of the remainder of the library’s collections into off-site storage for the coming year. by august 10, the core collection and library operations will move to another building on campus, which will serve as the temporary library for the academic year 2020–21 while the bishop payne library building is renovated. the upcoming renovation has three foci: 1) provide new spaces for a variety of learning styles and collaboration and create a library commons area; 2) increase accessibility, modernize infrastructure, add fire suppression systems, and integrate technology into learning spaces; 3) preserve our collections, add compact shelving, increase space for archives and rare books, and celebrate the african american episcopal historical collection. we’re calling 2020–21 our year of library innovation and flexibility. the library building will be renovated, but the library is not closing—we are committed to providing library services to the seminary community in the temporary library, or even from home if there is another pandemic closure. for 2020–21, the seminary plans to have august term online only, and hopes to offer face-to-face classes along with some online classes in the fall semester. the fall term will move to fully online at thanksgiving, with january term offered online, and then the seminary hopes to resume face-to-face classes in the spring semester beginning in february. v. conclusion the group is interested in meeting virtually during advent. denise mcfarlin (atla) added that atla can support or host the meeting. the meeting adjourned at 1:00 p.m. eastern. 40 a nnua l y e a rbook 2019–20 group: [pictured, left to right] duane harbin, mitzi budde, alison poage, patrick milas 8 endowment m. patrick graham, retired, chair committee members • m. patrick graham, chair (january 2017 june 2024), retired • eric benoy (december 2015 june 2022), new orleans baptist theological seminary • craig kubic (january 2017 june 2024), southwestern baptist theological seminary • sharon taylor (july 2015 june 2022), retired • brenda bailey-hainer, staff liaison • marie jacobsen, staff liaison year in review the endowment committee met online on november 12, 2020, and reviewed: • fundraising over the past year and how this compared with earlier years • noted that the endowment stood at more than $988,000 • the 2020 fall appeal letter (written by the four non-atla staff members of the endowment committee) collaborated with association staff to issue the 2020 fall appeal letter. committee & task force reports 9 2020–21 group: [pictured, left to right] m. patrick graham, brenda bailey-hainer, craig kubic, marie jacobsen, eric benoy, sharon taylor 8 international theological librarian education task force (itlet) kelly campbell, columbia theological seminary task force members • kelly campbell, columbia theological seminary, chair • yasmine abou-el-kheir, chicago theological seminary • carisse berryhill, abilene christian university • kerrie burn, university of divinity • matina ćurić, missio international • seoyoung kim, world mission university • griselda lartey, columbia theological seminary • ephraim muldave, africa international university • cynthia pelena, central philippine university • álvaro pérez, universidad bíblica latinoamericana • yesan sellan, south asia institute of advanced christian studies • brenda bailey-hainer, atla staff liaison year in review during its third year, the international theological librarian education task force (itlet) worked on several initiatives to achieve our charge. the itlet’s charge is “to strengthen and connect theological and religious studies librarians worldwide by identifying resources, creating educational opportunities, and developing skill enhancement materials through collaboration efforts.” in march 2020, the introductory volume of the theological librarian’s handbook: introduction to theological libraries was published open access. after its release, this volume was the second-most downloaded book from books@atla open press. the editor for the second volume of the series, focusing on library administration, was chosen and various global writers answered the call for writing various chapters. plans were made and participants selected for the second international theological librarian leadership institute, to be held in https://doi.org/10.31046/atlaopenpress.34 https://doi.org/10.31046/atlaopenpress.34 committee & task force reports 9 detroit, michigan. however, due to covid-19, the institution was cancelled. participants were coming from indonesia, uganda, romania, ukraine, and malawi. task force members continued working on a compilation of worldwide theological librarianship training and education opportunities and a list of theological library associations. finally, through brenda’s work and membership in an international federation of library associations (ifla) work group, progress was achieved on developing international base competencies for professional librarians. once the base competencies are finalized, brenda recommended atla to help with developing the specialty competencies for theological librarians. 2019–20 committee: [front, left to right] cynthia pelena, seoyoung kim, yasmine abou-el-kheir, griselda lartey, yesan sellan; [rear, left to right] ephraim muldave, matina ćurić, kerrie burn, kelly campbell, brenda bailey-hainer, carisse berryhill; álvaro pérez 30 world religions gerrit van dyk, brigham young university, secretary members present • beth kumar, chair, graduate theological union • alexis weiss, vice chair, loyola marymount university • gerrit van dyk, secretary, brigham young university • daniel baek, vancouver school of theology • jennifer bartholomew, sacred heart seminary & school of theology • judy clarence, california state university, east bay, emerita • dan flores, texas lutheran university • barnaby hughes, atla • patrick milas, new brunswick theological seminary • stephen sweeney, saint john vianney seminary • megan welsh, university of colorado, boulder agenda 1) introductions 2) last year in review 3) nominations of open positions 4) plans for next year and rollover of ideas from before interest group meetings 31 discussion last year in review most projects and plans went on hiatus due to the pandemic. we had a brief discussion of the effects of covid-19 on our institutions. nominations and describing positions available vice-chair • chairs meetings in the absence of the chairperson. • assumes all duties of the chairperson in the event the chairperson cannot complete their term of office. • in consultation with the chair is responsible for the development of program ideas. • advances electronic projects related to world religions that may be located on the atla web site. • manages the email discussion list. secretary • submits the report on the annual conference meeting of the wrig to the editor of member publications for inclusion in the atla summary of proceedings. • maintains the names and addresses, including e-mail addresses, of steering committee members and their terms of office. • works with the atla member programs staff to update the information related to the world religions interest group on the atla web site. 32 a nnua l y e a rbook desirae zingarelli-sweet will assume the role of vice chair. secretary position remains open. plans for the year and rollover ideas a) podcast? i. interviewing each other and others on various topics. ii. some topics like religion and gender or religion and politics. iii. need someone who is familiar with podcasting. iv. alexis said she would be able to do the audio editing. v. alexis is going to send more info and create a possible schedule. b) blog? i. example from the dei committee entry alexis wrote. ii. writers would come from volunteers in wrig. iii. short—2-3 pages with a bibliography. iv. barnaby hughes volunteered to do something about academic journals and interfaith publishing, including possibly interviewing editors. v. judy clarence mentioned she would be willing to draft a post on a combined theological library conference with an institution in kenya. c) atlantis monthly discussions? i. atlantis is slated to migrate to a different platform but we would be posting to the new format whenever that migration occurs. 1. they are currently doing beta testing of the new platform with some members but they hope to move to full production in fall. interest group meetings 33 ii. we are looking for a two or three sentence topic to use to generate discussion. d) atla libguidewebsites on religion? https://atla.libguides.com/wor i. alexis showed the current site and updated us all on where the content is now. wrig and psig will work together to find volunteers for updating and adding new sections. e) required: one big wrig event (webinar, speaker) – atla baltimore 2022. i. alexis asked participants share any ideas— particularly those who are familiar or live around the baltimore area, including other atla members. f) other ideas? i. some clarifying questions were asked; jennifer bartholomew volunteered to write a blog post about the interfaith women’s group she is a part of in milwaukee. ii. the history of atla and wrig was also discussed, especially when the association moved from primarily christian institutions and programs to other faith traditions. iii. cataloging conventions and world religions could also be a topic. iv. alexis also suggested sending the group announcements for any interfaith functions they are sponsoring. 34 a nnua l y e a rbook summary of activities (hosted programs) atla annual session: service to the community: listen and learn with mona kafeel, the executive director of the texas muslim women’s foundation presenter: mona kafeel mrs. kafeel joined us for a listen and learn about the history of the texas muslim women’s foundation, the challenges facing the community, and the varieties of work the foundation offers. this included discussing the role of women in the family, training for domestic violence awareness, and diversity training in the wider ft. worth community. 2020-2021 group: [pictured, left to right] beth kumar, alexis weiss, dan flores, judy clarence, gerrit van dyk, jennifer bartholomew, zach motts, stephen sweeney, megan welsh, barnaby hughes 65 leep theological librarianship carisse mickey berryhill, abilene christian university, convener members present • steve jamieson, director, buswell library, covenant theological seminary (2005) • john shaffett, director, livingston library, shorter university (2006) • barnaby hughes, cpli metadata analyst, atla (2013) • daniel flores, director, blumberg memorial library, texas lutheran university (2014) • elizabeth young miller, information literacy and seminary liaison, reeves library, moravian theological seminary (2016) • daniel smith, research, instruction, and digital services librarian, styberg library, garrett-evangelical theological seminary (2017) • sharon gardoski, director, murphy memorial library, clarks summit university and bible baptist seminary (2020) • carisse mickey berryhill, special assistant to the dean for strategic initiatives, brown library, abilene christian • university; adjunct instructor, theological librarianship, university of illinois, 2005-present agenda introductions, remembrances of the course and notable guests alumni meetings 66 a nnua l y e a rbook year in review theological librarianship was offered by the ischool at the university of illinois for its seventeenth academic year in 2021, taught by carisse mickey berryhill, enrolling fifteen. attendees at the 2021 atla meeting of the illinois online program, called leep, spanned sixteen years from the first offering of the course in fall 2005 until its offering in spring 2020. discussion the group spent most of the hour getting acquainted and hearing about each other’s career paths and current appointments. steve jamieson and dan flores have both newly been appointed as library directors. the alumni commented on memorable guest speakers. donald g. davis and william badke were recalled. (badke has been a guest every year.) dr. berryhill invited the alumni to recommend improvements to the course. the alumni emphasized the value of continuing to interview professionals working in the field of theological librarianship. 2020–21 attendees: [pictured, left to right] carisse mickey berryhill, elizabeth young miller, john shaffett, barnaby hughes, steve jamieson, sharon gardoski, daniel smith 1 conference megan e. welsh, university of colorado boulder, chair committee members • cindy aalders, regent college • jessica boyer, mount st. mary’s university • craig kubic, southwestern baptist theological seminary • vance thomas, central baptist theological seminary • oliver schulz, colorado christian university • kris veldheer, catholic theological union • gillian harrison cain, atla director of member programs • denise mcfarlin, atla staff liaison, logistics • jamie lin, atla staff liaison, content a year in review: 2020-2021 conference committee initiatives the conference committee was busy over the past year! in august 2020, we advertised a new conference proposal submission and notification timeline. this change gave potential presenters more time to think about, prepare, and submit their proposals. in november 2020, we shared plans to host a hybrid conference experience, expecting to have some of us gather in fort worth, tx as we acknowledged the importance of making atla annual accessible for those who wished to attend virtually. we also announced changes to the proposal submission form which accommodated presentation prefcommittee & task force reports 2 a nnua l y e a rbook erences depending on presenter plans to attend in person or virtually, and we updated conversation group sessions to be 50 minutes in duration instead of 30 minutes as they were at atla annual 2020. in december of 2020, we hosted a webinar to support potential presenters in preparing their atla annual submissions. we covered the different conference session types with hints to help people determine which session they might want to choose for their topic, and we provided best practices for submitting a successful proposal. then, in march 2021, about a year after many of us in north america faced the initial impacts of the pandemic, we announced that atla annual 2021 would move to an exclusively online format. this was a hard decision to make as we so desperately wanted to share the same physical space with one another after a year apart, but it was a decision informed by atla member plans for attending the conference which were collected in a survey sent by atla in february 2021. this decision meant that more of our international colleagues could attend atla annual 2021 and that the majority of people who expressed that they could not or would not attend an in-person conference could also participate. the conference committee, once again, pivoted and directed all of our energy into preparing a rich and engaging virtual conference experience. atla annual 2021 conference review we did it! another atla annual has come and gone, and we survived another virtual conference! i am left contemplating how i will incorporate the innovative strategies i learned from colleagues and how i will ask difficult questions to motivate change in my own library context, a theme that arose from alexia hudson-ward’s plenary address as she kicked off atla annual 2021 online. she reminded us that we, as individuals and as a society, are not static. we will evolve, and, as we learn and grow, we should take action to improve the world around us. moving beyond words and taking action can be messy and imperfect, but it is okay to fail forward. failing forward is part of our learning and growth, and what better lesson to embody as we gradually emerge from a pandemic that has so deeply impacted our lives. how will you move forward over this next year? committee & task force reports 3 this year, we hosted three plenary speakers, four pre-conferences, and thirty-nine concurrent sessions. many of these sessions reinforced alexia’s message of growth, inclusion, and action: dr. safiya noble’s plenary calling librarians to be “people of conscience” and educate ourselves on the pressing social issues that impact so many of our lives; christopher lopez and renee romero led a pre-conference session challenging the notions of colonial imagination in order to reinforce user-centered design principles; rebecca donald and cindy lu each shared their research on creating a sense of belonging in theological library spaces; we were invited to engage in the spirit of play by chris rosser and grant testut; and we were encouraged to think about the needs of the whole learner in karl stutzman and brandon board’s listen and learn session. conference content was rich and thought-provoking, and many ideas were shared as participants placed questions in the chat and unmuted themselves to mirror the back and forth conversations we have so valued at past, in-person conferences. we added pre-conferences back into the schedule this year, and we embraced new aspects of virtual conferencing: customized snack boxes, as well as structured and unstructured time to socialize with one another in our virtual hotel lobby using the platform remo. overall, 336 participants registered for atla annual online, demonstrating what dr. elías ortega shared in his closing plenary address: “the pandemic world shows that there is not less connection, but more connection.” compared to last year, we were a little bit more prepared for what a virtual conference would look like. we played with emoji reactions, raised our hands, and, best of all, sessions were arranged as meetings for maximum engagement: we could see and message each other! a lot of work goes into planning a conference, and we need to acknowledge all of those who created such a fulfilling experience. thank you to our sponsors, especially ebsco who remains a major sponsor for this conference and activities year round. in all, we hosted thirteen vendors at our vendor social this year, allowing us to mimic the exhibitor hall as best we could in a virtual environment. we could not host such a great event without this crucial support from our sponsors. 4 a nnua l y e a rbook thank you also to the hardworking, yet tireless atla staff who dedicated long hours to preparing for atla annual and handling the behind-the-scenes work that was so often invisible yet resulted in a seamless conference experience for the rest of us. thank you to our conference committee members who worked alongside atla staff to plan a rich learning experience. also appreciated is the work that members of the conference committee and the professional development committee contributed by hosting sessions. they balanced their own conference experience with emceeing responsibilities which included introducing presenters, keeping track of time, and facilitating questions. most of all, thanks to everyone who joined atla annual 2021 as attendees! we know many of you would like to return to hallway conversations, hugs and handshakes, and tasty treats and caffeine waiting for you in the reception hall in between sessions. the conference committee and atla staff are also eager for an in-person conference experience, and we cannot wait to see you in baltimore next june! that said, over the next year, we will be considering ways we can support the robust community of international attendees and those who cannot typically join a place-based conference, yet who have attended our two virtual conferences. we want to be able to include everyone who wishes to join, regardless of location, in some conference activities next year. stay tuned for more as we work to plan atla 2022! 91 amended and restated bylaws of american theological library association (an illinois not-for-profit corporation) as adopted june 15, 2018 article i offices section 1.01 principal and other offices. the principal office of the corporation shall be located in the state of illinois. the corporation may have such other offices, either within or without the state of illinois, as the board of directors may determine or as the affairs of the corporation may require from time to time. section 1.02 registered agent and office. the corporation shall have and continuously maintain in the state of illinois a registered office and a registered agent whose office is identical with such registered office, as required by the not for profit corporation act. the registered office may be, but need not be, identical with the principal office in the state of illinois. the registered agent of the corporation may be changed from time to time by the board of directors. article ii members section 2.01 classes of membership. the corporation shall have six (6) classes of membership: institutional, individual, affiliate, student, retired, and emeritus. institutional members, individual members, and retired members are voting members (collectively, the “voting members”). affiliate members, student members, and emeritus members are non-voting members (collectively, the “nonvoting members”). section 2.02 rights of membership. (a) voting members. voting members shall have only the following rights: (1) attend meetings of the members and vote; (2) elect directors to serve on the 92 annual yearbook board of directors; (3) approve any alteration of, amendment to, or repeal of the bylaws; (4) participate in such corporation programs as the board of directors may determine from time to time; and (5) receive those publications of the corporation that are distributed to the membership. voting members shall not have any rights other than those stated in this section 2.02(a). (a) non-voting members. non-voting members shall not have the right to vote on any matters. non-voting members shall have the right to (1) attend meetings of the members; (2) receive those publications of the corporation that are distributed to the membership; and (3) participate in such other corporation programs as the board of directors may determine from time to time. (b) corporation programs. with respect to corporation programs, the board of directors may establish different programs for each membership class and may limit participation in any such program to members of the pertinent membership class. section 2.03 qualifications for membership. the board of directors may establish qualifications for membership from time to time. as of the date of these bylaws, the qualifications for membership are as follows: (a) institutional members. a library of an institution qualifies for institutional membership if the institution is (1) an institution of higher education supporting programs in theology or religious studies that is accredited by an authority recognized by the u.s. department of education, council of higher education accreditation, or the equivalent thereof in other jurisdictions, or (2) a nondegree granting organization maintaining one or more significant collections primarily of theological, religious, or ecclesiastical research material. if the applicant library serves more than one institution, at least one of the institutions shall meet one of the qualifications set forth in this section 2.03(a). (b) individual members. any person who is engaged in professional library or scholarly communications work in theological or religious fields or who has a demonstrated, bona fide interest in the literature of religion, theological librarianship, or the purposes and work of the corporation, shall qualify for individual membership in the corporation. (c) affiliate members. an organization that does not qualify for institutional membership, but that has a demonstrated record of support for theological librarianship and the purposes and work of the corporation, shall qualify for affiliate membership. (d) student members. any student enrolled in a degree program who is carrying a half-time course load or greater shall qualify for student membership. (e) retired members. to qualify for retired membership in the corporation, a person must (1) have fully retired from gainful employment; and (2) have been an individual member continuously for the immediately preceding tenyear period. (f ) emeritus members. to qualify for emeritus membership, a person must have been an individual member or retired member continuously for the immediately preceding ten-year period. notwithstanding any of the foregoing, each member must be in good standing with respect to any dues owed to the corporation and must be supportive of the purposes and work of the corporation. (g) upon receipt of an application for membership, person(s) authorized by the amended and restated bylaws of american theological library association 93 board of directors shall review the application and the applicant’s credentials to determine if the applicant does in fact meet the requirements for membership. this determination must be made in good faith and, once so made, is final and not appealable. section 2.04 dues of members. the board of directors shall determine from time to time the amount, if any, of membership dues associated with each class of membership. membership dues, if any, shall be payable in advance for the following full year. memberships will automatically be renewed upon payment of the annual membership dues, if any, for the next succeeding year. section 2.05 transfer of membership. membership in the corporation is not transferable or assignable by any member. section 2.06 suspension. members failing to pay their annual membership dues within sixty (60) calendar days of their due date shall automatically be suspended and shall lose all rights, including, but not limited to, any voting rights. a member thus suspended may be reinstated by payment of such member’s unpaid dues. members also may be suspended or reinstated by an affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then in office. section 2.07 resignation. any member may resign at any time by giving written notice to the board of directors, the president, or the secretary. such resignation shall take effect when the notice is delivered, unless the notice specifies a future date. unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. section 2.08 termination of membership. the board of directors may terminate a membership by an affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then in office. article iii meeting of members section 3.01 annual member meetings. regular annual meetings of the members (each, an “annual member meeting”) shall be held at such time and place as shall be fixed by the board of directors, for the purpose of electing directors and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. the board of directors may provide by resolution the time and place for the holding of additional regular meetings of the members (each, a “regular member meeting”). if the election of directors shall not be held at the annual member meeting, the voting members shall cause the election to be held at a regular member meeting or at a special meeting of the members (each, a “special member meeting”) as soon thereafter as may be convenient. section 3.02 special member meetings. special member meetings may be called at any time by the board of directors, the president, or the secretary, and shall be called by the secretary upon written request (stating the purpose 94 annual yearbook of the proposed meeting) signed by at least fifteen percent (15%) of the voting members or by one-third (1/3) of the directors then in office. special member meetings shall be held at such place as may be designated in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting. section 3.03 notice and waiver of notice. (a) unless otherwise provided by not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws, notice of annual, regular, and special member meetings shall be delivered to each voting member not less than five (5) days nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of such meeting at such voting member’s address as it appears on the records of the corporation. such notice shall state the place, date, hour, and, in the case of a special member meeting, the purpose(s) of the meeting. if mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the u.s. mail in a sealed envelope so addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. if notice is sent by facsimile transmission, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered upon direction to the facsimile number of record of the voting member. if notice is given by electronic mail or other means of electronic transmission, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered upon direction to the electronic mail address or other electronic address of record of the voting member. if sent by any other means (including telegram, cablegram, courier, or express mail), such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when actually delivered to the home or business address of the voting member. the corporation may, but is not required to, provide notice of any meetings to the non-voting members. (b) when any notice whatever is required to be given under the provisions of the not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice. the attendance of a voting member at a meeting of the members shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where the voting member objects to the holding of the meeting because proper notice was not given. section 3.04 proxies. voting by proxy shall not be permitted. section 3.05 designated representative. each institutional member and affiliate member shall designate in writing an individual who has the right to act on its behalf (each, a “designated representative”), and the corporation shall have the right to rely on this designation and any acts, omissions, or representations of the designated representative unless and until the member designates someone else to serve as the designated representative. the designated representative must be an employee or officer of the respective institutional member or affiliate member. section 3.06 quorum. fifteen percent (15%) of each of the classes of voting members shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the members. for the purposes of a quorum, the classes of individual and retired members shall be counted as one class. amended and restated bylaws of american theological library association 95 section 3.07 voting. each voting member shall be entitled to one (1) vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of the members. for purposes of clarification, an individual who is both an individual or retired member and a designated representative of an institutional member may cast a total of two (2) votes on each matter submitted to a vote of the members, one (1) such vote in his or her capacity as an individual or retired member and one (1) such vote in his or her capacity as a designated representative. section 3.08 use of conference telephone or other interactive technology. if the board of directors so determines, members may participate in and, in the case of voting members, act at any meeting of the members by means of a conference telephone or other similar interactive technology, including, but not limited to, electronic transmission, internet usage, or remote communication, so long as all persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. such participation shall constitute presence in person at such meeting. section 3.09 informal action by members. (a) action by ballot. any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the members may be taken without a meeting by ballot in writing by mail, e-mail, or other electronic means, pursuant to which the voting members are given the opportunity to vote for or against the proposed action, provided that the number of voting members casting a vote satisfies the quorum requirements set forth in section 3.06 hereof and the action receives approval by a majority of the voting members casting votes or such larger number as may be required by the not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws. voting must remain open for not less than five (5) days from the date the ballot is delivered; provided, however, in the case of a removal of one or more directors, a merger, consolidation, dissolution, or a sale, lease, or exchange of assets, the voting must remain open for not less than twenty (20) days from the date the ballot is delivered. the action shall become effective only if, at least five (5) days prior to the effective date of such action, a notice in writing of the proposed action is delivered to all of the voting members. (b) action by written consent. any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the members may be taken without a meeting and without a vote if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the voting members. (c) use of electronic signature. a voting member may take action by a written consent using an electronic signature if the electronic transmission approving the action includes the signatory’s full name in a form intended by the signatory: (a) to serve as his or her signature and (b) to authenticate the consent. each electronic signature should be affixed to an email message or other electronic communication that: (i) contains, attaches, or references the written consent action; (ii) includes an affirmative statement (such as “yes,” “i agree,” or “i consent”); and (iii) contains a clear reference to the written consent action in the subject line. 96 annual yearbook article iv board of directors section 4.01 general powers of directors. the property and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by the board of directors. section 4.02 number, tenure, and qualifications of directors. (a) the board of directors shall consist of twelve (12) directors to be divided into three (3) classes—class a, class b, and class c—such that there shall be four (4) directors in each class. (b) the voting members shall elect directors to succeed those directors whose terms expire, and such elections shall be for three-year terms of office, each to expire at the third succeeding annual member meeting after the director’s election. no director shall serve more than two (2) consecutive terms, except that a director appointed to fill an unexpired term of eighteen (18) months or less may be elected to two (2) consecutive full terms thereafter. a director shall hold office until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified or until the director’s death, resignation, or removal. (c) the board of directors shall establish an annual calendar, timeline, and procedure for the nomination of candidates for election as directors, each of which shall not be inconsistent with these bylaws. (d) the nominating committee shall develop a slate of at least two (2) nominations for each of the four (4) directorships to be filled at each annual member meeting and shall deliver the slate to the board of directors and the secretary. the board of directors may modify the nominating committee’s slate before delivering the initial slate to the voting members. (e) the voting members may add candidate(s) to the slate by petition(s) signed by at least ten (10) voting members and filed with the secretary. the secretary shall deliver to the voting members (i) the final slate of candidates, including biographical data on each candidate, and (ii) a ballot. notwithstanding any of the foregoing, no candidate may be included on this final slate without his or her consent. (f ) each director must be an individual or retired member in good standing at the time of his or her nomination and election and throughout the entirety of his or her service on the board of directors. a director shall automatically cease to be a director immediately upon ceasing to be an individual or retired member in good standing. no employee of the corporation may be a director. section 4.03 annual and regular director meetings. annual meetings of the board of directors (each, an “annual director meeting”) shall be held at such time and place as may be fixed by the board of directors for the purpose of electing officers and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. the board of directors may provide by resolution the time and place for the holding of additional regular meetings of the board of directors (each, a “regular director meeting”) without other notice than such resolution. if the election of officers shall not be held at any annual director meeting, the board of directors shall cause the election to be held at a regular director meeting or at a special meeting of the board of directors (each, a “special director meeting”) as soon thereafter as may be convenient. amended and restated bylaws of american theological library association 97 section 4.04 special director meetings. special director meetings may be called by or at the request of the president or any three (3) directors, and such person or persons may fix any place as the location of any special director meeting so called. for purposes of clarification, no business may be transacted at any such meeting unless a quorum of directors is present, as set forth in section 4.07 of these bylaws. section 4.05 member access to meetings. meetings of the board of directors are open to members of the corporation with the exception of portions thereof that are executive sessions as specifically designated by the board of directors or as called by any director. members who wish to attend a meeting of the board of directors shall inform the president at least two (2) days in advance to assure that adequate space is available. section 4.06 notice and waiver of notice. (a) unless otherwise required by the not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws, written notice of any annual or special director meeting shall be delivered not less than three (3) days before the date of such meeting to each director at his or her address as it appears on the records of the corporation, and such notice shall state the place, date, hour, and, in the case of a special director meeting, the purpose(s) of the meeting. if mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the u.s. mail in a sealed envelope so addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. if notice is sent by facsimile transmission, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered upon direction to the facsimile number of record of the director. if notice is given by electronic mail or other means of electronic transmission, such notice shall be deemed to be given upon direction to the electronic mail address or other electronic address of record of the director. if sent by any other means (including telegram, cablegram, courier, or express mail), such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when actually delivered to the home or business address of the director. (b) when any notice whatever is required to be given under the provisions of the not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice. the attendance of a director at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a director attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. section 4.07 quorum. a majority of the directors then in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the board of directors. section 4.08 use of conference telephone or other interactive technology. if the board of directors so determines, members of the board of directors or any committee may participate in and act at any meeting of the board of directors or committee, as the case may be, by means of a conference telephone or other similar interactive technology, including, but not limited to, electronic transmission, internet usage, or remote communication, so long as all persons 98 annual yearbook participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. such participation shall constitute presence in person at such meeting. section 4.09 manner of acting. the act of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the board of directors, unless the act of a greater number is required by the not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws. section 4.10 informal action by directors. (a) any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the board of directors or any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing setting forth the action so taken shall be signed by all of the directors or by all of the members of such committee, as the case may be, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the board of directors or committee. any such consent signed by all the directors or all committee members, as the case may be, shall have the same effect as a unanimous vote and may be stated as such in any document filed with the secretary of state of the state of illinois under the not for profit corporation act. (b) a director or committee member, as the case may be, may take action by a written consent using an electronic signature if the electronic transmission approving the action includes the signatory’s full name in a form intended by the signatory (a) to serve as his or her signature and (b) to authenticate the consent. each electronic signature should be affixed to an e-mail message or other electronic communication that (i) contains, attaches, or references the written consent action; (ii) includes an affirmative statement (such as “yes,” “i agree,” or “i consent”); and (iii) contains a clear reference to the written consent action in the subject line. section 4.11 resignation. any director may resign at any time by giving written notice to the board of directors, the president, or the secretary. such resignation shall take effect when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a future date. unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. section 4.12 removal. (a) removal by voting members. any director may be removed, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the voting members present and voting at any annual, regular, or special member meeting at which a quorum is present. the proposed removal shall be set forth in the notice of any such meeting, and the notice shall be delivered to each voting member at least twenty (20) days and not more than sixty (60) days prior to such meeting. (b) removal by the board of directors. notwithstanding the foregoing, any director appointed by the board of directors pursuant to section 4.13 hereof may be removed, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office at any meeting of the board of directors at which a quorum is present whenever, in their judgment, the best interests of the corporation would be served thereby. the proposed removal shall be set amended and restated bylaws of american theological library association 99 forth in the notice of any special director meeting, delivered to each director at least twenty (20) days prior to such meeting. (c) automatic removal. notwithstanding each of sections 4.12(a) and 4.12(b) of these bylaws, any director who fails to attend any two (2) meetings of the board of directors in any given year, without reasonable excuse therefor, as determined in the sole reasonable discretion of the board of directors, shall automatically be removed from the board of directors, such that a vote of the voting members or the board of directors shall not be required to effectuate such removal. for purposes of clarification, attendance includes participation by means of conference telephone or other interactive technology in accordance with section 4.08 hereof. section 4.13 vacancies. any vacancy occurring in the board of directors because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification, or otherwise may be filled by the board of directors at any meeting thereof, provided that the individual appointed to fill the vacancy shall be an individual or retired member in good standing. a director elected or appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the unexpired term of his or her predecessor in office. section 4.14 recognition of outstanding contributions. the board of directors may in its discretion confer an award or other honor, exclusive of membership, in recognition of any person who has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of the corporation’s work, provided that such award or other honor and the procedures in connection therewith are consistent with section 501(c) (3) of the code and any applicable section of chapter 42 of the code. section 4.15 compensation. directors shall not receive compensation for their services as directors; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any director from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for personal services rendered to the corporation that are reasonable and necessary to carry out one or more of the taxexempt purposes of the corporation, so long as the director complies with the conflict of interest procedures of article xi hereof and any other policies adopted by the board of directors. directors may receive reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with corporate matters, provided that such reimbursement is authorized by the board of directors. article v officers section 5.01 officers. the board of directors shall elect a president, a vice president, a treasurer, and a secretary of the corporation (each, an “officer” and, taken together with all other officers of the corporation elected by the board of directors, the “officers”). the board of directors also may appoint an executive director and elect one or more assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers and such additional officers as the board of directors may deem necessary or appropriate from time to time. in extraordinary circumstances, any two (2) or more offices may be held by the same person. the officers elected by the board of directors shall have such duties as are hereafter described and such additional duties as the board of directors may from time to time 100 annual yearbook prescribe. each officer, other than the executive director, must be elected from among the directors. an individual’s resignation or removal as a director shall be deemed to also be a resignation or removal from any officer position held by that individual. section 5.02 election and term of office. with the exception of the executive director, the officers shall be elected annually by the board of directors at the annual director meeting. if the election of officers is not held at such meeting, such election shall be held as soon thereafter as may be convenient. new offices of the corporation may be created and filled, and vacancies in offices may be filled, at any meeting of the board of directors. each officer shall hold office until the officer’s successor has been duly elected and qualified or until the officer’s death, resignation, or removal. election or appointment of an officer shall not of itself create contract rights. section 5.03 resignation. any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the board of directors, the president, or the secretary. such resignation shall take effect when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a future date. unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. section 5.04 removal. any officer elected or appointed by the board of directors may be removed, with or without cause, by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of all directors then in office whenever, in their judgment, the best interests of the corporation would be served thereby, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person or persons so removed. section 5.05 vacancies. a vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification, or otherwise may be filled by the board of directors at any meeting thereof. an officer elected to fill a vacancy shall be elected to serve until the next annual director meeting. section 5.06 president. the president shall preside at all meetings of the corporation and board of directors and shall see that the orders and resolutions of the board of directors are carried into effect, except in those instances in which that responsibility is assigned to some other person by the board of directors. the president may sign bonds, mortgages, and all other contracts and documents, whether or not under the seal, if any, of the corporation, except in cases where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by law, by the board of directors, or by these bylaws to some other officer or agent of the corporation. section 5.07 vice president. the vice president shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to the vice president by the president or the board of directors. in the absence of the president or in the event of the president’s inability or refusal to act, the vice president shall perform the duties of the president and, when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions of the president. amended and restated bylaws of american theological library association 101 section 5.08 secretary. the secretary shall perform or direct and supervise the performance of the following: (a) attend all meetings of the board of directors and record all the proceedings of the meetings and actions of the board of directors in one or more files provided for that purpose; (b) be the custodian of the corporate records and of the seal, if any, of the corporation; (c) keep a register of the post office address and electronic mail address of each director, which shall be furnished to the secretary by such director; (d) see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these bylaws or as required by law; and (e) in general perform all duties incident to the office of secretary and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to the secretary by the board of directors. section 5.09 treasurer. the treasurer shall be the principal financial officer of the corporation. the treasurer shall perform or direct and supervise the performance of the following: (a) have charge of and be responsible for overseeing the maintenance of adequate books of account for the corporation; (b) have charge of all funds and securities of the corporation and be responsible for overseeing the management, receipt, and disbursement thereof; and (c) in general perform all the duties incident to the office of treasurer and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to the treasurer by the board of directors. if required by the board of directors, the treasurer shall give a bond for the faithful discharge of the treasurer’s duties in such sum and with such surety or sureties as the board of directors shall determine. the treasurer shall serve as the chair of the finance committee. section 5.10 executive director. from time to time, the corporation may appoint an executive director who shall be an employee of the corporation and shall be a non-voting member of the board of directors. the executive director shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation and, as such, shall meet regularly with the board of directors and in general supervise and control all the business and affairs of the corporation, unless otherwise provided by the board of directors. the executive director may discuss corporate matters with the board of directors but shall not be entitled to vote on any matter submitted to a vote of the board of directors. the executive director shall, ex officio, be an assistant secretary of the corporation, empowered to certify to corporate actions in the absence of the secretary. the executive director, in addition to appointing and overseeing staff, shall be responsible to the board of directors for the administration of programs, services, and other activities of the corporation; shall see that all orders and resolutions of the board of directors are carried into effect; and shall appoint members of advisory committees, representatives to other organizations, and other officials and agents of the corporation, and oversee their work. section 5.11 assistant treasurers and assistant secretaries. any assistant treasurers and assistant secretaries shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to them by the treasurer or the secretary, respectively, or by the board of directors. if required by the board of directors, the assistant treasurers shall give bonds for the faithful discharge of their duties in such sums and with such sureties as the board of directors shall determine. 102 annual yearbook section 5.12 other officers and agents. any officer not otherwise specified in these bylaws shall have such authority and perform such duties as may from time to time be prescribed by resolution of the board of directors. section 5.13 absence of officers. in the absence of any officer, or for any other reason the board of directors may deem sufficient, the board of directors may delegate the powers or duties, or any such powers or duties, of any officer to any other officer or to any director. section 5.14 compensation. unless otherwise determined by the board of directors or otherwise provided herein, the officers shall not receive compensation for their services as officers; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any officer from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for personal services rendered to the corporation that are reasonable and necessary to carry out one or more of the taxexempt purposes of the corporation, so long as the officers comply with any policies adopted by the board of directors. officers may receive reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with corporate matters, provided that such reimbursement is authorized by the board of directors. notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the individual serving as executive director may receive reasonable compensation for such service, as determined by the board of directors from time to time. article vi committees section 6.01 board committees. the board of directors may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the directors in office, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of two (2) or more directors and a majority of each committee’s membership to be directors; provided, however, that committees appointed by the board of directors or otherwise authorized pursuant to these bylaws relating to the election, nomination, qualification, or credentials of the directors or other committees involved in the process of electing directors may be composed entirely of non-directors. any committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the board of directors and allowed by law, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the board of directors in the management of the business and affairs of the corporation; provided, however, that no such committee shall have the power or authority of the board of directors in reference to (a) amending or repealing these bylaws or the articles of incorporation; (b) electing, appointing, or removing any officer, director, or committee member, or fixing the compensation of any committee member; (c) adopting a plan of merger or adopting a plan of consolidation with another corporation; (d) authorizing the sale, lease, exchange, or mortgage of all or substantially all of the property or assets of the corporation; (e) filling vacancies on the board of directors or any of its committees; (f) adopting a plan for the distribution of the assets of the corporation or for dissolution; or (g) amending, altering, repealing, or taking any action inconsistent with any resolution or action of the board of directors which by its terms provides that it shall not be amended, altered, or repealed by any such committee. amended and restated bylaws of american theological library association 103 section 6.02 advisory committees. by resolution, the board of directors may designate one or more advisory committees not having and exercising the authority of the board of directors in the management of the corporation. members of any such advisory committee may, but need not, be directors, and the board of directors shall appoint the members thereof, except as and to the extent such authority shall be vested in an officer or agent of the corporation by the board of directors or these bylaws. section 6.03 nominating committee. there shall be a committee of the board of directors, which shall identify and nominate individuals to serve on the board of directors of the corporation (the “nominating committee”). the nominating committee shall present its nominations to the board of directors and the secretary. the nominating committee shall consist of two (2) individual or retired members and one (1) director who is not then up for re-election to the board of directors, each of whom shall be appointed by the board of directors (collectively, the “nominating committee members”). the nominating committee members shall be divided into three classes, as nearly equal in number as reasonably possible, as shall be designated by resolution of the board of directors. the terms of each class of nominating committee members shall be staggered such that only one class shall be appointed each year. each nominating committee member shall serve for a nonrenewable term of three (3) years or until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified. the longest serving member of the nominating committee shall serve as the chair thereof. section 6.04 finance committee. there shall be a finance committee, which shall have the responsibility of supervising the financial affairs of the corporation and shall have and may exercise the powers and authority of the board of directors to the extent permitted by law, the articles of incorporation, and these bylaws. the finance committee shall be comprised of at least two (2) directors who shall be appointed by the board of directors, and a majority of its members shall be directors. the treasurer shall be the chair of the finance committee. section 6.05 term of office. each member of a committee established pursuant to this article vi, other than the nominating committee members, shall serve as such until the next annual director meeting and until such committee member’s successor is appointed, unless the committee shall be sooner terminated by resolution of the board of directors, or unless such committee member resigns or is removed from such committee. any committee member may be removed, with or without cause, by the board of directors whenever in its judgment the best interests of the corporation shall be served thereby. section 6.06 chair. except as otherwise provided in these bylaws, one (1) member of each committee shall be appointed as chair by the person or persons authorized to appoint committee members thereof. section 6.07 vacancies. vacancies in the membership of any committee may be filled by appointments made in the same manner as provided for in the original appointments. 104 annual yearbook section 6.08 quorum. unless otherwise provided in the resolution of the board of directors designating a committee, a majority of the committee members shall constitute a quorum and the act of a majority of the committee members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the committee. section 6.09 rules. each committee shall fix its own rules governing the conduct of its activities, not inconsistent with these bylaws or the rules promulgated by the board of directors, and shall furnish to the board of directors such reports of its activities as the board of directors may request. article vii contracts, checks, deposits, gifts and investments section 7.01 contracts. the board of directors may authorize any officer or officers or agent or agents of the corporation, in addition to the officers so authorized by these bylaws, to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. section 7.02 checks, drafts, etc. all checks, drafts, or other orders for the payment of money, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness issued in the name of the corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers or agent or agents of the corporation and in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by resolution of the board of directors. section 7.03 deposits. all funds of the corporation shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the corporation in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as the board of directors may designate by resolution. section 7.04 gifts. the board of directors may accept or reject or by resolution may authorize any officer or officers or agent or agents of the corporation to accept or reject, on behalf of the corporation, any contribution, gift, bequest, or devise for the general purposes or for any special purpose of the corporation. section 7.05 investments. the board of directors shall manage, invest, operate, deal in and with, and conserve the property of the corporation, and may retain any or all of the assets transferred to the corporation by gift or bequest; provided, however, that the exercise of any of such powers shall not in any way conflict with the purposes of the corporation as stated in its articles of incorporation, and such powers shall not be exercised so as to cause the corporation to lose its qualification as an organization exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the code. the board of directors may delegate investment management duties to an officer, employee, or independent investment firm, provided that doing so is prudent and in the best interests of the corporation. amended and restated bylaws of american theological library association 105 article viii books and records the corporation shall keep correct and complete books and records of account and shall also keep minutes of the proceedings of its board of directors and each committee thereof. article ix fiscal year the fiscal year of the corporation shall end on august 31st of each year. article x indemnification and insurance section 10.01 indemnification. the corporation shall indemnify each person who is or was a director or officer, or who is serving or has served at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, and may indemnify any person who is or was an employee or agent of the corporation and any person who is serving or has served at its request as an employee or agent of any other enterprise, to the fullest extent from time to time permitted by the laws of the state of illinois and by section 4941 or 4958 of the code, as applicable, in the event any of such persons was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative. section 10.02 authorization of indemnification. any indemnification under this article x (unless the indemnification is ordered by a court) shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case, upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation is proper in the circumstances. in the case of indemnification that is mandatory under section 10.01 hereof, the determination shall be limited to (a) whether the person to be indemnified has met the standards specified in section 10.01 and (b) the amount of the indemnification permitted by law. any determination under this section 10.02 shall be made (a) by the board of directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit, or proceeding or (b) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion. section 10.03 advance payments. expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit, or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit, or proceeding, as authorized by the board of directors in the specific case, upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation to repay such amount, unless it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized in this article x, unless such 106 annual yearbook payment would constitute an act of self-dealing under section 4941 of the code if the corporation is a private foundation or an excess benefit transaction under section 4958 of the code if the corporation is a public charity. section 10.04 non-exclusivity and continuation. the indemnification provided by this article x shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which a person seeking indemnification may be entitled under any agreement, vote of disinterested directors, or otherwise, both as to action in the person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of such a person. section 10.05 insurance. the corporation may purchase and maintain insurance (a) to insure itself with respect to the indemnification payments it is authorized or obligated to make pursuant to this article x and (b) on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or who is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, to insure against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify the person against such liability under the provisions of this article x. article xi conflicts of interest section 11.01 conflict of interest. a director shall disclose to the board of directors any material interest which such director directly or indirectly has in any person or entity which is a party to a transaction under consideration by the board of directors, or which to the director’s knowledge might otherwise cause a conflict with a fiduciary duty owed by the director to the corporation. such interested director shall abstain from voting on such transaction or other action, but such interested director’s presence may be counted in determining whether a quorum is present. section 11.02 material interest. a director shall be considered to have a material interest in an entity if the director is a director, officer, or employee of the entity or if the director has a material financial interest in the entity. section 11.03 comprehensive policy. the board of directors shall have the power and authority to adopt a more comprehensive policy regarding conflicts of interest, which may supplement this article xi, as so directed by the board of directors. amended and restated bylaws of american theological library association 107 article xii amendments to bylaws these bylaws may be altered, amended, or repealed and new bylaws adopted by the voting members. such action may be, but shall not be required to be, taken at any meeting of the voting members, provided that no such alteration, amendment, repeal, or adoption shall in any way conflict with the purposes of the corporation as stated in its articles of incorporation or otherwise cause the corporation to lose its qualification as an organization exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the code. written notice of any proposed alteration, amendment, repeal, or adoption of the bylaws shall be delivered to each voting member not less than twenty (20) days before the date of the vote on such matter at such voting member’s address as it appears on the records of the corporation. article xiii miscellaneous section 13.01 definitions. in addition to the terms defined elsewhere in these bylaws, the following terms shall have the following meanings when used herein: (a) “articles of incorporation” means the articles of incorporation of the corporation filed with the secretary of state of the state of illinois on july 31, 1992, and any amendments thereto. (b) “section of the code” means a section of the internal revenue code of 1986, as amended, and shall include corresponding provisions of future federal tax laws, all as from time to time in effect. (c) “director” means a voting member of the board of directors. (d) “not for profit corporation act” means the illinois general not for profit corporation act of 1986, as amended. section 13.02 writings. any action required in these bylaws to be “written,” to be “in writing,” to have “written consent,” to have “written approval,” and the like by or of directors or committee members shall include any communication transmitted or received by facsimile, electronic mail, or other means of electronic transmission. preface committee reports committee for diversity, equity, and inclusion conference committee endowment committee professional development committee task forcereports international theological librarian education scholarly communication interest group reports public services special collections technical services world religions denominational group reports anabaptist mennonite anglican/episcopal baptist campbell-stone lutheran methodist orthodox presbyterian and reformed librarians roman catholic memorials officers of atla (1947–2018) atla organizational directory (2017–2018) atla member directory (2017–2018) historical annual conferences amended and restated bylaws of american theological library association 2017 ats library statistics 2022 ats library statistics 95 the association of theological schools (ats) and atla collaborate to provide these library statistics. the following charts reflect data for atla institutional member libraries that completed the survey, which was issued in the fall of 2021 and is reflective of the most recently completed fiscal year (2021–2022). the full data set is available on the my atla web portal. 2022 ats library statistics part a library characteristics a. a department or departmental branch library within a larger university or college library system b. a library integrated with a larger university or college library system c. a part of a library system jointly administered and/or funded by more than one educational institution d. an independent library chiefly serving your institution 16 72 27 147 1. which of the following most accurately describes your institution’s library? http://my.atla.com 96    annual y e arbook a. formal or informal consortia for the purchase of electronic resources b. shared catalogs or cataloging c. state, regional, or national associations d. reciprocal borrowing arrangement e. other 156 206 23 109 191 29 119 55 information technology electronic reserves av / media 2. is your library the primary source of support on your campus for: 3. does the library of your institution have consortial arrangements for providing library services with one or more other institutions? (yes – 222) if yes, please identify the corsortia/ um and briefly describe the arrangement: 2022 ats library statistics    97 library 1 16 29 20 19 22 57 24 7 3 11 6 3 6 library 2 3 3 1 5 2 4 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 library 3 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20 10 –2 01 9 20 00 –2 00 9 19 90 –1 99 9 19 80 –1 98 9 19 70 –1 97 9 19 60 –1 96 9 19 50 –1 95 9 19 40 –1 94 9 19 30 –1 93 9 19 20 –1 92 9 19 10 –1 91 9 19 00 –1 90 9 pr e19 00 library 1 27 90 36 13 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 library 2 0 14 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 library 3 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 & l at er 20 10 –2 01 9 20 00 –2 00 9 19 90 –1 99 9 19 80 –1 98 9 19 70 –1 97 9 19 60 –1 96 9 19 50 –1 95 9 19 40 –1 94 9 19 30 –1 93 9 19 20 –1 92 9 19 10 –1 91 9 pr e19 10 part b the library as place 146 33 115 86 a. institution has library facility at extension sites b. provides access to electronic resources from main library c. delivers materials from main library to distance students d. has written agreement with institutions 4. does your institution have one or more distance education program(s) or extension site(s)? (yes – 152) if yes (no/yes): 1. when were the building(s) in which the main library is located built? 2. when were the buildings in which the main library is located subsequently renovated? 98    annual y e arbook 63 188 137 145 104 50 81 100 * includes archives, bookstores, curriculum centers, denominational materials, galleries, language labs, museums, other offices/centers, phd study rooms and carrels, special collections, tech support, multi-faith prayer room, makerspace, university archives, and vending machines/lunchroom. faculty offices seminar or classrooms café or coffee shop group study room computer labs information commons writing tutor other* 3. do you use offsite storage? of the 49 libraries who responded in the affirmative, it was reported that an average of 26% of the total library collection was stored offsite, with the average number of volumes being 112,145. among the other items stored offsite were archival materials, bound periodicals, rare books, and unprocessed materials. some reported that offsite storage could refer to another building on campus. 4. what other spaces or services are offered and/or housed in your library? 2022 ats library statistics    99 survey participants abilene christian university graduate school of theology academy for jewish religion acadia divinity college alliance theological seminary ambrose seminary america evangelical university graduate school of theology anabaptist mennonite biblical seminary anderson university school of theology antiochian house of studies aquinas institute of theology asbury theological seminary ashland theological seminary assemblies of god theological seminary associated canadian theological schools athenaeum of ohio atlantic school of theology augustine institute austin presbyterian theological seminary azusa pacific seminary b. h. carroll theological institute baptist missionary association theological seminary baptist seminary of kentucky barry university department of theology and philosophy beeson divinity school berkeley divinity school berkeley school of theology (ca) bethany theological seminary bethel seminary boston college school of theology and ministry boston university school of theology briercrest college and seminary brite divinity school byzantine catholic seminary of ss. cyril and methodius calvin theological seminary campbell university divinity school canadian baptist theological seminary canadian reformed theological seminary candler school of theology carey theological college catholic distance university graduate school of theology catholic theological union catholic university of america school of theology and religious studies central baptist theological seminary central baptist theological seminary of minneapolis chapman seminary chicago theological seminary china evangelical seminary north america christian theological seminary christian witness theological seminary church divinity school of the pacific 100    annual y e arbook colgate rochester crozer divinity school columbia biblical seminary columbia theological seminary concordia lutheran seminary (ab) concordia lutheran theological seminary (on) concordia seminary (mo) concordia theological seminary (in) covenant theological seminary dallas theological seminary denver seminary dominican house of studies dominican school of philosophy and theology drew university theological school duke university divinity school earlham school of religion eastern mennonite seminary ecumenical theological seminary eden theological seminary emmanuel christian seminary emmanuel college erskine theological seminary evangelia university graduate school of theology evangelical theological seminary franciscan school of theology freed-hardeman university graduate school of theology fresno pacific biblical seminary fuller theological seminary garrett-evangelical theological seminary gateway seminary general theological seminary george w. truett theological seminary gordon-conwell theological seminary grace mission university graduate school grace school of theology grace theological seminary graduate school of theology and ministry in puerto rico, st. albert the great graduate theological union grand canyon theological seminary grand rapids theological seminary harding school of theology hartford international university for religion and peace harvard university divinity school hazelip school of theology heritage theological seminary hms richards divinity school division of graduate studies holy apostles college and seminary holy cross greek orthodox school of theology hood theological seminary howard university school of divinity huron university college faculty of theology iliff school of theology immaculate conception seminary 2022 ats library statistics    101 institut de formation theologique de montreal inter-american adventist theological seminary interdenominational theological center international theological seminary james and carolyn mcafee school of theology jesuit school of theology john leland center for theological studies kairos university kearley graduate school of theology kenrick-glennon seminary knox college knox theological seminary lancaster theological seminary lexington theological seminary liberty university john w. rawlings school of divinity lincoln christian seminary logos evangelical seminary logsdon seminary of logsdon school of theology louisville presbyterian theological seminary loyola marymount university department of theological studies loyola university chicago institute of pastoral studies luther seminary lutheran school of theology at chicago lutheran theological seminary (sk) lutheran theological southern seminary m. christopher white school of divinity martin luther university college mccormick theological seminary mcgill university school of religious studies mcmaster divinity college meadville lombard theological school memphis theological seminary methodist theological school in ohio mid-america reformed seminary midwestern baptist theological seminary missio theological seminary montreal school of theology moody theological seminary moravian theological seminary mount angel seminary mount saint mary’s seminary multnomah biblical seminary naiits an indigenous learning community nashotah house nazarene theological seminary neal t. jones seminary new brunswick theological seminary new orleans baptist theological seminary new york theological seminary newman theological college north park theological seminary northeastern seminary 102    annual y e arbook northern baptist theological seminary northwest nazarene university graduate school of theology northwest seminary notre dame seminary oblate school of theology oklahoma christian university graduate school of theology oral roberts university graduate school of theology and ministry pacific lutheran theological seminary pacific school of religion palm beach atlantic university school of ministry graduate department palmer theological seminary payne theological seminary pentecostal theological seminary perkins school of theology phillips theological seminary phoenix seminary pittsburgh theological seminary pontifical college josephinum pope st. john xxiii national seminary portland seminary presbyterian theological seminary in america princeton theological seminary providence theological seminary puritan reformed theological seminary queen’s college faculty of theology reformed episcopal seminary reformed presbyterian theological seminary reformed theological seminary regent college regent university school of divinity regis college robert e. webber institute for worship studies sacred heart major seminary sacred heart seminary and school of theology saint john’s seminary (ma) saint john’s university school of theology and seminary saint mary seminary and graduate school of theology saint meinrad school of theology saint paul school of theology saint paul seminary school of divinity saint vincent seminary samuel dewitt proctor school of theology san francisco theological seminary seattle pacific seminary seattle university school of theology and ministry seminario evangélico de puerto rico seminary of the southwest seventh-day adventist theological seminary shaw university divinity school shepherds theological seminary southeastern baptist theological seminary southeastern university school of divinity 2022 ats library statistics    103 southern baptist theological seminary southern california seminary graduate school of bible and theology southwestern baptist theological seminary st. andrew’s college st. augustine’s seminary of toronto st. bernard’s school of theology and ministry st. charles borromeo seminary st. john vianney theological seminary st. john’s seminary (ca) st. joseph’s seminary st. mark’s college st. mary’s seminary and university st. patrick’s seminary and university st. peter’s seminary st. stephen’s college st. tikhon’s orthodox theological seminary st. vincent de paul regional seminary st. vladimir’s orthodox theological seminary starr king school for the ministry talbot school of theology the king’s seminary the seattle school of theology and psychology trinity college faculty of divinity trinity episcopal school for ministry trinity evangelical divinity school trinity lutheran seminary tyndale seminary union presbyterian seminary union theological seminary united lutheran seminary united theological seminary united theological seminary of the twin cities university of chicago divinity school university of dubuque theological seminary university of notre dame department of theology university of st. mary of the lake mundelein seminary university of st. michael’s college faculty of theology university of the south school of theology urshan graduate school of theology vancouver school of theology vanderbilt university divinity school villanova university department of theology and religious studies virginia theological seminary wake forest university school of divinity wartburg theological seminary wesley biblical seminary wesley seminary wesley theological seminary western seminary western theological seminary westminster theological seminary westminster theological seminary in california 104    annual y e arbook winebrenner theological seminary wisconsin lutheran seminary world mission university school of theology wycliffe college 2022 ats library statistics    105 10 international theological librarian education task force (itlet) kelly campbell, columbia theological seminary, chair task force members • yesan sellen, south asia institute of advanced christian studies (saiacs) • carisse berryhill, abilene christian university • kelly campbell, columbia theological seminary, chair • matina curic, missio international • cynthia pelena, central philippines university • ephraim muldave, africa international university • elizabeth greentree, brisbane school of theology • marta samokishyn, saint paul university • yasmine abou-el-kheir, chicago theological seminary • seoyoung kim, world mission university • alvaro perez, universidad bíblica lationamericana • brenda bailey-hainer, atla executive director • jamie lin, education and professional development manager year in review during its fourth year, the international theological librarian education task force (itle) worked on several initiatives to achieve our charge. itle’s charge is “to strengthen and connect theological and religious studies librarians worldwide by identifying resources, creating educational opportunities, and developing skill enhancement materials through collaboration efforts.” the second volume of the theological librarian’s handbook: administration in theological libraries is to be published by the end of summer. an editor of the third volume of the series focusing on collection development was selected. after placing a call for papers, committee & task force reports 11 the editor has selected the authors, and the initial writing of the volume is commencing. after compiling the worldwide theological librarianship training and education opportunities and a list of global theological library associations, two taskforce members placed this information into atla’s libguides, so that the information is available open access. after receiving the international federation of library association (ifla) workgroup’s global librarian competencies, the task force engaged the question of creating international base competencies for theological librarians. after utilizing competencies from the canadian association of research libraries (carl) and the 2014 atla competencies, the task force decided that developing global theological librarian competencies were outside the task force’s scope. in light of that decision, the task force decided to focus on supporting, sharing, and promoting the already existing numerous global programs for training theological librarians and to focus on existing professional development opportunities created by atla incorporating the institute held several years ago. campbell-stone 28 campbell-stone carisse mickey berryhill, abilene christian university, secretary members present • david kiger, theological librarian, milligan university (in person) • carisse mickey berryhill, asst. to library dean, abilene christian university (in person) • chris rosser, theological librarian, oklahoma christian university (in person and online; contributor of notes on the online meeting) • jessica holland, library director, harding school of theology (online) • sheila owen, associate librarian, harding school of theology (online) • leslie starasta, director of library services, lincoln christian university (online) agenda the meeting took place in two sessions: in person at the baltimore inner harbor hyatt regency conference hotel on june 17, 2022, and by zoom on june 27, 2022. round robin reports seminary library, milligan university – the seminary library and welshimer library at milligan university enjoy a robust partnership under the leadership of gary daught. david kiger heads the seminary library. enrollment is good. brown library, abilene christian university – in its second year under the leadership of dean james wiser, brown library is developing a new strategic plan and strengthening its collections, including emphasizing endowed collections, as the university has now moved to r3 status. retirements: linda childers, assistant to theological librarian craig churchill; and gary oliver, cataloger denominational group reports 29 and name authority specialist for stone-campbell collections. new hires: susannah barrington, cataloger; dede james, public services coordinator; nicole mouat, assistant to the theological librarian. relocations: avery weems to distance and online services, erica pye to special collections and archives, and carisse berryhill to the dean’s office as special assistant for strategic initiatives (half time). the center for restoration studies, directed by mac ice, has acquired a first edition of thomas campbell’s declaration and address (1809), which will be featured during the annual restoration day september 7. l.m. graves memorial library, harding school of theology – hst welcomed a new library director, jessica holland, who has now served in this capacity for one year following the departure of previous director, bob turner. library staff welcome their new director, which coincides with other key changes at hst, including a new dean (mark powell), and new director of the dmin program (steve cloer). beam library, oklahoma christian university – oc has experienced the loss of numerous key staff and faculty positions over the last year, including the departure of dr. lee anne paris, dean of library and instructional support. beam library also lost librarian dara tinius after her resignation in february, and each of these losses heightens our level of difficulty for navigating a tenuous season at oc. jessie c. eury library, lincoln christian university – leslie starasta became director of library services in 2020 and is currently the library’s only full-time employee. recent staffing reductions have been difficult to navigate, but lcu and the library are navigating changes by focusing on program redesign and restructuring, and by continued focus on how best to serve their patrons. other a common thread among all participant reports is the difficulty of this moment that we must navigate when the continuing pandemic as well as staffing and enrollment reductions complicate and realign our various roles and responsibilities. 94 historical annual conferences 1947–2021 year place host 1947 louisville, ky louisville presbyterian seminary 1948 dayton, oh bonebrake theological seminary 1949 chicago, il chicago theological seminary 1950 columbus, oh evangelical lutheran seminary and capital university 1951 rochester, ny colgate-rochester divinity school 1952 louisville, ky southern baptist theological seminary 1953 evanston, il garrett biblical institute 1954 chicago, il chicago theological seminary 1955 new york, ny union theological seminary 1956 berkeley, ca pacific school of religion 1957 fort worth, tx southwestern baptist theological seminary 1958 boston, ma boston university school of theology 1959 toronto, on knox college 1960 st. paul, mn bethel college and seminary 1961 washington, dc wesley theological seminary 1962 hartford, ct hartford seminary foundation 1963 mill valley, ca golden gate baptist theological seminary 1964 kansas city, mi st. paul school of theology 1965 new york, ny general theological seminary 1966 louisville, ky southern baptist theological seminary 1967 chicago, il mccormick theological seminary historical annual conferences 95 1968 st. louis, mo concordia seminary 1969 pittsburgh, pa pittsburgh theological seminary 1970 new orleans, la new orleans baptist theological seminary 1971 pasadena, ca pasadena college 1972 waterloo, on waterloo lutheran university 1973 bethlehem, pa moravian theological seminary 1974 denver, co iliff school of theology 1975 s. hamilton, ma gordon-conwell theological seminary 1976 grand rapids, mi calvin theological seminary 1977 vancouver, bc vancouver school of theology 1978 latrobe, pa saint vincent college 1979 new brighton, mn bethel theological seminary 1980 denver, co iliff school of theology 1981 st. louis, mo christ seminary — seminex 1982 toronto, on toronto school of theology 1983 richmond, va united theological seminary in virginia 1984 holland, mi western theological seminary 1985 madison, nj drew university 1986 kansas city, ks rockhurst college 1987 berkeley, ca graduate theological union 1988 wilmore, ky asbury theological seminary 1989 columbus, oh trinity lutheran seminary 1990 evanston, il garrett-evangelical seminary and seaburywestern theological seminary 1991 toronto, on university of toronto, trinity college, and toronto school of theology 1992 dallas, tx southern methodist university 1993 vancouver, bc vancouver school of theology, regent college, and carey theological college 1994 pittsburgh, pa pittsburgh theological seminary, reformed presbyterian theological seminary, and trinity episcopal school for ministry 1995 nashville, tn divinity library of vanderbilt university and tennessee theological library association 96 a nnua l y e a rbook 1996 denver, co iliff school of theology 1997 boston, ma boston university and boston theological institute 1998 leesburg, va virginia theological seminary and washington theological consortium 1999 chicago, il atla and association of chicago theological schools 2000 berkeley, ca graduate theological union 2001 durham, nc divinity school at duke university 2002 st. paul, mn minnesota theological library association 2003 portland, or mount angel abbey, george fox seminary, multnomah biblical seminary, western seminary 2004 kansas city, mo kansas city area theological library association 2005 austin, tx southwest area theological library association 2006 chicago, il atla 2007 philadelphia, pa southeastern pennsylvania theological library association 2008 ottawa, on saint paul university 2009 st. louis, mo st. louis theological consortium libraries 2010 louisville, ky the theological education association of midamerica 2011 chicago, il chicago area theological library association and association of chicago theological schools 2012 scottsdale, az theological library cooperative of arizona 2013 charlotte, nc carolinas theological library consortium 2014 new orleans, la new orleans baptist theological seminary 2015 denver, co theological librarians and libraries of denver/rocky mountain region 2016 long beach, ca the southern california theological library association historical annual conferences 97 2017 atlanta, ga columbia theological seminary, erskine theological seminary, mercer university, mcafee school of theology, pitts theology library, candler school of theology, emory university, robert w. woodruff library, atlanta university center, the interdenominational theological center 2018 indianapolis, in asbury seminary and concordia theological seminary 2019 vancouver, bc cindy aalders, regent college, local host representative 2020 2021 online online 37 anglican/episcopal patrick milas, new brunswick theological seminary, convener members present • patrick milas, new brunswick theological seminary, convener • daniel baek, vancouver school of theology • mitzi budde, virginia theological seminary • patrick cates, general theological seminary • susanah hanson, trinity school for ministry • brad hess, virginia theological seminary call to order members of the anglican/episcopal denominational group met at 1pm eastern on monday, june 21, 2021, via zoom. 2021/2022 worship plans patrick milas mentioned the noonday prayer gathering we had during advent. members expressed interest in hosting a service in baltimore, md during the 2022 annual conference should it be held in-person. group leadership patrick milas called for nominations for the role of convener. milas was encouraged to continue serving as convener. 38 a nnua l y e a rbook institutional and individual updates patrick milas, sage library at new brunswick theological seminary the seminary has recently undergone two self-studies for accreditation and is also involved in a digitization project with princeton theological seminary. the campus will be reopening for the fall semester. daniel baek, vancouver theological seminary a new dean is coming to vancouver theological seminary and enrollment is up. mitzi budde, payne library at virginia theological seminary the renovation project at the bishop payne library is nearing completion, and resources were being reshelved at the time of the zoom meeting. the library staff plans for the library to reopen by the august term, 2021. mitzi budde also reported that virginia theological seminary is preparing for its bicentennial in 2023. patrick cates, general theological seminary general theological seminary’s dean and president has retired. it has an interim dean for two years. the seminary is exploring a partnership with virginia seminary. susanah hanson, trinity school for ministry the trinity school for ministry has been open as hybrid since fall 2020. susanah will be pursuing a thd at evangelical seminary, focusing on theology of disability. matters arising • mitzi budde raised the question of what others were doing with diocesan newsletters and reports. this led to the suggestion that perhaps virginia theological seminary and general theological seminary should compare holdings and mutually divide holdings between the two libraries to ensure full coverage but to reduce overlap and to reclaim library shelf space. it was mentioned that it was a shame that the episcopal archives was not functional/available for such a project; otherwise, that would be an ideal central location for diocesan papers to be held and denominational group meetings 39 digitized. daniel baek mentioned that the anglican archives in canada preserves canadian diocesan publications. • there was a discussion about book scanners, with mentions of their cost and the staffing needs to carry out scanning. the tabletop scribe scanner was mentioned, with its costs for general rental and per scanned-page charge. • mitzi budde asked what others were doing regarding the weeding back runs of periodicals. patrick milas said that his policy was to weed only if the periodical could be found in two electronic sources: for example, ebsco and hathi trust. conclusion the meeting adjourned at 2:00 p.m. eastern. 2020-2021 group: [pictured, left to right] brad hess, mitzi budde, susanah hanson, daniel baek, patrick cates, parick milas 17 public services david e. schmersal, stitt library, austin presbyterian theological seminary, chair members present • daniel baek, vancouver school of theology • charles bellinger, brite divinity school, texas christian university • jane elder, bridwell library, perkins school of theology, southern methodist university • daniel flores, texas lutheran university • laura giacobbe, gardner a. sage library • steve jamieson, covenant theological seminary • elizabeth young miller, reeves library, moravian college & moravian theological seminary • beth perry, mcafee school of theology • david e. schmersal, stitt library, austin presbyterian theological seminary • john shaffett, shorter university • daniel smith, the styberg library, garrett-evangelical theological seminary • kate wimer, george fox university interest group reports 18 a nnua l y e a rbook absent members • suzanne estelle-holmer, yale divinity school library • leslie fuller, bridwell library, perkins school of theology, southern methodist university • kaeley mcmahan, wake forest university • mary-carol riehs, garrett-evangelical theological seminary • jennifer ulrich, eastern mennonite university • garrit van dyk, brigham young university agenda 1) welcome (and thank you) to elizabeth young miller who is assuming a leadership role in the group. 2) atla libguide: websites on religion: https://atla.libguides.com/wor after atla assumed ownership of the websites on religion list created by charles bellinger and formerly maintained by the wabash center, atla hired jim darlack to convert this content into a libguide, available on atla’s website: https://atla.libguides. com/wor. christine fruin of atla has asked members of the public services interest group and the world religions interest group to collaborate with other members of atla, and of the wider realm of religious and theological studies, to develop and maintain this libguide going forward. developing this guide to curated, free, open-access online resources in religion and theology will be useful not only for librarians but also for alumni and others who do not have access to subscription databases. it is our hope that the development of this guide will serve as a catalyst for the creation of additional stand-alone guides that will facilitate exploring individual faith traditions, their history, and their sacred texts in greater depth. the group discussed the desirability of adding a section featuring denominational resources and websites. interest group meetings 19 3) discussion a. what accommodations/adaptations made during the pandemic do you anticipate carrying on as we (hopefully) get back to something more akin to “normal”? members of the group discussed various changes made to public services during the pandemic, for example purchasing a book drop or delivering books directly to faculty offices, and the likelihood that such changes will be continued in the future. many also noted the change to purchasing e-books primarily or exclusively. several group members shared considerable increases in the use of chat and video options for reference and some group members noted the benefits of using the share screen functions of video conferencing software (such as zoom) even in in-person reference and research consultations. b. if you could go back in time (to february 2020) and tell yourself to make one change to your public services, what would it be? the consensus among members of the group was that if we could go back in time and change one aspect of public services, it would be placing greater emphasis on purchasing and offering instruction featuring electronic resources, particularly e-books. in addition, some noted a desire to enhance training for student staff. c. additional topics a few members of the group shared experiences (good and bad) of working in libraries undergoing a renovation during the pandemic. other the psig sponsored a session at the 2021 atla conference: p and/or e: that is (still) the question (or is it?): collection development in a post-pandemic world, featuring three panelists: steve perisho of seattle pacific university, juliana morley of talbot school of theology, and david schmersal or austin presbyterian theological seminary. anabaptist/mennonite 24 anabaptist/mennonite jennifer ulrich, eastern mennonite university, secretary members present • jennifer ulrich, eastern mennonite university, secretary • karl stutzman, anabaptist mennonite biblical seminary absent members • vic froese, canadian mennonite university agenda discussed what’s going on at each institution and its library. year in review this year we discussed staffing issues and what was going on at emu and ambs. it was pretty low-key. denominational group reports atla bylaws 73 amended and restated bylaws of american theological library association (an illinois not-for-profit corporation) as adopted june 15, 2018 article i offices section 1.01 principal and other offices. the principal office of the corporation shall be located in the state of illinois. the corporation may have such other offices, either within or without the state of illinois, as the board of directors may determine or as the affairs of the corporation may require from time to time. section 1.02 registered agent and office. the corporation shall have and continuously maintain in the state of illinois a registered office and a registered agent whose office is identical with such registered office, as required by the not for profit corporation act. the registered office may be, but need not be, identical with the principal office in the state of illinois. the registered agent of the corporation may be changed from time to time by the board of directors. article ii members section 2.01 classes of membership. the corporation shall have six (6) classes of membership: institutional, individual, affiliate, student, retired, and emeritus. institutional members, individual members, and retired members are voting members (collectively, the “voting members”). affiliate members, student members, and emeritus members are non-voting members (collectively, the “nonvoting members”). section 2.02 rights of membership. (a) voting members. voting members shall have only the following rights: (1) attend meetings of the members and vote; (2) elect directors to serve on the board of directors; (3) approve any alteration of, amendment to, or repeal of the bylaws; (4) participate in such corporation programs as the board of 74 annual yearbook74 annual yearbook directors may determine from time to time; and (5) receive those publications of the corporation that are distributed to the membership. voting members shall not have any rights other than those stated in this section 2.02(a). (a) non-voting members. non-voting members shall not have the right to vote on any matters. non-voting members shall have the right to (1) attend meetings of the members; (2) receive those publications of the corporation that are distributed to the membership; and (3) participate in such other corporation programs as the board of directors may determine from time to time. (b) corporation programs. with respect to corporation programs, the board of directors may establish different programs for each membership class and may limit participation in any such program to members of the pertinent membership class. section 2.03 qualifications for membership. the board of directors may establish qualifications for membership from time to time. as of the date of these bylaws, the qualifications for membership are as follows: (a) institutional members. a library of an institution qualifies for institutional membership if the institution is (1) an institution of higher education supporting programs in theology or religious studies that is accredited by an authority recognized by the u.s. department of education, council of higher education accreditation, or the equivalent thereof in other jurisdictions, or (2) a nondegree granting organization maintaining one or more significant collections primarily of theological, religious, or ecclesiastical research material. if the applicant library serves more than one institution, at least one of the institutions shall meet one of the qualifications set forth in this section 2.03(a). (b) individual members. any person who is engaged in professional library or scholarly communications work in theological or religious fields or who has a demonstrated, bona fide interest in the literature of religion, theological librarianship, or the purposes and work of the corporation, shall qualify for individual membership in the corporation. (c) affiliate members. an organization that does not qualify for institutional membership, but that has a demonstrated record of support for theological librarianship and the purposes and work of the corporation, shall qualify for affiliate membership. (d) student members. any student enrolled in a degree program who is carrying a half-time course load or greater shall qualify for student membership. (e) retired members. to qualify for retired membership in the corporation, a person must (1) have fully retired from gainful employment; and (2) have been an individual member continuously for the immediately preceding ten-year period. (f ) emeritus members. to qualify for emeritus membership, a person must have been an individual member or retired member continuously for the immediately preceding ten-year period. notwithstanding any of the foregoing, each member must be in good standing with respect to any dues owed to the corporation and must be supportive of the purposes and work of the corporation. (g) upon receipt of an application for membership, person(s) authorized by the board of directors shall review the application and the applicant’s credentials to determine if the applicant does in fact meet the requirements for memberatla bylaws 75 ship. this determination must be made in good faith and, once so made, is final and not appealable. section 2.04 dues of members. the board of directors shall determine from time to time the amount, if any, of membership dues associated with each class of membership. membership dues, if any, shall be payable in advance for the following full year. memberships will automatically be renewed upon payment of the annual membership dues, if any, for the next succeeding year. section 2.05 transfer of membership. membership in the corporation is not transferable or assignable by any member. section 2.06 suspension. members failing to pay their annual membership dues within sixty (60) calendar days of their due date shall automatically be suspended and shall lose all rights, including, but not limited to, any voting rights. a member thus suspended may be reinstated by payment of such member’s unpaid dues. members also may be suspended or reinstated by an affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then in office. section 2.07 resignation. any member may resign at any time by giving written notice to the board of directors, the president, or the secretary. such resignation shall take effect when the notice is delivered, unless the notice specifies a future date. unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. section 2.08 termination of membership. the board of directors may terminate a membership by an affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then in office. article iii meeting of members section 3.01 annual member meetings. regular annual meetings of the members (each, an “annual member meeting”) shall be held at such time and place as shall be fixed by the board of directors, for the purpose of electing directors and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. the board of directors may provide by resolution the time and place for the holding of additional regular meetings of the members (each, a “regular member meeting”). if the election of directors shall not be held at the annual member meeting, the voting members shall cause the election to be held at a regular member meeting or at a special meeting of the members (each, a “special member meeting”) as soon thereafter as may be convenient. section 3.02 special member meetings. special member meetings may be called at any time by the board of directors, the president, or the secretary, and shall be called by the secretary upon written request (stating the purpose of the proposed meeting) signed by at least fifteen percent (15%) of the voting members or by one-third (1/3) of the directors then in office. special member meetings shall be held at such place as may be designated in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting. 76 annual yearbook section 3.03 notice and waiver of notice. (a) unless otherwise provided by not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws, notice of annual, regular, and special member meetings shall be delivered to each voting member not less than five (5) days nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of such meeting at such voting member’s address as it appears on the records of the corporation. such notice shall state the place, date, hour, and, in the case of a special member meeting, the purpose(s) of the meeting. if mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the u.s. mail in a sealed envelope so addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. if notice is sent by facsimile transmission, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered upon direction to the facsimile number of record of the voting member. if notice is given by electronic mail or other means of electronic transmission, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered upon direction to the electronic mail address or other electronic address of record of the voting member. if sent by any other means (including telegram, cablegram, courier, or express mail), such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when actually delivered to the home or business address of the voting member. the corporation may, but is not required to, provide notice of any meetings to the non-voting members. (b) when any notice whatever is required to be given under the provisions of the not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice. the attendance of a voting member at a meeting of the members shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where the voting member objects to the holding of the meeting because proper notice was not given. section 3.04 proxies. voting by proxy shall not be permitted. section 3.05 designated representative. each institutional member and affiliate member shall designate in writing an individual who has the right to act on its behalf (each, a “designated representative”), and the corporation shall have the right to rely on this designation and any acts, omissions, or representations of the designated representative unless and until the member designates someone else to serve as the designated representative. the designated representative must be an employee or officer of the respective institutional member or affiliate member. section 3.06 quorum. fifteen percent (15%) of each of the classes of voting members shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the members. for the purposes of a quorum, the classes of individual and retired members shall be counted as one class. section 3.07 voting. each voting member shall be entitled to one (1) vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of the members. for purposes of clarification, an individual who is both an individual or retired member and a designated representative of an institutional member may cast a total of two (2) votes on each matter submitted to a vote of the members, one (1) such vote in his or her capacity as an individual or retired member and one (1) such vote in his or her capacity as a designated representative. atla bylaws 77 section 3.08 use of conference telephone or other interactive technology. if the board of directors so determines, members may participate in and, in the case of voting members, act at any meeting of the members by means of a conference telephone or other similar interactive technology, including, but not limited to, electronic transmission, internet usage, or remote communication, so long as all persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. such participation shall constitute presence in person at such meeting. section 3.09 informal action by members. (a) action by ballot. any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the members may be taken without a meeting by ballot in writing by mail, e-mail, or other electronic means, pursuant to which the voting members are given the opportunity to vote for or against the proposed action, provided that the number of voting members casting a vote satisfies the quorum requirements set forth in section 3.06 hereof and the action receives approval by a majority of the voting members casting votes or such larger number as may be required by the not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws. voting must remain open for not less than five (5) days from the date the ballot is delivered; provided, however, in the case of a removal of one or more directors, a merger, consolidation, dissolution, or a sale, lease, or exchange of assets, the voting must remain open for not less than twenty (20) days from the date the ballot is delivered. the action shall become effective only if, at least five (5) days prior to the effective date of such action, a notice in writing of the proposed action is delivered to all of the voting members. (b) action by written consent. any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the members may be taken without a meeting and without a vote if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the voting members. (c) use of electronic signature. a voting member may take action by a written consent using an electronic signature if the electronic transmission approving the action includes the signatory’s full name in a form intended by the signatory: (a) to serve as his or her signature and (b) to authenticate the consent. each electronic signature should be affixed to an email message or other electronic communication that: (i) contains, attaches, or references the written consent action; (ii) includes an affirmative statement (such as “yes,” “i agree,” or “i consent”); and (iii) contains a clear reference to the written consent action in the subject line. article iv board of directors section 4.01 general powers of directors. the property and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by the board of directors. section 4.02 number, tenure, and qualifications of directors. (a) the board of directors shall consist of twelve (12) directors to be divided into three (3) classes—class a, class b, and class c—such that there shall be four (4) directors in each class. 78 annual yearbook (b) the voting members shall elect directors to succeed those directors whose terms expire, and such elections shall be for three-year terms of office, each to expire at the third succeeding annual member meeting after the director’s election. no director shall serve more than two (2) consecutive terms, except that a director appointed to fill an unexpired term of eighteen (18) months or less may be elected to two (2) consecutive full terms thereafter. a director shall hold office until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified or until the director’s death, resignation, or removal. (c) the board of directors shall establish an annual calendar, timeline, and procedure for the nomination of candidates for election as directors, each of which shall not be inconsistent with these bylaws. (d) the nominating committee shall develop a slate of at least two (2) nominations for each of the four (4) directorships to be filled at each annual member meeting and shall deliver the slate to the board of directors and the secretary. the board of directors may modify the nominating committee’s slate before delivering the initial slate to the voting members. (e) the voting members may add candidate(s) to the slate by petition(s) signed by at least ten (10) voting members and filed with the secretary. the secretary shall deliver to the voting members (i) the final slate of candidates, including biographical data on each candidate, and (ii) a ballot. notwithstanding any of the foregoing, no candidate may be included on this final slate without his or her consent. (f ) each director must be an individual or retired member in good standing at the time of his or her nomination and election and throughout the entirety of his or her service on the board of directors. a director shall automatically cease to be a director immediately upon ceasing to be an individual or retired member in good standing. no employee of the corporation may be a director. section 4.03 annual and regular director meetings. annual meetings of the board of directors (each, an “annual director meeting”) shall be held at such time and place as may be fixed by the board of directors for the purpose of electing officers and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. the board of directors may provide by resolution the time and place for the holding of additional regular meetings of the board of directors (each, a “regular director meeting”) without other notice than such resolution. if the election of officers shall not be held at any annual director meeting, the board of directors shall cause the election to be held at a regular director meeting or at a special meeting of the board of directors (each, a “special director meeting”) as soon thereafter as may be convenient. section 4.04 special director meetings. special director meetings may be called by or at the request of the president or any three (3) directors, and such person or persons may fix any place as the location of any special director meeting so called. for purposes of clarification, no business may be transacted at any such meeting unless a quorum of directors is present, as set forth in section 4.07 of these bylaws. atla bylaws 79 section 4.05 member access to meetings. meetings of the board of directors are open to members of the corporation with the exception of portions thereof that are executive sessions as specifically designated by the board of directors or as called by any director. members who wish to attend a meeting of the board of directors shall inform the president at least two (2) days in advance to assure that adequate space is available. section 4.06 notice and waiver of notice. (a) unless otherwise required by the not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws, written notice of any annual or special director meeting shall be delivered not less than three (3) days before the date of such meeting to each director at his or her address as it appears on the records of the corporation, and such notice shall state the place, date, hour, and, in the case of a special director meeting, the purpose(s) of the meeting. if mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the u.s. mail in a sealed envelope so addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. if notice is sent by facsimile transmission, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered upon direction to the facsimile number of record of the director. if notice is given by electronic mail or other means of electronic transmission, such notice shall be deemed to be given upon direction to the electronic mail address or other electronic address of record of the director. if sent by any other means (including telegram, cablegram, courier, or express mail), such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when actually delivered to the home or business address of the director. (b) when any notice whatever is required to be given under the provisions of the not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice. the attendance of a director at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a director attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. section 4.07 quorum. a majority of the directors then in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the board of directors. section 4.08 use of conference telephone or other interactive technology. if the board of directors so determines, members of the board of directors or any committee may participate in and act at any meeting of the board of directors or committee, as the case may be, by means of a conference telephone or other similar interactive technology, including, but not limited to, electronic transmission, internet usage, or remote communication, so long as all persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. such participation shall constitute presence in person at such meeting. section 4.09 manner of acting. the act of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the board of directors, unless the act of a greater number is required by the not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws. 80 annual yearbook section 4.10 informal action by directors. (a) any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the board of directors or any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing setting forth the action so taken shall be signed by all of the directors or by all of the members of such committee, as the case may be, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the board of directors or committee. any such consent signed by all the directors or all committee members, as the case may be, shall have the same effect as a unanimous vote and may be stated as such in any document filed with the secretary of state of the state of illinois under the not for profit corporation act. (b) a director or committee member, as the case may be, may take action by a written consent using an electronic signature if the electronic transmission approving the action includes the signatory’s full name in a form intended by the signatory (a) to serve as his or her signature and (b) to authenticate the consent. each electronic signature should be affixed to an e-mail message or other electronic communication that (i) contains, attaches, or references the written consent action; (ii) includes an affirmative statement (such as “yes,” “i agree,” or “i consent”); and (iii) contains a clear reference to the written consent action in the subject line. section 4.11 resignation. any director may resign at any time by giving written notice to the board of directors, the president, or the secretary. such resignation shall take effect when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a future date. unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. section 4.12 removal. (a) removal by voting members. any director may be removed, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the voting members present and voting at any annual, regular, or special member meeting at which a quorum is present. the proposed removal shall be set forth in the notice of any such meeting, and the notice shall be delivered to each voting member at least twenty (20) days and not more than sixty (60) days prior to such meeting. (b) removal by the board of directors. notwithstanding the foregoing, any director appointed by the board of directors pursuant to section 4.13 hereof may be removed, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office at any meeting of the board of directors at which a quorum is present whenever, in their judgment, the best interests of the corporation would be served thereby. the proposed removal shall be set forth in the notice of any special director meeting, delivered to each director at least twenty (20) days prior to such meeting. (c) automatic removal. notwithstanding each of sections 4.12(a) and 4.12(b) of these bylaws, any director who fails to attend any two (2) meetings of the board of directors in any given year, without reasonable excuse therefor, as determined in the sole reasonable discretion of the board of directors, shall automatically be removed from the board of directors, such that a vote of the voting members or the board of directors shall not be required to effectuate such removal. for purposes atla bylaws 81 of clarification, attendance includes participation by means of conference telephone or other interactive technology in accordance with section 4.08 hereof. section 4.13 vacancies. any vacancy occurring in the board of directors because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification, or otherwise may be filled by the board of directors at any meeting thereof, provided that the individual appointed to fill the vacancy shall be an individual or retired member in good standing. a director elected or appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the unexpired term of his or her predecessor in office. section 4.14 recognition of outstanding contributions. the board of directors may in its discretion confer an award or other honor, exclusive of membership, in recognition of any person who has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of the corporation’s work, provided that such award or other honor and the procedures in connection therewith are consistent with section 501(c) (3) of the code and any applicable section of chapter 42 of the code. section 4.15 compensation. directors shall not receive compensation for their services as directors; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any director from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for personal services rendered to the corporation that are reasonable and necessary to carry out one or more of the taxexempt purposes of the corporation, so long as the director complies with the conflict of interest procedures of article xi hereof and any other policies adopted by the board of directors. directors may receive reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with corporate matters, provided that such reimbursement is authorized by the board of directors. article v officers section 5.01 officers. the board of directors shall elect a president, a vice president, a treasurer, and a secretary of the corporation (each, an “officer” and, taken together with all other officers of the corporation elected by the board of directors, the “officers”). the board of directors also may appoint an executive director and elect one or more assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers and such additional officers as the board of directors may deem necessary or appropriate from time to time. in extraordinary circumstances, any two (2) or more offices may be held by the same person. the officers elected by the board of directors shall have such duties as are hereafter described and such additional duties as the board of directors may from time to time prescribe. each officer, other than the executive director, must be elected from among the directors. an individual’s resignation or removal as a director shall be deemed to also be a resignation or removal from any officer position held by that individual. section 5.02 election and term of office. with the exception of the executive director, the officers shall be elected annually by the board of directors at the annual director meeting. if the election of officers is not held at such meeting, 82 annual yearbook such election shall be held as soon thereafter as may be convenient. new offices of the corporation may be created and filled, and vacancies in offices may be filled, at any meeting of the board of directors. each officer shall hold office until the officer’s successor has been duly elected and qualified or until the officer’s death, resignation, or removal. election or appointment of an officer shall not of itself create contract rights. section 5.03 resignation. any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the board of directors, the president, or the secretary. such resignation shall take effect when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a future date. unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. section 5.04 removal. any officer elected or appointed by the board of directors may be removed, with or without cause, by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of all directors then in office whenever, in their judgment, the best interests of the corporation would be served thereby, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person or persons so removed. section 5.05 vacancies. a vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification, or otherwise may be filled by the board of directors at any meeting thereof. an officer elected to fill a vacancy shall be elected to serve until the next annual director meeting. section 5.06 president. the president shall preside at all meetings of the corporation and board of directors and shall see that the orders and resolutions of the board of directors are carried into effect, except in those instances in which that responsibility is assigned to some other person by the board of directors. the president may sign bonds, mortgages, and all other contracts and documents, whether or not under the seal, if any, of the corporation, except in cases where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by law, by the board of directors, or by these bylaws to some other officer or agent of the corporation. section 5.07 vice president. the vice president shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to the vice president by the president or the board of directors. in the absence of the president or in the event of the president’s inability or refusal to act, the vice president shall perform the duties of the president and, when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions of the president. section 5.08 secretary. the secretary shall perform or direct and supervise the performance of the following: (a) attend all meetings of the board of directors and record all the proceedings of the meetings and actions of the board of directors in one or more files provided for that purpose; (b) be the custodian of the corporate records and of the seal, if any, of the corporation; (c) keep a register of the post office address and electronic mail address of each director, which shall be furnished to the secretary by such director; (d) see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these bylaws or as atla bylaws 83 required by law; and (e) in general perform all duties incident to the office of secretary and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to the secretary by the board of directors. section 5.09 treasurer. the treasurer shall be the principal financial officer of the corporation. the treasurer shall perform or direct and supervise the performance of the following: (a) have charge of and be responsible for overseeing the maintenance of adequate books of account for the corporation; (b) have charge of all funds and securities of the corporation and be responsible for overseeing the management, receipt, and disbursement thereof; and (c) in general perform all the duties incident to the office of treasurer and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to the treasurer by the board of directors. if required by the board of directors, the treasurer shall give a bond for the faithful discharge of the treasurer’s duties in such sum and with such surety or sureties as the board of directors shall determine. the treasurer shall serve as the chair of the finance committee. section 5.10 executive director. from time to time, the corporation may appoint an executive director who shall be an employee of the corporation and shall be a non-voting member of the board of directors. the executive director shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation and, as such, shall meet regularly with the board of directors and in general supervise and control all the business and affairs of the corporation, unless otherwise provided by the board of directors. the executive director may discuss corporate matters with the board of directors but shall not be entitled to vote on any matter submitted to a vote of the board of directors. the executive director shall, ex officio, be an assistant secretary of the corporation, empowered to certify to corporate actions in the absence of the secretary. the executive director, in addition to appointing and overseeing staff, shall be responsible to the board of directors for the administration of programs, services, and other activities of the corporation; shall see that all orders and resolutions of the board of directors are carried into effect; and shall appoint members of advisory committees, representatives to other organizations, and other officials and agents of the corporation, and oversee their work. section 5.11 assistant treasurers and assistant secretaries. any assistant treasurers and assistant secretaries shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to them by the treasurer or the secretary, respectively, or by the board of directors. if required by the board of directors, the assistant treasurers shall give bonds for the faithful discharge of their duties in such sums and with such sureties as the board of directors shall determine. section 5.12 other officers and agents. any officer not otherwise specified in these bylaws shall have such authority and perform such duties as may from time to time be prescribed by resolution of the board of directors. section 5.13 absence of officers. in the absence of any officer, or for any other reason the board of directors may deem sufficient, the board of directors may delegate the powers or duties, or any such powers or duties, of any officer to any other officer or to any director. 84 annual yearbook section 5.14 compensation. unless otherwise determined by the board of directors or otherwise provided herein, the officers shall not receive compensation for their services as officers; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any officer from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for personal services rendered to the corporation that are reasonable and necessary to carry out one or more of the taxexempt purposes of the corporation, so long as the officers comply with any policies adopted by the board of directors. officers may receive reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with corporate matters, provided that such reimbursement is authorized by the board of directors. notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the individual serving as executive director may receive reasonable compensation for such service, as determined by the board of directors from time to time. article vi committees section 6.01 board committees. the board of directors may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the directors in office, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of two (2) or more directors and a majority of each committee’s membership to be directors; provided, however, that committees appointed by the board of directors or otherwise authorized pursuant to these bylaws relating to the election, nomination, qualification, or credentials of the directors or other committees involved in the process of electing directors may be composed entirely of non-directors. any committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the board of directors and allowed by law, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the board of directors in the management of the business and affairs of the corporation; provided, however, that no such committee shall have the power or authority of the board of directors in reference to (a) amending or repealing these bylaws or the articles of incorporation; (b) electing, appointing, or removing any officer, director, or committee member, or fixing the compensation of any committee member; (c) adopting a plan of merger or adopting a plan of consolidation with another corporation; (d) authorizing the sale, lease, exchange, or mortgage of all or substantially all of the property or assets of the corporation; (e) filling vacancies on the board of directors or any of its committees; (f) adopting a plan for the distribution of the assets of the corporation or for dissolution; or (g) amending, altering, repealing, or taking any action inconsistent with any resolution or action of the board of directors which by its terms provides that it shall not be amended, altered, or repealed by any such committee. section 6.02 advisory committees. by resolution, the board of directors may designate one or more advisory committees not having and exercising the authority of the board of directors in the management of the corporation. members of any such advisory committee may, but need not, be directors, and the board of directors shall appoint the members thereof, except as and to the extent such authority shall be vested in an officer or agent of the corporation by the board of directors or these bylaws. atla bylaws 85 section 6.03 nominating committee. there shall be a committee of the board of directors, which shall identify and nominate individuals to serve on the board of directors of the corporation (the “nominating committee”). the nominating committee shall present its nominations to the board of directors and the secretary. the nominating committee shall consist of two (2) individual or retired members and one (1) director who is not then up for re-election to the board of directors, each of whom shall be appointed by the board of directors (collectively, the “nominating committee members”). the nominating committee members shall be divided into three classes, as nearly equal in number as reasonably possible, as shall be designated by resolution of the board of directors. the terms of each class of nominating committee members shall be staggered such that only one class shall be appointed each year. each nominating committee member shall serve for a nonrenewable term of three (3) years or until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified. the longest serving member of the nominating committee shall serve as the chair thereof. section 6.04 finance committee. there shall be a finance committee, which shall have the responsibility of supervising the financial affairs of the corporation and shall have and may exercise the powers and authority of the board of directors to the extent permitted by law, the articles of incorporation, and these bylaws. the finance committee shall be comprised of at least two (2) directors who shall be appointed by the board of directors, and a majority of its members shall be directors. the treasurer shall be the chair of the finance committee. section 6.05 term of office. each member of a committee established pursuant to this article vi, other than the nominating committee members, shall serve as such until the next annual director meeting and until such committee member’s successor is appointed, unless the committee shall be sooner terminated by resolution of the board of directors, or unless such committee member resigns or is removed from such committee. any committee member may be removed, with or without cause, by the board of directors whenever in its judgment the best interests of the corporation shall be served thereby. section 6.06 chair. except as otherwise provided in these bylaws, one (1) member of each committee shall be appointed as chair by the person or persons authorized to appoint committee members thereof. section 6.07 vacancies. vacancies in the membership of any committee may be filled by appointments made in the same manner as provided for in the original appointments. section 6.08 quorum. unless otherwise provided in the resolution of the board of directors designating a committee, a majority of the committee members shall constitute a quorum and the act of a majority of the committee members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the committee. 86 annual yearbook section 6.09 rules. each committee shall fix its own rules governing the conduct of its activities, not inconsistent with these bylaws or the rules promulgated by the board of directors, and shall furnish to the board of directors such reports of its activities as the board of directors may request. article vii contracts, checks, deposits, gifts and investments section 7.01 contracts. the board of directors may authorize any officer or officers or agent or agents of the corporation, in addition to the officers so authorized by these bylaws, to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. section 7.02 checks, drafts, etc. all checks, drafts, or other orders for the payment of money, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness issued in the name of the corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers or agent or agents of the corporation and in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by resolution of the board of directors. section 7.03 deposits. all funds of the corporation shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the corporation in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as the board of directors may designate by resolution. section 7.04 gifts. the board of directors may accept or reject or by resolution may authorize any officer or officers or agent or agents of the corporation to accept or reject, on behalf of the corporation, any contribution, gift, bequest, or devise for the general purposes or for any special purpose of the corporation. section 7.05 investments. the board of directors shall manage, invest, operate, deal in and with, and conserve the property of the corporation, and may retain any or all of the assets transferred to the corporation by gift or bequest; provided, however, that the exercise of any of such powers shall not in any way conflict with the purposes of the corporation as stated in its articles of incorporation, and such powers shall not be exercised so as to cause the corporation to lose its qualification as an organization exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the code. the board of directors may delegate investment management duties to an officer, employee, or independent investment firm, provided that doing so is prudent and in the best interests of the corporation. article viii books and records the corporation shall keep correct and complete books and records of account and shall also keep minutes of the proceedings of its board of directors and each committee thereof. atla bylaws 87 article ix fiscal year the fiscal year of the corporation shall end on august 31st of each year. article x indemnification and insurance section 10.01 indemnification. the corporation shall indemnify each person who is or was a director or officer, or who is serving or has served at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, and may indemnify any person who is or was an employee or agent of the corporation and any person who is serving or has served at its request as an employee or agent of any other enterprise, to the fullest extent from time to time permitted by the laws of the state of illinois and by section 4941 or 4958 of the code, as applicable, in the event any of such persons was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative. section 10.02 authorization of indemnification. any indemnification under this article x (unless the indemnification is ordered by a court) shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case, upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation is proper in the circumstances. in the case of indemnification that is mandatory under section 10.01 hereof, the determination shall be limited to (a) whether the person to be indemnified has met the standards specified in section 10.01 and (b) the amount of the indemnification permitted by law. any determination under this section 10.02 shall be made (a) by the board of directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit, or proceeding or (b) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion. section 10.03 advance payments. expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit, or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit, or proceeding, as authorized by the board of directors in the specific case, upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation to repay such amount, unless it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized in this article x, unless such payment would constitute an act of self-dealing under section 4941 of the code if the corporation is a private foundation or an excess benefit transaction under section 4958 of the code if the corporation is a public charity. section 10.04 non-exclusivity and continuation. the indemnification provided by this article x shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which a person seeking indemnification may be entitled under any agreement, vote of disinterested directors, or otherwise, both as to action in the 88 annual yearbook person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of such a person. section 10.05 insurance. the corporation may purchase and maintain insurance (a) to insure itself with respect to the indemnification payments it is authorized or obligated to make pursuant to this article x and (b) on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or who is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, to insure against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify the person against such liability under the provisions of this article x. article xi conflicts of interest section 11.01 conflict of interest. a director shall disclose to the board of directors any material interest which such director directly or indirectly has in any person or entity which is a party to a transaction under consideration by the board of directors, or which to the director’s knowledge might otherwise cause a conflict with a fiduciary duty owed by the director to the corporation. such interested director shall abstain from voting on such transaction or other action, but such interested director’s presence may be counted in determining whether a quorum is present. section 11.02 material interest. a director shall be considered to have a material interest in an entity if the director is a director, officer, or employee of the entity or if the director has a material financial interest in the entity. section 11.03 comprehensive policy. the board of directors shall have the power and authority to adopt a more comprehensive policy regarding conflicts of interest, which may supplement this article xi, as so directed by the board of directors. article xii amendments to bylaws these bylaws may be altered, amended, or repealed and new bylaws adopted by the voting members. such action may be, but shall not be required to be, taken at any meeting of the voting members, provided that no such alteration, amendment, repeal, or adoption shall in any way conflict with the purposes of the corporation as stated in its articles of incorporation or otherwise cause the corporation to lose its qualification as an organization exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the code. written notice of any proposed alteration, amendment, repeal, or adoption of the bylaws shall be atla bylaws 89 delivered to each voting member not less than twenty (20) days before the date of the vote on such matter at such voting member’s address as it appears on the records of the corporation. article xiii miscellaneous section 13.01 definitions. in addition to the terms defined elsewhere in these bylaws, the following terms shall have the following meanings when used herein: (a) “articles of incorporation” means the articles of incorporation of the corporation filed with the secretary of state of the state of illinois on july 31, 1992, and any amendments thereto. (b) “section of the code” means a section of the internal revenue code of 1986, as amended, and shall include corresponding provisions of future federal tax laws, all as from time to time in effect. (c) “director” means a voting member of the board of directors. (d) “not for profit corporation act” means the illinois general not for profit corporation act of 1986, as amended. section 13.02 writings. any action required in these bylaws to be “written,” to be “in writing,” to have “written consent,” to have “written approval,” and the like by or of directors or committee members shall include any communication transmitted or received by facsimile, electronic mail, or other means of electronic transmission. anglican/episcopal 25 anglican/episcopal t. patrick milas, new brunswick theological seminary, convener members present (in person) • t. patrick milas, new brunswick theological seminary • jude morrissey, yale divinity school • dan ramirez, anne arundel county library • hannie riley, wycliffe hall, university of oxford members present (via zoom) • t. patrick milas, new brunswick theological seminary • mitzi budde, virginia theological seminary • jim pakala, covenant seminary (retired) • dan ramirez, anne arundel county library absentee members • susanah hanson, trinity school for ministry • alison poage, seminary of the southwest • jim dunkly, sewanee school of theology (retired) call to order members of the anglican/episcopal denominational group met inperson on june 17 at 5 p.m. in baltimore. to facilitate participation, we reconvened via zoom on july 11 at 2 p.m. eastern. 2022/2023 worship plans in baltimore, patrick milas invited jude morrissey to officiate a service of evening prayer according to the book of common prayer as our denominational group’s worship for 2022. dan ramirez, patrick milas and hannie riley participated as readers according to the revised common lectionary. 26    annual y e arbook plans for 2023 were discussed via zoom. members expressed interest in hosting a service in ft. worth, tx during the 2023 annual conference should it be held in-person. duane harbin has previously expressed interest in networking with area episcopalians to explore worship or program options for the ft. worth conference. group leadership patrick milas encouraged anyone interested to serve as convener. milas was encouraged to continue serving as convener. round robin reports mitzi budde, virginia theological seminary – the vts community are enjoying the new library. instruction at vts remains entirely residential. susanah hanson, trinity school for ministry – trinity has a new dean president. the academic dean retires in december. the library has been adding shelving to accommodate donations like the north american lutheran seminary collection. susanah is halfway through coursework for a thd in biblical theology. she reported, “it has at times been difficult to juggle work, school, and my family, but i am really enjoying the studying!” patrick milas, sage library at new brunswick theological seminary – the seminary has recently undergone two self-study visits: ats and middle states. in 2021, nbts welcomed a new access services & reference librarian, deanna roberts, and a new technical services librarian & archivist, christina geuther. sage library reopened to the public on june 1, 2022. patrick was delighted to share about the birth of his second daughter, esme, on new year’s day. jude morrissey, yale divinity school – the divinity library has reopened. jude morrissey is pursuing an mdiv from berkeley divinity school at yale in preparation to serve as library chaplain. jim pakala, covenant seminary (retired) – jim joins the group online, having led the presbyterian/reformed group for years. jim and denise have been worshiping at an episcopal church. he would like to see more of what our group sponsored at the cathedral church in vancouver. denominational group reports    27 alison poage, seminary of the southwest – the booher library and classroom building are under construction until 2023. staff are operating out of the deanery. foot traffic to the space is low. duane carter has been promoted to assistant library director, and he still serves as our electronic resources and serials librarian. duane and alison updated the policies which we approved in may. the library is investigating ils options. reaffirmation of accreditation tasks are on the horizon. they are happy to talk about coordinating on serials preservation with any interested seminaries. dan ramirez, anne arundel county library – dan recently joined atla and enjoyed evening prayer in baltimore. he looks forward to participating further with the anglican/episcopal denominational group. conclusion the meetings adjourned at 6:00 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively. anabaptist/mennonite 30 denominational group reports anabaptist/mennonite jennifer ulrich, eastern mennonite university, secretary members present • jennifer ulrich, eastern mennonite university • karl stutzman, anabaptist mennonite biblical seminary • kevin enns-rempel, fresno pacific university • vic froese, canadian mennonite university agenda discussion of each school’s highlights round robin reports anabaptist mennonite biblical seminary, elkhart, in, usa ambs library said farewell to information services librarian brandon board in may 2022. in august 2022, we hired kajsa herrstrom as resource access librarian, and rearranged job duties somewhat. kajsa is a recent ambs graduate. ambs continues to have increasing international connections in the campus and online student bodies. we are starting a new korean distance program and a spanish certificate program. our library student staff are all international students. we are exploring collaboration with mennonite historical library at goshen college and meserete kristos church & seminary in ethiopia on amharic language anabaptist collections. more on that (including participation possibilities for denominational group reports 31 other anabaptist/mennonite libraries) may be forthcoming after this summer. kajsa is working with retired ambs library director eileen saner on the reorganization and collection management of our special collections room. we are also working to put some of late professor alan kreider’s work online (a pre-pandemic project that became a post-pandemic project). eastern mennonite university, harrisonburg, va, usa several librarians have been on sabbatical in the past year. our special collections librarian and archivist, simone horst (sabbatical summer 2022), spent her sabbatical reviewing the european collection of the menno simons historical library. volumes were evaluated for binding features and marginalia. she used this information to connect the rare materials in the collection to courses offered by emu. marci frederick, director of libraries (sabbatical summer 2023), is researching churches in the brethren tradition and their communion practices. they have developed an unusual unleavened bread for communion (flour, butter, salt, milk/cream, and sometimes sugar). she is looking at how this came to be, who still uses this recipe, and what its making and use can reveal about women’s spirituality and church ritual practice in a non-sacramental tradition. eastern mennonite seminary has started a graduate certificate program in faith-based peacebuilding. fresno pacific university, fresno, ca, usa our main focus in the mennonite library & archives recently has been digitization of collections. our initial focus was photograph collections, but has expanded to include university publications (student newspapers, student yearbooks, university magazines), audio recordings, and video recordings. most of these resources have been uploaded to https://digitalfpu.fresno.edu, where they are available to the public. our cataloger, vern carter, retired in june 2023. we will not be replacing him in the immediate future due to university budget cuts, so cataloging tasks will be picked up by other librarians. canadian mennonite university, winnipeg, mb, canada like many universities in north america, cmu is facing challenges on several fronts. we are working to bring enrollment up to pre-covid levels. declines have largely been the result of a lower number of 32    annual y e arbook international students, but even domestic students are in shorter supply. with tuition income declining, the university has encouraged early retirement for senior faculty, which some have chosen to take that step. it has also introduced a social work program, for which courses will be offered in the fall of this year. early signs of interest are encouraging, raising hopes that the program can eventually offset enrollment drops elsewhere, if not raise our overall enrollment to a higher level. for the library, of course, this new program means finding affordable ways to provide our students with resources we do not currently have. another new development is a donation by renowned mennonite author rudy wiebe of a substantial part of his personal library. the donation includes first editions of all the books he’s written and all international language versions. many of the historical works wiebe consulted along the way are part of this collection. we anticipate that this addition to the library will be an important resource to our students and perhaps bring a few canadian literature scholars to our campus. technical services 2 3 technical services brinna michael, pitts theology library, emory university, chair members present • michael bradford, wayne state university • jeff brigham, andover newton theological school • clay-edward dixon, graduate theological union • leslie engelson, murray state university • ellen frost, bridwell library, southern methodist university • heather hicks, southwestern baptist theological seminary • stephanie garrett, catholic distance university • richard lammert, concordia theological seminary • brinna michael, pitts theology library, emory university • elizabeth miller, pitts theology library, emory university • seth miskimins, bridwell library, southern methodist university • ann owen, sacred heart seminary & school of theology • sheila owen, harding school of theology • christa strickler, university of notre dame • christina torbert, university of mississippi • donna wells, southeastern baptist theological seminary, cc:da liaison • alexis weiss, atla, atla funnels coordinator • jessie zhong, dallas theological seminary • w. field, william booth college • helena kudzia, st. mark’s college absentee members • anna appleman, columbia theological seminary • bro. andrew kosmowski, north american center for marianist studies, secretary • armin siedlecki, pitts theology library, emory university 24    annual y e arbook agenda 1. steering committee introductions 2. call for nominations to fill the remaining vacant position 3. liaison reports 4. see “round robin reports” below. 5. tsig webpage: liaisons 6. discussed changes to the list of liaisons, including removal of inactive liaisons, updates to roles, and addition of new liaisons 7. tsig membership scope 8. proposal put forward by brinna michael to change the wording of the membership scope as it appears on the webpage to explicitly reflect the broad range of roles that constitute “technical services” 9. discussion included support for the change 10. recommendation added to remove language specifying “theological librarians” and replace with “members” 11. motion to approve by heather hicks, seconded by michael bradford 12. draft of new language to be sent out via atlatech-l for approval by mid-august 2023 13. open discussion year in review tsig has had a light year as leadership transitioned from richard lammert to brinna michael. tcb has had an active year and is growing steadily in readership and content production. tsig members participated in a consultation with jamie carelstone at northwestern university who reached out regarding subject authority work with the term “cults” and other related terms. volunteers met with jamie to discuss her work so far and provide insight and expertise on the use and misuse of the term. interst group reports  25 round robin reports cc:da liaison – reported by donna wells. ala committee on cataloging: description and access (cc:da) will continue meeting online in the future, with two meetings per year after ala annual and the midwinter meeting. largely, cc:da has been getting reports from rda, pcc, marc advisory committee, and on the project to update lc romanization tables. additionally, updates on big lcsh changes include: • “illegal aliens” has been changed to “noncitizens”, post-coordinated with “illegal immigration. “aliens” has also been changed to “noncitizens”. (nov. 2021) • “blacks” has been changed to “black people”; “whites” to “white people”. • “law, primitive” has been cancelled in favor of “customary law”. further work to remove all other uses of the term primitive has been undertaken. • “marranos” has been cancelled in favor of “cryptojews—iberian peninsula”. similar terms for cryptojews in specific locations were cancelled in favor of using the consistent practice of “crypto-jews-[place]”. • the proposal to change “slaves” to “enslaved persons” was approved and a project is being established to enact all related changes. • “capitol riot, washington, d.c., 2021” was added (sept. 2021). • the n cutters for the term negroes have been changed across lcc. atla pcc funnels – reported by alexis weiss. to date in fy2023, atla catalogers contributed 450 name authority records (naco) and 7 subject records (saco), both down from last year. the number of contributing institutions has decreased again from seven last year to five this year. alexis weiss, member engagement librarian for atla has taken on the role of funnels coordinator for all the administrative aspects of that position. moving forward, funnel participants with naco training and independent status will be called upon to act as mentors and evaluators for new naco 26    annual y e arbook trainees. we will be collaborating with the association of christian librarians (acl) to train any of their interested librarians. atla staff will also now have the opportunity to be trained and join the funnels. alexis has been in contact with the library of congress about potentially offering directed naco and saco trainings and is looking for interested participants, both new and those needing/ wanting a refresher course. tcb: technical services in religion & theology – reported by christa stickler. tcb has continued to grow with an increasing number of submissions and views. the first ever special issue will be published in october 2023 on system migrations with ten articles set to be included. there has been a lot of recruitment from outside of atla, but the editors would love to see more involvement from atla members. christa issued an invitation to submit or reach out to the editors to discuss your ideas/interests/questions. the editors also request topics that readers would like to read about, including software/etc. to be reviewed. currently, tcb is searching for a fourth editorial board member to help with the increased editorial workload. other during open discussion at the business meeting, members raised several points of discussion, summarized below. several members voiced a desire for more technical services programming both during the annual meeting and throughout the year. more practical and area-specific programming allows members to make a stronger case to their respective administrative heads to support their attendance at the annual conference. to address the above, a suggestion was made to hold more regular tsig meetings throughout the year and to host a conference proposal workshop approximately six months (or whenever the call for proposals goes out) before the annual conference in order to encourage submissions/proposals. suggestions for conference programming included: a panel on eresource workflows, a panel with aggregators (ebsco, project muse, proquest, etc.) in the style of the “what, why, and how? publishers, ebooks, and theology libraries” session hosted by the collection evaluation and development interest group at atla annual 2023, metadata/cataloging practices regarding materials held interst group reports  27 in institutional repositories, disaster planning, and preservation/ conservation (potentially as a sponsored guest from a local los angeles institution). members also voiced an interest in promoting tsig to new atla partners, crra, to encourage additional participation and new perspectives. suggestions were also made to potentially partner with other interest groups, such as the small libraries interest group, to put on programming pertaining to areas of overlap between interest groups. baptist 36 baptist heather hicks, southwestern baptist theological seminary, convener members present • heather hicks, southwestern baptist theological seminary, fort worth, tx • donna wells, southeastern baptist theological seminary, wake forest, nc • bill badke, acts seminaries, associated canadian theological schools of trinity western university, langley, bc • jonathan mccormick, gateway seminary, fremont, ca • patsy yang, gateway seminary, fremont, ca round robin reports southwestern baptist theological seminary – heather reports that president dr. adam greenway resigned in fall of 2022 and dr. david dockery became interim president at southwestern seminary. in spring 2023, the trustees approved dr. david dockery to become the formal tenth president of southwestern seminary, dr. o.s. hawkins as chancellor, and dr. matt queen as interim provost. the library had a new director start in june 2022 and then changed directors again in november 2022. along with locally hosting atla annual conference, the library began a large serial project to condense serials 50% to allow for more social gathering space on the first floor. additionally, the library decided to move from sierra ils to ebsco’s folio ils through the mobius consortium set to be completed in march 2024. southeastern baptist theological seminary – the big project this year is the new 4 seasons pavilion renovation (ty williams memorial pavilion) now completed with good seating and social gathering space outside right next to the library. while the southeastern administration has been stable, a few positions moved around in the library. the serials coordinator retired, and the reference assistant left for a teaching job. the new serials position required an mls and encompassed digital serials that were previously overseen by director jason allen. the acquisitions person was moved denominational group reports 37 into the reference assistant’s job. a new full-time job was created by combining an ill assistant job with the new acquisition job opening and then filled by a long-time ill assistant who holds a ph.d. donna wells is planning to retire at the end of the year. congratulations donna on an excellent career and entering a new season of life! acts seminaries, twu – bill badke explains that the associated canadian theological schools (acts seminaries) is embedded within trinity western university (twu), and is part of four seminaries, two of which are baptist. dr. badke has created and built the curriculum for a successful required reference and research course. twu’s library has moved to collecting predominantly ebooks due to increased distance students, surveys, and students not physically visiting the library. they have struggled with the price of ebooks being twice (or more) the price of print books, even with single-user licenses, especially with publishers zondervan and nelson, so that the print acquisitions budget doesn’t cover the same amount of digital material. twu uses libguides to direct students. dr. badke has been invited to write a chapter on information ethics in the literacy information handbook, an international collaboration, scheduled for publication in 2025. congratulations bill, we look forward to reading and using this resource. gateway seminary – dr. mike kuykendall retired and left his historic bible collection to gateway library, including exemplars of the history of the development of the bible from around the world. gateway is presently working on the best way to receive, process, and display this collection. dr. kuykendall’s retirement also opened the opportunity for jonathan mccormack to serve as the gateway representative to the southern baptist historical library and archives (sbhla). the sbhla is offering grants/scholarships for students interested in studying the history of southern baptists and currently digitizing the south carolina baptist newspaper and kentucky baptist newspaper. gateway library has one job opening, the position of public services librarian, which will include oversight of the circulation desk. patsy yang reports that 2 librarian positions lost during covid have not been refilled. director mccormack took over cataloging from dr. bob phillips and everyone is doing reference work. patsy is retiring next year – congratulations patsy on your upcoming retirement and new season of life! 38    annual y e arbook other current issues of banned books, etc. – briefly discussed how complaints have been handled regarding material that has been asked to be withdrawn. southwestern and southeastern seminaries experienced similar situations where items were removed from display at the request of the administration but not removed from the collection. southeastern divided its book display into the seminary’s five core values and focused the display books on those values. southwestern’s budget doesn’t allow for much spending outside of core theological texts. bill badke reports that it has not affected his library but that they did receive a complaint about the shelving location of the quran. the quran was shelved on the lower shelves which is close to the feet and considered disrespectful. gateway seminary has more of a problem with students wanting books approved by southern baptists than actual complaints. they have had a few complaints in the past but nothing recently. collection development policies (cdps) – briefly discussed the revision of cdps and the move toward electronic resources in reflection on student usage. gateway resubmits the cdp to the faculty every three years, and it was most recently reaffirmed without revision. southwestern drastically revised the cdp after covid to accommodate digital needs and is revising the cdp yearly to reflect fte enrollment type. this last year, southwestern seminary reached 55% online students and has modified the collection policy to prioritize e-resources when possible. twu has mostly principles of collection development stated in their cdp and focuses more on collection accessibility. ebook prices/budget – discussed the price of zondervan items, especially ebooks. discussed successful advocation to reduce prices of ebooks with wipf & stock. agreed that the baptist denominational list could be used to organize for collective advocation to publishers regarding price reduction. reference sections – bill badke advises that twu had to dismantle the reference section when the learning commons moved into the main floor of the library. twu chose to interfile the reference books with the regular stacks but left the loaning restrictions and original labels on the books so patrons can determine usage rules. twu also expanded digital reference through libguides. donna from southeastern reports that they downsized their reference section last summer to half the previous size and remodeled the reference area with seating and tables, which has been well received. denominational group reports 39 southwestern reduced the reference section 5 to 6 years ago but is looking into further reduction alternatives upon completion of the serials project. gateway has found that students don’t seem to understand what the reference section is and find that they are providing digital reference via zoom, email, chat, etc. 59 roman catholic david kriegh, saint mary’s college of california, convener and kathy harty, sacred heart seminary & school of theology, secretary members present • jennifer bartholomew, sacred heart seminary & school of theology • charles bellinger, brite divinity school at tcu • jack fritts, benedictine university • barnaby hughes, atla • kathy harty, sacred heart seminary & school of theology, secretary • james humble, st. charles borromeo seminary • tom kiser, st, michael’s abbey • david kreigh, saint mary’s college of california, convener • alan krieger, university of notre dame • brian morin, mt. angel abbey • betsy polakowski, st. paul’s seminary at the university of st. thomas • derek rieckens, catholic theological union • rev. john ruiz, o.p., dominican house of studies • john shaffett, shorter university • connie song, mount st. mary’s seminary & school of theology • kris veldheer, catholic theological union • alexis weiss, loyola marymount university • deb winarski, catholic theological union • sarah woodford, the vincent library at st. thomas more, yale university 60 a nnua l y e a rbook agenda opening prayer: fr. john ruiz, o.p. 1) welcome and brief introductions 2) old business a)  a. presentation roundup 1. the following presented at atla 2021: • kris veldheer • charles bellinger b)  atla libguide project • a subcommittee will investigate other denominational pages, discover whether there is a particular purpose for the atla libguides, and suggest an outline or topical coverage for the roman catholic guide. • committee members: brian morin (mt. angel), james humble (st. charles borromeo), john shaffett (shorter university), and kathy harty (sacred heart seminary and school of theology). suggested interim report by christmas. c)  core print collection analysis/collaborative weeding/print retention • there was continued conversation about whether a project to analyze the rc collections, particularly to discover both a core collection and specialty collections, would be useful. issues included scope of institutions (focus on geographically local or peer institutions?), costs, process, etc. greenglass from oclc is often used in such projects. does atla offer any kind of guidance or grants for offsetting costs? • kris veldheer will do some initial legwork in the fall, after a reminder from david kriegh. denominational group meetings 61 d)  library reopening plans • libraries shared their various coping strategies from the pandemic as well as precautions or procedures for re-opening in the fall to whatever extent their local institution decides. • commonalities included: the usual masks/distancing/ cleaning; various forms of “curbside” pickup or dropoff; more intensive use of scanning; shifts to acquiring more digital resources; flexible staffing. e)  catholic library association update • the spring conference was held in late april, and plans are underway for the fall conference. the deadline for proposals has been extended, so if anyone is interested in presenting, please contact cla. • kathy harty will resend the information. • jack fritts is now the past-president of cla. kathryn shaughnessy, of st. john’s university, is now president. kathy harty is a member-at-large on the board of directors for cla. br. andrew kosmowski, sm, is the vicepresident/treasurer. • plans are underway for developing a robust student membership section as well as continuing education geared towards elementary and high school librarians, who may not have the same access as academic librarians. among proposals are allowing library students to publish articles in the catholic library world so that they have publications on their resumé, and offering some non-workshop education such as webinars or short-term, focused sessions on issues that very small or volunteer-run libraries have. • cla is also in the process of refreshing and updating older publications. 62 a nnua l y e a rbook f) crra update • jennifer younger has tendered her intention to retire, but will remain until a new executive director is appointed. • the subject guides and digital exhibits within crra are now searchable and more visible in the catholic research portal. • crra was awarded the aggiornamento award from the parish & community libraries section of the catholic library association in april. • the catholic news archive is the largest source for digitized catholic newspapers and is continually growing. there was a 20,000 increase in researchers over the previous year, for a total of 78,000 users in 2020. 3) new business a)  origins • origins has ceased publication. there was some consternation over this within the group, as origins had a much better search engine than the vatican website, and it often contained documents that were more obscure and difficult to find, such as a local bishop’s pastoral letter, or a nuncio’s address. there was some question as to what the catholic news service is planning to do with the archival collection, and if they have any other plans related to this. • david kriegh will contact them. b)  the new atla communities site • atla is transitioning all groups to the new platform and away from email lists. as information is released to conveners, david kriegh will pass along to the rc group. denominational group meetings 63 c)  transitions 1. retirements: • mt. angel – victoria ertelt retired and dr. brian morin was appointed the new director. welcome to the group brian! • st. paul seminary, at the university of st. thomas – curt lemay retired in the fall, and betsy polakowski has been the interim director. a position announcement will be posted in the near future. • st. charles borromeo – cait kokolus, former library director and vice-president for assessment, will be retiring in october, but will remain as a part-time advisor during the move to a new campus. 2. other: • immaculate conception seminary closed, and elyse hayes was retired. • derek rieckens is now the editor for the atla annual proceedings, following the resignation of kris veldheer due to her election to the atla board. • and finally, in a non-violent continuation in power, david kriegh will once again be our convener next year. however, should anyone feel like they’d like to begin a more active role in the group by working as convener, please contact him. closing prayer: dr. brian morin 64 a nnua l y e a rbook other on june 28, the roman catholic denominational group met for the second consecutive year in a virtual forum. our agenda was heavy on old business, picking up a few conversations from 2020 about various collaborative initiatives that may be best facilitated by our atla affiliation. these included developing content for an atla-hosted libguide, and assessing collections to offer more responsive print collections among our members in the face of diminishing materials budgets. we also recognized the work of our members who presented at the most recent conference, and heard updates from the catholic library association and catholic research resources alliance, as well as shared our own reopening plans in the wake of the pandemic. our new business dealt with the sudden cessation of publication of origins, a familiar publication to most catholic librarians, and a look ahead to the new atla communities site for our group, which is designed to replace and modernize this group’s regular forum. finally, we shared news from our own institutions about retirements and other career transitions. we look forward to next year, when we will (finally) meet in person, share a bottle of wine, and enjoy dinner at one of baltimore’s finer dining establishments, god willing. 2020-2021 group: [pictured, left to right] david kriegh, john shaffett, john ruiz, derek rieckens, jack fritts, tom kiser, kris veldheer, james humble, jennifer bartholomew, connie song, charles bellinger, alexis weiss, barnaby hughes, betsy polakowski, alan krieger, kathy harty, brian morin, deb winarski, sarah woodford 96 amended and restated bylaws of the american theological library association (an illinois not-for-profit corporation) as adopted june 15, 2018 article i offices section 1.01 principal and other offices. the principal office of the corporation shall be located in the state of illinois. the corporation may have such other offices, either within or without the state of illinois, as the board of directors may determine or as the affairs of the corporation may require from time to time. section 1.02 registered agent and office. the corporation shall have and continuously maintain in the state of illinois a registered office and a registered agent whose office is identical with such registered office, as required by the not for profit corporation act. the registered office may be, but need not be, identical with the principal office in the state of illinois. the registered agent of the corporation may be changed from time to time by the board of directors. article ii members section 2.01 classes of membership. the corporation shall have six (6) classes of membership: institutional, individual, affiliate, student, retired, and emeritus. institutional members, individual members, and retired members are voting members (collectively, the “voting members”). affiliate members, student members, and emeritus members are non-voting members (collectively, the “nonvoting members”). association bylaws 97 section 2.02 rights of membership. (a) voting members. voting members shall have only the following rights: (1) attend meetings of the members and vote; (2) elect directors to serve on the board of directors; (3) approve any alteration of, amendment to, or repeal of the bylaws; (4) participate in such corporation programs as the board of directors may determine from time to time; and (5) receive those publications of the corporation that are distributed to the membership. voting members shall not have any rights other than those stated in this section 2.02(a). (a) non-voting members. non-voting members shall not have the right to vote on any matters. non-voting members shall have the right to (1) attend meetings of the members; (2) receive those publications of the corporation that are distributed to the membership; and (3) participate in such other corporation programs as the board of directors may determine from time to time. (b) corporation programs. with respect to corporation programs, the board of directors may establish different programs for each membership class and may limit participation in any such program to members of the pertinent membership class. section 2.03 qualifications for membership. the board of directors may establish qualifications for membership from time to time. as of the date of these bylaws, the qualifications for membership are as follows: (a) institutional members. a library of an institution qualifies for institutional membership if the institution is (1) an institution of higher education supporting programs in theology or religious studies that is accredited by an authority recognized by the u.s. department of education, council of higher education accreditation, or the equivalent thereof in other jurisdictions, or (2) a nondegree granting organization maintaining one or more significant collections primarily of theological, religious, or ecclesiastical research material. if the applicant library serves more than one institution, at least one of the institutions shall meet one of the qualifications set forth in this section 2.03(a). (b) individual members. any person who is engaged in professional library or scholarly communications work in theological or religious fields or who has a demonstrated, bona fide interest in the literature of religion, theological librarianship, or the purposes and work of the corporation, shall qualify for individual membership in the corporation. (c) affiliate members. an organization that does not qualify for institutional membership, but that has a demonstrated record of support for theological librarianship and the purposes and work of the corporation, shall qualify for affiliate membership. (d) student members. any student enrolled in a degree program who is carrying a half-time course load or greater shall qualify for student membership. 98 a nnua l y e a rbook (e) retired members. to qualify for retired membership in the corporation, a person must (1) have fully retired from gainful employment; and (2) have been an individual member continuously for the immediately preceding ten-year period. (f) emeritus members. to qualify for emeritus membership, a person must have been an individual member or retired member continuously for the immediately preceding ten-year period. notwithstanding any of the foregoing, each member must be in good standing with respect to any dues owed to the corporation and must be supportive of the purposes and work of the corporation. (g) upon receipt of an application for membership, person(s) authorized by the board of directors shall review the application and the applicant’s credentials to determine if the applicant does in fact meet the requirements for membership. this determination must be made in good faith and, once so made, is final and not appealable. section 2.04 dues of members. the board of directors shall determine from time to time the amount, if any, of membership dues associated with each class of membership. membership dues, if any, shall be payable in advance for the following full year. memberships will automatically be renewed upon payment of the annual membership dues, if any, for the next succeeding year. section 2.05 transfer of membership. membership in the corporation is not transferable or assignable by any member. section 2.06 suspension. members failing to pay their annual membership dues within sixty (60) calendar days of their due date shall automatically be suspended and shall lose all rights, including, but not limited to, any voting rights. a member thus suspended may be reinstated by payment of such member’s unpaid dues. members also may be suspended or reinstated by an affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then in office. section 2.07 resignation. any member may resign at any time by giving written notice to the board of directors, the president, or the secretary. such resignation shall take effect when the notice is delivered, unless the notice specifies a future date. unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. section 2.08 termination of membership. the board of directors may terminate a membership by an affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then in office. article iii meeting of members section 3.01 annual member meetings. regular annual meetings of the members (each, an “annual member meeting”) shall be held at such time and association bylaws 99 place as shall be fixed by the board of directors, for the purpose of electing directors and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. the board of directors may provide by resolution the time and place for the holding of additional regular meetings of the members (each, a “regular member meeting”). if the election of directors shall not be held at the annual member meeting, the voting members shall cause the election to be held at a regular member meeting or at a special meeting of the members (each, a “special member meeting”) as soon thereafter as may be convenient. section 3.02 special member meetings. special member meetings may be called at any time by the board of directors, the president, or the secretary, and shall be called by the secretary upon written request (stating the purpose of the proposed meeting) signed by at least fifteen percent (15%) of the voting members or by one-third (1/3) of the directors then in office. special member meetings shall be held at such place as may be designated in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting. section 3.03 notice and waiver of notice. (a) unless otherwise provided by not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws, notice of annual, regular, and special member meetings shall be delivered to each voting member not less than five (5) days nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of such meeting at such voting member’s address as it appears on the records of the corporation. such notice shall state the place, date, hour, and, in the case of a special member meeting, the purpose(s) of the meeting. if mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the u.s. mail in a sealed envelope so addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. if notice is sent by facsimile transmission, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered upon direction to the facsimile number of record of the voting member. if notice is given by electronic mail or other means of electronic transmission, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered upon direction to the electronic mail address or other electronic address of record of the voting member. if sent by any other means (including telegram, cablegram, courier, or express mail), such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when actually delivered to the home or business address of the voting member. the corporation may, but is not required to, provide notice of any meetings to the non-voting members. (b) when any notice whatever is required to be given under the provisions of the not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice. the attendance of a voting member at a meeting of the members shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where the voting member objects to the holding of the meeting because proper notice was not given. section 3.04 proxies. voting by proxy shall not be permitted. section 3.05 designated representative. each institutional member and affiliate member shall designate in writing an individual who has the right to act 100 a nnua l y e a rbook on its behalf (each, a “designated representative”), and the corporation shall have the right to rely on this designation and any acts, omissions, or representations of the designated representative unless and until the member designates someone else to serve as the designated representative. the designated representative must be an employee or officer of the respective institutional member or affiliate member. section 3.06 quorum. fifteen percent (15%) of each of the classes of voting members shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the members. for the purposes of a quorum, the classes of individual and retired members shall be counted as one class. section 3.07 voting. each voting member shall be entitled to one (1) vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of the members. for purposes of clarification, an individual who is both an individual or retired member and a designated representative of an institutional member may cast a total of two (2) votes on each matter submitted to a vote of the members, one (1) such vote in his or her capacity as an individual or retired member and one (1) such vote in his or her capacity as a designated representative. section 3.08 use of conference telephone or other interactive technology. if the board of directors so determines, members may participate in and, in the case of voting members, act at any meeting of the members by means of a conference telephone or other similar interactive technology, including, but not limited to, electronic transmission, internet usage, or remote communication, so long as all persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. such participation shall constitute presence in person at such meeting. section 3.09 informal action by members. (a) action by ballot. any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the members may be taken without a meeting by ballot in writing by mail, e-mail, or other electronic means, pursuant to which the voting members are given the opportunity to vote for or against the proposed action, provided that the number of voting members casting a vote satisfies the quorum requirements set forth in section 3.06 hereof and the action receives approval by a majority of the voting members casting votes or such larger number as may be required by the not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws. voting must remain open for not less than five (5) days from the date the ballot is delivered; provided, however, in the case of a removal of one or more directors, a merger, consolidation, dissolution, or a sale, lease, or exchange of assets, the voting must remain open for not less than twenty (20) days from the date the ballot is delivered. the action shall become effective only if, at least five (5) days prior to the effective date of such action, a notice in writing of the proposed action is delivered to all of the voting members. (b) action by written consent. any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the members may be taken without a meeting and without a vote association bylaws 101 if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the voting members. (c) use of electronic signature. a voting member may take action by a written consent using an electronic signature if the electronic transmission approving the action includes the signatory’s full name in a form intended by the signatory: (a) to serve as his or her signature and (b) to authenticate the consent. each electronic signature should be affixed to an email message or other electronic communication that: (i) contains, attaches, or references the written consent action; (ii) includes an affirmative statement (such as “yes,” “i agree,” or “i consent”); and (iii) contains a clear reference to the written consent action in the subject line. article iv board of directors section 4.01 general powers of directors. the property and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by the board of directors. section 4.02 number, tenure, and qualifications of directors. (a) the board of directors shall consist of twelve (12) directors to be divided into three (3) classes—class a, class b, and class c—such that there shall be four (4) directors in each class. (b) the voting members shall elect directors to succeed those directors whose terms expire, and such elections shall be for three-year terms of office, each to expire at the third succeeding annual member meeting after the director’s election. no director shall serve more than two (2) consecutive terms, except that a director appointed to fill an unexpired term of eighteen (18) months or less may be elected to two (2) consecutive full terms thereafter. a director shall hold office until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified or until the director’s death, resignation, or removal. (c) the board of directors shall establish an annual calendar, timeline, and procedure for the nomination of candidates for election as directors, each of which shall not be inconsistent with these bylaws. (d) the nominating committee shall develop a slate of at least two (2) nominations for each of the four (4) directorships to be filled at each annual member meeting and shall deliver the slate to the board of directors and the secretary. the board of directors may modify the nominating committee’s slate before delivering the initial slate to the voting members. (e) the voting members may add candidate(s) to the slate by petition(s) signed by at least ten (10) voting members and filed with the secretary. the secretary shall deliver to the voting members (i) the final slate of candidates, includ102 a nnua l y e a rbook ing biographical data on each candidate, and (ii) a ballot. notwithstanding any of the foregoing, no candidate may be included on this final slate without his or her consent. (f) each director must be an individual or retired member in good standing at the time of his or her nomination and election and throughout the entirety of his or her service on the board of directors. a director shall automatically cease to be a director immediately upon ceasing to be an individual or retired member in good standing. no employee of the corporation may be a director. section 4.03 annual and regular director meetings. annual meetings of the board of directors (each, an “annual director meeting”) shall be held at such time and place as may be fixed by the board of directors for the purpose of electing officers and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. the board of directors may provide by resolution the time and place for the holding of additional regular meetings of the board of directors (each, a “regular director meeting”) without other notice than such resolution. if the election of officers shall not be held at any annual director meeting, the board of directors shall cause the election to be held at a regular director meeting or at a special meeting of the board of directors (each, a “special director meeting”) as soon thereafter as may be convenient. section 4.04 special director meetings. special director meetings may be called by or at the request of the president or any three (3) directors, and such person or persons may fix any place as the location of any special director meeting so called. for purposes of clarification, no business may be transacted at any such meeting unless a quorum of directors is present, as set forth in section 4.07 of these bylaws. section 4.05 member access to meetings. meetings of the board of directors are open to members of the corporation with the exception of portions thereof that are executive sessions as specifically designated by the board of directors or as called by any director. members who wish to attend a meeting of the board of directors shall inform the president at least two (2) days in advance to assure that adequate space is available. section 4.06 notice and waiver of notice. (a) unless otherwise required by the not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws, written notice of any annual or special director meeting shall be delivered not less than three (3) days before the date of such meeting to each director at his or her address as it appears on the records of the corporation, and such notice shall state the place, date, hour, and, in the case of a special director meeting, the purpose(s) of the meeting. if mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the u.s. mail in a sealed envelope so addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. if notice is sent by facsimile transmission, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered upon direction to the facsimile number of record of the director. if notice is given by electronic mail or other means of electronic transmission, association bylaws 103 such notice shall be deemed to be given upon direction to the electronic mail address or other electronic address of record of the director. if sent by any other means (including telegram, cablegram, courier, or express mail), such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when actually delivered to the home or business address of the director. (b) when any notice whatever is required to be given under the provisions of the not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice. the attendance of a director at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a director attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. section 4.07 quorum. a majority of the directors then in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the board of directors. section 4.08 use of conference telephone or other interactive technology. if the board of directors so determines, members of the board of directors or any committee may participate in and act at any meeting of the board of directors or committee, as the case may be, by means of a conference telephone or other similar interactive technology, including, but not limited to, electronic transmission, internet usage, or remote communication, so long as all persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. such participation shall constitute presence in person at such meeting. section 4.09 manner of acting. the act of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the board of directors, unless the act of a greater number is required by the not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws. section 4.10 informal action by directors. (a) any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the board of directors or any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing setting forth the action so taken shall be signed by all of the directors or by all of the members of such committee, as the case may be, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the board of directors or committee. any such consent signed by all the directors or all committee members, as the case may be, shall have the same effect as a unanimous vote and may be stated as such in any document filed with the secretary of state of the state of illinois under the not for profit corporation act. (b) a director or committee member, as the case may be, may take action by a written consent using an electronic signature if the electronic transmission approving the action includes the signatory’s full name in a form intended by the signatory (a) to serve as his or her signature and (b) to authenticate the 104 a nnua l y e a rbook consent. each electronic signature should be affixed to an e-mail message or other electronic communication that (i) contains, attaches, or references the written consent action; (ii) includes an affirmative statement (such as “yes,” “i agree,” or “i consent”); and (iii) contains a clear reference to the written consent action in the subject line. section 4.11 resignation. any director may resign at any time by giving written notice to the board of directors, the president, or the secretary. such resignation shall take effect when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a future date. unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. section 4.12 removal. (a) removal by voting members. any director may be removed, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the voting members present and voting at any annual, regular, or special member meeting at which a quorum is present. the proposed removal shall be set forth in the notice of any such meeting, and the notice shall be delivered to each voting member at least twenty (20) days and not more than sixty (60) days prior to such meeting. (b) removal by the board of directors. notwithstanding the foregoing, any director appointed by the board of directors pursuant to section 4.13 hereof may be removed, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office at any meeting of the board of directors at which a quorum is present whenever, in their judgment, the best interests of the corporation would be served thereby. the proposed removal shall be set forth in the notice of any special director meeting, delivered to each director at least twenty (20) days prior to such meeting. (c) automatic removal. notwithstanding each of sections 4.12(a) and 4.12(b) of these bylaws, any director who fails to attend any two (2) meetings of the board of directors in any given year, without reasonable excuse therefor, as determined in the sole reasonable discretion of the board of directors, shall automatically be removed from the board of directors, such that a vote of the voting members or the board of directors shall not be required to effectuate such removal. for purposes of clarification, attendance includes participation by means of conference telephone or other interactive technology in accordance with section 4.08 hereof. section 4.13 vacancies. any vacancy occurring in the board of directors because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification, or otherwise may be filled by the board of directors at any meeting thereof, provided that the individual appointed to fill the vacancy shall be an individual or retired member in good standing. a director elected or appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the unexpired term of his or her predecessor in office. section 4.14 recognition of outstanding contributions. the board of directors may in its discretion confer an award or other honor, exclusive of membership, association bylaws 105 in recognition of any person who has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of the corporation’s work, provided that such award or other honor and the procedures in connection therewith are consistent with section 501(c) (3) of the code and any applicable section of chapter 42 of the code. section 4.15 compensation. directors shall not receive compensation for their services as directors; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any director from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for personal services rendered to the corporation that are reasonable and necessary to carry out one or more of the taxexempt purposes of the corporation, so long as the director complies with the conflict of interest procedures of article xi hereof and any other policies adopted by the board of directors. directors may receive reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with corporate matters, provided that such reimbursement is authorized by the board of directors. article v officers section 5.01 officers. the board of directors shall elect a president, a vice president, a treasurer, and a secretary of the corporation (each, an “officer” and, taken together with all other officers of the corporation elected by the board of directors, the “officers”). the board of directors also may appoint an executive director and elect one or more assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers and such additional officers as the board of directors may deem necessary or appropriate from time to time. in extraordinary circumstances, any two (2) or more offices may be held by the same person. the officers elected by the board of directors shall have such duties as are hereafter described and such additional duties as the board of directors may from time to time prescribe. each officer, other than the executive director, must be elected from among the directors. an individual’s resignation or removal as a director shall be deemed to also be a resignation or removal from any officer position held by that individual. section 5.02 election and term of office. with the exception of the executive director, the officers shall be elected annually by the board of directors at the annual director meeting. if the election of officers is not held at such meeting, such election shall be held as soon thereafter as may be convenient. new offices of the corporation may be created and filled, and vacancies in offices may be filled, at any meeting of the board of directors. each officer shall hold office until the officer’s successor has been duly elected and qualified or until the officer’s death, resignation, or removal. election or appointment of an officer shall not of itself create contract rights. section 5.03 resignation. any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the board of directors, the president, or the secretary. such resignation shall take effect when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a future 106 a nnua l y e a rbook date. unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. section 5.04 removal. any officer elected or appointed by the board of directors may be removed, with or without cause, by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of all directors then in office whenever, in their judgment, the best interests of the corporation would be served thereby, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person or persons so removed. section 5.05 vacancies. a vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification, or otherwise may be filled by the board of directors at any meeting thereof. an officer elected to fill a vacancy shall be elected to serve until the next annual director meeting. section 5.06 president. the president shall preside at all meetings of the corporation and board of directors and shall see that the orders and resolutions of the board of directors are carried into effect, except in those instances in which that responsibility is assigned to some other person by the board of directors. the president may sign bonds, mortgages, and all other contracts and documents, whether or not under the seal, if any, of the corporation, except in cases where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by law, by the board of directors, or by these bylaws to some other officer or agent of the corporation. section 5.07 vice president. the vice president shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to the vice president by the president or the board of directors. in the absence of the president or in the event of the president’s inability or refusal to act, the vice president shall perform the duties of the president and, when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions of the president. section 5.08 secretary. the secretary shall perform or direct and supervise the performance of the following: (a) attend all meetings of the board of directors and record all the proceedings of the meetings and actions of the board of directors in one or more files provided for that purpose; (b) be the custodian of the corporate records and of the seal, if any, of the corporation; (c) keep a register of the post office address and electronic mail address of each director, which shall be furnished to the secretary by such director; (d) see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these bylaws or as required by law; and (e) in general perform all duties incident to the office of secretary and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to the secretary by the board of directors. section 5.09 treasurer. the treasurer shall be the principal financial officer of the corporation. the treasurer shall perform or direct and supervise the performance of the following: (a) have charge of and be responsible for overseeing the maintenance of adequate books of account for the corporation; (b) have charge of all funds and securities of the corporation and be responsible for overseeing the management, receipt, and disbursement thereof; and (c) in association bylaws 107 general perform all the duties incident to the office of treasurer and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to the treasurer by the board of directors. if required by the board of directors, the treasurer shall give a bond for the faithful discharge of the treasurer’s duties in such sum and with such surety or sureties as the board of directors shall determine. the treasurer shall serve as the chair of the finance committee. section 5.10 executive director. from time to time, the corporation may appoint an executive director who shall be an employee of the corporation and shall be a non-voting member of the board of directors. the executive director shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation and, as such, shall meet regularly with the board of directors and in general supervise and control all the business and affairs of the corporation, unless otherwise provided by the board of directors. the executive director may discuss corporate matters with the board of directors but shall not be entitled to vote on any matter submitted to a vote of the board of directors. the executive director shall, ex officio, be an assistant secretary of the corporation, empowered to certify to corporate actions in the absence of the secretary. the executive director, in addition to appointing and overseeing staff, shall be responsible to the board of directors for the administration of programs, services, and other activities of the corporation; shall see that all orders and resolutions of the board of directors are carried into effect; and shall appoint members of advisory committees, representatives to other organizations, and other officials and agents of the corporation, and oversee their work. section 5.11 assistant treasurers and assistant secretaries. any assistant treasurers and assistant secretaries shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to them by the treasurer or the secretary, respectively, or by the board of directors. if required by the board of directors, the assistant treasurers shall give bonds for the faithful discharge of their duties in such sums and with such sureties as the board of directors shall determine. section 5.12 other officers and agents. any officer not otherwise specified in these bylaws shall have such authority and perform such duties as may from time to time be prescribed by resolution of the board of directors. section 5.13 absence of officers. in the absence of any officer, or for any other reason the board of directors may deem sufficient, the board of directors may delegate the powers or duties, or any such powers or duties, of any officer to any other officer or to any director. section 5.14 compensation. unless otherwise determined by the board of directors or otherwise provided herein, the officers shall not receive compensation for their services as officers; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any officer from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for personal services rendered to the corporation that are reasonable and necessary to carry out one or more of the taxexempt purposes of the corporation, so long as the 108 a nnua l y e a rbook officers comply with any policies adopted by the board of directors. officers may receive reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with corporate matters, provided that such reimbursement is authorized by the board of directors. notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the individual serving as executive director may receive reasonable compensation for such service, as determined by the board of directors from time to time. article vi committees section 6.01 board committees. the board of directors may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the directors in office, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of two (2) or more directors and a majority of each committee’s membership to be directors; provided, however, that committees appointed by the board of directors or otherwise authorized pursuant to these bylaws relating to the election, nomination, qualification, or credentials of the directors or other committees involved in the process of electing directors may be composed entirely of non-directors. any committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the board of directors and allowed by law, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the board of directors in the management of the business and affairs of the corporation; provided, however, that no such committee shall have the power or authority of the board of directors in reference to (a) amending or repealing these bylaws or the articles of incorporation; (b) electing, appointing, or removing any officer, director, or committee member, or fixing the compensation of any committee member; (c) adopting a plan of merger or adopting a plan of consolidation with another corporation; (d) authorizing the sale, lease, exchange, or mortgage of all or substantially all of the property or assets of the corporation; (e) filling vacancies on the board of directors or any of its committees; (f) adopting a plan for the distribution of the assets of the corporation or for dissolution; or (g) amending, altering, repealing, or taking any action inconsistent with any resolution or action of the board of directors which by its terms provides that it shall not be amended, altered, or repealed by any such committee. section 6.02 advisory committees. by resolution, the board of directors may designate one or more advisory committees not having and exercising the authority of the board of directors in the management of the corporation. members of any such advisory committee may, but need not, be directors, and the board of directors shall appoint the members thereof, except as and to the extent such authority shall be vested in an officer or agent of the corporation by the board of directors or these bylaws. section 6.03 nominating committee. there shall be a committee of the board of directors, which shall identify and nominate individuals to serve on the board of directors of the corporation (the “nominating committee”). the nominating association bylaws 109 committee shall present its nominations to the board of directors and the secretary. the nominating committee shall consist of two (2) individual or retired members and one (1) director who is not then up for re-election to the board of directors, each of whom shall be appointed by the board of directors (collectively, the “nominating committee members”). the nominating committee members shall be divided into three classes, as nearly equal in number as reasonably possible, as shall be designated by resolution of the board of directors. the terms of each class of nominating committee members shall be staggered such that only one class shall be appointed each year. each nominating committee member shall serve for a nonrenewable term of three (3) years or until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified. the longest serving member of the nominating committee shall serve as the chair thereof. section 6.04 finance committee. there shall be a finance committee, which shall have the responsibility of supervising the financial affairs of the corporation and shall have and may exercise the powers and authority of the board of directors to the extent permitted by law, the articles of incorporation, and these bylaws. the finance committee shall be comprised of at least two (2) directors who shall be appointed by the board of directors, and a majority of its members shall be directors. the treasurer shall be the chair of the finance committee. section 6.05 term of office. each member of a committee established pursuant to this article vi, other than the nominating committee members, shall serve as such until the next annual director meeting and until such committee member’s successor is appointed, unless the committee shall be sooner terminated by resolution of the board of directors, or unless such committee member resigns or is removed from such committee. any committee member may be removed, with or without cause, by the board of directors whenever in its judgment the best interests of the corporation shall be served thereby. section 6.06 chair. except as otherwise provided in these bylaws, one (1) member of each committee shall be appointed as chair by the person or persons authorized to appoint committee members thereof. section 6.07 vacancies. vacancies in the membership of any committee may be filled by appointments made in the same manner as provided for in the original appointments. section 6.08 quorum. unless otherwise provided in the resolution of the board of directors designating a committee, a majority of the committee members shall constitute a quorum and the act of a majority of the committee members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the committee. section 6.09 rules. each committee shall fix its own rules governing the conduct of its activities, not inconsistent with these bylaws or the rules promul110 a nnua l y e a rbook gated by the board of directors, and shall furnish to the board of directors such reports of its activities as the board of directors may request. article vii contracts, checks, deposits, gifts and investments section 7.01 contracts. the board of directors may authorize any officer or officers or agent or agents of the corporation, in addition to the officers so authorized by these bylaws, to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. section 7.02 checks, drafts, etc. all checks, drafts, or other orders for the payment of money, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness issued in the name of the corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers or agent or agents of the corporation and in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by resolution of the board of directors. section 7.03 deposits. all funds of the corporation shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the corporation in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as the board of directors may designate by resolution. section 7.04 gifts. the board of directors may accept or reject or by resolution may authorize any officer or officers or agent or agents of the corporation to accept or reject, on behalf of the corporation, any contribution, gift, bequest, or devise for the general purposes or for any special purpose of the corporation. section 7.05 investments. the board of directors shall manage, invest, operate, deal in and with, and conserve the property of the corporation, and may retain any or all of the assets transferred to the corporation by gift or bequest; provided, however, that the exercise of any of such powers shall not in any way conflict with the purposes of the corporation as stated in its articles of incorporation, and such powers shall not be exercised so as to cause the corporation to lose its qualification as an organization exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the code. the board of directors may delegate investment management duties to an officer, employee, or independent investment firm, provided that doing so is prudent and in the best interests of the corporation. article viii books and records the corporation shall keep correct and complete books and records of account and shall also keep minutes of the proceedings of its board of directors and each committee thereof. association bylaws 111 article ix fiscal year the fiscal year of the corporation shall end on august 31st of each year. article x indemnification and insurance section 10.01 indemnification. the corporation shall indemnify each person who is or was a director or officer, or who is serving or has served at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, and may indemnify any person who is or was an employee or agent of the corporation and any person who is serving or has served at its request as an employee or agent of any other enterprise, to the fullest extent from time to time permitted by the laws of the state of illinois and by section 4941 or 4958 of the code, as applicable, in the event any of such persons was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative. section 10.02 authorization of indemnification. any indemnification under this article x (unless the indemnification is ordered by a court) shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case, upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation is proper in the circumstances. in the case of indemnification that is mandatory under section 10.01 hereof, the determination shall be limited to (a) whether the person to be indemnified has met the standards specified in section 10.01 and (b) the amount of the indemnification permitted by law. any determination under this section 10.02 shall be made (a) by the board of directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit, or proceeding or (b) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion. section 10.03 advance payments. expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit, or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit, or proceeding, as authorized by the board of directors in the specific case, upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation to repay such amount, unless it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized in this article x, unless such payment would constitute an act of self-dealing under section 4941 of the code if the corporation is a private foundation or an excess benefit transaction under section 4958 of the code if the corporation is a public charity. section 10.04 non-exclusivity and continuation. the indemnification provided by this article x shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which a 112 a nnua l y e a rbook person seeking indemnification may be entitled under any agreement, vote of disinterested directors, or otherwise, both as to action in the person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of such a person. section 10.05 insurance. the corporation may purchase and maintain insurance (a) to insure itself with respect to the indemnification payments it is authorized or obligated to make pursuant to this article x and (b) on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or who is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, to insure against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify the person against such liability under the provisions of this article x. article xi conflicts of interest section 11.01 conflict of interest. a director shall disclose to the board of directors any material interest which such director directly or indirectly has in any person or entity which is a party to a transaction under consideration by the board of directors, or which to the director’s knowledge might otherwise cause a conflict with a fiduciary duty owed by the director to the corporation. such interested director shall abstain from voting on such transaction or other action, but such interested director’s presence may be counted in determining whether a quorum is present. section 11.02 material interest. a director shall be considered to have a material interest in an entity if the director is a director, officer, or employee of the entity or if the director has a material financial interest in the entity. section 11.03 comprehensive policy. the board of directors shall have the power and authority to adopt a more comprehensive policy regarding conflicts of interest, which may supplement this article xi, as so directed by the board of directors. article xii amendments to bylaws these bylaws may be altered, amended, or repealed and new bylaws adopted by the voting members. such action may be, but shall not be required to be, taken at any meeting of the voting members, provided that no such alteration, amendment, repeal, or adoption shall in any way conflict with the purposes of the corpoassociation bylaws 113 ration as stated in its articles of incorporation or otherwise cause the corporation to lose its qualification as an organization exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the code. written notice of any proposed alteration, amendment, repeal, or adoption of the bylaws shall be delivered to each voting member not less than twenty (20) days before the date of the vote on such matter at such voting member’s address as it appears on the records of the corporation. article xiii miscellaneous section 13.01 definitions. in addition to the terms defined elsewhere in these bylaws, the following terms shall have the following meanings when used herein: (a) “articles of incorporation” means the articles of incorporation of the corporation filed with the secretary of state of the state of illinois on july 31, 1992, and any amendments thereto. (b) “section of the code” means a section of the internal revenue code of 1986, as amended, and shall include corresponding provisions of future federal tax laws, all as from time to time in effect. (c) “director” means a voting member of the board of directors. (d) “not for profit corporation act” means the illinois general not for profit corporation act of 1986, as amended. section 13.02 writings. any action required in these bylaws to be “written,” to be “in writing,” to have “written consent,” to have “written approval,” and the like by or of directors or committee members shall include any communication transmitted or received by facsimile, electronic mail, or other means of electronic transmission. 69 officers of atla (1947–2021) term president / president elect vice president / secretary* executive treasurer 1947– 48 l. r. elliott charles p. johnson robert f. beach ernest m. white 1948– 49 l. r. elliott lucy w. markley robert f. beach j. stillson judah 1949– 50 jannette newhall kenneth s. gapp robert f. beach e. f. george 1950– 51 jannette newhall o. gerald lawson evah ostrander e. f. george 1951– 52 raymond p. morris margaret hort evah ostrander calvin schmitt 1952– 53 raymond p. morris henry m. brimm esther george calvin schmitt 1953– 54 henry m. brimm robert f. beach esther george calvin schmitt 1954– 55 robert f. beach evah kincheloe alice dagan ernest m. white 1955– 56 robert f. beach helen uhrlich alice dagan ernest m. white 1956– 57 helen b. uhrlich calvin schmitt alice dagan harold b. prince 1957– 58 calvin schmitt decherd turner alice dagan harold b. prince c o n t i n u e d 70 a nnua l y e a rbook term president / president elect vice president / secretary* executive treasurer 1958– 59 decherd turner pamela quiers frederick chenery harold b. prince 1959– 60 pamela quiers kenneth quiers frederick chenery harold b. prince 1960– 61 kenneth gapp conolly gamble frederick chenery harold b. prince 1961– 62 conolly gamble donn m. farris frederick chenery harold b. prince 1962– 63 donn m. farris jay s. judah frederick chenery harold b. prince 1963– 64 jay s. judah charles johnson frederick chenery harold b. prince 1964– 65 charles johnson george h. bricker frederick chenery peter vandenberge 1965– 66 george h. bricker roscoe m. pierson thomas e. camp peter vandenberge 1966– 67 roscoe pierson arthur e. jones thomas e. camp peter vandenberge 1967– 68 arthur e. jones maria grossmann susan a. schultz david guston 1968– 69 maria grossmann harold b. prince susan a. schultz david guston 1969– 70 harold b. prince henry scherer susan a. schultz david guston 1970– 71 henry scherer genevieve kelly susan a. schultz david guston 1971– 72 genevieve kelly peter vandenberge david j. wartluft warren mehl 1972– 73 peter vandenberge john d. batsel david j. wartluft warren mehl 1973– 74 john d. batsel oscar c. burdick david j. wartluft warren mehl c o n t i n u e d officers of atla (1947–2021) 71 term president / president elect vice president / secretary* executive treasurer 1974– 75 oscar c. burdick roland e. kircher david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1975– 76 roland e. kircher erich schultz david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1976– 77 erich r.w. schultz john b. trotti david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1977– 78 john b. trotti elmer j. o’brien david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1978– 79 elmer j. o’brien g. paul hamm david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1979– 80 simeon daly g. paul hamm david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1980– 81 simeon daly jerry campbell david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1981– 82 jerry campbell robert dvorak albert hurd robert a. olsen, jr. 1982– 83 robert dvorak martha aycock albert hurd robert a. olsen, jr. 1983– 84 martha aycock ronald deering albert hurd robert a. olsen, jr. 1984– 85 ronald deering sara mobley albert hurd robert a. olsen, jr. 1985– 86 sara myers stephen peterson simeon daly robert a. olsen, jr. 1986– 87 stephen peterson rosalyn lewis simeon daly robert a. olsen, jr. 1987– 88 rosalyn lewis channing jeschke simeon daly robert a. olsen, jr. 1988– 89 channing jeschke h. eugene mcleod simeon daly robert a. olsen, jr. * this officer was called secretary until 1956–57, when the title was changed to executive secretary. when atla was reorganized in 1991, the executive secretary became a paid atla staff position. in 1993, this position became director of member services. c o n t i n u e d 72 a nnua l y e a rbook term president / president elect vice president / secretary* executive treasurer 1989– 90 h. eugene mcleod james dunkly simeon daly robert a. olsen, jr. term president / president elect vice president 1990–91 james dunkly mary bischoff 1991–92 james dunkly mary bischoff 1992–93 mary bischoff linda corman 1993–94 roger loyd linda corman 1996–97 m. patrick graham sharon a. taylor 1997–98 m. patrick graham dorothy g. thomason 1998–99 milton j. (joe) coalter dorothy g. thomason 2000–01 william hook sharon taylor 2001–02 sharon taylor eileen k. saner 2002–03 eileen k. saner paul schrodt 2003–04 paul schrodt paul stuehrenberg 2004–05 paul stuehrenberg christine wenderoth 2005–06 christine wenderoth duane harbin 2006–07 duane harbin martha lund smalley 2007–08 martha lund smalley david r. stewart 2008–09 david r. stewart roberta a. schaafsma 2009–10 david r. stewart roberta a. schaafsma 2010–11 laura c. wood eileen crawford 2011–12 john b. weaver andrew keck 2012–13 andrew keck beth bidlack c o n t i n u e d officers of atla (1947–2021) 73 term president / president elect vice president 2013–14 beth bidlack melody layton mcmahon 2014–15 beth bidlack kelly campbell 2015–16 kelly campbell timothy d. lincoln 2016–17 timothy d. lincoln matthew j. ostercamp 2017–18 matthew j. ostercamp jennifer bartholomew 2018–19 jennifer bartholomew stephen v. sweeney 2019–20 stephen v. sweeney ellen frost 2020–21 stephen v. sweeney ellen frost endowment 8 endowment m. patrick graham, retired, chair committee members • pat graham, chair (january 2017 june 2024), retired • eric benoy (december 2015 june 2022), nobts • craig kubic (january 2017 june 2024), swbts • sharon taylor (july 2015 june 2022), retired • brenda bailey-hainer, staff liaison • chad handshy, staff liaison year in review the endowment committee met online on november 9, 2021; may 12, 2022; and at the annual conference on june 16, 2022 and reviewed: • fundraising over the past year and how this compared with earlier years • noted that the endowment stood at more than $1,137,521 • collaborated with association staff to issue the 2021 and 2022 fall appeal letters. 79 individual cindy aalders yasmine abou-el-kheir wendi adams cheryl adams martha adkins christopher anderson clifford anderson anna appleman nicole ashwood mary ann aubin bandari audrey h. d. sandy ayer william badke daniel baek brenda bailey-hainer matthew baker jennifer bartholomew lendy bartlett donovan bauer brady beard charles bellinger miranda bennett eric benoy lynn berg barbara bergin carisse berryhill todd bertram beth bidlack bobi bilz louison emerick bissila mbila brandon board sarah bogue cynthia bolshaw evan boyd vlatka božičević michael bradford vic broberg terrence brown moira bryant mitzi budde cynthia davis buffington robert burgess kerrie burn paul burnam donna campbell kelly campbell duane carter thomas cashore josella chan sheng chung chang daekwang choi jaeyeon chung donna church craig churchill karen clarke elonda clay anita coleman matthew collins caitlin connelly russell hope cooper rashida crawford deborah creamer dubravka crnković kristijan crnković raquel cruz matina ćurić wesley custer christine daniels james darlack gary daught matthew davis virginia dearborn magda dej james derksen melody diehl detar kevin dinkens dale dobias javier dominador iii john doncevic thomas drury alexandra duenow bruce durazzi erica durham atla member directory (2019–2020) 80 a nnua l y e a rbook abigail durkee joanna duy susan ebertz alison edens jane elder leslie engelson timothy erdel nathan ericson suzanne estelle-holmer james estes arnel faller michael farrell jordan feagley rinaldo feldman cheryl felmlee alexander (sandy) finlayson kathryn flynn jason fowler dawn french ellen frost timothy gallati maria garcia jim gibson nadine ginkel rebecca givens cheryl goodwin melanie goulish karla grafton douglas gragg kashif graham geraldine granahan clement green donna greenhut jeff griffin jenny griffin lisa grover carrie hackney william hair susanah hanson duane harbin kenette harder kathryn harmon lynnette harris robin hartman kathleen harty trevan hatch ann heinrichs ingrid hellstrom carissa hernandez heather hicks ann hidalgo beth hill nwe ni hla maria ho john hooper barry hopkins judy howie jessica hudson barnaby hughes james humble debbie hunn marvin hunn robert huttmeyer steve jamieson carol jarvis barbara jenkins alicia johnson tammy johnson steven jung renata kalnins kelemwork kassahun christopher katulka naw san dee kd andrew keck myka kennedy stephens thuam khai david kiger rebecca klemme eliceiri jonathan klenklen cait kokolus daniel kolb brian kooy andrew kosmowski william kostlevy alan krieger david kriegh anna kroll craig kubic beth kumar laura ladwig richard lammert alexandra leach monica leak edzen lebita jérémie leblanc justin lillard amy limpitlaw timothy lincoln kenneth litwak sylvia locher gerone lockhart andy lofthus teresa lubienecki karen madigan jesse mann robert mayer david mayo jonathan mccormick robert mcfadden anne marie mclean kaeley mcmahan melody mcmahon kenneth mcmullen brinna michael walter miedema patrick milas claire miller matthew millsap seth miskimins atla member directory (2019–2020) 81 donald mitchell leigh ann moore brian morin angela morris jude morrissey susan mule shanee’ yvette murrain elizabeth mwangi yvonne myers paul myhre emily nevill siong ng evan njoroge charlotte nutter daniel o’brien philip o’neill olivia ongera pauline ongera keegan osinski brad ost matthew ostercamp ann owen sheila owen marsia painter james pakala jaclyn parrott katharina penner alvaro pérez stephen perisho elizabeth peters rebekah phillips robert phillips tom phillips alison poage kaitlin poole cheryl postlewait david powell tracy powell iwaskow nalini premadish dylan priddy angeles ramos-ankrum kathryn ray hugh rendle theresa rhodes david richards christopher richardson jonathan riches derek rieckens mary-carol riehs mary martha riviere paul roberts terry robertson robert roethemeyer jeremiah rood donna roof greg rosauer craig rosenbeck christopher rosser dora rowe alice runis marta samokishyn jeanyleen santiago micah saxton david schmersal oliver schulz yesan sellan joel shedlofsky beth sheppard brian shetler d’anna shotts ryan shrauner armin siedlecki jeff siemon lindsey sinnott michael skor bobby smiley daniel smith suzanne smith ted smith cynthia snell alice song stephen spencer michelle spomer jordan sprunger lee staman romulus stefanut kerrie stevens christa strickler richy strobel karl stutzman harvey sukenic stephen sweeney valentine tarus deborah taylor sharon taylor mary ann teske annette tews matthew thiesen mark thomas vance thomas john thompson paul tippey christina torbert rosa torres-medina garrett trott sherrie tuck brenda turner jennifer ulrich gerrit van dyk kristine veldheer peter veracka rebecca villarreal karlee vineyard john vinke rachel vione andreas waldvogel dannaya wall blake walter peter watters wojciech wegrzyniak 82 a nnua l y e a rbook alexis weiss donna wells megan welsh allen white stella wilkins john williams jay wise karen wishart donna witek colyn wohlmut andy wortman patricia yang elizabeth young miller michael zeiger desirae zingarelli-sweet student wilson akinwale eddy aleman elio alfaro ruben altamirano r. allane amariah brandon ball kellie barbato daniel blair sarah blanco laura brettholle logan brower susannah buck kaleb cahoon gladys grace caole ezra choe jaco coetser shaun cooke rosalind derkson richard désy larry eames marian ekweogwu charles flogny nathan frederickson nicholas friesner allison gammons patricia goncalves andrew grosso matthew hallick justin hostutler william judd joseph kaduthanam michael kares henry kim eddie kirby jeff lash christopher lopez robin mccall elizabeth miller zach motts magdaline mungai wanjiru norm oberlin alexander odicino jay palaniuk edward palmer marlon patterson irena pejić robert phillips rakshith prabhakar judith rigal elizabeth rivera deanna roberts evan roberts rolando rodriguez charles rwomushana steven schmitz kim seunggyum john shaffett tomoko shida yahong siao mario soriano patrick stelzer james swaney benny tabalujan angela tankersley william thornton samuel titus angela turnercarruthers leah vetro matthew wasielewski lipan welly brian wright retired marti alt anthony amodeo mary bischoff alva caldwell myron chace linda corman bruce eldevik eugene fieg julia foster m. patrick graham joanna hause william hook atla member directory (2019–2020) 83 robert krauss roger loyd allen mueller sara myers denise pakala stephen pentek russell pollard eileen saner paul schrodt james skypeck christina wenderoth louis charles willard emeritus patricia adamek thomas altmann william beermann pierre beffa aija bjornson marsha blake joan blocher r. grant bracewell christopher brennan jeffrey brigham oscar burdick gary cheatham david chen judy clarence milton coalter robert cogswell eileen crawford lawrence crumb ronald deering james dunkly susan ebbers dorothy evins rolfe gjellstad david green shirley gunn roberta hamburger hernán hammerly denise hanusek wm. t. & kathryn henderson david himrod albert hurd shieu-yu hwang robert ibach charles jones charles kamilos judy knop karl krueger patricia lyons sarah lyons miller melody mazuk don meredith william miller betty o’brien carol olson ray olson kenneth o’malley george papademetriou warren platt laura randall kenneth rowe cynthia runyon barbara russell suzanne selinger newland smith john stephenson paul stuehrenberg martha sugg norma sutton tamara swora-gober dorothy thomason joy tomlinson gerald truman linda umoh norman wente cecil white karen whittlesey roger williams anne womack clifford wunderlich wojciech zalewski 84 a nnua l y e a rbook institutional (with member representatives) abilene christian university—brown library | craig churchill agnes scott college—mccain library | elizabeth bagley alaska bible college—library | noël maxwell allen university—flipper library | carol l bowers alliance bible seminary—library | timothy chung-wai law ambrose seminary—library | h. d. sandy ayer amridge university—southern christian university library | terence sheridan anabaptist mennonite biblical seminary—library | karl stutzman anderson university—nicholson library | dr. janet brewer andrews university—james white library | terry robertson antiochian village—antiochian heritage library | julia ritter aquinas college library, nashville | sr. mary esther potts asbury theological seminary—b. l. fisher library | dr. paul a. tippey ashland theological seminary—darling memorial library | sylvia l. locher asia-pacific nazarene theological seminary—library | maria nora del rosario ateneo de davao university—fr. mateo gisbert, sj library | fretzie fajardo atlanta university center—robert w. woodruff library | brad ost atlantic school of theology—library | emily cooke austin graduate school of theology—worley library | todd hall austin presbyterian theological seminary—stitt library | kristy sorensen b.h. carroll theological institute—carroll library | don day baptist missionary association theological seminary—kellar library | jacob wesley gucker baptist seminary of kentucky—library | ryan douglas shrauner barry university—monsignor william barry memorial library | philip m. o’neill beeson divinity school—samford university library | lori northrup bethel college—missionary church archives & historical collections | mark root bethel university library | miss sandra oslund bibliotheek theologische universiteit | geert d. harmanny biola university—library | stacie schmidt boston college—theology and ministry library | stephen john dalton, sr. boston university school of theology—library | dr. amy e. limpitlaw brite divinity school—library | dr. charles bellinger burke library at union theological seminary, columbia university libraries | matthew charles baker byzantine catholic seminary of ss. cyril and methodius—library | dr. sandra collins cairn university—masland library | stephanie s. kaceli calvary university—hilda kroeker library | tiffany smith calvin university and theological seminary—hekman library | david malone campbell university—wiggins memorial library | alexia kaye riggs canadian mennonite university—library | dr. victor froese canadian reformed theological seminary—library | margaret alkema carolina college of biblical studies—library | kellie tomita carolina university—george m. manuel memorial library | sarah guy cathedral seminary house of formation—francis x. mcdermott library | corey murray catholic distance university—library | sr. rebecca abel catholic theological union—paul bechtold library | the rev. kristine j. veldheer atla member directory (2019–2020) 85 central baptist theological seminary, kansas—shumaker library | vance m. thomas central baptist theological seminary, minnesota—library | dr. l. mark bruffey chicago theological seminary—lapp learning commons | yasmine abou-el-kheir china evangelical seminary north america—library | the rev. dr. frank liu china graduate school of theology—library | hilary yeung christ the king—library | teresa lubienecki christendom college—st. john the evangelist library | andrew armstrong christian theological seminary—library | cheryl miller maddox christian witness theological seminary—library | jane chang claremont school of theology—library | dr. thomas e. phillips clarks summit university—murphy memorial library | sharon gardoski coe college—stewart memorial library | jill jack colgate rochester crozer divinity school—ambrose swasey library | desirae zingarelli-sweet college of saint benedict and saint john’s university—alcuin library | david wuolu colorado christian university—clifton l. fowler library | gayle gunderson columbia international university—g. allen fleece library | cynthia snell columbia theological seminary—john bulow campbell library | dr. kelly campbell conception abbey and seminary—library | barbara cowan concordia college—carl b. ylvisaker library | laura probst concordia lutheran seminary —library | anna yang concordia seminary—library | paul robinson concordia theological seminary—kroemer library | the rev. robert roethemeyer concordia university irvine—library | laura michelle guzman congregational library and archives of the american congregational association | tom clark corban university—library | garrett trott covenant theological seminary—j. oliver buswell, jr. library | steve g. jamieson dallas theological seminary—turpin and mosher libraries | marvin t. hunn denver seminary—carey s. thomas library | nadine ginkel dominican house of studies—dominican theological library | fr. john martin ruiz, o.p. drew university—library | dr. jesse mann duke divinity school—library | dr. katie benjamin duquesne university—gumberg library | kristy white earlham college—lilly library | library orders eastern mennonite university—library | jennifer m. ulrich eastern university—warner memorial library | joy dlugosz eden theological seminary—eden webster libraries | bob scheef emory university —pitts theology library | dr. richard manly adams, jr. erskine college and seminary—mccain library | john kennerly evangel university—klaude kendrick library | jackie eutsler evangelical seminary of puerto rico—juan de valdés library | milka vigo evangelische theologische faculteit—library faith baptist bible college and theological seminary—john l. patten library | paul hartog 86 a nnua l y e a rbook faith international university & seminary—library faulkner university—gus nichols library | dr. brenda g. turner fordham university—library | lynn parliman franciscan friars of the atonement—centro pro unione library | dr. loredana nepi free lutheran bible college & seminary—francis w. monseth library | rachel molstre fresno pacific university—hiebert library | kevin enns-rempel fuller theological seminary—david allen hubbard library | mariea daniell mariea whittington gardner-webb university—john r. dover memorial library | pam dennis garrett-evangelical theological seminary—styberg library | dr. jaeyeon lucy chung gateway seminary, arizona campus—library | jessica parrow gateway seminary, los angeles campus—library | dr. robert l. phillips gateway seminary, pacific northwest campus—library | ashley e. seuell general theological seminary—christoph keller, jr. library | patrick cates geneva college—mccartney library | kathryn floyd george fox university—murdock library | kate wimer georgia state university—library | skye hardesty gets theological seminary—library | tiffany hou gordon-conwell theological seminary, charlotte—lindsell library | dr. robert j. mayer gordon-conwell theological seminary, massachusetts—goddard library | james marion darlack grace theological seminary—morgan library | tonya l. fawcett graduate theological union—flora lamson hewlett library | clay-edward dixon grand canyon university—library | nita mailander gratz college—tuttleman library | donna guerin greenville presbyterian theological seminary—smith-singer library | andy wortman gustavus adolphus college—folke bernadotte memorial library | jeannie peterson harding school of theology—l.m. graves memorial library | bob turner hardin-simmons university—library | elizabeth norman hartford seminary—library | ann crawford harvard divinity school—andover-harvard theological library | dr. douglas l. gragg heritage christian university—overton memorial library | jamie cox holy apostles college and seminary—library | clare adamo holy cross greek orthodox school of theology—archbishop iakovos library | the very rev. dr. joachim cotsonis hope international university—hugh and hazel darling library | robin r. hartman houghton college—willard j. houghton library | david stevick houston graduate school of theology—library | janet sue kennard howard university school of divinity—library | carrie m. hackney huron university college—silcox memorial library | melanie mills ibts centre amsterdam—library | pieter van wingerden iliff school of theology—ira j. taylor library | alice i. runis indiana wesleyan university—jackson library | sheila o. carlblom atla member directory (2019–2020) 87 international theological seminary—library | susan liu jkm library | barry c. hopkins john leland center for theological studies—alma hunt theological library | monica leak judson bible college—judson education center | dr. thuam cin khai kenrick-glennon seminary—charles l. souvay memorial library | mary ann aubin the king’s university—the king’s library | tracey lane kino library | sr. darcy peletich knox college—caven library | joan pries lancaster bible college—library | clint banz lancaster theological seminary—schaff library | myka kennedy stephens lexington theological seminary—bosworth memorial library | dolores yilibuw liberty university—jerry falwell library | rory patterson life pacific university—library | garald g. merriman iii lincoln christian university—jessie c. eury library | nancy j. olson lipscomb university—beaman library | britt mountford logos evangelical seminary—library | shelley sii louisville presbyterian theological seminary—e. m. white library | anita coleman loyola marymount university—william h. hannon library | desirae zingarelli-sweet luther rice college & seminary—smith library | alisha blevins luther seminary—library | dale c. dobias lutheran brethren seminary—christiansen memorial library | brent andrews lutheran theological southern seminary—lineberger memorial library | alexandra n. leach marist college—library | paul s. osmanski mary baker eddy library | dr. michael hamilton the master’s seminary—library | anna lois kroll meadville lombard theological school—wiggin library | john leeker memphis theological seminary—library | dr. deborah taylor mercer university, atlanta library | beth perry methodist theological school in ohio—dickhaut library | elonda clay mid-america baptist theological seminary—ora byram allison memorial library | terrence neal brown mid-america christian university—charles ewing brown library | marsha kendrick mid-america reformed seminary—library | bart voskuil mid-atlantic christian university—watson-griffith library | justin matthew lillard midwestern baptist theological seminary—library | dr. matthew millsap milligan university—milligan libraries | gary f. daught missio seminary—library | lydia putnam moody bible institute and moody theological seminary—crowell library | alex parrish moravian theological seminary—reeves memorial library | elizabeth young miller mount angel abbey—library | victoria ertelt mount st. mary’s seminary & school of theology—maly library | connie song mount st. mary’s university—phillips library | jessica boyer 88 a nnua l y e a rbook multnomah university—mitchell library | pam middleton naropa university—allen ginsberg library | amanda rybin koob nashotah house—frances donaldson library | dr. david g. sherwood nazarene theological seminary—william broadhurst library | debra l. bradshaw new brunswick theological seminary—gardner a. sage library | dr. patrick milas new orleans baptist theological seminary—library | dr. jeff griffin north park university—brandel library | dr. stephen spencer northeastern seminary at roberts wesleyan college—b. thomas golisano library | meredith ader northern seminary—library | blake walter notre dame seminary—rev. robert j. stahl, s. m. memorial library | thomas b. bender, iv oblate school of theology—donald e. o’shaughnessy library | maria m. garcia oklahoma christian university—beam library | christopher michael rosser olivet university—ralph d. winter library | grace suh oral roberts university—library | mark e. roberts payne theological seminary—ransom memorial library | lynn ayers phillips theological seminary—library | sandy c. shapoval phoenix seminary—library | douglas r. olbert pittsburgh theological seminary—barbour library | michelle y. spomer pontifical college josephinum—a. t. wehrle memorial library | peter g. veracka pontifical north american college—library | sr. maria silva pope st. john xxiii national seminary—learning center | barbara mullen-neem princeton theological seminary—library | evelyn frangakis providence university college and seminary—william falk library | hannah loewen puritan reformed theological seminary—william perkins library | laura ladwig queen’s university belfast—mcclay library | lesley sands reformed episcopal seminary—kuehner memorial library | the rev. jonathan s. riches reformed presbyterian theological seminary—library | jordan feagley reformed theological seminary, charlotte—library | the rev. kenneth j. mcmullen reformed theological seminary, jackson—library | john crabb reformed theological seminary, orlando—library | john muether regent college—john richard allison library | dr. cindy aalders regent university—library | esther r. gillie regis college—library | teresa helik research medical center—carl r. ferris medical library | kitty serling robert e. webber institute for worship studies—library | susan massey sacred heart major seminary—cardinal szoka library sacred heart seminary and school of theology—leo dehon library | jennifer k. bartholomew saint meinrad school of theology—archabbey library | dr. daniel kolb saint paul school of theology—library | lee g. webb saint paul university—jean-léon allie library | jérémie leblanc salvation army college for officer training—fairbank memorial library | meagan morash atla member directory (2019–2020) 89 saskatoon theological union libraries | katelyn haskell seattle pacific university—library | stephen zenas perisho seattle school—library | cheryl m. goodwin seattle university—lemieux library | mary linden sepulveda seminary of the southwest—booher library | alison poage seton hall university—library | stella wilkins shepherds theological seminary—paul k. jackson library | dr. william coberly sia’atoutai theological college—library | sioeli vaipulu simpson college—dunn library | cynthia dyer singapore bible college—library | dr. cynthia chang southeastern baptist theological seminary—library | jason fowler southern california seminary—library | jennifer ewing southern evangelical seminary—jamison library | joel paulus southern methodist university—bridwell library | anthony j. elia southern reformed college & seminary—srcs library | james a. lee southwestern baptist theological seminary library | dr. craig kubic ss. cyril and methodius seminary—adam cardinal maida alumni library | beata owczarski st. augustine’s seminary—library st. charles borromeo seminary—ryan memorial library | cait kokolus st. john vianney seminary—cardinal stafford library | stephen v. sweeney st. john’s seminary—edward l. & carrie e. doheny libraries | victoria brennan st. joseph’s seminary—corrigan memorial library | connor flatz st. louis university—pius xii memorial library | dr. ron crown st. mary seminary and graduate school of theology—bruening-marotta library | alan k. rome st. mary’s seminary & university—knott library | thomas raszewski st. mary’s university—blume library | margaret sylvia st. michael’s college—library | laura crain st. patrick’s seminary—gellert memorial library | matthew horwitz st. peter’s seminary—a.p. mahoney library | adrienne co-dyre st. thomas university—library | jessica orozco st. tikhon’s seminary—library | michael skor st. vincent college—latimer library | br. david kelly st. vincent de paul regional seminary—oscar c. schorp library | arthur quinn st. vladimir’s orthodox theological seminary—fr. georges florovsky library | danielle anderson (earl) sum bible college and theological seminary—library | gary richard averill thomas more university—benedictine library | michael d. wells trinity college—john w. graham library | john papadopoulos trinity international university—rolfing library | rebecca donald trinity lutheran seminary at capital university—hamma library | elyce marie cucksey trinity school for ministry library—susanah hanson trinity theological college—library | dr. michael c. mukunthan tyndale university college & seminary—j. william horsey library | hugh rendle union presbyterian seminary, charlotte—library | david mayo union presbyterian seminary, richmond—william smith morton library | dr. christopher kennard richardson united lutheran seminary—krauth memorial and wentz memorial branch 90 a nnua l y e a rbook libraries | evan e. boyd united theological seminary—o’brien library | kenneth sean cochrane united theological seminary of the twin cities—spencer library | dr. timothy senapatiratne university of chicago—regenstein library | anne knafl university of divinity—library | kerrie lynn burn university of dubuque—charles c. myers library | christopher doll university of mississippi—libraries | christina a. torbert university of notre dame—hesburgh library | alan d. krieger university of st. mary of the lake—feehan memorial library | dr. christopher rogers university of st. michael’s college—john m. kelly library | noel s. mcferran university of st. thomas—archbishop ireland memorial library | betsy polakowski university of st. thomas at st. mary’s seminary—cardinal beran library university of the south library—jessie ball dupont library urshan graduate school of theology—urshan library | dr. gary d erickson vancouver school of theology—h.r. macmillan library | faye chisholm vanderbilt university—divinity library | bobby lewis smiley victoria university—emmanuel college library | elizabeth meyers villanova university—falvey memorial library | darren g. poley virginia beach theological seminary—library | dr. michael h. windsor virginia theological seminary—bishop payne library | dr. mitzi j. budde virginia wesleyan college—hofheimer library | sue erickson wake forest university—z. smith reynolds library | kaeley mcmahan wartburg theological seminary—reu memorial library | susan ebertz washington university of virginia—library | robert rose wave leadership college—library | sasha matthews wesley biblical seminary—library | grace andrews wesley theological seminary—library western seminary—library | matthew milton thiesen western theological seminary—cook library | the rev. dr. daniel f. flores westminster seminary california—library | james lund westminster theological seminary—montgomery library | alexander (sandy) finlayson wheaton college—buswell library | connie mead wilfrid laurier university—laurier library | caroline houle william carey international university—latourette library | tom rutherford world council of churches—library | anne-emmanuelle tankam-tene world mission university—library | seoyoung kim yale university divinity school—library | dr. stephen d. crocco affiliate (with member representative) australian & new zealand theological library association ltd. (anztla) bethlehem college and seminary—library | barbara winters calvary chapel university—library | christine marsh charlotte christian college and theological seminary—goldberg library | kathryn harmon clarke university—nicholas j. schrup library | sue leibold atla member directory (2019–2020) 91 heritage seminary—library | brina davis hong kong baptist university—library | mable lam institute of lutheran theology—library | david patterson ivp academic | jeff gissing langham publishing | timothy sands liturgical press | lisa miller loras college—library | kris smith millar college of the bible—library | amy hancock north central university—t. j. jones library | judy pruitt odyssey impact | katie kime givens penn state university press | heather smith seminary of the immaculate conception—library | elyse baum hayes southeast pastoral institute—library | philip m. o’neill texas baptist institute and seminary—fannie kirland memorial library | mike paulk theological book network | justin holford university of leadership and ministry (unilimi) | rosa m. torres-medina conference 1 committee & task force reports committee members • vance thomas, central seminary, chair • cindy aalders, regent college • jessica boyer, mount st. mary’s university • craig kubic, southwestern baptist theological seminary • derek rieckens, catholic theological union • oliver schulz, colorado christian university • megan welsh, university of colorado boulder • gillian harrison cain, atla director of member programs • denise mcfarlin, atla staff liaison • jamie lin, atla staff liaison year in review it has been an interesting and exciting year for the conference committee. as a full committee, we started our work back in september 2021. we welcomed derek rieckens as the new editor of the summary of proceedings and as a new committee member. among the items we addressed were reviewing and revising the scoring rubric used to evaluate conference proposals as well as the challenges of effectively conducting a hybrid conference. much of conference jamie lin, atla staff liaison vance thomas, chair 2    annual y e arbook the insights from the 2020 and 2021 virtual conferences were instructive, but the challenge of balancing in-person and virtual participation was not a simple task. undaunted, we pushed forward and issued a call for proposals in october. committee members promoted the call for proposals throughout the remainder of the fall months and into december. after a short extension of the proposal submission deadline, the committee reconvened in february 2022 to review the proposals. we ultimately paired down our october projection of 95 sessions to a more modest and manageable number of 48. the reduction was necessitated by the logistics of managing a hybrid conference. after our deliberations concluded, we had a tentative list of sessions and a draft of a schedule. as the time for the conference itself approached, committee members attended to last minute arrangements for the memorials and local host arrangements. and with that, it was time to head to baltimore. atla annual 2022 conference review it’s the dog days of summer, and classes will soon resume for many of us. before we move on into this next season though, i would like to take a quick opportunity to reflect on the atla annual 2022. almost two months ago we gathered, many in person in baltimore, even more virtually via zoom, to commit time to the important tasks of learning from, sharing with, and providing support to one another in the work of theological librarianship. i know that sounds very formal and somewhat inflated in its expression, but these are the elements that make the annual conference so important and rewarding for me. please humor me as i take a moment to lift each of these for reflection. this year, attendees learned from three plenary speakers about contextual changes addressing theological libraries. tony zanders addressed the need to “future-proof” our libraries, to prepare our staff and institutions to be prepared and resilient for the changes ahead. he provided suggestions on how to strategically move into that future, how to empower workers, and develop responsive conferences. dr. michele a.l villagran reminded us that the biggest asset in all cultural contexts is people. she addressed how committee & task force reports    3 emotional intelligence and cultural intelligence can help strengthen the bonds between those people and their context for greater success. dr. damayanthi m.a. niles wrapped up the conference by challenging us to decenter our christian perspective so that we can imagine the place of the sacred in other faith traditions. from a broader perspective, she invited us to risk decentering the convictions we privilege so that we see and hear the plurality of voices, many weaker and quieter than the dominant narrative. the goal is to create a space for plurality in librarianship. in all three of the plenaries, people were the central point of concern. contributing to the richness of ideas set by the plenary speakers, many of our colleagues shared their wisdom and insights with the rest of us by presenting papers, leading conversation groups, participating in panel discussions, and creating posters. over 80 individuals communicated their experience and expertise across over 50 different sessions conducted between tuesday evening and saturday morning. in some instances, it was an opportunity to have a seasoned member of the association share an illuminating connection for those of us who still experience a little imposter syndrome. in other instances, it was an opportunity to have a new member share their enthusiasm and new insights that may have been missed by those of us who walk well-trod paths. i would be remiss if i neglected to mention our exhibitors who shared their many resources and tools to help us succeed. in all instances, our colleagues shared their time, their experience, and their reflections as they created a moment to dialogue on the successes and failures they have experienced. i, for one, am immensely grateful for such an offering. lastly, along with the learning and sharing, we had an opportunity to support one another. whether by virtual means or in person, we gathered and gave one another a smile, a warm welcome, space to express cares and concerns, and maybe even a laugh or two. it started with the welcome for new members on wednesday evening, an event that is routinely full of optimism and anxiety. as an association, we also took time during the memorials to remember our cherished colleagues who have died. we acknowledged the gift of service for those who volunteered on committees and boards. (i am especially thankful for fellow conference committee members.) we applauded the good work of brenda bailey-hainer on her imminent retirement. and we offered thanks and praise (and continue to do so) to the atla staff; without their countless hours of work the conference would not have happened. 4    annual y e arbook with all that in mind, i think it is quite clear where the importance and value of the annual conference can be found. it is not in the opportunities to indulge the local food scene (yes, crab cakes were eaten); nor is it in the chance to explore local points of interest (i heard there was a baseball game nearby). let’s be honest—it’s the people. it is the people, the members of this association, who are at the center of these learning, sharing, and supporting moments. these are the people who make the annual conference the event that it is. whether it is a chance to have an animated conversation with a clutch of colleagues over a cup of coffee and snacks between sessions or a list of new professional contacts added to your address book or something similar, the value, and the real reward, of the conference are the people with whom we share this vocation. in short, for me, the highlight of the conference was all of you. for that, i thank you. i look forward to seeing you in 2023 in ft. worth, texas. until then, i’ll be thinking of you. atla annual 2022 conference: by the numbers • 59 proposals submitted; 42 proposals accepted (71% acceptance rate) • 258 total registrations • 106 in-person participants • 152 online participants • 52 sessions • 3 plenary sessions (3 hours of content) • 42 sessions (40 hours of content) • 7 vendoror exhibitor-led sessions • 27 interest and denominational group meetings many thanks as a last order of business to wrap up atla annual 2022. i need to offer my thanks to the other members of the committee. first, two committee have completed their tenure: cindy aalders and megan committee & task force reports    5 welsh. i will miss your presence on the committee greatly, whether that’s in your patient indulgence of my icebreaker activities or your thoughtful questions and reflections. i hope we continue to meet the standard of excellence you have demonstrated. special thanks to committee member and local host committee chair jessica boyer and her colleagues at mount st. mary’s university for welcoming us to baltimore. and to the other committee members—craig kubic, derek rieckens, and oliver schulz—i look forward to our time together again in 2023. lastly, my deepest thanks to gillian harrison cain, jamie lin, and denise mcfarlin for being the wizards behind the curtain that make a lot of the conference magic happen. we would be lost without you. anglican and episcopal 33 anglican and episcopal t. patrick milas, new brunswick theological seminary, convener members present • mitzi budde, virginia theological seminary • susanah hanson, trinity school for ministry • t. patrick milas, new brunswick theological seminary • alison poage, seminary of the southwest • vincent williams, virginia theological seminary agenda 1. year in review – conference presentation 2. round robin reports 3. other a. general discussion b. group convener/chair year in review the anglican and episcopal denominational group sponsored morning worship on june 15, 2023, during the atla annual conference in ft. worth, texas. the service of daily morning prayer derived from the episcopal church’s 1979 book of common prayer, pages 75-102. hebrew bible, psalm, and gospel readings were appointed for use in the episcopal church on june 15, 2023. hebrew bible and gospel readings followed the new revised standard version (nrsv) of the bible. the psalm was from the episcopal church’s 1979 book of common prayer. readers included t. patrick milas (new brunswick theological seminary), alison poage (seminary of the southwest), susan ebertz (wartburg theological seminary), and john kutsko (atla). milas reported that over 30 atla annual participants attended, but wondered if there might have been more if the event were also offered in a hybrid format. poage thought that the on-site location within the conference hotel contributed to the event’s attendance. budde would have attended if offered online. hanson thought a zoom option would be beneficial. 34    annual y e arbook milas resolved to contact atla staff about the feasibility of hosting a hybrid event in long beach, california for atla annual 2024. round robin reports virginia theological seminary virginia theological seminary (vts) has been in the midst of accreditation self-study. it has affiliated with general theological seminary (gts) in new york city. melissa chim of gts left in january to go to new york university. vts deployed a librarian to the gts site in new york city until gts’s keller library closed in may. as a result of the affiliation with gts, vts’s curriculum had to change to include a low residency, hybrid master of divinity degree program. vts maintains digital library resource subscriptions to facilitate library services for distance students. reference services are provided for gts coursework. vts is now assessing its collection, especially rare books and archives. there is a new archivist, joshua waits. and a new cataloger and rare book curator, david burresh (who had also been helping in new york city). vincent williams is the new user services librarian; he received an mlis in december 2022. and he presented at the 2023 atla annual. trinity school for ministry trinity school for ministry recently received a large donation of books, the personal library of david holmes. hanson is a solo librarian, with student worker support. the new dean president is brian holland from malone university. the academic dean retired in december 2022. there is a new interim dean. changing expectations have been challenging. a new recruitment professional has been hired. on a personal note, hanson passed her comprehensive exams and hopes to complete writing within a year. new brunswick theological seminary new brunswick theological seminary (nbts) has a new executive vice president, dr. neal presa. access services and reference librarian deanna roberts left for emory university in december 2022. plans are underway to re-envision access services for the next fiscal year. in february, sage library welcomed the new archivist of the archives of the reformed church in america, dr. elizabeth pallitto. cataloging assistant fiona hinds left for st. john’s university at the end of april 2023. we are exploring sharing an instance of archivesspace for the repositories of sage library and the archives of the reformed denominational group reports    35 church in america. the results of our ats self-study are now official, we are reaccredited by ats. seminary of the southwest the booher library remains under construction, operating out of the deanery. the plan is to move into the new building in august or september. there is a ribbon-cutting on september 13th. the library will be renamed to be the bishop deana a. harrison library (diocese of texas). the booher library shares voyager with austin presbyterian theological seminary but is migrating to koha, hosted by bywater solutions. the library began the ats self-study process, having just finished the southern association of colleges and schools reporting. marlon patterson is the access services librarian. duane carter is the electronic resources librarian and assistant director. there are some parttime interns from the nearby school of library and information science. library traffic has been up post-pandemic. other patrick milas called for nominations for the role of convener. milas was encouraged to continue serving as convener. he affirmed that he would continue. participants discussed a variety of relevant topics including the atla reciprocal borrowing program, the real cost of processing donations, weeding collections, selling/recycling materials, and paid/ unpaid internships. 74 officers of the board of directors stephen sweeney, president library director, st. john vianney theological seminary ellen frost, vice president head of technical services, bridwell library, perkins school of theology christina torbert, secretary head of continuing resources and bibliographer for philosophy and religion, university of mississippi armin siedlecki, treasurer head of cataloging, pitts theology library, emory university board of directors kerrie burn library manager, mannix library, catholic theological college at the university of divinity susan ebertz director of the library, reu memorial library, wartburg theological seminary leslie a. engelson metadata librarian, university libraries, murray state university jérémie leblanc chief librarian, jean-léon allie library, saint paul university atla organizational directory (2020–2021) atla organizational directory (2020–2021) 75 shanee’ yvette murrain community manager, digital public library of america (dpla) michelle spomer director of the clifford e. barbour library, pittsburgh theological seminary karl stutzman director of library services, anabaptist mennonite biblical seminary matthew thiesen director of library and information services, cline-tunnell library, western seminary board committees finance committee • armin siedlecki, pitts theology library, emory university, treasurer and chair • shanee’ yvette murrain, digital public library of america (dpla) • jérémie leblanc, jean leon allie library, saint paul university governance committee • matthew thiesen, cline-tunnell library, western seminary, chair • christina torbert, university of mississippi • karl stutzman, anabaptist mennonite biblical seminary tellers committee • steve jung, stamps theological library, azusa pacific seminary • lisa grover, carey s. thomas library, denver seminary • elizabeth young miller, reeves memorial library, moravian theological seminary moral ownership committee • michelle spomer, clifford e. barbour library, pittsburgh theological seminary, chair 76 a nnua l y e a rbook • kerrie burn, mannix library, catholic theological college at the university of divinity • susan ebertz, reu memorial library, wartburg theological seminary • leslie a. engelson, university libraries, murray state university nominating committee • jennifer ulrich, sadie hartzler library, eastern mennonite university, chair • jason fowler, southeastern baptist theological seminary library • michelle spomer, clifford e. barbour library, pittsburgh theological seminary appointed officials and representatives • association archivist: christopher j. anderson, yale university divinity school library • representative to ala committee on cataloging: description and access (cc:da): donna wells, the library at southeastern, southeastern baptist theological seminary committees, councils, and task forces of the association atla open press coordinating council • nicky agate, penn libraries, university of pennsylvania, at large member • douglas gragg, andover-harvard theological library, harvard divinity school, at large member • garrett trott, corban university, editor-in-chief of theological librarianship • derek rieckens, paul bechtold library, catholic theological union, editor in chief of 2021 atla summary of proceedings • cindy snell, g. allen fleece library, columbia international university, editor in chief, theology cataloging bulletin • myka kennedy stephens, lancaster theological seminary library, editor in chief, books @atla open press atla organizational directory (2020–2021) 77 • kris veldheer, paul bechtold library, catholic theological union, editor in chief of 2020 atla summary of proceedings • christine fruin, staff liaison conference committee • megan welsh, norlin library, university of colorado boulder, chair • cindy aalders, john richard allison library, regent college, 2019 local host committee representative • jessica boyer, phillips library, mount st. mary’s university, 2022 local host committee representative • craig kubic, southwestern baptist theological seminary library, 2023 local host committee representative • oliver schulz, clifton l. fowler library, colorado christian university • vance thomas, shumaker library, central baptist theological seminary, kansas • kris veldheer, paul bechtold library, catholic theological union, 2020 editor in chief of atla summary of proceedings • gillian harrison cain, ex-officio • denise mcfarlin, staff liaison logistics • jamie lin, staff liaison content committee for diversity, equity, and inclusion • yasmine abou-el-kheir, lapp learning commons, chicago theological seminary, chair • daniel baek, h.r. macmillan library, vancouver school of theology • david kriegh, saint mary’s college of california – library • kenneth litwak, los angeles campus – library, gateway seminary • alice song, david allen hubbard library, fuller theological seminary • alexis weiss, william h. hannon library, loyola marymount university • gillian harrison cain, staff liaison • race mochridhe, staff liaison 78 a nnua l y e a rbook endowment committee • pat graham, retired, chair • eric benoy, new orleans baptist theological seminar library • craig kubic, southwestern baptist theological seminary library • sharon taylor, pittsburgh, pennsylvania • brenda bailey-hainer, staff liaison • marie jacobsen, staff liaison international theological librarianship education task force • kelly campbell, columbia theological seminary, decatur, georgia, u.s. • yasmine abou-el-kheir, chicago theological seminary, chicago, illinois, u.s. • carisse berryhill, abilene christian university, abilene, texas, u.s. • matina ćurić, berlin, germany • seoyoung kim, world mission university, los angeles, california, u.s. • ephraim muldave, africa international university, nairobi, kenya • cynthia pelena, central philippine university, iloilo city, philippines • álvaro pérez, universidad bíblica latinoamericana, san jose, costa rica • marta samokishyn, saint paul university, ottawa • yesan sellan, south asia institute of advanced christian studies (saiacs), bangalore, india • brenda bailey-hainer, staff liaison • jamie lin, staff liaison professional development committee • karen clarke, pacific rim christian university library, chair • becky givens, covenant theological seminary • andy lofthus, western seminary library • christine wenderoth, jkm library • patsy yang, gateway seminary, los angeles campus library • jamie lin, staff liaison atla organizational directory (2020–2021) 79 scholarly communication committee • melody diehl detar, gumberg library, duquesne university, chair • melissa chim, christoph keller, jr. library, general theological seminary • matt davis, e.h. little library, davidson college • michael hemenway, ira j. taylor library, iliff school of theology, chair • barbara jenkins, uo libraries, university of oregon • christine fruin, staff liaison association staff leadership • executive director: brenda bailey-hainer • director of business development: margot lyon • director of financial services: marie jacobsen • director of information systems: jim butler • director of member programs: gillian harrison cain • director of production: maria stanton public services 17 public services david e. schmersal, austin presbyterian theological seminary, chair members present in baltimore • kaeley mcmahan, wake forest university • jude morrissey, yale divinity school • beth perry, mcafee school of theology • deanna roberts, new brunswick theological seminary • david e. schmersal, austin presbyterian theological seminary • caitlin soma, candler school of theology • tisha woo, pittsburgh theological seminary members present at virtual meeting • chris anderson, princeton theological seminary • daniel baek, vancouver school of theology • jane elder, bridwell library, perkins school of theology, southern methodist university • virginia dearborn, princeton theological seminary • steve jamieson, covenant theological seminary • juliana morley, biola university • james pakala, covenant theological seminary (emeritus) • susanne ridenour, st. mary’s seminary and university • leslie starasta, lincoln christian university • patsy yang, gateway seminary absent members • suzanne estelle-holmer, yale divinity school library • daniel smith, garrett-evangelical theological seminary • jennifer ulrich, eastern mennonite university • garrit van dyke, brigham young university 18    annual y e arbook agenda and discussion 1) both meetings began with a welcome for new and returning members and a brief description of the nature, focus, and activities of the group. 2) atla libguide: websites on religion: https://atla.libguides. com/wor since 2019, the public services interest group, in collaboration with the world religions interest group, has been collectively responsible for developing and maintaining the websites on religion libguide https://atla.libguides.com/ wor. this entails collaborating with other members of atla and the wider realm of religious and theological studies to update and expand content. developing this guide to include curated, free, open-access online resources in religion and theology will be useful not only for librarians but also for alumni and others who do not have access to subscription databases. it is our hope that the development of this guide will serve as a catalyst for the creation of additional stand-alone guides that will facilitate exploring individual faith traditions, their history, and their sacred texts in greater depth. anyone interested in participating in this projectmay contact atla’s libguides system administrator christine fruin: cfruin@atla.com to request administrative access with editing privileges, and contact david schmersal dschmersal@ austinseminary.edu for additional guidelines and to coordinate areas of interest and responsibility. 3) discussion in both the in-person and virtual meeting, all members of the group who were present introduced themselves and provided updates on their respective institutions. other the psig sponsored a session at the 2022 atla conference: outreach and promotion to distance and online learners: lessons from a pandemic, featuring three panelists: deanna roberts, new https://atla.libguides.com/wor https://atla.libguides.com/wor https://atla.libguides.com/wor https://atla.libguides.com/wor interest group reports    19 brunswick theological seminary; patsy yang, gateway seminary; and jude morrissey, yale divinity school. the session was moderated by elizabeth young miller, moravian theological seminary. public services 14 public services david schmersal, austin presbyterian theological seminary, secretary members present • patsy yang, gateway seminary • alexander justice, loyola-marymount university • david schmersal, wright learning and information center, austin presbyterian theological seminary agenda 1. welcome new members and briefly describe the nature and scope of the interest group 2. debrief 2023 atla annual conference, specifically the session sponsored by psig 3. propose and discuss ideas for a session at the 2024 atla annual conference a. ai/chatgpt and its potential and actual implications for theological schools and libraries 4. creative ways to refresh orientation, e.g., a scavenger hunt 5. check-in/round-robin a. anything new? b. something you are looking forward to 6. new officers? year in review members of the psig planned and sponsored a session offered as a panel presentation at the 2023 atla annual conference: the session was: “what about the aqueduct? or, does decolonizing the library mean deaccessioning augustine?” presented by yesan sellan, kris veldheer, david schmersal, and daniel smith. there was also some discussion of our custodianship of atla’s websites on religion libguide: https://atla.libguides.com/wor https://atla.libguides.com/wor interest group reports 15 round robin reports gateway seminary – patsy shared some staffing changes and their effect on workload. loyola-marymount university – alexander is new to the field of theological librarianship, taking a more specialized role at the university where he has served as a reference librarian (and of which he is an alumnus). other our small group enjoyed a lively discussion on topics ranging from print vs. e-book selection to curriculum development to challenges we have seen our students facing. we also noted that the 2024 conference will be much more convenient for the majority of those present, who are based in california. 47 methodist brian shetler, drew university, convener members present • brian shetler, drew university, convener • chris anderson, yale university • brady beard, emory university • jane elder, southern methodist university • ellen frost, southern methodist university • andy keck, southern methodist university • steve perisho, seattle pacific university • mary-carol riehs, garrett-evangelical theological seminary • john shaffet, shorter university • daniel smith, garrett-evangelical theological seminary • lee webb, st. paul school of theology the methodist librarians’ fellowship met online via zoom as part of the 2020 atla annual on tuesday, june 30, 2020, from 12:00-12:30 p.m. central time. the meeting was convened by brian shetler, drew university. agenda 1) approval of 2019 meeting minutes 2) update on group convenor 3) institutional reports 4) new business approval of 2019 minutes the minutes of the 2019 meeting of the methodist librarians’ fellowship were approved with no changes. 48 a nnua l y e a rbook update on group convenor due to the covid pandemic and uncertainty about this year’s atla conference, brian shetler (drew university) decided to continue to serve as convenor for this year. this seemed like the best way to move forward for this year and to maintain consistency in convenorship, rather than having someone new rotate in during the pandemic. the original rotation of convenors, decided upon in 2018, would be determined by alphabetical order based on name of institution. following drew university would be duke university. this rotation will be picked up at next year’s conference, with a representative from duke taking over as convenor. the group agreed that this would be the plan for next year. brian will reach out to duke to determine who would be able to take over the convenor role next year. institutional reports drew university updated the group on changes in the general commission of archives and history. dale patterson, longtime archivist at the gcah, retired in december 2019. fred day, general secretary of the gcah, is retiring at the end of the calendar year. a new, hybrid position has been created to fill both roles, combining library/archival experience with management leadership. southern methodist university updated the group on wesley works. craig hill (at perkins) and randy maddox are getting close to determining the final number of volumes of the wesley works project. the expectation is that the project should be completed within five years. the wesley works editorial board has the rights to publish/post in a digital environment and discussions are underway about how to make the material become more accessible online. part of this concerns a larger digital humanities project, possibly using tei, working with dr. michelle taylor at usf who is interested in working with wesley material and has background in digital humanities. andy and michelle presented their ideas at atla annual 2020 and noted that some future group work (distributive among various libraries) could come into play. andy discussed a comparison between the john edwards project at yale and the possible wesley digital project. denominational group meetings 49 yale university discussed updates to the um studies bibliography and the shifting timeline with the change to the umc general conference. the aim is to update the bibliography in conjunction with the next gc. new business brian mentioned the ongoing project that the gcah has developed to transcribe hand-written captions of methodist missionary photo albums and encouraged people to look into the project if they are interested in some hands-on work with archival materials. 2019–20 group: [pictured, left to right] brian shetler, lee webb, mary-carol riehs, andrew keck, steve perisho, john shaffett, chris anderson, daniel smith, ellen frost, jane elder, brady bears small libraries 16 small libraries elli cucksey, trinity lutheran seminary at capital university, vice chair members present • vance thomas central baptist theological seminary of kansas • elli cucksey, trinity lutheran seminary at capital university • kris veldheer, catholic theological union • susan ebertz, wartburg theological seminary • yasmine abou-el-kheir, chicago theological seminary • john dechant, chicago theological seminary • debbie bradshaw, nazarene theological seminary • karla grafton, hartford international university • craig rosenbeck, roberts wesleyan university • robin mccall, union presbyterian seminary • pat finnerty, colgate rochester crozer divinity school • stephanie garrett, catholic distance university • david kiger, milligan university • steve jamieson, covenant theological seminary • seoyoung kim, world mission university • winette field, william booth college • helena kudzia, st. mark’s college agenda 1. call to order a. officer introductions b. participant introductions 2. old business 3. new business a. conference reflections b. ideas for future conference sessions c. ideas for joint projects 4. items from the group interest group reports 17 5. adjourn vance opened the meeting with a round of introductions, beginning with himself as chair and elli as vice-chair. our secretary, karen clark, was unable to attend. elli volunteered to keep notes. vance acknowledged susan ebertz as our fearless instigator/ founder and announced her retirement at the end of this month. year in review beginning with the agenda item for old business, none was brought forth. moving to new business, vance called for reflections on the conference. all who were able to attend in person agreed that there is great value in the connections made outside of sessions, as well as during. online participants acknowledged that participating and carrying on with daily work activities is not possible. there was further discussion of the value of making new connections, particularly with newer members, at the in-person conference. other the next agenda item was to bring forth ideas for possible slig-led sessions for the next conference. some ideas suggested were: • more information on virtual library services • maintaining work/life balance, especially in libraries that have seen staff reductions • information about chatgpt or other artificial intelligence applications and how we might use these within a small library context • best practices for the use and management of student workers • using storytelling in library instruction • panel discussion of auxiliary services in the library • cataloging and classification for the inexperienced or the untrained 18    annual y e arbook we then asked for ideas about possible joint projects between our libraries. susan suggested we collaborate on the making and use of instructional videos. john brought up the use of writing instruction as part of information literacy training. a discussion of writing instruction services and their place within the library followed. lastly, susan asked what each of us was facing as our biggest challenge right now. primarily we agreed that budget issues and getting administration to realize the value added by the library is everyone’s biggest challenge today. yasmine had suggestions for thinking about how we might pool our voices to try to be heard better. memorials 42 memorials carolina barton (1962-2018) dr. carolina barton passed away in october of 2018 while visiting family in germany. she was a passionate and steadfast advocate of the library, generous with her time, and was both a mentor and supportive friend to her staff and colleagues at concordia university irvine where she had been the library director since 2006. carolina earned her ma from gordon-conwell theological seminary, an mlis from simmons graduate school of library & information science, and in may of 2018, became a doctor of education in educational leadership, from concordia university irvine. her dissertation was selected by the american libraries association as a notable dissertation of 2019. carolina served on the scelc board of directors, and was a member of scatla, the california library association, and the american library association. grant bracewell (1928-2021) the reverend r. grant bracewell passed away on october 31, 2021, at the age of 93. he was born in penticton, bc and completed his undergraduate degree at the university of british columbia. he was called to the ministry and did his bachelor of divinity at union, bc, and was ordained as a minister in the united church of canada in 1955, serving as a minister in various communities. in 1967, he earned his master of library science degree at the university of washington, seattle. grant became the first theological librarian memorials 43 at emmanuel college in the university of toronto. he also became the coordinator of the toronto school of theology libraries. in his work for atla, grant chaired the index board at the time of transition from the printed index to religious and periodical literature to what has today become the atla religion database. he also organized the atla annual conferences in toronto in 1983 and 1991. ministry and academia were grant’s two passions. his service continued into his retirement where he volunteered at the united church archives in vancouver. judy butler (1940-2019) judy m. butler served as the circulation/instruction librarian for lipscomb university in nashville, tennessee from 1989 until her retirement in 2006. during her long career, judy also served on the tennessee library association library instruction roundtable and board of directors, as well as president of the nashville library club. during her many years in the circulation role at beaman library, she was meticulous and accurate in her work habits. her co-workers found her to be the ultimate professional in working with library patrons, and she was a wonderful teacher. she will be missed by her family and friends in the world of books. virginia leach (1924-2021) virginia leach was a graduate of mcgill university and wycliffe (theological) college at the university of toronto. while a student at wycliffe, she met her future husband, bill leach. they married in 1955. their union in life led to an amazing partnership in various spiritual care roles in massachusetts, lakefield, and toronto, ontario. he was the chaplain at lakefield college school, the director of hospital chaplains, and she was a respected theological librarian at wycliffe college. she demonstrated an intense interest 4 4    annual y e arbook in the daily life of the staff and students at wycliffe and was honored there by being made a fellow. leach had a wonderful gift for languages -fluent in three or four. she had a lifelong enthusiasm for travel, the outdoors, philanthropy, and her membership within the anglican church, and combined all those with a love of gardening, flowers, color, the arts, and music, particularly opera. leach died peacefully at the claremont retirement residence in toronto in her 98th year with her brother, geoffrey beatty, by her side. melody mcmahon (1957-2021) melody layton mcmahon was born december 25, 1957 in tulsa, oklahoma to conrad and beverly layton. in 1982, she married michael mcmahon, and they had two children, maeve and niall. melody graduated from the university of oklahoma where she received a bachelor of fine arts in music, columbia university where she received her master of science in library service, and st. mary’s seminary where she completed a master of art in systematic theology. over the course of her career as a librarian, melody worked at the julliard school in new york, before directing the library at the cleveland institute of music. she also worked at john carroll university’s grasselli library before becoming the director of the paul bechtold library at catholic theological union in chicago. melody was elected to the atla board of directors in 2012 and served as vice-president in 2013. she served at ctu as the library director from 2008 until her retirement in 2017. melody was both a talented musician and a dedicated librarian who saw her library work as her vocation. she was an evangelist for open access scholarship and publishing, who used her keen editing skills on the editorial boards of the journals new theology review and theological librarianship. melody wrote the book, enthusiasm for the word: life and work of fr. simeon daly, osb, co-edited a broadening conversation: classic readings in theological librarianship, and edited several other books. melody was a catholic convert, who took her faith very, very seriously and saw it as part of her identity. she was a bridge between the catholic library association and atla, as well as a generous mentor to people interested in theological librarianship. memorials 45 carisse berryhill mentioned, “i cherished her merry and generous spirit and am annually reminded of her great contributions to the american theological library association when i assign readings from a broadening conversation, edited with david stewart, to my students.” melody died december 13, 2021, in tulsa, oklahoma. she was 63. art merrill (1930-2022) arthur l. merrill, of grand rapids, minnesota, died january 14, 2022. born in 1930 to missionary parents in india, he lived a full life that included a ph.d. in old testament from chicago university, with post-doctoral study at uppsala university, the ecumenical theological institute in jerusalem, as well as the albright institute for archeological research. ordained in 1954, art felt the call to teach and began his career as professor of exegetical theology, old testament at mission house theological seminary in wisconsin. in 1962 he was one of the founding faculty of the newly created united theological seminary of the twin cities, where he was professor of old testament until his retirement in 1995; art was the director of library services at united from 1983-1995. during his tenure as director, he shepherded the library through technological advances and system migrations as well as a major renovation of the library’s physical space. an avid stamp collector and bridge player, art also took great delight in a life-long project of cataloging byzantine mosaics at archeological sites throughout israel. donald mitchell (1959-2020) i am honored but also a little sad remembering my friend donald mitchell. donald and i first met as recently appointed college librarians at a conference in 1990. we shared an enthusiasm for academic 46    annual y e arbook librarianship, an interest in library computerization (we both used the same library management system), a shared faith, an absolute belief in library ‘customer care’ and we both had married welsh girls. we met up every two years, attended meetings of our lms, communicated frequently by phone and later email and looked forward to meeting in person at academic library conferences and later at abtapl. what was donald like? he was very proud of his scottish ancestry, and many will remember him wearing his kilt and full scottish rig at conference dinners! he was a man of enormous faith, funny with a wonderful sense of humor, loved life and his family of whom he was very proud, he enjoyed friendship, loved helping others both at work and outside work and reveled in the family life of his wife sian and daughters hannah, eluned, and sirol. having recently retired, we discussed the pros and cons of retirement with donald determined to keep going doing the things he loved until he was 70. sadly, it was not to be. in the words of donald’s obituary from the union school of theology ‘donald was a godly man, faithful to christ, and a friend to all who knew him. he was a much loved and important part of the union family’. we, his abtapl ‘family’ miss him and remember him with fondness and gratitude for a life well lived. jon purcell. librarian emeritus. durham university. uk kenneth rowe (1937-2021) with the death of the rev. dr. kenneth rowe, methodist history grieves the loss of a voice that sought to ever-expand the methodist narrative. he was a renowned librarian, archivist, bibliographer, editor, historian, and scholar. a two-time graduate of drew university (b.a. 1959 and ph.d. 1969), of yale university (b.d. 1962), and of rutgers university (mls 1970), rowe’s scholarship placed drew university as one of global methodism’s most important research institutions. the author or co-author of 14 books, including the 2-volume methodist experience in america (2010), he also played a crucial role in advancing others’ scholarship on methodism. he was the driving force in bringing the general commission on archives and history of the united methodist church to drew memorials 47 university, helping to establish the united methodist archives and history center in madison, nj. along with raising funds to bolster the center’s collection, rowe became widely recognized as the premier bibliographer of methodism. he founded atla’s bibliography series and for methodist history wrote the “methodist union catalog,” tracing the expansive nomenclature of denominational writings. rowe was an important advocate for archiving lgbtq+ history in the united methodist church and supported the rights of gay members in both his professional and personal life. rowe died on oct. 8, 2021, at age 84, in new bern, north carolina, where he lived in retirement with his husband, james sawyer. norman g. wente (1931-2021) norm wente was director of the luther seminary library from 1968 until his retirement in 1996. he was born on january 24, 1931, in waterloo, iowa. he graduated from wartburg college, waverly, iowa, in 1953 and received the m.div. degree from wartburg seminary, dubuque, in 1957. he earned his library degree at the university of illinois in 1967, and the specialist certificate in library science at the university of minnesota in 1983. in the mid-1970’s norm oversaw the merger of the libraries of northwestern lutheran theological seminary with luther theological seminary as a precursor to the official merger of the two seminaries in 1982. norm was an active member of atla, the minnesota theological library association, the lutheran historical conference, and the sixteenth century society & conference. he also was the local chair and coordinated arrangements for the eighth international luther congress on the luther seminary campus in 1993. a major accomplishment during norm’s tenure was the creation of the rare book room, a beautiful space containing the library’s special collections designed to resemble a medieval scriptorium. he was also instrumental in establishing the lutheran international library assistance project, with funding from the lutheran world federation, to send donated books to seminary and bible school libraries in developing countries. 48    annual y e arbook international travel and flowers were two of norm’s particular passions. he studied at the jerusalem ecumenical institute for advanced theological research at tantur and served as a consultant to libraries at the faculdade teologia, são leopoldo, brazil and in papua new guinea, new zealand and australia. a greenhouse attached to his home enabled him to grow and supply flowers, especially orchids, for special occasions year-round. he was an active member of the minnesota state horticultural society. in retirement norm loved time spent with 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owczarski st. augustine’s seminary—library | librarian st. charles borromeo seminary—ryan memorial library | cait kokolus st. john vianney seminary— cardinal stafford library | stephen v. sweeney st. john’s seminary— edward l. & carrie e. doheny libraries | victoria brennan st. joseph’s seminary— corrigan memorial library | connor flatz st. louis university— pius xii memorial library | dr. ron crown st. mark’s college dr. john micallef memorial library | susan millar st. mary seminary and graduate school of theology— bruening-marotta library | alan k. rome st. mary’s seminary & university—knott library | thomas raszewski st. mary’s university— blume library | margaret sylvia st. michael’s abbey library | thomas kiser st. michael’s college— library | laura crain st. patrick’s seminary— gellert memorial library | matthew horwitz st. peter’s seminary— a.p. mahoney library | adrienne co-dyre st. thomas university— library | jessica orozco st. tikhon’s seminary— library | ian attila st. vincent college— latimer library | br. david kelly st. vincent de paul regional seminary—oscar c. schorp library | arthur quinn st. vladimir’s orthodox theological seminary—fr. georges florovsky library | danielle earl sum bible college and theological seminary—library | gary richard averill texas lutheran university blumberg memorial library | rev. dr. daniel f. flores the burke library at union theological seminary, columbia university libraries | matthew charles baker the master’s seminary library | anna lois kroll thomas more university— benedictine library | michael d. wells trinity college—john w. graham library | john papadopoulos trinity international university—rolfing library | rebecca donald trinity lutheran seminary at capital university— hamma library | elli cucksey trinity school for ministry library | susanah hanson 92 a nnua l y e a rbook trinity theological college—library | dr. michael c. mukunthan tyndale university college & seminary—j. william horsey library | hugh rendle union presbyterian seminary, charlotte—library | david mayo union presbyterian seminary, richmond— william smith morton library | dr. christopher kennard richardson united lutheran seminary—krauth memorial and wentz memorial branch libraries | evan e. boyd united theological seminary—o’brien library | kenneth sean cochrane united theological seminary of the twin cities— spencer library | dr. timothy senapatiratne university of divinity— library | kerrie lynn burn university of dubuque—charles c. myers library | christopher doll university of mississippi— libraries | christina a. torbert university of notre dame—hesburgh library | alan d. krieger university of st. mary of the lake— feehan memorial library | dr. christopher rogers university of st. michael’s college— john m. kelly library | noel s. mcferran university of st. thomas— archbishop ireland memorial library | betsy polakowski university of st. thomas at st. mary’s seminary— cardinal beran library university of the south library—jessie ball dupont library | librarian urshan graduate school of theology—urshan library | dr. gary d erickson vancouver school of theology—h.r. macmillan library | faye chisholm vanderbilt university— divinity library | bobby lewis smiley victoria university— emmanuel college library | elizabeth meyers villanova university— falvey memorial library | darren g. poley virginia beach theological seminary—library | dr. michael h. windsor virginia theological seminary—bishop payne library | dr. mitzi j. budde virginia wesleyan college— hofheimer library | librarian wake forest university—z. smith reynolds library | kaeley mcmahan wartburg theological seminary—reu memorial library | susan ebertz washington university of virginia— library | robert rose wesley biblical seminary—library | grace andrews wesley theological seminary—library | librarian western michigan university dwight b waldo library | geri rinna western seminary— library | matthew milton thiesen western theological seminary—cook library | stephen e. michaels westminster seminary california—library | james lund atla member directory (2020–2021) 93 westminster theological seminary— montgomery library | alexander (sandy) finlayson wheaton college— buswell library | librarian wilfrid laurier university— laurier library | caroline houle willamette university mark o. hatfield library | craig milberg william carey international university latourette library | david morgan world council of churches— library | anneemmanuelle tankam-tene world mission university— library | seoyoung kim yale university divinity school—library | suzanne m. estelleholmer affiliate (with member representative) australian & new zealand theological library association ltd. (anztla) bethlehem college and seminary—library | barbara winters calvary chapel university— library | christine marsh casalini libri | patricia o’loughlin charlotte christian college and theological seminary— goldberg library | dr. gwendolyn b. peart clarke university— nicholas j. schrup library | sue leibold ecotheo collective | jason myers grant me the wisdom foundation | debbie mcleod hong kong baptist university— library | mable lam institute of lutheran theology—library | david patterson ivp academic | alexandra horn langham publishing | timothy sands liturgical press | lisa miller loras college—library | kris smith memphis city seminary library | taylor tollison millar college of the bible—library | amy hancock north central university—t. j. jones library | judy pruitt palm beach atlantic university warren library | library acquisitions seminary of the immaculate conception— library | elyse baum hayes southeast pastoral institute—library | philip m. o’neill southeast pastoral institute library | lizette arguello texas baptist institute and seminary— fannie kirland memorial library | mike paulk university of leadership and ministry (unilimi) | rosa m. torresmedina urbana theological seminary library | melody green historical annual conferences 7 3 historical annual conferences 1947–2022 year place host 1947 louisville, ky louisville presbyterian seminary 1948 dayton, oh bonebrake theological seminary 1949 chicago, il chicago theological seminary 1950 columbus, oh evangelical lutheran seminary and capital university 1951 rochester, ny colgate-rochester divinity school 1952 louisville, ky southern baptist theological seminary 1953 evanston, il garrett biblical institute 1954 chicago, il chicago theological seminary 1955 new york, ny union theological seminary 1956 berkeley, ca pacific school of religion 1957 fort worth, tx southwestern baptist theological seminary 1958 boston, ma boston university school of theology 1959 toronto, on knox college 1960 st. paul, mn bethel college and seminary 1961 washington, dc wesley theological seminary 1962 hartford, ct hartford seminary foundation 1963 mill valley, ca golden gate baptist theological seminary 1964 kansas city, mi st. paul school of theology 1965 new york, ny general theological seminary 1966 louisville, ky southern baptist theological seminary 1967 chicago, il mccormick theological seminary 74    annual y e arbook 1968 st. louis, mo concordia seminary 1969 pittsburgh, pa pittsburgh theological seminary 1970 new orleans, la new orleans baptist theological seminary 1971 pasadena, ca pasadena college 1972 waterloo, on waterloo lutheran university 1973 bethlehem, pa moravian theological seminary 1974 denver, co iliff school of theology 1975 s. hamilton, ma gordon-conwell theological seminary 1976 grand rapids, mi calvin theological seminary 1977 vancouver, bc vancouver school of theology 1978 latrobe, pa saint vincent college 1979 new brighton, mn bethel theological seminary 1980 denver, co iliff school of theology 1981 st. louis, mo christ seminary — seminex 1982 toronto, on toronto school of theology 1983 richmond, va united theological seminary in virginia 1984 holland, mi western theological seminary 1985 madison, nj drew university 1986 kansas city, ks rockhurst college 1987 berkeley, ca graduate theological union 1988 wilmore, ky asbury theological seminary 1989 columbus, oh trinity lutheran seminary 1990 evanston, il garrett-evangelical seminary and seaburywestern theological seminary 1991 toronto, on university of toronto, trinity college, and toronto school of theology 1992 dallas, tx southern methodist university 1993 vancouver, bc vancouver school of theology, regent college, and carey theological college 1994 pittsburgh, pa pittsburgh theological seminary, reformed presbyterian theological seminary, and trinity episcopal school for ministry 1995 nashville, tn divinity library of vanderbilt university and tennessee theological library association historical annual conferences    75 1996 denver, co iliff school of theology 1997 boston, ma boston university and boston theological institute 1998 leesburg, va virginia theological seminary and washington theological consortium 1999 chicago, il atla and association of chicago theological schools 2000 berkeley, ca graduate theological union 2001 durham, nc divinity school at duke university 2002 st. paul, mn minnesota theological library association 2003 portland, or mount angel abbey, george fox seminary, multnomah biblical seminary, western seminary 2004 kansas city, mo kansas city area theological library association 2005 austin, tx southwest area theological library association 2006 chicago, il atla 2007 philadelphia, pa southeastern pennsylvania theological library association 2008 ottawa, on saint paul university 2009 st. louis, mo st. louis theological consortium libraries 2010 louisville, ky the theological education association of midamerica 2011 chicago, il chicago area theological library association and association of chicago theological schools 2012 scottsdale, az theological library cooperative of arizona 2013 charlotte, nc carolinas theological library consortium 2014 new orleans, la new orleans baptist theological seminary 2015 denver, co theological librarians and libraries of denver/rocky mountain region 2016 long beach, ca the southern california theological library association 76    annual y e arbook 2017 atlanta, ga columbia theological seminary, erskine theological seminary, mercer university, mcafee school of theology, pitts theology library, candler school of theology, emory university, robert w. woodruff library, atlanta university center, the interdenominational theological center 2018 indianapolis, in asbury seminary and concordia theological seminary 2019 vancouver, bc regent college 2020 online 2021 online 2022 baltimore, md mount st. mary’s university collection evaluation & development 13 collection evaluation & development ellen frost, perkins school of theology, southern methodist university, secretary interest group reports members present • craig kubic, chair, southwestern baptist theological seminary • daniel baek, vancouver school of theology • w (wynette) field, william booth college, london • ellen frost, perkins school of theology, smu • stephanie garrett, catholic distance university • caitlin soma, candler school of theology, emory university • andy thomas, covenant theological seminary • lee webb, saint paul school of theology, oklahoma city university • jean wu, china evangelical seminary north america agenda the collection evaluation and development interest group held an initial in-person meeting in baltimore on june 17th over breakfast; during this meeting, the group began the conversation of whether the group should continue to meet. those present decided to defer the topic to the larger virtual meeting the following week. 14 a nnua l y e a rbook the collection evaluation and development ig met again on june 23. craig kubic broached the topic of the sustainability of the interest group; he stated that if the group was to continue, we should plan a program for the 2023 conference. he also said in his current role at his library, he needs to step down from the chair position of the interest group. ellen frost mentioned a presentation by dr. bridget green (editor for westminster john knox) at the swatla regional group spring meeting. she described dr. green’s talk, including wjk’s retrospective approach to making ebooks available for libraries. the group discussed the possibility of hosting a panel of editors or representatives from church presses. ideas included: • representatives could help us understanding processes and pricing models. • representatives who aren’t making their materials available electronically could help us understand their reasoning. • this could help religious and theological libraries help drive the narrative for ebooks. • this could help us explain to publishers how the difference between kindle versus simultaneous perpetual access, particularly books that are searchable, impacts the libraries. • this could allow us to give voice to our questions such as why yale would give bloomsbury the ability to publish anchor bible online. possible presses to approach included westminster john knox, abingdon, augsburg fortress, and liturgical press. there may be others that interest us. another possible topic for future conferences or futures webinars is multilingual collection. dr. kubic mentioned that the cead ig has sponsored one online webinar through atla; this is another possibility open to the group. dr. kubic then asked for volunteers for a newly formed steering committee. these members are: • lee webb • caitlin soma interest group reports 15 • ellen frost • craig kubic round robin reports vancouver school of theology, university of british columbia – instituted reciprocal borrowing; they are serving three mainline denominations as well as distance students; baek expressed willingness to help with korean-language materials. william booth college, london – interested in receiving copies of other institutions’ collection development policies; hosting an online conference on july 5th; expressed a need for czech materials. saint paul school of theology – campus is increasing the number of remote students, so the library is faced with providing access to more materials. covenant theological seminary – new collection development librarian trying to update collection development policy regarding what to purchase in print versus e-book; also reviewing subscriptions and software provided; have started providing controlled digital lending. chinese evangelical seminary – library needs more materials more books in english and chinese; providing controlled digital lending. candler school of theology, emory university – soma handles all collections that are not considered special collections, supervises circulation and course reserves. catholic distance university – provides resources electronic, but sometimes print (tactile) makes a difference for students. southwestern baptist theological seminary – hosting 2023 conference, library services changing; providing digital access to items that are swbts imprints. perkins school of theology, southern methodist university – neighboring city to 2023 hosted conference; library faced with several retirements this year; trying to provide electronic access to as much as possible due to increasing number of distance students. 16 a nnua l y e a rbook other several people mentioned that they are creating or updating collection development policies and are interested in reading other seminary libraries’ policies. if you are willing to share your policy, please share with collegelibrary@salvationarmy.org.uk and jeanwu@cesna.edu if others are interested in sharing or receiving collection development policies, please post a message to the cead listserv atlacead-l@atlanow.com. if individuals are not receiving emails from the listserv, please contact atla staff at connect@atla.com. mailto:?subject= mailto:?subject= mailto:?subject= roman catholic 36 roman catholic david kriegh, saint mary’s college of california, convener kathy harty, sacred heart seminary & school of theology, secretary members present • jennifer bartholomew, sacred heart seminary & school of theology* • jessica boyer, mount st. mary’s university • stephanie garrett, catholic distance university • kathy harty, sacred heart seminary & school of theology • barnaby hughes, atla** • david kriegh, saint mary’s college of california • alan krieger, university of notre dame • brian morin, mt. angel abbey • philip o’neill, barry university** • ann owen, sacred heart seminary & school of theology** • james pakala, covenant seminary (emeritus)** • betsy polakowski, st. paul seminary** • arthur quinn, st. vincent de paul regional seminary** • derek rieckens, chicago theological union • dora rowe, union presbyterian seminary* • connie song, mount st. mary’s seminary & school of theology • stephen sweeney, st. john vianney seminary* • kris veldheer, catholic theological union* • alexis weiss, loyola marymount university** • deb winarski, catholic theological union** * in person only ** online only agenda i. opening prayer: connie song ii. review of 2021 minutes • no changes or corrections denominational group reports 37 iii. welcome and introductions iv. old business a. presentation roundup • while no one from the group gave a presentation this year, staff from the university of san diego and catholic university presented on catholic topics. b. atla libguide project • there is not currently much denominational content in the atla libguides. several resources were suggested, including the crra subject guides and the harmless bibliographical site. christine fruin is the contact at atla for the guides. • brian morin will contact christine fruin about details of the project. • stephanie garrett will receive links sent from members’ currently-existing guides to include in the atla guide, as a type of clearinghouse. send your links to sgarrett@cdu.edu. c. core print analysis • this is a continuing item of interest, but a very large project. there is potential funding from atla for such a project. • update: after the virtual meeting kris veldheer sent a written update about using greenglass from oclc. due to staffing issues, pending retirements, and a lack of pricing information, a pilot test of greenglass has been shelved by ctu. d. catholic library association update • kathy harty is the cla/atla liaison. • the call for proposals for the fall conference has been sent to the listserv, but members are encouraged to submit proposals. • the conference theme is “catholic libraries: a healing presence in the church’s field hospital”. • those at smaller libraries in particular are encouraged to submit, as they may have practices or expe38    annual y e arbook riences useful to cla members. • if anyone is looking for publishing opportunities, contact the cla office about doing book reviews: cla2@cathla.org. • cla is encouraging library school students to join and to become active members. if you know any library students, please encourage them to join. e. crra update • a written update was submitted prior to the meeting. • highlighted points include: an upcoming webinar on the catholic portal in the fall, most likely november. • email invites will go out this summer – keep an eye out for yours. • topics will include a brief history, content, scholarly use of the portal, among others. • jennifer younger will be retiring as the director this summer. the executive board is working on her successor. • there is now a set record in oclc for the catholic news archive, allowing linkage to the content. this repository continues to grow and thrive. f. origins • as mentioned at the last meeting, origins news service ceased publication. it was a valuable resource for less-well-known documents and statements, as well as a clearinghouse for news items. • there is interest in any other sources that may serve as a partial replacement. • in addition, atla indexers have not been receiving l’osservatore romano. they recently changed their u.s. distributor. if anyone has issues they would like to donate for indexing, please contact barnaby hughes, bhughes@atla.com. • david kriegh and brian morin will follow-up with ebsco and other contacts. denominational group reports 39 g. atla communities site • the upcoming site will replace some of the list-servs and provide a new way for groups to keep in contact and work together. • anticipated launch is early fall. • more details will be coming from atla. v. new business a. call for proposals • if anyone is interested in creating a presentation for next year’s conference on the new ppf6 and whole-person formation, please contact kathy harty, kharty@shsst.edu. vi. transitions • see “round robin reports” section below vii. closing prayer: stephanie garrett year in review for our in-person meeting, noting that we had not met in person in three years, we deemed it best to ease back in with a simple round of introductions and updates to get reacquainted. we dined in small groups the previous night, as many of us planned to watch the orioles immediately following the meeting. anticipating that our in-person meeting in baltimore would be small and informal, our group business meeting was held online on june 29, 2022 to allow for broader participation. most of the time was devoted to following up on old business from our previous online gatherings. a couple catholic-focused presentations were noted, and we felt that the hybrid format provided an opening to our catholic colleagues to attend in the future, and us regulars to think more about presenting. there was renewed enthusiasm for creating a resource for researching catholic content within the framework of atla’s libguide format. there are a number of questions about how this can be properly expressed in its proper context and representatives of the group will be reaching out to atla to develop a strategy. however, the notion of developing a shared print project among the catholic seminary libraries has lost some steam as many members report they lack the resources and bandwidth to give the project the attention it deserves. those in atten40    annual y e arbook dance continued to express concern that origins ceased publication without a comparable replacement for organizing catholic news as promulgated by the vatican and national entities such as the usccb. crra and cla provided their regular updates for the group, and we are preparing to migrate our main channel of communication from the atla-rc listserv to the new atla communities forum later this year. finally, kathy harty, our long-serving group secretary, invited members of the group to join her in developing a presentation of the long-awaited new edition of the program for priestly formation to atla. overall, our meeting served as a valuable time of conversation among the catholic members of atla to assess where we stood on various projects and we look forward to building upon these in the development of new initiatives. round robin reports catholic distance university – sr. rebecca abel, osb, retired as director, but is busy traveling to benedictine sites and helping them set up local archives. catholic theological union – it was noted that melody layton mcmahon’s passing is a great loss to the group and to atla in general. she will be missed. kenrick-glennon seminary – david morris named as new library director. mt. angel abbey – victoria ertelt retired in 2020, and brian morin was appointed the new library director. sacred heart seminary & school of theology – jennifer bartholomew will be retiring as library director at the end of december. the job is currently posted, and kathy harty will also send it to the listserv. saint mary’s college of california – david kriegh will soon be receiving his m.a. in theology from holy apostles college & seminary. st. paul’s seminary – betsy polakowski was named the new permanent director. pray for her! denominational group reports 41 left to right: derek rieckens, stephanie garrett, stephen sweeney, jennifer bartholomew, brian morin, jessica boyer, alan krieger, connie song, dora rowe officers of atla (1947–2022) 49 officers of atla (1947–2022) term president vice president executive secretary* treasurer 1947– 48 l. r. elliott charles p. johnson robert f. beach ernest m. white 1948– 49 l. r. elliott lucy w. markley robert f. beach j. stillson judah 1949– 50 jannette newhall kenneth s. gapp robert f. beach e. f. george 1950– 51 jannette newhall o. gerald lawson evah ostrander e. f. george 1951– 52 raymond p. morris margaret hort evah ostrander calvin schmitt 1952– 53 raymond p. morris henry m. brimm esther george calvin schmitt 1953– 54 henry m. brimm robert f. beach esther george calvin schmitt 1954– 55 robert f. beach evah kincheloe alice dagan ernest m. white 1955– 56 robert f. beach helen uhrlich alice dagan ernest m. white 1956– 57 helen b. uhrlich calvin schmitt alice dagan harold b. prince c o n t i n u e d * formerly known as secretary, beginning in 1956–57, the title was changed to executive secretary. atla reorganized in 1991, and the executive secretary became a paid atla staff position. in 1993, this position became director of member services. 50    annual y e arbook term president vice president executive secretary* treasurer 1957– 58 calvin schmitt decherd turner alice dagan harold b. prince 1958– 59 decherd turner pamela quiers frederick chenery harold b. prince 1959– 60 pamela quiers kenneth quiers frederick chenery harold b. prince 1960– 61 kenneth gapp conolly gamble frederick chenery harold b. prince 1961– 62 conolly gamble donn m. farris frederick chenery harold b. prince 1962– 63 donn m. farris jay s. judah frederick chenery harold b. prince 1963– 64 jay s. judah charles johnson frederick chenery harold b. prince 1964– 65 charles johnson george h. bricker frederick chenery peter vandenberge 1965– 66 george h. bricker roscoe m. pierson thomas e. camp peter vandenberge 1966– 67 roscoe pierson arthur e. jones thomas e. camp peter vandenberge 1967– 68 arthur e. jones maria grossmann susan a. schultz david guston 1968– 69 maria grossmann harold b. prince susan a. schultz david guston 1969– 70 harold b. prince henry scherer susan a. schultz david guston 1970– 71 henry scherer genevieve kelly susan a. schultz david guston 1971– 72 genevieve kelly peter vandenberge david j. wartluft warren mehl 1972– 73 peter vandenberge john d. batsel david j. wartluft warren mehl c o n t i n u e d officers of atla (1947–2022)    51 term president vice president executive secretary* treasurer 1973– 74 john d. batsel oscar c. burdick david j. wartluft warren mehl 1974– 75 oscar c. burdick roland e. kircher david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1975– 76 roland e. kircher erich schultz david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1976– 77 erich r.w. schultz john b. trotti david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1977– 78 john b. trotti elmer j. o’brien david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1978– 79 elmer j. o’brien g. paul hamm david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1979– 80 simeon daly g. paul hamm david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1980– 81 simeon daly jerry campbell david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1981– 82 jerry campbell robert dvorak albert hurd robert a. olsen, jr. 1982– 83 robert dvorak martha aycock albert hurd robert a. olsen, jr. 1983– 84 martha aycock ronald deering albert hurd robert a. olsen, jr. 1984– 85 ronald deering sara mobley albert hurd robert a. olsen, jr. 1985– 86 sara myers stephen peterson simeon daly robert a. olsen, jr. 1986– 87 stephen peterson rosalyn lewis simeon daly robert a. olsen, jr. 1987– 88 rosalyn lewis channing jeschke simeon daly robert a. olsen, jr. 1988– 89 channing jeschke h. eugene mcleod simeon daly robert a. olsen, jr. c o n t i n u e d 52    annual y e arbook term president vice president executive secretary* treasurer 1989– 90 h. eugene mcleod james dunkly simeon daly robert a. olsen, jr. term president vice president 1990–91 james dunkly mary bischoff 1991–92 james dunkly mary bischoff 1992–93 mary bischoff linda corman 1993–94 roger loyd linda corman 1996–97 m. patrick graham sharon a. taylor 1997–98 m. patrick graham dorothy g. thomason 1998–99 milton j. (joe) coalter dorothy g. thomason 2000–01 william hook sharon taylor 2001–02 sharon taylor eileen k. saner 2002–03 eileen k. saner paul schrodt 2003–04 paul schrodt paul stuehrenberg 2004–05 paul stuehrenberg christine wenderoth 2005–06 christine wenderoth duane harbin 2006–07 duane harbin martha lund smalley 2007–08 martha lund smalley david r. stewart 2008–09 david r. stewart roberta a. schaafsma 2009–10 david r. stewart roberta a. schaafsma 2010–11 laura c. wood eileen crawford 2011–12 john b. weaver andrew keck 2012–13 andrew keck beth bidlack c o n t i n u e d officers of atla (1947–2022)    53 term president vice president 2013–14 beth bidlack melody layton mcmahon 2014–15 beth bidlack kelly campbell 2015–16 kelly campbell timothy d. lincoln term president vice president treasurer** 2016– 17 timothy d. lincoln matthew j. ostercamp matthew ostercamp 2017– 18 matthew j. ostercamp jennifer bartholomew ellen frost 2018– 19 jennifer bartholomew stephen v. sweeney christina torbert term president vice president treasurer** 2019– 20 stephen v. sweeney ellen frost armin siedlecki 2020– 21 stephen v. sweeney ellen frost armin siedlecki 2021– 22 christina torbert armin siedlecki jérémie leblanc ** the board of directors adopted new bylaws in 2016, adding treasurer to the officers of atla beginning in fy2017. world religions 28 world religions alexis weiss, atla staff liaison members present • beth kumar, graduate theological union • karla grafton, hartford international university for religion and peace • alexander justice, loyola marymount university • w. field, william booth college, uk • ellen frost, bridwell library, perkins school of theology, southern methodist university • royal montgomery, atlantic institute of oriental medicine • alexis weiss, atla staff liaison absentee members • karen adjei, university of colorado • megan welsh, university of colorado • patrick milas, new brunswick theological seminary • yasmine abou-el-kheir, chicago theological seminary • judy clarence, global ministries university • daniel baek, vancouver school of theology agenda 1. discuss the future of the interest group 2. call for volunteers 3. year in review 4. new business /thoughts for the future year in review wrig has not met since the last business meeting. due to a lack of officers, wrig contributed neither programming nor publication this year. interest group reports 29 other the future of the interest group was discussed in light of the previous year. all members agreed that work should be done to increase the efforts of the group in order to maintain the required standards for igs. there was a call for volunteers to fill our empty officer spaces. alexander justice and royal montgomery have offered to serve as co-chairs for 2023-2024. the voting of those present confirmed these positions. new business looked at offerings that the group could make in the following year. alexander justice is in los angeles, so will be local for the 2024 annual. he will work with royal to plan a session and/or local outing for the 2024 atla annual in long beach. interest group reports collection evaluation and development 10 collection evaluation & development ellen frost, perkins school of theology, smu, secretary members present •  yasmine abou-el-kheir, chicago theological seminary •  clay-edward dixon, graduate theological union •  winette field, william booth college •  ellen frost, perkins school of theology, smu •  stephanie garrett, catholic international university •  david schmersal, austin presbyterian theological seminary absentee members •  liz leahy, azusa pacific seminary •  caitlin soma, candler school of theology, emory university •  lee webb, saint paul school of theology agenda 1) plan follow-up webinar to the ebook publisher’s panel (atla 2023) during 2024/25 academic year 2) review of last year’s questions interest group reports interest group reports 11 3) ongoing discussion of library needs from publishers discussions planning for possible webinar publishers represented in 2023: •  emmaus academic/st. paul center •  fortress •  ivpress •  jewish publication society (jps) •  westminster john knox •  wipf & stock possible publishers to approach for a cead ebook webinar: •  abingdon press •  baker publishing group •  bloomsbury publishing •  eerdmans publishing •  ignatius press •  langham publishing (majority world theology) •  paraclete press •  regnum books, oxford centre for mission studies •  wisdom publications •  zondervan (a division of harper/collins christian publishing) idea to get vendors/aggregators “in the room”: •  pricing •  functionality •  publisher models •  these could include:  ⸰ gobi/ybp  ⸰ rialto 12    annual y e arbook •  question: how does “not available in my region” work? why? and why are prices different?  ⸰ or aggregators:  ⸋ proquest  ⸋ ebscohost  ⸋ jstor  ⸋ project muse resources we’re using online: •  bloomsbury religion north america •  oxford bibliographies (for overviews) •  ebas for various platforms: brill, degruyter questions raised: 1) does the panelist have to be an ebook publisher? 2) how do we respond to our needs as a group? 3) how do we petition to have materials from 1970s-1990s made available as ebooks? 4) can we negotiate better as a group? 5) are online overviews better for introductory material? 6) controlled digital lending for op titles – what are the policies? 7) will internet archive digitize things for us? we’ve heard they’re really far behind on digitizing materials submitted. 8) could negotiating be a member service of atla? 9) could some of the titles we need be published by atla open press? 10) should we create a libguide for things faculty should as publishers before they publish? 11) should we invite academic deans, in addition to other librarians, to attend if we do a session on publications? scholarly communication & digital initiatives 11 scholarly communication & digital initiatives matthew davis, davidson college, chair committee members • melissa chim, general theological seminary • melody diehl detar, duquesne university • ann mcshane, emory university, chandler school of theology • greg murray, princeton theological seminary • brad ost, woodruff library at atlanta university center • erica pye, abilene christian university • christine fruin, staff liaison • christy karpinski, staff liaison year in review it was the year of grants for this newly expanded scholarly communication & digital initiatives committee. the expansion allowed for greater reach into digital initiatives with the addition of an atla staff liaison (christy karpinski), and four new members (ann mcshane, greg murray, brad ost, and erica pye). the committee led the review and awarding of both the open educational resources (oer) and digitization grants. the committee successfully reviewed and awarded an oer grant to general theological seminary this year. their oer, living archives: a history of the center for christian spirituality, was recently posted to the books@atla open press site for hosting. melissa chim also presented “creating an oer textbook at the general theological seminary: recipient of the atla oer invention grant” at the atla 2022 annual conference. there’s a third round of oer applications, which are due at the end of august 2022. with the partnership of the committee, oer was the focus of the acrl virtual roadshow workshop, a webinar titled “creating and implementing open educational resources,” and an atla 2022 anhttps://www.atla.com/about/scholarly-communication-committee/ https://www.atla.com/about/scholarly-communication-committee/ https://www.atla.com/member-benefits/atla-oer-grant-program/ https://www.atla.com/member-benefits/atla-oer-grant-program/ https://www.atla.com/member-benefits/digitization-grant-program/ https://www.atla.com/blog/open-educational-resource-on-spiritual-direction/ https://books.atla.com/atlapress/catalog/book/95 https://books.atla.com/atlapress/catalog/book/95 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for the study of protestantism in puerto rico, digitization of the ecumenical press service, the last leg: digital upload and description of the mary bray spence collection of crosses and religious symbols, and emma beckingsale: an extraordinary missionary. “upon completion of work in 2023, the metadata for these collections will be added to the atla digital library to promote discoverability and accessibility.” in addition to the two grant programs and oer initiatives, the committee helped facilitate the wikidata religion & theology community of practice and updated the digital humanities in religious studies and institutional repositories libguides. two committee members will end their terms this year. thank you to melody diehl detar and matthew davis for your service to the committee these past years. https://atlaannual2022.sched.com/event/10n8l/supporting-the-creation-and-implementation-of-oers-in-religion-and-theology https://atlaannual2022.sched.com/event/10n8l/supporting-the-creation-and-implementation-of-oers-in-religion-and-theology https://www.atla.com/member-benefits/digitization-grant-program/ https://www.atla.com/blog/atla-awards-digitization-grants/ https://www.atla.com/blog/atla-awards-digitization-grants/ https://dl.atla.com/ https://www.atla.com/blog/atla-awards-digitization-grants/ https://www.atla.com/blog/atla-awards-digitization-grants/ https://www.atla.com/webinar/wikidata-religion-theology-community-of-practice-conversation-group/ https://www.atla.com/webinar/wikidata-religion-theology-community-of-practice-conversation-group/ https://atla.libguides.com/digitalhumanities https://atla.libguides.com/digitalhumanities https://atla.libguides.com/ir 46 methodist brian shetler, princton theological seminary, convener members present • chris anderson, yale divinity • katie benjamin, duke divinity school • tim erdel, bethel university • dan flores, texas lutheran university • andy keck, southern methodist university, perkins school of theology • roger lloyd, duke divinity school (retired) • mary-carol riehs, garrett-evangelical theological seminary • brian shetler, princeton theological seminary, convener • daniel smith, garrett-evangelical theological seminary • michelle taylor, university of south florida • lee webb, saint paul school of theology meeting details the methodist librarians’ fellowship met online during the 2021 atla annual conference on thursday, june 24, 2021 at 11:00 pt/1:00 ct/2:00 et. the meeting was convened by brian shetler, princeton theological seminary (formerly at drew university). agenda and notes welcome and introductions introductions were made by all attendees, with photographic evidence acquired soon thereafter by race mochridhe (atla) for the yearbook. denominational group meetings 47 convener update brian shetler announced that this would be his last year as convener of the methodist librarians group. he has served in the position for the past 3 years and asked for any volunteers to take his place after this year. katie benjamin (duke divinity) agreed to take over the convener role for next year. brian will follow up with her after the meeting to discuss the transition. update on listserv and connect brian updated the group on the new connect platform that atla will be moving to for group communications. this will move us away from traditional email listserv and into a more dynamic platform. more information about connect is available on atla’s blog. methodist bibliography update chris anderson and brian shetler updated the group on the ongoing work regarding the united methodist studies basic bibliographies, 7th edition. originally produced by ken rowe in the early 1980s, the bibliography has been continuously updated until 2014. chris and brian are in the process of updating the bibliography to fill in the gap in publications between 2014 and 2020. original publication date was intended to align with the general conference in 2020 but was delayed due to both the pandemic and the delay of gc. the new date of completion will be fall 2021. brian mentioned that he and chris had internal research support from student workers both at drew university and yale divinity over the past year. the bibliography will be made available online for free (as is the current version) on both the drew university website and through the website general commission on archives and history of the united methodist church. chris also provided details related to the editing and reworking of the historical dictionary of methodism. alongside jennifer woodruff-tait, chris is co-editing a new (4th) edition of the dictionary. numerous contributors have already been tapped to write entries but additional calls for participation and writing will be coming in the near future. the publication date for the 4th edition will be 2023. a focus on expansion of the dictionary to areas that have been overlooked or not broadly covered in past editions, including ame 48 a nnua l y e a rbook history, holiness traditions, free methodist church, etc. if interested in participating in the dictionary, contact chris anderson at christopher.j.anderson@yale.edu. all contributors will receive a free copy of the dictionary. v. institutional reports perkins school of theology (smu) andy keck updated the group about the new, major acquisition at bridwell library of material from the world methodist museum; a substantial collection of archival material, artifacts, art, ephemera, etc. it is a large collection and will take some time to process and ingest into the larger collections. additional material from upper room and the um publishing house has come in as well, including printing presses from the publishing house. bridwell is still closed to the public to due the pandemic and to renovations; expect to be reopened in august. andy and michelle taylor (university of south florida) updated the group on the john wesley project, which originated from the editorial board of the wesley works project, bringing wesley’s texts into the digital form. michelle discussed how the project was impacted by the pandemic but noted that a lot of progress has been made in the past year-plus. they are three weeks away from submitting an neh grant to support the project financially. the project is starting with wesley letters, which are among the easiest items to encode and allows for easier tagging and connections between texts. vol. 27 (final volume of letters) should be done, including with tei and all tagging in place, by end of the summer. andy and michelle presented on the project earlier at an atla workshop earlier in the conference. they shared a sign-up form for people to volunteer to help with the project. saint paul school of theology lee webb announced that his status as acting director of the library will become a permanent title and role on july 1st. lee mentioned the interesting challenges of handling two separate campuses (kansas city and oklahoma city), especially during the pandemic. denominational group meetings 49 garrett-evangelical theological seminary mary-carol riehs and daniel smith noted that the seminary has been closed due to the pandemic and is working mostly remotely. campus will reopen to staff on july 29th and hiring of student workers will begin in mid-august. semester will start in-person and online (hybrid classes) after labor day. additional virtual, chat, and remoted services have been organized by the library since the beginning of the pandemic; these services were well-received by the student body. but looking forward to reopening the library to students. daniel mentioned that some special projects have been put on hiatus due to the pandemic. the plan is to restart these projects soon, including the scanning of correspondence from francis asbury and ezekiel cooper. these will go into the existing methodist manuscripts digital collection. a recent donation of methodist artifacts was received during the pandemic and will be on display for the fall. processing and digitizing of the ernest fremont tittle collection is also underway. texas lutheran university dan flores mentioned that he just completed a manuscript related to public theology and the hispanic church to be published by gbhem. he is also finishing a book related to nathan bangs (with wipf & stock) that will be coming out soon. duke divinity katie benjamin noted how the library operated during the pandemic, including requiring reservations for those who were taking classes in-person. all classes were taught remotely but with an in-person option. library is closed for the summer, awaiting word on the status for the fall semester. students will be required to get vaccinated, allowing for in-person classes in the upcoming semester. duke will be launching a new online mdiv (to go along with existing online programs) that will bring in a large number (40-60) of new students to duke. in order to support these new students, the library joined atla’s reciprocal borrowing consortium to help give students greater access to materials outside of the immediate campus area. bethel university tim erdel updated the school’s response to the pandemic, which included in-person, virtual, and hybrid classes. this variety of styles 50 a nnua l y e a rbook led to a lot of extra work for faculty and staff and an increased teaching load. the library acquired the archives and artifacts of bethany bible institute (founded by the amish in 1895 in ohio). the school changed names and locations numerous (eight) times over the years before closing as taylor university in ft. wayne in 2009. the materials from the institution was finally deposited as part of the missionary church archives, since the campus was affiliated with the missionary church. yale divinity chris anderson updated the group on access to the reading room and archives at yale, which is limited to staff only and is locked-down to outside researchers. requests from external researchers have been increasing, including those working on theses and dissertations. yale is involved in a gis/dh project related to missionary work in china. the china historical christian database project comes out of boston university and involves pulling information and data about missionaries in china from a variety of archival and print materials. numerous institutions, including yale, have partnered with bu to expand the project and the organizers are interested in looking towards methodist missionary work and historical work as well. drew university brian shetler noted that drew is hiring a new position related to special collections and the methodist library and archives collections. the position is posted online and any questions about the position are welcome. new business no new business. brian thanked the group for their participation and to katie for volunteering to step in as convener next year. we hope to see you all in-person in baltimore in 2022! denominational group meetings 51 2020–21 group: [pictured, left to right] brian shetler, andy keck, lee webb, marycarol riehs, roger loyd, dan flores, daniel smith, chris anderson, katie benjamin, michele taylor, tim erdel diversity, equity, and inclusion 6 committee members • daniel (bonggun) baek, vancouver school of theology • rebecca donald, lycoming college • david kriegh, saint mary’s college of california • kenneth litwak, gateway seminary • christopher lopez, borough of manhattan community college • jennifer ulrich, eastern mennonite university • alexis weiss, loyola marymount university • gillian harrison cain, staff liaison • ana cackley, staff liaison year in review the atla diversity, equity, and inclusion committee had an exciting and productive 2021-2022. increased interest in dei issues within the atla community was on display at atla annual 2022, which featured numerous dei-centered sessions. the committee also greatly benefitted from fresh insights and enthusiasm from its four new members. this year the committee also reflected on the long-term effectiveness of existing committee activities. there were also discussions on how to increase dei-related conversations and activities in the atla community through collaborations with other committees, such as book clubs and mentorships. here are the highlights of the dei committee’s work this past year: dei series blog posts – this year, blog posts included more diverse information sources including podcasts, websites, and book reviews. committee members contributed the following posts to increase awareness and foster conversation on dei issues: • april: “a shared-time of celebration” by jennifer ulrich diversity, equity, and inclusion daniel baek, vancouver school of theology, co-chair david kriegh, saint mary’s college of california, co-chair committee & task force reports 7 • may: “looking for a good read/listen? the dei committee has a few ideas” by daniel baek, gillian harrison cain, david kriegh, kenneth litwak, jennifer ulrich, alexis weiss • june: “juneteenth” by david kriegh diversity, equity, and inclusion scholarship – there were 13 applicants, with 10 deemed eligible for the scholarship, two ineligible, and one was received after the deadline. the committee voted on these remaining candidates, quickly identifying the strongest ones, then selecting the successful applicant. karen helena adjei was selected by the committee as the 2022 recipient of the atla diversity, equity, and inclusion scholarship. atla annual 2021 – dei committee member kenneth litwak presented a conference workshop titled look out! ableism is loose in the library: inclusivity and equity for librarians with disabilities. code of conduct task force – committee member alexis weiss and gillian harrison cain organized an effort to create atla’s first code of conduct to foster respectful and non-discriminatory online and in-person interaction in the atla community. this document is crucial in fostering dei-related conversation in the atla community to provide a safe and respectful environment for participation. chairs of various atla committees were invited to participate in the task force. committee co-chairs, daniel baek and david kriegh served on the task force and provided input. presbyterian and reformed 47 presbyterian and reformed virginia dearborn, princeton theological seminary, secretary members present • denise pakala, retired, covenant theological seminary • jim pakala, retired, covenant theological seminary • margaret alkema, canadian reformed theological seminary • robin mccall, union presbyterian seminary • steve jamieson, covenant theological seminary • virginia dearborn, princeton theological seminary • becky givens, covenant theological seminary agenda virginia, as interim moderator, welcomed everyone to the virtual meeting. she invited attendees to share introductions, library news, and other institutional updates. no one present had attended atla annual 2023 in person; only virginia and steve attended some of the conference virtually. virginia would have attended more sessions but for an unexpected schedule conflict. becky givens, who was unable to join the denominational meeting, did attend the conference in person according to her colleagues. in the reports below, looking for reference librarians and having difficulty offering adequate compensation to attract and retain library staff were clear themes. adjacent to these were existing theological librarians having to fill multiple roles, having fewer librarians within particular religious traditions (or even familiar with them) in applicant pools, and institutional downsizing or other organizational decisions negatively impacting library staff retention. robin, a seminary graduate who completed her library degree in 2021 after being a professor for several years, remarked on the fact that theological librarianship was never mentioned in library school as an option in the field. as another example of seminary graduates entering the field, virginia mentioned a princeton seminary grad who now is a librarian at candler and robin knew of an48    annual y e arbook other as well. robin mused about reaching out to her alma mater (and the rest of us doing the same) to advocate for greater visibility of theological librarianship in their programs. jim remembered the theological librarianship course that used to be taught out of drexel university, and now there’s the course carisse berryhill teaches out of the university of illinois, urbana-champaign. atla members may take that course without paying out-of-state tuition, and perhaps more library schools need to be made aware of and promote it. virginia asked if anyone was interested in serving as the new moderator of the group. robin volunteered and was approved by acclamation. alexis from atla mentioned that the member list for the group has not been updated for a very long time. jim offered to help robin review the list and make suggestions of others to invite to the group. virginia also offered to help as needed. round robin reports canadian reformed theological seminary (hamilton, ontario, canada) – margaret alkema, librarian, said that library-wise things have been pretty stable. she is still a solo librarian and the school is still very small. there was some construction going on in the building this past academic year, preventing classes from being held in the building. she was pleasantly surprised that quite a number of students still came in. some of the building work meant that there was a wall with carrels along it that she could not use from february until may, but she made it work. she is also working on an ats report and meanwhile needs more time to focus on looking at space requirements for the collection. the library purchases enough print that some areas are tight and shifting is needed, and probably weeding as well, but it takes time to plan. covenant theological seminary (creve coeur, missouri, usa) – steve jamieson, library director, said the library has a very active year ahead. staffing-wise, at the beginning of this past year, campus-wide cuts in personnel also affected the library and they lost a collection development librarian. today is the last day for public services librarian, andrew stout, who is taking a position elsewhere. that position at least will be allowed to be refilled. covenant is also up for ats reaccreditation. steve is on the steering committee for that process and chairing the subcommittee working on the library chapter. buswell library is also undergoing a library denominational group reports    49 system migration, because their consortium, mobius, is moving from millennium to folio. they’re implementing ebsco discovery service as a frontend (or one frontend) for folio. thankfully, the cutover got pushed back to a more academic-friendly date, after the spring 2024 semester is over. also, the library will migrate to a new institutional repository later this year. although both pakalas are retired, denise volunteers in the library at covenant, doing work with inventory in the rare book room and database cleanup with authority records and so forth. with the advent and growth of hathitrust and the internet archive, she’s now able to add links to freely available resources to the catalog records to a large collection of bibles translated into many different languages that the library received many years ago. princeton theological seminary, wright library (princeton, new jersey, usa) – virginia dearborn, discovery and web services librarian, reported that since our last gathering the seminary’s first african american and first non-presbyterian president, rev. dr. jonathan walton, began his term. president walton is an m.div. and ph.d. graduate and former trustee of the seminary. outgoing academic dean jacqueline lapsley is leaving to become the president of union presbyterian seminary. also, the seminary has launched two new degree programs, master of arts in theology (justice and public life), which is a two-year part-time, hybrid program, and master of arts in theology & ecology (mte), a 13-month residential program. as of this meeting, wright library has open searches for two full-time positions: reference and research librarian and head of circulation services. foot traffic in the library has yet to resume pre-pandemic levels, as shuttle service from the student family housing is limited, fewer single students are living on campus, and the seminary drew down its enrollment in recent years. the library has also implemented sierra via summon, added lcsh terms (where present) as “topics” in the theological commons open-access digital library, and is being included in a website migration and redesign project along with the rest of the seminary. one library staff member participated in one of the new life together courses last year and another will participate this fall. these courses are open to first-year students and taught by a faculty member assisted by an administrator; in addition to course work, each class attends worship together in the chapel followed by eating lunch together weekly and does a service project together. 50    annual y e arbook union presbyterian seminary (richmond, virginia, usa) – robin mccall, the new seminary librarian at union presbyterian seminary, reported that following the departure of christopher richardson (who was the most recent convener of our denominational group) at the end of january, she became the new seminary librarian. previously, she had been working for about two years as the reference librarian. things have been pretty good so far and a little bit of an adventure. they are trying to find a reference librarian to replace her and someone to replace the director of the charlotte campus library. she does finally have somebody in an interim position in charlotte, but the reference librarian search continues. other noting the low attendance at the meeting, robin asked how we might get more atla members to join our denominational group. one challenge is that many people working at presbyterian or reformed schools are not themselves members of those denominational groups. jim suggested those of us at pcusa seminaries could encourage the new(er) library directors and so on at columbia, austin, louisville, and pittsburgh, to get involved. denise suggested hosting a short lecture on a topic of interest to presbyterian and reformed librarians during our meeting or possibly at another time that might work as a draw. robin mentioned the grawemeyer award in religion out of louisville seminary together with the university of louisville, https://www.lpts.edu/friends/grawemeyer/, as a possible source. not only are all the books that get nominated about religion, but many of them are also specifically related to presbyterianism. dr. tyler mayfield chairs the program; rev. dr. kelly brown douglas is the 2023 award winner. we do not know if and/or how the library is involved in the program, but that could be something to follow up on. as we were a small group this year, after the introductions, there was some reminiscing about various library building challenges and about the days when john trotti, who was the seminary librarian at union for many years, led the presbyterian and reformed denominational group meetings. trotti passed away in 2013. https://www.lpts.edu/friends/grawemeyer/ 52 annual yearbook orthodox john thompson, waynesburg university, convener members present • john thompson, waynesburg university, convener • jane elder, perkins school of theology, smu • donna greenhut, western seminary, sacramento • elizabeth young miller, moravian college • michael miller, american philosophical society since some of us had never met, we spent most of the time introducing ourselves and describing the work we do at our institutions. marta asked for input on a project she started to build an international index/database of lesser known “eastern christian” journals. members recommended that she start a conversation with atla staff and to also consult with john thompson, who normally chairs the orthodox denominational group but was absent this year. year in review since june 24 was the feast of the birth of st. john the baptist, we opened our zoom session with the troparion to the great forerunner of our lord. • elizabeth and michael attend st. paul orthodox church in emmaus, pa. their church—a very multi-ethnic parish—is doing well, and michael serves as the treasurer. • donna greenhut attends st. athanasius orthodox church in sacramento. they are a small church, but they did well during covid-19. • jane elder was received into the orthodox church by chrismation on holy pascha, 2021. her church, st. john the baptist in eulis, texas, is growing. jane was one of twenty catechumens who were chrismated or baptized on pascha. denominational group meetings 53 • john thompson attends st. john the baptist orthodox church in canonsburg, pa. he is in the diaconal vocations program for the oca and hopes to be ordained as a deacon in the next year or so. he’s also the sponsor for the ocf chapter at waynesburg university and is active in his church. • jane elder agreed to be the convener for 2022. the orthodox librarians’ group will try to meet again this year before the conference, as many times as we can! 2020–21 group: [pictured, left to right] john thompson, michael miller, elizabeth young miller, donna greenhut, jane elder orthodox 46 orthodox jane elder, bridwell library, perkins school of theology, secretary members present • lee webb, dulaney-browne library, oklahoma city university • jane elder, bridwell library, perkins school of theology agenda our meeting agenda revolved around membership in the group. year in review the orthodox denomination group has been hard hit by the movement of members away from theological librarianship over the last two years. lee and i discussed who had moved, who had retired, and how to work toward rebuilding membership in the group. our goal is to reach out to atla members to encourage their interest in the orthodox group, which is not dependent on one’s institution’s denominational affiliation, since both lee and jane are at methodist libraries. 27 technical services michael bradford, harvard library, acting secretary members present since this was an online meeting open to any interested individual, attendance was not taken. agenda 1) reports 2) updates on atla funnels 3) online conversations via video conferencing 4) election of steering committee members 5) open discussion on suggestions for next year’s conference reports theology cataloging bulletin (tcb) update christa strickler (wheaton college) will be taking over ann heinrich’s roles of providing lists of “new and changed lc subject headings and other terms” and “new and changed lc classification numbers.” the new tcb editor, cindy snell (columbia international university), was unable to attend this meeting. christa reported conversations among the editorial board that hope to broaden tcb’s audience to include not just catalogers but a range of technical services folks. report on cc:da donna wells (southeastern baptist theological seminary) gave an introduction to what the cc:da (ala committee on cataloging: description and access) does. donna serves as atla liaison to the committee, which is a nonvoting position. the committee typically meets at ala annual and midwinter. because ala annual was 28 a nnua l y e a rbook virtual this year, the meetings will be virtual as well, beginning in july. report on the atla funnels (naco/saco/conser) richard lammert (concordia theological seminary) reported that the saco funnel now has two active members and, in the last atla year, produced ten new lc subject headings. michael bradford (harvard university) reported the conser funnel statistics for the current lc fiscal year to date. online conversations (carry-over from last year’s meeting) it was discussed and recommended that any online discussions not just replace the tuesday evening discussions but also possibly provide an ongoing quarterly discussion throughout the year via zoom meetings. leslie engelson suggested that a useful topic would be how our areas in the library are dealing with covid-19—a prescient topic. betsy polakowski likes that this is an accessible and no-cost way of keeping up-to-date with what the tsig is doing, especially for folks who don’t have the support to attend atla annual. she also suggested possibly an option to have a computer in the room during the in-person meetings at the annual conferences. john thompson suggested broadening the conversations beyond cataloging. folks in smaller institutions wear multiple hats and “cataloging” people often work in areas beyond cataloging. tsig steering committee elections richard lammert (concordia theological seminary) reported that two steering committee members are cycling off (ondrea murphy and ann heinrichs). he placed a notice in the latest tcb but got no nibbles. he asked for interested volunteers to run for election, but there were none at the annual. a few attendees expressed interest and asked questions regarding time commitments. the steering committee can meet separately and appoint members in lieu of an election at the business meeting. interest group meetings 29 suggestions for topics to be presented at next conference (open discussion) • john thompson – impact of the use of discovery systems on the work of catalogers (koha was given as an example). • leslie engelson – best practices for customizing and implementing discovery layers. • ellen frost – there are two library schools in the fort worth area (university of north texas and texas woman’s university, both in denton). perhaps we can reach out to someone there to make a presentation at annual. • armin siedlecki – rda update 3r will have been in place for several months; its impact on our work would be a suitable topic. • christa strickler – organizational structures/delineation of tasks within technical services departments. what works and what doesn’t work? • andrew kosmowski – institutions creating their own subject headings that are too specific for lcsh (650 _7 $2). • richard lammert – how can we mesh this with the saco funnel and getting subject headings established in lcsh for everyone to use, not just the local institution? • john thompson: providing access to e-book bible commentaries where e-book vendors don’t provide good/any subject headings that are relevant to the individual books/verses of the bible. other • ellen frost brought up in chat: “wrig is interested in working with tsig to develop a list of catalogers who are language proficient and may be able to help with cataloging in various languages related to world religions. are we interested in putting a list like this together?” there was no objection; richard lammert will follow up on the tsig list. • additional information from the chat: to join the electronic discussion lists for the tsig or for alma users, send an email to connect@atla.com; atla staff will add you. mailto:connect%40atla.com?subject= 30 a nnua l y e a rbook 2019–20 group: [pictured, left to right] richard lammert, donna wells, betsy polakowski, stephen spencer, alice runis, christa strickler, andrew kosmowski, john thompson, seth miskimins, armin siedlecki, leslie engelson, brinna michael, becky givens, michael bradford, ellen frost 116 the association of theological schools (ats) and atla collaborate to provide these library statistics. the following charts reflect data for libraries that completed the survey, issued in the fall of 2020, reflective of the most recently completed fiscal year (2020-2021). the full data set is available on the my atla web portal. 2021 ats library statistics part a library characteristics a. a department or departmental branch library within a larger university or college library system b. a library integrated with a larger university or college library system c. a part of a library system jointly administered and/or funded by more than one educational institution d. an independent library chiefly serving your institution 17 70 25 149 1. which of the following most accurately describes your institution’s library? http://my.atla.com 2021 ats library statistics 117 a. formal or informal consortia for the purchase of electronic resources b. shared catalogs or cataloging c. state, regional, or national associations d. reciprocal borrowing arrangement e. other: mainly training and ill 154 201 20 109 129 31 107 55 information technology electronic reserves av / media 2. is your library the primary source of support on your campus for: 3. does the library of your institution have consortial arrangements for providing library services with one or more other institutions? (yes – 212) if yes, please identify the corsortia/um and briefly describe the arrangement: 118 a nnua l y e a rbook library 1 0 16 30 19 19 22 56 30 6 4 10 6 2 5 library 2 0 3 2 0 5 2 4 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 library 3 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 20 10 –2 01 9 20 20 20 00 –2 00 9 19 90 –1 99 9 19 80 –1 98 9 19 70 –1 97 9 19 60 –1 96 9 19 50 –1 95 9 19 40 –1 94 9 19 30 –1 93 9 19 20 –1 92 9 19 10 –1 91 9 19 00 –1 90 9 pr e19 00 library 1 20 00 35 17 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 library 2 0 13 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 library 3 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 –2 01 9 20 20 20 00 –2 00 9 19 90 –1 99 9 19 80 –1 98 9 19 70 –1 97 9 19 60 –1 96 9 19 50 –1 95 9 19 40 –1 94 9 19 30 –1 93 9 19 20 –1 92 9 19 10 –1 91 9 19 00 –1 90 9 pr e– 19 00 part b the library as place 144 37 118 86 a. institution has library facility at extension sites b. provides access to electronic resources from main library c. delivers materials from main library to distance students d. has written agreement with institutions 4. does your institution have one or more distance education program(s) or extension site(s)? (yes – 152) if yes (no/yes): 1. when were the building(s) in which the main library is located built? 2. when were the buildings in which the main library is located subsequently renovated? 2021 ats library statistics 119 71 194 151 153 105 50 78 104 * includes archives, bookstores, curriculum centers, denominational materials, galleries, language labs, museums, other offices/centers, phd study rooms and carrels, special collections, tech support, multi-faith prayer room, makerspace, university archives, and vending machines/lunchroom. faculty offices seminar or classrooms café or coffee shop group study room computer labs information commons writing tutor other* 3. do you use offsite storage? of the 42 libraries that responded in the affirmative, it was reported that an average of 25% of the total library collection was stored offsite, with the average number of volumes being 111,345. among the other items stored offsite were audiovisual materials, archival materials, bound periodicals, monographs, and unprocessed materials. some also reported that offsite storage could refer to another building on campus. 4. what other spaces or services are offered and/or housed in your library? 120 a nnua l y e a rbook survey participants abilene christian university academy for jewish religion acadia divinity college alliance theological seminary ambrose seminary of ambrose university american baptist seminary of the west anabaptist mennonite biblical seminary anderson university school of theology aquinas institute of theology asbury theological seminary ashland theological seminary assemblies of god theological seminary associated canadian theological schools athenaeum of ohio atlantic school of theology augustine institute austin presbyterian theological seminary azusa pacific seminary b. h. carroll theological institute baptist missionary association theological seminary baptist seminary of kentucky baptist theological seminary at richmond barry university department of theology and philosophy beeson divinity school of samford university berkeley divinity school bethany theological seminary bethel seminary of bethel university bexley hall seabury-western theological seminary federation, inc. boston college school of theology and ministry boston university school of theology briercrest college and seminary brite divinity school byzantine catholic seminary of ss. cyril and methodius calvin theological seminary campbell university divinity school canadian reformed theological seminary canadian southern baptist seminary candler school of theology of emory university catholic distance university graduate school of theology 2021 ats library statistics 121 catholic theological union catholic university of america school of theology and religious studies central baptist theological seminary central baptist theological seminary of minneapolis chapman seminary chicago theological seminary china evangelical seminary north america christ the king seminary christian theological seminary christian witness theological seminary church divinity school of the pacific columbia biblical seminary of columbia international university columbia theological seminary concordia lutheran seminary (ab) concordia lutheran theological seminary (on) concordia seminary (mo) concordia theological seminary (in) covenant theological seminary dallas theological seminary denver seminary dominican house of studies dominican school of philosophy and theology dominican study center of the caribbean drew university theological school duke university divinity school earlham school of religion eastern mennonite seminary ecumenical theological seminary eden theological seminary emmanuel christian seminary at milligan emmanuel college of victoria university erskine theological seminary evangelical seminary of puerto rico evangelical theological seminary franciscan school of theology freed-hardeman university graduate school of theology fresno pacific biblical seminary garrett-evangelical theological seminary gateway seminary general theological seminary george w. truett theological seminary of baylor university 122 a nnua l y e a rbook georgia central university school of divinity gordon-conwell theological seminary grace mission university graduate school grace school of theology grace theological seminary graduate theological union grand canyon theological seminary grand rapids theological seminary of cornerstone university harding school of theology hartford seminary harvard university divinity school hazelip school of theology heritage theological seminary hms richards divinity school division of graduate studies holy apostles college and seminary holy cross greek orthodox school of theology hood theological seminary houston graduate school of theology howard university school of divinity huron university college faculty of theology iliff school of theology immaculate conception seminary institut de formation theologique de montreal inter-american adventist theological seminary interdenominational theological center international theological seminary james and carolyn mcafee school of theology jesuit school of theology of santa clara university john leland center for theological studies kearley graduate school of theology kenrick-glennon seminary king’s seminary knox college knox theological seminary lancaster theological seminary lexington theological seminary liberty university rawlings school of divinity lincoln christian seminary logos evangelical seminary logsdon seminary of logsdon school of theology louisville presbyterian theological seminary 2021 ats library statistics 123 loyola marymount university department of theological studies loyola university chicago lubbock christian university graduate school of theology luther seminary lutheran school of theology at chicago lutheran theological seminary (sk) lutheran theological southern seminary m. christopher white school of divinity martin luther university college mccormick theological seminary mcgill university school of religious studies mcmaster divinity college meadville lombard theological school memphis theological seminary methodist theological school in ohio mid-america reformed seminary midwest university graduate school of theology midwestern baptist theological seminary missio theological seminary montreal school of theology moody theological seminary moravian theological seminary mount angel seminary mount saint mary’s seminary nashotah house nazarene theological seminary neal t. jones seminary of washington university of virginia new brunswick theological seminary new orleans baptist theological seminary new york theological seminary newman theological college north park theological seminary northeastern seminary at roberts wesleyan college northern baptist theological seminary northwest baptist seminary northwest nazarene university graduate school of theology notre dame seminary oakwood university school of religion oblate school of theology oklahoma christian university graduate school of theology pacific lutheran theological seminary 124 a nnua l y e a rbook pacific school of religion palm beach atlantic university school of ministry graduate department palmer theological seminary payne theological seminary pentecostal theological seminary perkins school of theology phillips theological seminary phoenix seminary pittsburgh theological seminary pontifical college josephinum pope st. john xxiii national seminary portland seminary presbyterian theological seminary in america princeton theological seminary providence theological seminary puritan reformed theological seminary queen’s college faculty of theology reformed episcopal seminary reformed presbyterian theological seminary reformed theological seminary regent college regent university school of divinity regis college robert e. webber institute for worship studies sacred heart major seminary sacred heart seminary and school of theology saint john’s seminary (ma) saint john’s university school of theology and seminary saint mary seminary and graduate school of theology saint meinrad school of theology saint paul school of theology saint paul seminary school of divinity saint paul university faculty of theology saint vincent seminary samuel dewitt proctor school of theology san francisco theological seminary seattle pacific seminary seattle university school of theology and ministry seminary of the southwest seventh-day adventist theological seminary shaw university divinity school 2021 ats library statistics 125 shepherds theological seminary sioux falls seminary southeastern baptist theological seminary southeastern university school of divinity southern baptist theological seminary southwestern baptist theological seminary ss. cyril & methodius seminary st. andrew’s college st. augustine’s seminary of toronto st. bernard’s school of theology and ministry st. charles borromeo seminary st. john vianney theological seminary st. john’s seminary (ca) st. joseph’s seminary st. mark’s college st. mary’s seminary and university st. patrick’s seminary and university st. peter’s seminary st. stephen’s college st. thomas university school of theology and ministry st. tikhon’s orthodox theological seminary st. vincent de paul regional seminary st. vladimir’s orthodox theological seminary starr king school for the ministry talbot school of theology taylor college and seminary the seattle school of theology and psychology trinity college faculty of divinity trinity episcopal school for ministry trinity evangelical divinity school trinity lutheran seminary at capital university tyndale university college & seminary union presbyterian seminary union theological seminary united lutheran seminary united theological seminary united theological seminary of the twin cities university of chicago divinity school university of dubuque theological seminary university of notre dame department of theology university of st. mary of the lake mundelein seminary 126 a nnua l y e a rbook university of st. michael’s college university of st. thomas school of theology university of the south school of theology urshan graduate school of theology vancouver school of theology vanderbilt university divinity school villanova university department of theology and religious studies virginia theological seminary wake forest university school of divinity wartburg theological seminary wesley biblical seminary wesley seminary at indiana wesleyan university wesley theological seminary western seminary western theological seminary westminster theological seminary westminster theological seminary in california winebrenner theological seminary wisconsin lutheran seminary world mission university school of theology wycliffe college yale university divinity school 98 amended and restated bylaws of the american theological library association (an illinois not-for-profit corporation) as adopted june 15, 2018 article i offices section 1.01 principal and other offices. the principal office of the corporation shall be located in the state of illinois. the corporation may have such other offices, either within or without the state of illinois, as the board of directors may determine or as the affairs of the corporation may require from time to time. section 1.02 registered agent and office. the corporation shall have and continuously maintain in the state of illinois a registered office and a registered agent whose office is identical with such registered office, as required by the not for profit corporation act. the registered office may be, but need not be, identical with the principal office in the state of illinois. the registered agent of the corporation may be changed from time to time by the board of directors. article ii members section 2.01 classes of membership. the corporation shall have six (6) classes of membership: institutional, individual, affiliate, student, retired, and emeritus. institutional members, individual members, and retired members are voting members (collectively, the “voting members”). affiliate members, student members, and emeritus members are non-voting members (collectively, the “nonvoting members”). association bylaws 99 section 2.02 rights of membership. (a) voting members. voting members shall have only the following rights: (1) attend meetings of the members and vote; (2) elect directors to serve on the board of directors; (3) approve any alteration of, amendment to, or repeal of the bylaws; (4) participate in such corporation programs as the board of directors may determine from time to time; and (5) receive those publications of the corporation that are distributed to the membership. voting members shall not have any rights other than those stated in this section 2.02(a). (a) non-voting members. non-voting members shall not have the right to vote on any matters. non-voting members shall have the right to (1) attend meetings of the members; (2) receive those publications of the corporation that are distributed to the membership; and (3) participate in such other corporation programs as the board of directors may determine from time to time. (b) corporation programs. with respect to corporation programs, the board of directors may establish different programs for each membership class and may limit participation in any such program to members of the pertinent membership class. section 2.03 qualifications for membership. the board of directors may establish qualifications for membership from time to time. as of the date of these bylaws, the qualifications for membership are as follows: (a) institutional members. a library of an institution qualifies for institutional membership if the institution is (1) an institution of higher education supporting programs in theology or religious studies that is accredited by an authority recognized by the u.s. department of education, council of higher education accreditation, or the equivalent thereof in other jurisdictions, or (2) a nondegree granting organization maintaining one or more significant collections primarily of theological, religious, or ecclesiastical research material. if the applicant library serves more than one institution, at least one of the institutions shall meet one of the qualifications set forth in this section 2.03(a). (b) individual members. any person who is engaged in professional library or scholarly communications work in theological or religious fields or who has a demonstrated, bona fide interest in the literature of religion, theological librarianship, or the purposes and work of the corporation, shall qualify for individual membership in the corporation. (c) affiliate members. an organization that does not qualify for institutional membership, but that has a demonstrated record of support for theological librarianship and the purposes and work of the corporation, shall qualify for affiliate membership. (d) student members. any student enrolled in a degree program who is carrying a half-time course load or greater shall qualify for student membership. 100 a nnua l y e a rbook (e) retired members. to qualify for retired membership in the corporation, a person must (1) have fully retired from gainful employment; and (2) have been an individual member continuously for the immediately preceding ten-year period. (f) emeritus members. to qualify for emeritus membership, a person must have been an individual member or retired member continuously for the immediately preceding ten-year period. notwithstanding any of the foregoing, each member must be in good standing with respect to any dues owed to the corporation and must be supportive of the purposes and work of the corporation. (g) upon receipt of an application for membership, person(s) authorized by the board of directors shall review the application and the applicant’s credentials to determine if the applicant does in fact meet the requirements for membership. this determination must be made in good faith and, once so made, is final and not appealable. section 2.04 dues of members. the board of directors shall determine from time to time the amount, if any, of membership dues associated with each class of membership. membership dues, if any, shall be payable in advance for the following full year. memberships will automatically be renewed upon payment of the annual membership dues, if any, for the next succeeding year. section 2.05 transfer of membership. membership in the corporation is not transferable or assignable by any member. section 2.06 suspension. members failing to pay their annual membership dues within sixty (60) calendar days of their due date shall automatically be suspended and shall lose all rights, including, but not limited to, any voting rights. a member thus suspended may be reinstated by payment of such member’s unpaid dues. members also may be suspended or reinstated by an affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then in office. section 2.07 resignation. any member may resign at any time by giving written notice to the board of directors, the president, or the secretary. such resignation shall take effect when the notice is delivered, unless the notice specifies a future date. unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. section 2.08 termination of membership. the board of directors may terminate a membership by an affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then in office. article iii meeting of members section 3.01 annual member meetings. regular annual meetings of the members (each, an “annual member meeting”) shall be held at such time and association bylaws 101 place as shall be fixed by the board of directors, for the purpose of electing directors and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. the board of directors may provide by resolution the time and place for the holding of additional regular meetings of the members (each, a “regular member meeting”). if the election of directors shall not be held at the annual member meeting, the voting members shall cause the election to be held at a regular member meeting or at a special meeting of the members (each, a “special member meeting”) as soon thereafter as may be convenient. section 3.02 special member meetings. special member meetings may be called at any time by the board of directors, the president, or the secretary, and shall be called by the secretary upon written request (stating the purpose of the proposed meeting) signed by at least fifteen percent (15%) of the voting members or by one-third (1/3) of the directors then in office. special member meetings shall be held at such place as may be designated in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting. section 3.03 notice and waiver of notice. (a) unless otherwise provided by not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws, notice of annual, regular, and special member meetings shall be delivered to each voting member not less than five (5) days nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of such meeting at such voting member’s address as it appears on the records of the corporation. such notice shall state the place, date, hour, and, in the case of a special member meeting, the purpose(s) of the meeting. if mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the u.s. mail in a sealed envelope so addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. if notice is sent by facsimile transmission, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered upon direction to the facsimile number of record of the voting member. if notice is given by electronic mail or other means of electronic transmission, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered upon direction to the electronic mail address or other electronic address of record of the voting member. if sent by any other means (including telegram, cablegram, courier, or express mail), such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when actually delivered to the home or business address of the voting member. the corporation may, but is not required to, provide notice of any meetings to the non-voting members. (b) when any notice whatever is required to be given under the provisions of the not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice. the attendance of a voting member at a meeting of the members shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where the voting member objects to the holding of the meeting because proper notice was not given. section 3.04 proxies. voting by proxy shall not be permitted. section 3.05 designated representative. each institutional member and affiliate member shall designate in writing an individual who has the right to act 102 a nnua l y e a rbook on its behalf (each, a “designated representative”), and the corporation shall have the right to rely on this designation and any acts, omissions, or representations of the designated representative unless and until the member designates someone else to serve as the designated representative. the designated representative must be an employee or officer of the respective institutional member or affiliate member. section 3.06 quorum. fifteen percent (15%) of each of the classes of voting members shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the members. for the purposes of a quorum, the classes of individual and retired members shall be counted as one class. section 3.07 voting. each voting member shall be entitled to one (1) vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of the members. for purposes of clarification, an individual who is both an individual or retired member and a designated representative of an institutional member may cast a total of two (2) votes on each matter submitted to a vote of the members, one (1) such vote in his or her capacity as an individual or retired member and one (1) such vote in his or her capacity as a designated representative. section 3.08 use of conference telephone or other interactive technology. if the board of directors so determines, members may participate in and, in the case of voting members, act at any meeting of the members by means of a conference telephone or other similar interactive technology, including, but not limited to, electronic transmission, internet usage, or remote communication, so long as all persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. such participation shall constitute presence in person at such meeting. section 3.09 informal action by members. (a) action by ballot. any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the members may be taken without a meeting by ballot in writing by mail, e-mail, or other electronic means, pursuant to which the voting members are given the opportunity to vote for or against the proposed action, provided that the number of voting members casting a vote satisfies the quorum requirements set forth in section 3.06 hereof and the action receives approval by a majority of the voting members casting votes or such larger number as may be required by the not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws. voting must remain open for not less than five (5) days from the date the ballot is delivered; provided, however, in the case of a removal of one or more directors, a merger, consolidation, dissolution, or a sale, lease, or exchange of assets, the voting must remain open for not less than twenty (20) days from the date the ballot is delivered. the action shall become effective only if, at least five (5) days prior to the effective date of such action, a notice in writing of the proposed action is delivered to all of the voting members. (b) action by written consent. any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the members may be taken without a meeting and without a vote association bylaws 103 if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the voting members. (c) use of electronic signature. a voting member may take action by a written consent using an electronic signature if the electronic transmission approving the action includes the signatory’s full name in a form intended by the signatory: (a) to serve as his or her signature and (b) to authenticate the consent. each electronic signature should be affixed to an email message or other electronic communication that: (i) contains, attaches, or references the written consent action; (ii) includes an affirmative statement (such as “yes,” “i agree,” or “i consent”); and (iii) contains a clear reference to the written consent action in the subject line. article iv board of directors section 4.01 general powers of directors. the property and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by the board of directors. section 4.02 number, tenure, and qualifications of directors. (a) the board of directors shall consist of twelve (12) directors to be divided into three (3) classes—class a, class b, and class c—such that there shall be four (4) directors in each class. (b) the voting members shall elect directors to succeed those directors whose terms expire, and such elections shall be for three-year terms of office, each to expire at the third succeeding annual member meeting after the director’s election. no director shall serve more than two (2) consecutive terms, except that a director appointed to fill an unexpired term of eighteen (18) months or less may be elected to two (2) consecutive full terms thereafter. a director shall hold office until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified or until the director’s death, resignation, or removal. (c) the board of directors shall establish an annual calendar, timeline, and procedure for the nomination of candidates for election as directors, each of which shall not be inconsistent with these bylaws. (d) the nominating committee shall develop a slate of at least two (2) nominations for each of the four (4) directorships to be filled at each annual member meeting and shall deliver the slate to the board of directors and the secretary. the board of directors may modify the nominating committee’s slate before delivering the initial slate to the voting members. (e) the voting members may add candidate(s) to the slate by petition(s) signed by at least ten (10) voting members and filed with the secretary. the secretary shall deliver to the voting members (i) the final slate of candidates, includ104 a nnua l y e a rbook ing biographical data on each candidate, and (ii) a ballot. notwithstanding any of the foregoing, no candidate may be included on this final slate without his or her consent. (f) each director must be an individual or retired member in good standing at the time of his or her nomination and election and throughout the entirety of his or her service on the board of directors. a director shall automatically cease to be a director immediately upon ceasing to be an individual or retired member in good standing. no employee of the corporation may be a director. section 4.03 annual and regular director meetings. annual meetings of the board of directors (each, an “annual director meeting”) shall be held at such time and place as may be fixed by the board of directors for the purpose of electing officers and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. the board of directors may provide by resolution the time and place for the holding of additional regular meetings of the board of directors (each, a “regular director meeting”) without other notice than such resolution. if the election of officers shall not be held at any annual director meeting, the board of directors shall cause the election to be held at a regular director meeting or at a special meeting of the board of directors (each, a “special director meeting”) as soon thereafter as may be convenient. section 4.04 special director meetings. special director meetings may be called by or at the request of the president or any three (3) directors, and such person or persons may fix any place as the location of any special director meeting so called. for purposes of clarification, no business may be transacted at any such meeting unless a quorum of directors is present, as set forth in section 4.07 of these bylaws. section 4.05 member access to meetings. meetings of the board of directors are open to members of the corporation with the exception of portions thereof that are executive sessions as specifically designated by the board of directors or as called by any director. members who wish to attend a meeting of the board of directors shall inform the president at least two (2) days in advance to assure that adequate space is available. section 4.06 notice and waiver of notice. (a) unless otherwise required by the not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws, written notice of any annual or special director meeting shall be delivered not less than three (3) days before the date of such meeting to each director at his or her address as it appears on the records of the corporation, and such notice shall state the place, date, hour, and, in the case of a special director meeting, the purpose(s) of the meeting. if mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the u.s. mail in a sealed envelope so addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. if notice is sent by facsimile transmission, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered upon direction to the facsimile number of record of the director. if notice is given by electronic mail or other means of electronic transmission, association bylaws 105 such notice shall be deemed to be given upon direction to the electronic mail address or other electronic address of record of the director. if sent by any other means (including telegram, cablegram, courier, or express mail), such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when actually delivered to the home or business address of the director. (b) when any notice whatever is required to be given under the provisions of the not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice. the attendance of a director at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a director attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. section 4.07 quorum. a majority of the directors then in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the board of directors. section 4.08 use of conference telephone or other interactive technology. if the board of directors so determines, members of the board of directors or any committee may participate in and act at any meeting of the board of directors or committee, as the case may be, by means of a conference telephone or other similar interactive technology, including, but not limited to, electronic transmission, internet usage, or remote communication, so long as all persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. such participation shall constitute presence in person at such meeting. section 4.09 manner of acting. the act of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the board of directors, unless the act of a greater number is required by the not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws. section 4.10 informal action by directors. (a) any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the board of directors or any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing setting forth the action so taken shall be signed by all of the directors or by all of the members of such committee, as the case may be, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the board of directors or committee. any such consent signed by all the directors or all committee members, as the case may be, shall have the same effect as a unanimous vote and may be stated as such in any document filed with the secretary of state of the state of illinois under the not for profit corporation act. (b) a director or committee member, as the case may be, may take action by a written consent using an electronic signature if the electronic transmission approving the action includes the signatory’s full name in a form intended by the signatory (a) to serve as his or her signature and (b) to authenticate the 106 a nnua l y e a rbook consent. each electronic signature should be affixed to an e-mail message or other electronic communication that (i) contains, attaches, or references the written consent action; (ii) includes an affirmative statement (such as “yes,” “i agree,” or “i consent”); and (iii) contains a clear reference to the written consent action in the subject line. section 4.11 resignation. any director may resign at any time by giving written notice to the board of directors, the president, or the secretary. such resignation shall take effect when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a future date. unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. section 4.12 removal. (a) removal by voting members. any director may be removed, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the voting members present and voting at any annual, regular, or special member meeting at which a quorum is present. the proposed removal shall be set forth in the notice of any such meeting, and the notice shall be delivered to each voting member at least twenty (20) days and not more than sixty (60) days prior to such meeting. (b) removal by the board of directors. notwithstanding the foregoing, any director appointed by the board of directors pursuant to section 4.13 hereof may be removed, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office at any meeting of the board of directors at which a quorum is present whenever, in their judgment, the best interests of the corporation would be served thereby. the proposed removal shall be set forth in the notice of any special director meeting, delivered to each director at least twenty (20) days prior to such meeting. (c) automatic removal. notwithstanding each of sections 4.12(a) and 4.12(b) of these bylaws, any director who fails to attend any two (2) meetings of the board of directors in any given year, without reasonable excuse therefor, as determined in the sole reasonable discretion of the board of directors, shall automatically be removed from the board of directors, such that a vote of the voting members or the board of directors shall not be required to effectuate such removal. for purposes of clarification, attendance includes participation by means of conference telephone or other interactive technology in accordance with section 4.08 hereof. section 4.13 vacancies. any vacancy occurring in the board of directors because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification, or otherwise may be filled by the board of directors at any meeting thereof, provided that the individual appointed to fill the vacancy shall be an individual or retired member in good standing. a director elected or appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the unexpired term of his or her predecessor in office. section 4.14 recognition of outstanding contributions. the board of directors may in its discretion confer an award or other honor, exclusive of membership, association bylaws 107 in recognition of any person who has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of the corporation’s work, provided that such award or other honor and the procedures in connection therewith are consistent with section 501(c) (3) of the code and any applicable section of chapter 42 of the code. section 4.15 compensation. directors shall not receive compensation for their services as directors; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any director from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for personal services rendered to the corporation that are reasonable and necessary to carry out one or more of the taxexempt purposes of the corporation, so long as the director complies with the conflict of interest procedures of article xi hereof and any other policies adopted by the board of directors. directors may receive reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with corporate matters, provided that such reimbursement is authorized by the board of directors. article v officers section 5.01 officers. the board of directors shall elect a president, a vice president, a treasurer, and a secretary of the corporation (each, an “officer” and, taken together with all other officers of the corporation elected by the board of directors, the “officers”). the board of directors also may appoint an executive director and elect one or more assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers and such additional officers as the board of directors may deem necessary or appropriate from time to time. in extraordinary circumstances, any two (2) or more offices may be held by the same person. the officers elected by the board of directors shall have such duties as are hereafter described and such additional duties as the board of directors may from time to time prescribe. each officer, other than the executive director, must be elected from among the directors. an individual’s resignation or removal as a director shall be deemed to also be a resignation or removal from any officer position held by that individual. section 5.02 election and term of office. with the exception of the executive director, the officers shall be elected annually by the board of directors at the annual director meeting. if the election of officers is not held at such meeting, such election shall be held as soon thereafter as may be convenient. new offices of the corporation may be created and filled, and vacancies in offices may be filled, at any meeting of the board of directors. each officer shall hold office until the officer’s successor has been duly elected and qualified or until the officer’s death, resignation, or removal. election or appointment of an officer shall not of itself create contract rights. section 5.03 resignation. any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the board of directors, the president, or the secretary. such resignation shall take effect when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a future 108 a nnua l y e a rbook date. unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. section 5.04 removal. any officer elected or appointed by the board of directors may be removed, with or without cause, by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of all directors then in office whenever, in their judgment, the best interests of the corporation would be served thereby, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person or persons so removed. section 5.05 vacancies. a vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification, or otherwise may be filled by the board of directors at any meeting thereof. an officer elected to fill a vacancy shall be elected to serve until the next annual director meeting. section 5.06 president. the president shall preside at all meetings of the corporation and board of directors and shall see that the orders and resolutions of the board of directors are carried into effect, except in those instances in which that responsibility is assigned to some other person by the board of directors. the president may sign bonds, mortgages, and all other contracts and documents, whether or not under the seal, if any, of the corporation, except in cases where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by law, by the board of directors, or by these bylaws to some other officer or agent of the corporation. section 5.07 vice president. the vice president shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to the vice president by the president or the board of directors. in the absence of the president or in the event of the president’s inability or refusal to act, the vice president shall perform the duties of the president and, when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions of the president. section 5.08 secretary. the secretary shall perform or direct and supervise the performance of the following: (a) attend all meetings of the board of directors and record all the proceedings of the meetings and actions of the board of directors in one or more files provided for that purpose; (b) be the custodian of the corporate records and of the seal, if any, of the corporation; (c) keep a register of the post office address and electronic mail address of each director, which shall be furnished to the secretary by such director; (d) see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these bylaws or as required by law; and (e) in general perform all duties incident to the office of secretary and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to the secretary by the board of directors. section 5.09 treasurer. the treasurer shall be the principal financial officer of the corporation. the treasurer shall perform or direct and supervise the performance of the following: (a) have charge of and be responsible for overseeing the maintenance of adequate books of account for the corporation; (b) have charge of all funds and securities of the corporation and be responsible for overseeing the management, receipt, and disbursement thereof; and (c) in association bylaws 109 general perform all the duties incident to the office of treasurer and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to the treasurer by the board of directors. if required by the board of directors, the treasurer shall give a bond for the faithful discharge of the treasurer’s duties in such sum and with such surety or sureties as the board of directors shall determine. the treasurer shall serve as the chair of the finance committee. section 5.10 executive director. from time to time, the corporation may appoint an executive director who shall be an employee of the corporation and shall be a non-voting member of the board of directors. the executive director shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation and, as such, shall meet regularly with the board of directors and in general supervise and control all the business and affairs of the corporation, unless otherwise provided by the board of directors. the executive director may discuss corporate matters with the board of directors but shall not be entitled to vote on any matter submitted to a vote of the board of directors. the executive director shall, ex officio, be an assistant secretary of the corporation, empowered to certify to corporate actions in the absence of the secretary. the executive director, in addition to appointing and overseeing staff, shall be responsible to the board of directors for the administration of programs, services, and other activities of the corporation; shall see that all orders and resolutions of the board of directors are carried into effect; and shall appoint members of advisory committees, representatives to other organizations, and other officials and agents of the corporation, and oversee their work. section 5.11 assistant treasurers and assistant secretaries. any assistant treasurers and assistant secretaries shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to them by the treasurer or the secretary, respectively, or by the board of directors. if required by the board of directors, the assistant treasurers shall give bonds for the faithful discharge of their duties in such sums and with such sureties as the board of directors shall determine. section 5.12 other officers and agents. any officer not otherwise specified in these bylaws shall have such authority and perform such duties as may from time to time be prescribed by resolution of the board of directors. section 5.13 absence of officers. in the absence of any officer, or for any other reason the board of directors may deem sufficient, the board of directors may delegate the powers or duties, or any such powers or duties, of any officer to any other officer or to any director. section 5.14 compensation. unless otherwise determined by the board of directors or otherwise provided herein, the officers shall not receive compensation for their services as officers; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any officer from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for personal services rendered to the corporation that are reasonable and necessary to carry out one or more of the taxexempt purposes of the corporation, so long as the 110 a nnua l y e a rbook officers comply with any policies adopted by the board of directors. officers may receive reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with corporate matters, provided that such reimbursement is authorized by the board of directors. notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the individual serving as executive director may receive reasonable compensation for such service, as determined by the board of directors from time to time. article vi committees section 6.01 board committees. the board of directors may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the directors in office, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of two (2) or more directors and a majority of each committee’s membership to be directors; provided, however, that committees appointed by the board of directors or otherwise authorized pursuant to these bylaws relating to the election, nomination, qualification, or credentials of the directors or other committees involved in the process of electing directors may be composed entirely of non-directors. any committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the board of directors and allowed by law, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the board of directors in the management of the business and affairs of the corporation; provided, however, that no such committee shall have the power or authority of the board of directors in reference to (a) amending or repealing these bylaws or the articles of incorporation; (b) electing, appointing, or removing any officer, director, or committee member, or fixing the compensation of any committee member; (c) adopting a plan of merger or adopting a plan of consolidation with another corporation; (d) authorizing the sale, lease, exchange, or mortgage of all or substantially all of the property or assets of the corporation; (e) filling vacancies on the board of directors or any of its committees; (f) adopting a plan for the distribution of the assets of the corporation or for dissolution; or (g) amending, altering, repealing, or taking any action inconsistent with any resolution or action of the board of directors which by its terms provides that it shall not be amended, altered, or repealed by any such committee. section 6.02 advisory committees. by resolution, the board of directors may designate one or more advisory committees not having and exercising the authority of the board of directors in the management of the corporation. members of any such advisory committee may, but need not, be directors, and the board of directors shall appoint the members thereof, except as and to the extent such authority shall be vested in an officer or agent of the corporation by the board of directors or these bylaws. section 6.03 nominating committee. there shall be a committee of the board of directors, which shall identify and nominate individuals to serve on the board of directors of the corporation (the “nominating committee”). the nominating association bylaws 111 committee shall present its nominations to the board of directors and the secretary. the nominating committee shall consist of two (2) individual or retired members and one (1) director who is not then up for re-election to the board of directors, each of whom shall be appointed by the board of directors (collectively, the “nominating committee members”). the nominating committee members shall be divided into three classes, as nearly equal in number as reasonably possible, as shall be designated by resolution of the board of directors. the terms of each class of nominating committee members shall be staggered such that only one class shall be appointed each year. each nominating committee member shall serve for a nonrenewable term of three (3) years or until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified. the longest serving member of the nominating committee shall serve as the chair thereof. section 6.04 finance committee. there shall be a finance committee, which shall have the responsibility of supervising the financial affairs of the corporation and shall have and may exercise the powers and authority of the board of directors to the extent permitted by law, the articles of incorporation, and these bylaws. the finance committee shall be comprised of at least two (2) directors who shall be appointed by the board of directors, and a majority of its members shall be directors. the treasurer shall be the chair of the finance committee. section 6.05 term of office. each member of a committee established pursuant to this article vi, other than the nominating committee members, shall serve as such until the next annual director meeting and until such committee member’s successor is appointed, unless the committee shall be sooner terminated by resolution of the board of directors, or unless such committee member resigns or is removed from such committee. any committee member may be removed, with or without cause, by the board of directors whenever in its judgment the best interests of the corporation shall be served thereby. section 6.06 chair. except as otherwise provided in these bylaws, one (1) member of each committee shall be appointed as chair by the person or persons authorized to appoint committee members thereof. section 6.07 vacancies. vacancies in the membership of any committee may be filled by appointments made in the same manner as provided for in the original appointments. section 6.08 quorum. unless otherwise provided in the resolution of the board of directors designating a committee, a majority of the committee members shall constitute a quorum and the act of a majority of the committee members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the committee. section 6.09 rules. each committee shall fix its own rules governing the conduct of its activities, not inconsistent with these bylaws or the rules promul112 a nnua l y e a rbook gated by the board of directors, and shall furnish to the board of directors such reports of its activities as the board of directors may request. article vii contracts, checks, deposits, gifts and investments section 7.01 contracts. the board of directors may authorize any officer or officers or agent or agents of the corporation, in addition to the officers so authorized by these bylaws, to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. section 7.02 checks, drafts, etc. all checks, drafts, or other orders for the payment of money, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness issued in the name of the corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers or agent or agents of the corporation and in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by resolution of the board of directors. section 7.03 deposits. all funds of the corporation shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the corporation in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as the board of directors may designate by resolution. section 7.04 gifts. the board of directors may accept or reject or by resolution may authorize any officer or officers or agent or agents of the corporation to accept or reject, on behalf of the corporation, any contribution, gift, bequest, or devise for the general purposes or for any special purpose of the corporation. section 7.05 investments. the board of directors shall manage, invest, operate, deal in and with, and conserve the property of the corporation, and may retain any or all of the assets transferred to the corporation by gift or bequest; provided, however, that the exercise of any of such powers shall not in any way conflict with the purposes of the corporation as stated in its articles of incorporation, and such powers shall not be exercised so as to cause the corporation to lose its qualification as an organization exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the code. the board of directors may delegate investment management duties to an officer, employee, or independent investment firm, provided that doing so is prudent and in the best interests of the corporation. article viii books and records the corporation shall keep correct and complete books and records of account and shall also keep minutes of the proceedings of its board of directors and each committee thereof. association bylaws 113 article ix fiscal year the fiscal year of the corporation shall end on august 31st of each year. article x indemnification and insurance section 10.01 indemnification. the corporation shall indemnify each person who is or was a director or officer, or who is serving or has served at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, and may indemnify any person who is or was an employee or agent of the corporation and any person who is serving or has served at its request as an employee or agent of any other enterprise, to the fullest extent from time to time permitted by the laws of the state of illinois and by section 4941 or 4958 of the code, as applicable, in the event any of such persons was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative. section 10.02 authorization of indemnification. any indemnification under this article x (unless the indemnification is ordered by a court) shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case, upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation is proper in the circumstances. in the case of indemnification that is mandatory under section 10.01 hereof, the determination shall be limited to (a) whether the person to be indemnified has met the standards specified in section 10.01 and (b) the amount of the indemnification permitted by law. any determination under this section 10.02 shall be made (a) by the board of directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit, or proceeding or (b) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion. section 10.03 advance payments. expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit, or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit, or proceeding, as authorized by the board of directors in the specific case, upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation to repay such amount, unless it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized in this article x, unless such payment would constitute an act of self-dealing under section 4941 of the code if the corporation is a private foundation or an excess benefit transaction under section 4958 of the code if the corporation is a public charity. section 10.04 non-exclusivity and continuation. the indemnification provided by this article x shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which a 114 a nnua l y e a rbook person seeking indemnification may be entitled under any agreement, vote of disinterested directors, or otherwise, both as to action in the person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of such a person. section 10.05 insurance. the corporation may purchase and maintain insurance (a) to insure itself with respect to the indemnification payments it is authorized or obligated to make pursuant to this article x and (b) on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or who is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, to insure against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify the person against such liability under the provisions of this article x. article xi conflicts of interest section 11.01 conflict of interest. a director shall disclose to the board of directors any material interest which such director directly or indirectly has in any person or entity which is a party to a transaction under consideration by the board of directors, or which to the director’s knowledge might otherwise cause a conflict with a fiduciary duty owed by the director to the corporation. such interested director shall abstain from voting on such transaction or other action, but such interested director’s presence may be counted in determining whether a quorum is present. section 11.02 material interest. a director shall be considered to have a material interest in an entity if the director is a director, officer, or employee of the entity or if the director has a material financial interest in the entity. section 11.03 comprehensive policy. the board of directors shall have the power and authority to adopt a more comprehensive policy regarding conflicts of interest, which may supplement this article xi, as so directed by the board of directors. article xii amendments to bylaws these bylaws may be altered, amended, or repealed and new bylaws adopted by the voting members. such action may be, but shall not be required to be, taken at any meeting of the voting members, provided that no such alteration, amendment, repeal, or adoption shall in any way conflict with the purposes of the corpoassociation bylaws 115 ration as stated in its articles of incorporation or otherwise cause the corporation to lose its qualification as an organization exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the code. written notice of any proposed alteration, amendment, repeal, or adoption of the bylaws shall be delivered to each voting member not less than twenty (20) days before the date of the vote on such matter at such voting member’s address as it appears on the records of the corporation. article xiii miscellaneous section 13.01 definitions. in addition to the terms defined elsewhere in these bylaws, the following terms shall have the following meanings when used herein: (a) “articles of incorporation” means the articles of incorporation of the corporation filed with the secretary of state of the state of illinois on july 31, 1992, and any amendments thereto. (b) “section of the code” means a section of the internal revenue code of 1986, as amended, and shall include corresponding provisions of future federal tax laws, all as from time to time in effect. (c) “director” means a voting member of the board of directors. (d) “not for profit corporation act” means the illinois general not for profit corporation act of 1986, as amended. section 13.02 writings. any action required in these bylaws to be “written,” to be “in writing,” to have “written consent,” to have “written approval,” and the like by or of directors or committee members shall include any communication transmitted or received by facsimile, electronic mail, or other means of electronic transmission. roman catholic 51 roman catholic david kriegh, saint mary’s college of california, convener kathy harty, sacred heart seminary & school of theology, secretary members present • jessica boyer, mount st. mary’s university • ezra choe, baylor university • stephanie garrett, catholic distance university • kathy harty, sacred heart seminary and school of theology • barnaby hughes, atla • alan krieger, university of notre dame • david kriegh, saint mary’s college of california • brian morin, mt. angel abbey • ann owen, sacred heart seminary and school of theology • steve perisho, seattle pacific university • derek rieckens, catholic theological union • connie song, mount st. mary’s seminary and school of theology • christa strickler, university of notre dame year in review on june 23, 2023, members of atla’s roman catholic denominational group met virtually as a smaller but lively group. many of us had just seen each other in person the previous week at atla annual 2023 in fort worth, but the new conference schedule did not allow for an additional and less formal meeting such as the one we conducted in baltimore last year. however, we did note that much of what is discussed in our annual online meeting comes to fruition at the annual conference, with useful catholic-focused content presented to the atla community. hopefully, this year’s meeting will be the starting point of engaging sessions when we reconvene in long beach in 2024. in the meantime, this group is taking the lead in developing a top-level libguide at atla that will provide clear direction for catholic researchers and researchers of catholicism. we also resolved to keep an eye on the accessibility of 52    annual y e arbook recently discontinued resources such as origins as well as publications with unpredictable distribution patterns, such as the english edition of l’osservatore romano. i hope that our common bonds and institutional diversity will dovetail to provide a foundation for greater collaboration with the shared goal of providing the widest and best resources for our faculty, students, and seminarians, no matter where they are studying. agenda 1. opening prayer: stephanie garrett 2. review of 2022 minutes: approved as submitted to the annual proceedings 3. welcome, introductions, and updates 4. old business a. presentation roundup ezra choe, christa strickler, stephen sweeney, and kathy harty all presented at this year’s conference. connie song attended the perlego presentation. b. libguide project after discussions with the atla staff, we have permission to have a top-level guide on catholicism, rather than being a subset of the world religions guide. stephanie had sent out a survey for what to include, but only received six responses. we do not yet have a shell, but will create a google doc for ideas. c. core print analysis greenglass is not really an option for our group, but it would certainly be a good idea to collaborate in some way between identifying core titles that should be part of any library of a particular type (e.g. seminary library) and identifying which libraries have a particular focus that could be part of a resource sharing network. • stephanie will send out the link to the survey, which will also be sent to the catholic library association listserv by kathy harty. • connie has set up a google doc for all to contribute ideas. denominational group reports    53 • ezra will assist with all duties. d. catholic library association update cla is moving to a virtual, 2-day conference that combines the awards and presentation content. the 2024 conference is april 25-26. all are encouraged to consider presenting, as well as suggesting awardees for the jerome award, given by the academic/archives/library education section. e. origins no longer operative, and there is nothing similar that gathers less well-known statements and documents. however, the website might still contain previously published items. f. david will investigate and report. 5. new business a. following the april announcement of talks between the catholic research resources alliance (crra) and atla, in june it was announced that crra was becoming part of atla. crra members approved the vote, and are aware they will need to become institutional members of atla. the catholic portal and the newspaper archive will remain openly available. the atla website has posted an faq with more information. b. atla indexers have not received any issues of l’osservatore romano since february 25, 2022. there is a new u.s. publisher, possibly ebsco, but atla has had no communication from anyone. if any institution has issues they could donate for indexing, please contact barnaby hughes. 6. closing prayer: david kriegh round robin reports baylor university – ezra choe, theology and religious studies librarian, is new to atla and this group and very interested in cooperating in theology with anyone’s projects. catholic distance university – the new president begins july 3 and envisions taking it to a research-level institution, as well as becoming bilingual. stephanie garrett is currently working on developing language fluency, as well as the library’s spanish-language holdings. 54    annual y e arbook catholic theological union – derek rieckens reports that the lutheran school of theology and mccormick seminary will be leasing space at ctu, which means the library will be weeding 30% of its print collection in order to create space. he will be working with scelc to use oclc greenglass in analyzing their holdings to make selections. mt. angel abbey – brian morin has secured a fully-funded archivist/cataloger position, and the library has completed its first year with new ils koha and openathens. mount st. mary’s seminary and school of theology – connie song reports the library is in preparation for remodeling the reference room, currently weeding the reference collection. any insights or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. also, she is beginning thesis work for her mat. mount st. mary’s university – library director jessica boyer reports that the library is migrating to a new ils, alma. sacred heart seminary & school of theology – jennie bartholomew has retired, and the school is in the process of a library director search. all 3 full-time librarians now have faculty status. the school is developing an institutional repository using omeka through a consortia purchase. cardinal stritch university, one of the founding members of the switch consortium in milwaukee, closed suddenly this spring. saint mary’s college of california – david kriegh earned an ma in theology from holy apostles college & seminary this past may. the library is in the process of weeding about ¼ of the collection in preparation for a building remodel. seattle pacific university – steve perisho reports that the institution has been struggling financially. forty percent of the faculty have been laid off, and no replacements will be hired for library paraprofessionals. university of notre dame – christa strickler is in her first year as the e-reserves metadata librarian. the university is preparing for a new library system. alan krieger reports that the library is in the midst of strategic planning and gap analysis and commented on crra’s new partnership with atla. atla – barnaby hughes is now on the editorial board for the catholic library world journal. he has been indexing the journals from denominational group reports    55 the oblate school of theology and the catholic southwest / texas catholic history association for atla’s catholic periodical literature index (cpli). atla organizational directory (2021–2022) 54 officers of the board of directors christina torbert, president head of continuing resources and bibliographer for philosophy and religion, university of mississippi armin siedlecki, vice president head of cataloging, pitts theology library, emory university leslie a. engelson, secretary metadata librarian, university libraries, murray state university jérémie leblanc, treasurer chief librarian, jean leon allie library, saint paul university board of directors yasmine abou-el-kheir director, lapp learning commons, chicago theological seminary kerrie burn library manager, mannix library, catholic theological college at the university of divinity susan ebertz director of the library, reu memorial library, wartburg theological seminary michelle spomer director of the clifford e. barbour library, pittsburgh theological seminary karl stutzman director of library services, anabaptist mennonite biblical seminary atla organizational directory (2021–2022) atla organizationaldirectory (2021–2022) 55 stephen sweeney library director, saint john vianney theological seminary matthew thiesen director of library and information services, cline-tunnell library, western seminary kristine veldheer library director, paul bechtold library, catholic theological union board committees finance committee • jérémie leblanc, jean leon allie library, saint paul university, treasurer and chair • stephen sweeney, saint john vianney theological seminary • kris veldheer, paul bechtold library, catholic theological union governance committee • matthew thiesen, cline-tunnell library, western seminary, chair • susan ebertz, reu memorial library, wartburg theological seminary • karl stutzman, anabaptist mennonite biblical seminary tellers committee • elizabeth young miller, moravian theological seminary, lehigh university, chair • maria garcia, donald e. o’shaughnessy library, oblate school of theology • ryan shrauner, bill & joyce holmes library, baptist seminary of kentucky moral ownership committee • michelle spomer, clifford e. barbour library, pittsburgh theological seminary, chair • yasmine abou el-kheir, lapp learning commons, chicago theological seminary • kerrie burn, mannix library, catholic theological college at the university of divinity 56    annual y e arbook • leslie engelson, university libraries, murray state university nominating committee • jason fowler, library, southeastern baptist theological seminary, chair • michelle spomer, clifford e. barbour library, pittsburgh theological seminary, • gerrit van dyk, harold b. lee library, brigham young university appointed officials and representatives association archivist christopher j. anderson, yale university divinity school library representative to ala committee on cataloging: description and access (cc:da) donna wells, the library at southeastern, southeastern baptist theological seminary committees, councils, and task forces of the association conference committee • vance thomas, shumaker library, central baptist theological seminary, kansas, chair • cindy aalders, john richard allison library, regent college, 2019 local host committee representative • jessica boyer, phillips library, mount st. mary’s university, 2022 local host committee representative • craig kubic, southwestern baptist theological seminary library, 2023 local host committee representative • derek rieckens, paul bechtold library, catholic theological union, editor in chief, atla summary of proceedings • oliver schulz, clifton l. fowler library, colorado christian university • megan welsh, norlin library, university of colorado • gillian harrison cain, ex-officio • denise mcfarlin, staff liaison logistics • jamie lin, staff liaison content atla organizationaldirectory (2021–2022) 57 committee for diversity, equity, and inclusion • daniel baek, h.r. macmillan library, vancouver school of theology, co-chair • david kriegh, library, saint mary’s college of california, cochair • rebecca donald, rolfing library, trinity international university • kenneth litwak, library, gateway seminary, los angeles campus • christopher lopez, student • jennifer ulrich, library, eastern mennonite university • alexis weiss, william h. hannon library, loyola marymount university • gillian harrison cain, staff liaison • ana cackley, staff liaison endowment committee • pat graham, retired, chair • eric benoy, new orleans baptist theological seminary library • craig kubic, library , southwestern baptist theological seminary • sharon taylor, retired • brenda bailey-hainer, staff liaison professional development committee • patsy yang, library, gateway seminary, los angeles campus, chair • kellie barbato, b. thomas golisano library, northeastern seminary at roberts wesleyan college • becky givens, j. oliver buswell, jr. library, covenant theological seminary • timothy lincoln, stitt library, austin presbyterian theological seminary • andy lofthus, library, western seminary • jamie lin, staff liaison scholarly communication and digital initiatives committee • brad ost, robert w. woodruff library, atlanta university center, chair • melissa chim, christoph keller, jr. library, general theologi58    annual y e arbook cal seminary • matt davis, e. h. little library, davidson college • ann mcshane, pitts theology library, emory university • greg murray, wright library, princeton theological seminary • erica pye, brown library, abilene christian university • christine fruin, staff liaison • christy karpinski, staff liaison atla open press advisory council • elkie burnside, university of massachusetts at amherst, at large member • douglas gragg, andover-harvard theological library, harvard divinity school, at large member • derek rieckens, paul bechtold library, catholic theological union, editor in chief, atla summary of proceedings • myka kennedy stephens, lancaster theological seminary library, editor in chief, books @atla open press • christa strickler, editor in chief, tcb: technical services in religion & theology • garrett trott, corban university, editor in chief, theological librarianship • christine fruin, staff liaison code of conduct task force • alexis weiss, william h. hannon library, loyola marymount university, chair • daniel (bonggun) baek, h.r. macmillan library, vancouver school of theology • jennifer bartholomew, leo dehon library, sacred heart seminary & school of theology • beth bidlack, harvard divinity school library • jaeyeon lucy chung, styberg library, garrett-evangelical theological seminary • matthew davis, e. h. little library, davidson college • david kriegh, library, saint mary’s college of california • vance thomas, shumaker library -kansas, central baptist theological seminary • patsy yang, library, gateway seminary, los angeles campus • gillian harrison cain, staff liaison atla organizationaldirectory (2021–2022) 59 association staff leadership • executive director: brenda bailey-hainer • director of business development: margot lyon • director of financial services: chad handshy • director of information systems: jim butler • director of member programs: gillian harrison cain • director of production: maria stanton technical services 20 technical services bro. andrew j. kosmowski, sm, librarian, north american center for marianist studies, dayton, oh, secretary members present • michael bradford • leslie engelson, murray state university • ellen frost, bridwell library, southern methodist university • becky givens, covenant theological seminary • heather hicks, southwestern baptist theological seminary • andrew kosmowski, north american center for marianist studies • richard lammert, concordia theological seminary • brinna michael, pitts theology library, emory university • seth miskimins, bridwell library, southern methodist university • denise pakala, librarian emeritus, covenant theological seminary • armin siedlecki, pitts theology library, emory university • christa strickler, wheaton college • christina torbert, university of mississippi round robin reports tcb: technical services in religion & theology – reported by christa strickler. christa strickler is the editor in chief, with anna appleman and brinna michael serving as section editors. the title changed in january to reflect that cataloging is only one part of technical services. the testimony section is now called “perspectives & practices.” tcb needs more atla members to write for it. as tcb is not peer reviewed, this may entice more members to write for it. cc:da liaison – reported by richard lammert. there were no meetings of the ala cc:da committee during the past year. the liaison serves to ensure a theological cataloging voice is present on the current. the current liaison is donna wells; she will need to be interest group reports 21 replaced (due to retirement) if the committee continues meeting after july 2022. atla funnels (naco/conser/saco) – reported by richard lammert. atla catalogers contributed almost 1100 name authority records (naco), more than 800 serial records (conser), and 9 subject records (saco) during the last fiscal year. to date, the numbers are slightly more than six hundred (naco), five (conser), and thirteen (saco). the drastic decrease in conser numbers is due to the moving of the sole cataloger involved in the conser funnel to a new position, resulting in the loss of that particular funnel. although the numbers for naco are quite good, the number of institutions involved has declined by one during each of the last two years, down to seven this year. the atla funnels coordinator will work with the professional development committee to present a webinar that will highlight some of the needs. atla will also need a new funnels coordinator by the end of summer 2023. other the steering committee has need of two new members to replace two members who have completed their two three-year terms. however, there were no nominations to present to the meeting, nor nominations made from the floor. the steering committee will continue to look for persons to serve as committee members. a suggestion for the next atla annual was made to find a local librarian to present on the technical services needs of a special collection or of a theological collection, or both. methodist 4 4 methodist wesley custer, asbury theological seminary, secretary members present • wes custer, asbury theological seminary • katie benjamin, duke divinity school library • ellen frost, perkins school of theology, southern methodist university • andy keck, perkins school of theology, southern methodist university • lee webb, st. paul seminary absentee members • paul tippey, asbury theological seminary • david schmersal, austin presbyterian theological seminary agenda 1. open 2. round robin 3. nominations for “vice chair” and vote 4. adjourn year in review in the past year, our group has had many discussions on the listserv. many of us are waiting to see what impact denominational upheavals in the united methodist church will cause in our institutions. regardless, the work of a librarian with an affinity for methodist traditions changes very little and the impact of the new global methodist church will affect our administrators and our patrons more than our profession directly. denominational group reports 45 round robin reports asbury theological seminary – this summer, they are hosting the wesleyan studies summer seminar. st. paul seminary – the library is part of the mobius consortium; they are moving to ebsco discovery service/folio. duke divinity it was mentioned that they are moving to alma ils. duke divinity hosts the center for studies in wesleyan tradition & the wesley works project. duke also hosts digital surrogates of local church archives and history. perkins school of theology – the wesley works project is ongoing. they are working with michelle taylor and trying to recruit more labor from other methodist schools and graduate students. the infrastructure may be moving to emory because they use amazon webservices. they are hoping to launch wesley’s sermons soon. the bridwell library is also working on the world methodist museum. other for the coming year (23-24) wesley custer is the chair and lee webb is the vice-chair. scholarly communication & digital initiatives 9 scholarly communication & digital initiatives brad ost, auc robert w. woodruff library, chair committee members • melissa chim, general theological seminary • matthew davis, davidson college • ann mcshane, emory university, chandler school of theology • greg murray, princeton theological seminary • brad ost, auc robert w. woodruff library • erica pye, abilene christian university • christine fruin, atla staff liaison • christy karpinski, atla staff liaison year in review the committee worked to “foster and advance” digital projects through the awarding of digitization and oer grant monies this past academic year. a review of entries for the digitization grant led to the awarding of just under $9,000 divided between two recipients: st. paul university in ottawa, ontario, canada, and the ukrainian catholic university in lviv, ukraine. st. paul university will be digitizing audio-visual materials from the inuit people (capturing inuit cultural heritage through anthropological and missionary recordings in the canadian north) and the ukrainian catholic university will digitize unique 17th and 18th century material from the lviv dormition brotherhood (liturgical literature of the lviv dormition brotherhood). when completed the metadata from these projects will be added to the atla digital library. twenty-five hundred dollars in oer grant money was awarded to ashland theological seminary to use in the creation of a multimedia educational resource for its graduate course, the story of the christian faith. later in the academic year, the committee reopened oer grant applications for 2023. https://www.atla.com/about/scholarly-communication-committee/ https://www.atla.com/member-benefits/digitization-grant-program/ https://www.atla.com/member-benefits/atla-oer-grant-program/ https://www.atla.com/blog/atla-awards-digitization-grants-2/ https://dl.atla.com/ https://www.atla.com/blog/oer-grant-ashland-theological-seminary/ https://www.atla.com/blog/oer-grant-ashland-theological-seminary/ 10    annual y e arbook additionally, those who were awarded grants for oer work spoke about their experience at the 2023 atla annual in a presentation titled atla digitization grantees panel: how we did it and what we learned. the committee also did work in the area of education beginning the process of fleshing out a curriculum for an atla scholarly communications course for atla learn. as that work continued the committee also arranged for dr. tanya spilovoy to lead a session titled becoming the oer advocate: practical tips and tools for campus engagement. dr. spilovoy is the director of open policy for the western interstate commission for higher education and an instructor in sparc’s open education leadership program. refreshing and renewing the scdi’s libguides also kept the committee busy. the digital humanities in religious studies and institutional repositories libguides were upgraded to include current information and links. finally, we collaborated with theological librarianship to craft a call for papers for a special forum on the ethical imperative of open access. many of these projects and topics were discussed in our in-person committee meeting in nashville, in october 2022. matthew davis and melissa chim will end their terms this june, 2023. to them we extend a huge thank you for all their wonderful work. https://learn.atla.com/ https://atla.libguides.com/digitalhumanities https://atla.libguides.com/ir lutheran 43 lutheran richard a. lammert, concordia theological seminary, convener members present • elli cucksey, trinity lutheran seminary at capital university • richard a. lammert, concordia theological seminary • robert roethemeyer, concordia theological seminary agenda round robin reports by the institutions represented round robin reports trinity lutheran seminary at capital university – elli reported that, as an embedded institution of capital university, the seminary shares not only in having the support of the university, but also in the financial constraints of the university. capital university has lost its academic dean, one admissions person, and the university pastor. she is the only person in the library, but is supported by 10 to 12 students who work 8 to 10 hours per week. on the plus side, trinity has recently added hebrew back into the curriculum. the last accreditation of the seminary went well. concordia theological seminary – robert reported on personnel changes at the seminary: two part-time faculty wives are leaving or have left their positions; a new technical services librarian is in place; and a new access services librarian will arrive in august. these additions to the staff are in anticipation of several full-time staff retirements in the next few years. the staff is supported by 3 fte of student workers throughout the year. the main activities of the seminary in the summer are the christ academy for highschool-age students and the summer language programs. this year, the christ academy is hosting 100 men and 40 women. the summer greek class has 23 students, while summer hebrew has 17 students. richard spoke of his upcoming retirement at the end of summer. 2022 ats library statistics 104 the association of theological schools (ats) and atla collaborate to provide these library statistics. the following charts reflect data for atla institutional member libraries that completed the survey, which was issued in the fall of 2022 and is reflective of the most recently completed fiscal year (2022–2023). the full data set is available on the my atla web portal. 2022 ats library statistics part a library characteristics a. a department or departmental branch library within a larger university or college library system b. a library integrated with a larger university or college library system c. a part of a library system jointly administered and/or funded by more than one educational institution d. an independent library chiefly serving your institution 16 76 27 146 1. which of the following most accurately describes your institution’s library? http://my.atla.com 105 a. formal or informal consortia for the purchase of electronic resources b. shared catalogs or cataloging c. state, regional, or national associations d. reciprocal borrowing arrangement e. other 154 193 29 102 126 25 125 54 information technology electronic reserves av / media 2. is your library the primary source of support on your campus for: 3. does the library of your institution have consortial arrangements for providing library services with one or more other institutions? (yes – 206) if yes, please identify the corsortia/um and briefly describe the arrangement: 106    annual y e arbook 20 20 -p res en t 20 10 -20 19 20 00 -20 09 19 90 -19 99 19 80 -19 89 19 70 -19 79 19 60 -19 69 19 50 -19 59 19 40 -19 49 19 30 -19 39 19 20 -19 29 19 10 -19 19 pre -19 10 library 1 3 17 27 21 19 22 57 26 8 3 11 6 8 library 2 2 4 5 0 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 2 1 library 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 20 & lat er 20 10 -20 19 20 00 -20 09 19 90 -19 99 19 80 -19 89 19 70 -19 79 19 60 -19 69 19 50 -19 59 19 40 -19 49 19 30 -19 39 19 20 -19 29 19 10 -19 19 pre -19 10 library 1 36 88 32 13 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 library 2 4 9 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 library 3 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 part b the library as place 152 32 119 87 a. institution has library facility at extension sites b. provides access to electronic resources from main library c. delivers materials from main library to distance students d. has written agreement with institutions 4. does your institution have one or more distance education program(s) or extension site(s)? (yes – 159) if yes (no/yes): 1. when were the building(s) in which the main library is located built? 2. when were the buildings in which the main library is located subsequently renovated? 107 65 189 138 148 118 52 79 103 * includes archives, bookstores, curriculum centers, denominational materials, galleries, language labs, museums, other offices/centers, study rooms and carrels, special collections, tech support, zoom classrooms, makerspace, university archives, lactation rooms, and vending machines/lunchroom. faculty offices seminar or classrooms café or coffee shop group study room computer labs information commons writing tutor other* 3. do you use offsite storage? of the 44 libraries who responded in the affirmative, it was reported that an average of 26% of the total library collection was stored offsite, with the average number of volumes being 133,133. among the other items stored offsite were archival materials, bound periodicals, rare books, art, and unprocessed materials. some reported that offsite storage could refer to another building on campus. 4. what other spaces or services are offered and/or housed in your library? 108    annual y e arbook survey participants abilene christian university graduate school of theology academy for jewish religion acadia divinity college alliance theological seminary ambrose seminary america evangelical university seminary anabaptist mennonite biblical seminary anderson university school of theology antiochian house of studies aquinas institute of theology ashland theological seminary assemblies of god theological seminary associated canadian theological schools athenaeum of ohio atlantic school of theology austin presbyterian theological seminary azusa pacific seminary b. h. carroll theological seminary baptist missionary association theological seminary baptist seminary of kentucky barry university department of theology and philosophy beeson divinity school berkeley divinity school berkeley school of theology (ca) bethany theological seminary bethel seminary boston college school of theology and ministry boston university school of theology briercrest college and seminary brite divinity school byzantine catholic seminary of ss. cyril and methodius calvin theological seminary campbell university divinity school canadian baptist theological seminary canadian reformed theological seminary candler school of theology carey theological college catholic distance university graduate school of theology catholic theological union catholic university of america school of theology and religious studies central baptist theological seminary 109 central baptist theological seminary of minneapolis chapman seminary chicago theological seminary china evangelical seminary north america christ school of theology christian theological seminary christian witness theological seminary church divinity school of the pacific colgate rochester crozer divinity school columbia biblical seminary columbia theological seminary concordia lutheran seminary (ab) concordia lutheran theological seminary (on) concordia seminary (mo) concordia theological seminary (in) cornerstone theological seminary covenant theological seminary crown college graduate school of ministry dallas theological seminary denver seminary dickerson-green theological seminary dominican house of studies dominican school of philosophy and theology drew university theological school duke university divinity school earlham school of religion eastern mennonite seminary ecumenical theological seminary eden theological seminary emmanuel christian seminary emmanuel college erskine theological seminary evangelia university graduate school of theology franciscan school of theology freed-hardeman university graduate school of theology fresno pacific biblical seminary fuller theological seminary garrett-evangelical theological seminary gateway seminary general theological seminary george w. truett theological seminary gets theological seminary gordon-conwell theological seminary grace mission university graduate school 110    annual y e arbook grace school of theology grace theological seminary graduate school of theology and ministry in puerto rico, st. albert the great graduate theological union grand canyon theological seminary hartford international university for religion and peace harvard university divinity school hazelip school of theology heritage christian university graduate school of theology heritage theological seminary hms richards divinity school division of graduate studies holy apostles college and seminary holy cross greek orthodox school of theology hood theological seminary horizon college and seminary howard university school of divinity huron university college faculty of theology iliff school of theology immaculate conception seminary inter american university of puerto rico-metropolitan campus inter-american adventist theological seminary interdenominational theological center international reformed university and seminary international theological seminary james and carolyn mcafee school of theology jesuit school of theology john leland center for theological studies kairos university kearley graduate school of theology kenrick-glennon seminary knox college knox theological seminary lancaster theological seminary lexington theological seminary liberty university john w. rawlings school of divinity lincoln christian seminary logos evangelical seminary logsdon seminary of logsdon school of theology louisville presbyterian theological seminary loyola marymount university department of theological studies loyola university chicago institute of pastoral studies luther seminary lutheran school of theology at chicago 111 lutheran theological seminary (sk) lutheran theological southern seminary m. christopher white school of divinity martin luther university college mccormick theological seminary mcgill university school of religious studies mcmaster divinity college meadville lombard theological school memphis theological seminary methodist theological school in ohio mid-america reformed seminary midwestern baptist theological seminary missio theological seminary moody theological seminary moravian theological seminary mount angel seminary mount saint mary’s seminary multnomah biblical seminary naiits an indigenous learning community nashotah house nazarene theological seminary neal t. jones seminary new brunswick theological seminary new orleans baptist theological seminary new york theological seminary north park theological seminary northeastern seminary northern baptist theological seminary northwest nazarene university graduate school of theology northwest seminary notre dame seminary oblate school of theology oklahoma christian university graduate school of theology oral roberts university graduate school of theology and ministry pacific christian college of ministry and biblical studies pacific lutheran theological seminary pacific school of religion palm beach atlantic university school of ministry graduate department palmer theological seminary payne theological seminary pentecostal theological seminary perkins school of theology phillips theological seminary 112    annual y e arbook phoenix seminary pittsburgh theological seminary pope st. john xxiii national seminary portland seminary presbyterian theological seminary in america princeton theological seminary providence theological seminary puritan reformed theological seminary queen’s college faculty of theology reformed episcopal seminary reformed presbyterian theological seminary reformed theological seminary regent college regent university school of divinity robert e. webber institute for worship studies sacred heart major seminary sacred heart seminary and school of theology saint john’s seminary (ma) saint john’s university school of theology and seminary saint mary seminary and graduate school of theology saint meinrad school of theology saint paul school of theology saint paul seminary school of divinity saint sophia ukrainian orthodox theological seminary saint vincent seminary samuel dewitt proctor school of theology san francisco theological seminary seattle pacific seminary seminario evangélico de puerto rico seminary of the southwest seventh-day adventist theological seminary shaw university divinity school shepherds theological seminary southeastern baptist theological seminary southeastern university school of divinity southern baptist theological seminary southern california seminary graduate school of bible and theology southwestern baptist theological seminary st. andrew’s college st. augustine’s seminary of toronto st. bernard’s school of theology and ministry st. charles borromeo seminary st. john vianney theological seminary 113 st. john’s seminary (ca) st. joseph’s seminary st. mark’s college st. mary’s seminary and university st. patrick’s seminary and university st. peter’s seminary st. stephen’s college st. tikhon’s orthodox theological seminary st. vincent de paul regional seminary st. vladimir’s orthodox theological seminary starr king school for the ministry talbot school of theology the king’s seminary the master’s seminary the seattle school of theology and psychology trinity college faculty of divinity trinity episcopal school for ministry trinity evangelical divinity school trinity lutheran seminary tyndale seminary union presbyterian seminary union theological seminary united lutheran seminary united theological seminary united theological seminary of the twin cities university of chicago divinity school university of dubuque theological seminary university of northwestern-st. paul school of theology and ministry university of notre dame department of theology university of st. mary of the lake mundelein seminary university of st. michael’s college faculty of theology university of the south school of theology urshan graduate school of theology vancouver school of theology vanderbilt university divinity school villanova university department of theology and religious studies virginia theological seminary wake forest university school of divinity wartburg theological seminary wesley biblical seminary wesley seminary wesley theological seminary western seminary 114    annual y e arbook western theological seminary westminster theological seminary westminster theological seminary in california winebrenner theological seminary wisconsin lutheran seminary world mission university school of theology wycliffe college yale divinity school diversity, equity, and inclusion 5 diversity, equity, and inclusion david kriegh, saint mary’s college of california, chair committee members • elli cucksey, trinity lutheran seminary at capital university • david kriegh, saint mary’s college of california • kenneth litwak, gateway seminary • daniel smith • jennifer ulrich, eastern mennonite university • alexis weiss, atla staff liaison year in review the dei committee welcomed new members daniel smith and elli cucksey in 2022. alexis weiss, a member of this committee last year, joined the atla staff and became the committee’s new liaison. david kriegh remained on the committee for an additional and final year to continue serving as chair and manage the transition. the committee held its first in-person meeting since 2019, a daylong event at the hotel june in los angeles on february 28, which included a visit to the library at loyola marymount university to learn more about how their staff prioritizes dei matters. kenneth litwak retired from gateway in may 2023 and completed his term on the committee. here are the highlights of the dei committee’s work this past year: dei series blog posts although there were no blog posts tagged as dei this year, the committee developed a schedule to prepare and release quarterly posts authored by committee members and invited guest bloggers. dei libguide the committee continued to research and update the various tabs of the dei libguide, recommending the addition of a tab for neurodiversity and placing a greater emphasis on open access resources in the hopes of attracting more traffic to the site. 6    annual y e arbook diversity, equity, and inclusion scholarship there were 20 total applicants, although one submission arrived after the deadline. the committee identified six outstanding candidates and from among them selected adam howard, an lis graduate student at kent state university as the 2023 recipient of the atla diversity, equity, and inclusion scholarship. the committee requested that the director award a second scholarship to shirley delorme russell, an indigenous librarian intern for the university of manitoba earning her library degree from the university of alberta, and was pleased to learn the request was granted. atla annual 2023 dei committee members elli cucksey, david kriegh, daniel smith, and jennifer ulrich hosted the conversational group “serving our neurodiverse communities: reflections from theological librarians.” elli cucksey also participated in the panel presentation “best practices for virtual library services for small libraries,” and daniel smith was a panelist for “what about the aqueduct? or, does decolonizing the library mean deaccessioning augustine?” both plenary speakers emphasized dei issues in the field as well. committee task force diversity, equity, and inclusion 5 crra committee members • mark shelton, chair, college of the holy cross (feb 2024 – jun 2026) • caroline fuchs, st. john’s university (apr 2024 – jun 2027) • kathy harty, sacred heart seminary and school of theology (feb 2024 – jun 2026) • jean mcmanus, university of notre dame (feb 2024 – jun 2025) • dr. brian morin, mount angel abbey (feb 2024 – jun 2027) • leslie o’neill, catholic historical research center of the archdiocese of philadelphia (feb 2024 – jun 2026) • marianne ryan, loyola university chicago (feb 2024 – jun 2025) • gillian harrison cain, staff liaison year in review in october 2023, crra became a program of atla and its members welcomed as atla members. crra and atla had a history of collaborating, including working on joint grant proposals, developing programming for ala annual conferences, cross-promoting professional development events, and offering free or reduced registration to each other’s membership. increasingly, the stand-alone nature of crra had presented challenges in capacity, including in securing grant funding, marketing crra resources, and recruiting new members to help sustain its mission. as crra began to explore possibilities of working with a new strategic partner, atla was a logical choice. both organizations have a strong history of providing theological resources to individuals, institutions, and scholars in the field of religious studies as well as professional development and networking opportunities for librarians supporting the study of religion and theology. a task force with members of both organizations was formed and developed a plan for crra to become a program within atla, retaining a catholic identity, offering catholic-focused programming and networking for libraries, archives, and other institu6 tions; and ensuring the suite of scholarly resources developed by crra continues to be openly available. in february 2024, the crra program committee met for the first time to begin their work together, advising atla on matters related to existing crra projects as well as helping to develop a strong community within atla that is ready to explore new opportunities together. this committee also directs the work of various sub-committees focused on specific aspects of the crra program. the committee met monthly throughout the remaining months of fy24, with an in-person meeting held prior to atla annual 2024 in june. several members of the committee presented a program at conference entitled “crra: the past, the present, and the future” outlining the history of the two organizations, the work of coming together, and expressing the potential of the program.several of the committee members enrolled in the “critical information literacy” class through the library juice academy in july 2024. they hope to bring the information learned to their work in the committee. special collections 19 special collections kristy sorensen, austin presbyterian theological seminary, convener members present • kristy sorensen, austin presbyterian theological seminary • mitzi budde, virginia theological seminary • david buresh, virginia theological seminary • w. field, william booth college, salvation army, london • ellen frost, perkins school of theology, southern methodist university • dustin kelley, george fox university • liz leahy, azusa pacific seminary • erica pye, abilene christian university • derek rieckens, catholic theological union • brian shetler, princeton theological seminary • lolana thompson, dallas theological seminary agenda meeting agenda and summary of discussion. 1. introductions 2. reflections on atla in fort worth (or virtual atla) a. folks who attended in person missed having the repository tours that were part of past meetings. liz leahy is on the planning committee for atla annual in long beach next year and may see if our group could sponsor a tour for any atla member to attend. in the past, she organized a tour of the huntington library that was very interesting. b. several sessions were mentioned, and members were encouraged to check out the recordings, which should be available in mid-to-late july, including the session on primary source instruction using rare books and the discussion of atla digitization grants. 3. round robin reports (see below) 20    annual y e arbook 4. ideas for this coming year a. rejuvenate the discussion list (scig-l@atlanow.com). alexis weiss collected emails from the people on the call to add to the list. additional people who would like to be added to the list can email connect@atla.com with their request. kristy will be set up as the moderator for the list. use the list to share professional development opportunities, news of interest, and as a place to ask questions and start conversations. b. jérémie leblanc (the atla board president) has been involved in the special collections interest group in the past and would be supportive of us hosting a webinar or other activity relating to our group. 5. adjourn year in review highlights and/or summary of your group’s activities over the past year. • no specific activities this past year. round robin reports abilene christian university –this past year the library hosted the christian college librarians (ccl) conference and is working on a large project to transfer audio recordings from a substantial donation into their institutional repository. in addition, the waynai bible has recently come back to abilene christian after being on a traveling exhibit, and it is bringing a lot of people down into the archives. austin presbyterian theological seminary – among other projects, the austin seminary archives partnered with the presbyterian historical society to have material from the texas migrant ministry collection and session minutes from the texas-mexican presbytery records digitized, making this content more widely available to researchers. azusa pacific seminary – work continues on the 16 pallets of material that comprise the henrietta mears collection, including assisting two different film crews who have been on campus working on mailto:scig-l@atlanow.com mailto:connect@atla.com https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:293981#page/1/mode/1up https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:293981#page/1/mode/1up https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/search/%2223-0445%22?type=dismax https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/search/%2223-0445%22?type=dismax interest group reports    21 films of mears’s life. another librarian has been taking classes in archives and will be able to start helping with digitization soon. in addition, the staff is getting started in contributing to jstor open community collections. catholic theological union – over the past year, the archivist has worked to convert binders of paper inventories and collection records into a newly deployed archivesspace instance. the ctu library is also beginning a remodeling project to accommodate offices for mccormick and the lutheran school of theology at chicago. the archives is gaining much-needed square footage as part of the project, some of which is being filled with rare books being moved out of the open stacks and material that other faculty and staff have dug up as they move their own offices. george fox university – the archives is really starting to open back up post-pandemic and after a staffing transition. the new archivist is currently working on reviewing inventory documents and identifying high-priority collections for more intensive processing. recently they were able to work with a native tribe in alaska to identify tribal materials in their collection that had been donated by missionaries; they have now respectfully returned the materials to the tribe. they look forward to working with additional tribal representatives in the future as they continue to review their collections. perkins school of theology – perkins hosted a three-day exhibit in april of the codex sassoon, the earliest and most complete hebrew bible, before it went up for auction. the exhibit, which included bible treasures from the bridwell library alongside the codex, drew many visitors. in addition, the bridwell library was chosen as the home for the collections of the recently closed world methodist museum, and they are working to digitize material from that collection. in addition to manuscript material, the collection includes many portraits and objects (like john wesley figurines!). they are looking into creating exhibit space to house a rotating display of that material. princeton theological seminary – like george fox university, princeton theological seminary has also been working with a group to return tribal materials to alaska, a project brian was able to present at the recent world christianity conference. the archives is hard at work increasing their digitization projects and contributing material to the seminary’s theological commons site, thanks to a new scanner. speaking of new equipment, in july they 2 2    annual y e arbook welcomed some new exhibit cases to the archives with dimmable lighting! they are also working to re-inventory their cuneiform collection and produce higher-quality photographs of the items. recently they also started working to pull lists of all their 17th century books as part of an update to the universal short title catalogue. finally, the archivist is looking forward to presenting at the upcoming rare books and manuscripts section (rbms) conference on a panel discussing provenance and archival documentation, and he will also have a chapter on special collections in an upcoming atla publication on theological librarianship during the pandemic. virginia theological seminary – the seminary recently hired a cataloger and rare book curator, their first time having a librarian with a specialty in rare books. they are now affiliated with the general theological seminary in new york city, which has a much larger rare books collection, as well as an institutional archival collection. they are working to inventory the collection and develop a plan for the care and access of the rare books and archives collections for both schools. william booth college, salvation army (london) – the staff created unique programming for women’s history month featuring female salvation army officers based out of egypt. the programming included an archival display and tied it into a worship service. they are also celebrating the success of a co-worker who moved on to a new position in a larger institution. collection evaluation & development 11 interest group reports collection evaluation and development ellen frost, perkins school of theology, smu, secretary members present • ellen frost, perkins school of theology, smu • stephanie garrett, catholic distance university • marvin hunn, dallas theological seminary • liz leahy, azusa pacific seminary agenda the collection evaluation and development ig met on june 19 via zoom. ellen frost led a quick discussion about the cead ebook panel held on friday, june 16th. marvin hunn noted that frost had a concrete example of ebook pricing variations to give the publishers, but that the group still lacks understanding as to the range of prices for titles. stephanie garrett mentioned textbook pricing for ebooks, which tends to be high; the group consensus was that most seminary libraries do not purchase textbooks in the usual sense. all attendees feel that cead can continue to explore the area of ebook publishing. frost then suggested several possible topics for sessions at the atla 2024 conference: 1. follow-up session on ebooks, either with publishers or aggregators frost heard from a board member that john kutsko, the atla 12    annual y e arbook executive director, was extremely interested in our session and may be interested in having atla sponsor something similar next year. frost emailed two atla staff to follow up on this. 2. multilingual collection development this is a conference topic idea mentioned at the 2022 business meeting. garrett said their institution is completely bilingual (spanish/english) collection development as of july 1st; liz leahy said their institution is trilingual (korean/spanish/english). leahy also shared that there are korean and spanish bookshops in the long beach area (the site of next year’s conference) so the cead group may be able to tap into those resources. the attendees agreed that this might be the ideal location for a “conversation group” session with these resources available, especially considering the fact that the local host regional group includes korean, spanish, and chinese seminaries. the group agreed that if this conversation group is scheduled before a coffee break, people interested in continuing the conversation would feel free to do so. as part of this conversation, the group discussed translation options and ways to translate for students, patrons, etc. hunn mentioned leveraging english language resources into translations for students and the copyright legality for libraries. frost mentioned atla’s copyright office hours hosted by christine fruin; fruin popped in to say she’s always available for copyright questions at cfruin@atla.com. other translation options (deep translator https://www.deepl.com/en/translator, google translate, and google lens, and canvas’ pronto social media program were mentioned. 3. oclc choreo choreo, a new collection development tool from oclc, is a presentation idea for 2-3 years from now. this is a new product offered by oclc that includes collection analysis and the ability to analyze a library’s collection to align with the institution’s academic goals and priorities. tabling this idea for a few years will allow time for schools to try the product and explain how they are using it. fruin mentioned that atla offers a discount for green glass and posted these links in chat: green glass demo recording for atla https://vimeo. com/395216087/34885ebe9b https://www.atla.com/member-benefits/consortia-oclc/ mailto:cfruin@atla.com https://www.deepl.com/en/translator https://www.deepl.com/en/translator https://vimeo.com/395216087/34885ebe9b https://vimeo.com/395216087/34885ebe9b https://www.atla.com/member-benefits/consortia-oclc/ interest group reports    13 garrett and leahy agreed to work together to write up and submit a proposal for a multilingual collection development conversation group for atla 2024. the following members agreed to serve on the 2023/2024 cead steering committee: • ellen frost, chair • caitlin soma, co-chair • liz leahy • lee webb the meeting adjourned at 12:00 p.m. cdt. memorials 56 memorials roger loyd (1946-2022) roger loyd was born in 1946, in lubbock, texas. he spent his first ten years on the farm, first in texas, then in new mexico. thereafter, he grew up in “small-town america” of the texas panhandle. his childhood was filled with outdoor play and competition with his three brothers, and neighborhood friends. roger was an ordained clergy in the united methodist church, a devoted divinity school librarian, choir member, teacher, mentor, and friend. roger received his b.a. in english from mcmurry university in 1968, his master of theology (now m. div.) from southern methodist university, perkins school of theology, in 1971, and his master of library science from the university of north texas in 1982. he served as a united methodist pastor at forest hill united methodist church in amarillo and christ united methodist church in levelland, texas, and as campus minister at the wesley foundation at texas tech. in 1980, he became a theological librarian in dallas, serving as associate director of the bridwell library at southern methodist university, perkins school of theology, from 1980-1992, and as librarian and director of the duke divinity school library from 1992 until his retirement in 2012. he provided counsel and caring mentorship to numerous theological librarians through the american theological library association (atla). he also once livened up the atla meeting in dallas by bringing a live armadillo. in retirement, he served as chair of the theological book network board, helping to bring educational resources to seminaries across the world, including a 2014 trip to ghana. roger was an active member of duke memorial umc for 30 years. he was a passionate advocate for justice and missions, serving on the missions’ team and as coordinator for families moving forward, where he worked tirelessly to support families experi 57 encing homelessness in durham. in addition, he provided sermon support to his pastors, chaired the history committee, and led the digitization of the church historical records. he treasured leading backpacking trips and hiking in the mountains of new mexico and colorado, spending summers at ceta canyon methodist camp, and playing guitar while singing with friends and family around a campfire. a long, tall texan, roger enjoyed planting a garden, eating a lot of peaches, and going to duke football. he was equally comfortable playing basketball in the backyard as he was in the world of academia and theological librarianship. mary ellen scott (1926-2022) mary ellen scott was born in hutchinson, kansas in 1926. she graduated with honors from sterling college in 1947, where she was a champion debater, homecoming queen, president of the student body, and majored in piano. upon graduation, she married harold scott, a recent graduate of pittsburgh-xenia theological seminary and sterling college alumnus, moving with him to his first congregation in richmond, kansas, where she was able to work as a piano teacher and focused on the job of raising a family of three sons. the family subsequently moved to des moines, iowa, and santa ana, california, as harold was called to new congregations, and finally to pittsburgh in 1958, where he joined the faculty of pittsburgh-xenia seminary (now pittsburgh theological seminary). in the late 1960s, she earned a degree in library and information science from the university of pittsburgh. she then joined the staff of pittsburgh theological seminary library, where she was supervisor of cataloging for many years, and briefly served as the library’s interim director. after her retirement, she worked on a voluntary basis as the library’s archivist. one of her most important accomplishments there was the organization and documentation of the records of the united presbyterian church of north america, a branch of the presbyterian family dating back to the 17th century that had created pittsburgh-xenia seminary and merged into the much larg58    annual y e arbook er presbyterian church. she was esteemed as a deeply believing christian who was also accepting of the variety of human paths in this world. she faithfully served in the spiritual and community life of the churches where harold was pastor. her kind and gentle disposition earned her the love of all who knew her. lily may williams (1952-2020) lilly may williams died on nov. 22, 2020, in stevensville, michigan. she was 68 years old. she was born in jamaica, on february 25, 1952. her professional career included being an accountant at west indies college and as chief accountant at andrews memorial hospital. she also served as chief accountant, then assistant treasurer for a combined tenure of 15 years for the west indies union conference of seventh-day adventists. in 1993, she accompanied her husband, oswald, to berrien springs, michigan, where he was a student at the seventh-day adventist theological seminary. lilly continued denominational service at andrews university in 1994 as a bookkeeper/accountant in the james white library. in 1996, following the untimely death of her husband, lilly comb ned single parenting with graduate education and successfully completed her master’s degree in accounting at lasalle university, two years later. in 2002, lilly began her 18 years of service at adventist frontier missions, where she interfaced with donors and missionaries in the field. she later rejoined the james white library at andrews university where she worked as a periodical associate for the past 11 years. lilly enjoyed gardening, especially growing flowers, cooking and watching cooking shows, and all good things jamaican. she had a close relationship with god and never lost faith as she walked through the various valleys of life and death. lilly is survived by two sons: oswald and matthew; two sisters an a brother. historical annual conferences 82 historical annual conferences 1947–2023 year place host 1947 louisville, ky louisville presbyterian seminary 1948 dayton, oh bonebrake theological seminary 1949 chicago, il chicago theological seminary 1950 columbus, oh evangelical lutheran seminary and capital university 1951 rochester, ny colgate-rochester divinity school 1952 louisville, ky southern baptist theological seminary 1953 evanston, il garrett biblical institute 1954 chicago, il chicago theological seminary 1955 new york, ny union theological seminary 1956 berkeley, ca pacific school of religion 1957 fort worth, tx southwestern baptist theological seminary 1958 boston, ma boston university school of theology 1959 toronto, on knox college 1960 st. paul, mn bethel college and seminary 1961 washington, dc wesley theological seminary 1962 hartford, ct hartford seminary foundation 1963 mill valley, ca golden gate baptist theological seminary 1964 kansas city, mi st. paul school of theology 1965 new york, ny general theological seminary 1966 louisville, ky southern baptist theological seminary 1967 chicago, il mccormick theological seminary 83 year place host 1968 st. louis, mo concordia seminary 1969 pittsburgh, pa pittsburgh theological seminary 1970 new orleans, la new orleans baptist theological seminary 1971 pasadena, ca pasadena college 1972 waterloo, on waterloo lutheran university 1973 bethlehem, pa moravian theological seminary 1974 denver, co iliff school of theology 1975 s. hamilton, ma gordon-conwell theological seminary 1976 grand rapids, mi calvin theological seminary 1977 vancouver, bc vancouver school of theology 1978 latrobe, pa saint vincent college 1979 new brighton, mn bethel theological seminary 1980 denver, co iliff school of theology 1981 st. louis, mo christ seminary — seminex 1982 toronto, on toronto school of theology 1983 richmond, va united theological seminary in virginia 1984 holland, mi western theological seminary 1985 madison, nj drew university 1986 kansas city, ks rockhurst college 1987 berkeley, ca graduate theological union 1988 wilmore, ky asbury theological seminary 1989 columbus, oh trinity lutheran seminary 1990 evanston, il garrett-evangelical seminary and seaburywestern theological seminary 1991 toronto, on university of toronto, trinity college, and toronto school of theology 1992 dallas, tx southern methodist university 1993 vancouver, bc vancouver school of theology, regent college, and carey theological college 1994 pittsburgh, pa pittsburgh theological seminary, reformed presbyterian theological seminary, and trinity episcopal school for ministry 84    annual y e arbook year place host 1995 nashville, tn divinity library of vanderbilt university and tennessee theological library association 1996 denver, co iliff school of theology 1997 boston, ma boston university and boston theological institute 1998 leesburg, va virginia theological seminary and washington theological consortium 1999 chicago, il atla and association of chicago theological schools 2000 berkeley, ca graduate theological union 2001 durham, nc divinity school at duke university 2002 st. paul, mn minnesota theological library association 2003 portland, or mount angel abbey, george fox seminary, multnomah biblical seminary, western seminary 2004 kansas city, mo kansas city area theological library association 2005 austin, tx southwest area theological library association 2006 chicago, il atla 2007 philadelphia, pa southeastern pennsylvania theological library association 2008 ottawa, on saint paul university 2009 st. louis, mo st. louis theological consortium libraries 2010 louisville, ky the theological education association of midamerica 2011 chicago, il chicago area theological library association and association of chicago theological schools 2012 scottsdale, az theological library cooperative of arizona 2013 charlotte, nc carolinas theological library consortium 2014 new orleans, la new orleans baptist theological seminary 2015 denver, co theological librarians and libraries of denver/rocky mountain region 2016 long beach, ca the southern california theological library association 85 year place host 2017 atlanta, ga columbia theological seminary, erskine theological seminary, mercer university, mcafee school of theology, pitts theology library, candler school of theology, emory university, robert w. woodruff library, atlanta university center, the interdenominational theological center 2018 indianapolis, in asbury seminary and concordia theological seminary 2019 vancouver, bc regent college 2020 online 2021 online 2022 baltimore, md mount st. mary’s university 2023 fort worth, tx southwestern baptist theological seminary and the southwest area theological library association (swatla) 54 presbyterian and reformed virginia dearborn, princeton theological seminary, secretary members present • david schmersal, austin presbyterian theological seminary • john vinke, austin presbyterian theological seminary • becky givens, covenant theological seminary • jim pakala, retired, covenant theological seminary • allison graham, princeton theological seminary • virginia dearborn, princeton theological seminary • robin mccall, union presbyterian seminary (moderator) i. agenda robin welcomed everyone to the virtual meeting and offered to serve another year as the moderator of the group unless anyone else wanted to step into the role. as no one else wished to become moderator at this time, robin began the meeting. she invited attendees to share introductions, memorials for anyone who may have passed since we last met, and other library news and institutional updates. first-time denominational group attendees were allison graham and john vinke. the main topics of conversation at this year’s meeting were reflections on this year’s atla annual in long beach (and zoom), and articulation of purpose and succession planning for our group. there was some overlap between these, as dr. patrick milas from new brunswick theological seminary led a panel discussion about the history and function of the denominational groups in the association at this year’s conference. how might we steward denominational resources and also encourage participation in this group? we could use the presbyterian and reformed atla listserv to include more people and additional institutions. robin will also reach out to the presbyterian seminaries who have not been represented in the group in the recent past. john shared that the panel discussion itself inspired him to attend the group’s meeting for the first time this year. denominational group reports 55 in addition to robin’s participation in the denominational group panel, david held a session about those tasks in public services librarianship that seem to fall outside “other duties as assigned,” as well as a panel presentation about ai and theological education, in which allison co-presented. jim reflected on karl stutzman’s presentation about making the case for print collections. in the reports below, retirements, absorption of responsibilities by remaining staff, and new (within the last few years) institutional leadership were the common themes. ii. round robin reports austin presbyterian theological seminary (austin, texas, usa) – david schmersal, access and instruction librarian, and john vinke, assistant director, library and learning services, shared that president josé r. irizarry was called to be austin seminary’s tenth president on june 27, 2022, and inaugurated on march 31, 2023, and the rev. dr. margaret aymer is now the vice-president for academic affairs and dean of faculty, the first presbyterian church, shreveport, d. thomason professor of new testament studies. the rev. dr. timothy lincoln has retired and been named director of the library and research professor in theological education emeritus. kristy sorensen has become the new library director (official title: associate dean, library and learning services), and rev. alan constant has joined the library staff at ¼ time. all library staff are absorbing added responsibilities. covenant theological seminary (creve coeur, missouri, usa) – becky givens, technical services librarian, reported that covenant (along with all 62 mobius libraries) are moving from sierra to folio. migration is currently in progress. also, mark green has joined the library as the public services librarian. jim (and denise) pakala are staying active in local church work, bible studies, and other activities. it was great to see jim in the (zoom) room. princeton theological seminary, wright library (princeton, new jersey, usa) – virginia dearborn, discovery and web services librarian, reported that since our last gathering the library has welcomed allison graham as research and reference librarian, and has two open positions—circulation supervisor (for evenings and 56    annual y e arbook weekends) and head of circulation services—and is excited to have launched its new website on june 11, 2024, following an 18-month institution-wide website redesign and development process. dennis t. olson, the charles t. haley professor of old testament theology, is retiring after 37 years, and dr. clifton black, otto a. piper professor of biblical theology, is retiring this month after 25 years, at princeton seminary. dr. shalon park and mélena laudig will join the faculty in 2025 as assistant professor of asian christianity and assistant professor of african american christianity, respectively. dr. hanna reichel has been promoted to full professor and appointed to the charles hodge chair of systematic theology, and another faculty promotion will be announced soon. union presbyterian seminary (richmond, virginia, usa) – robin mccall, seminary librarian, offered a remembrance of dr. samuel e. balentine, scholar and long-time professor of old testament and director of graduate studies, who passed away last week, and remembered dr. mary anne fowlkes, professor emerita of childhood education. she also reported that dr. mengistu lemma, previously the interlibrary loan coordinator, has become the reference & interlibrary loan librarian in richmond. the search for an instructional designer and director of the charlotte campus library is currently on hold. union is moving from blackboard to canvas. world religions 32 world religions alexander justice, loyola marymount university, convener / secretary members present • winette field, william booth college • ellen frost, perkins school of theology • karla grafton, hartford international university • alexander justice, loyola marymount university agenda 1. old business – none 2. new business a) plan programming to fulfill aims • consensus formed to plan a field trip and a panel at atla 2025 in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. • ellen will reach out to 2025 local host michelle spomer for help with proposal. • group brainstormed possible sites: mosque, buddhist center. distance to suburban sites would present difficulty. • additional brainstorming noted historically important synagogue and community rodef shalom. • further conversation suggested panel on ecumenism in pittsburgh, especially the ecumenical response to the tragic attack on tree of life synagogue. • planning will continue on listserv. b) update the wrig libguide • technically owned by psig, so need to coordinate with david schmersal • karla is updating the dei libguide, so wrig could also provide input . • alexander will call for input via listserv. committee task force conference 1 committee & task force reports conduct committee members • beth bidlack (sep 2023 -jun 2024) • patsy yang (sep 2023 – apr 2024) • david kriegh (sep 2023 – jun 2026) • elli cucksey, dei committee representative (sep 2023 -jun 2024) • matthew ostercamp (sep 2023 – jun 2026) • gillian harrison cain, staff liaison year in review the atla code of conduct was introduced and implemented in august 2023. the conduct committee is charged with promptly investigating and evaluating reports of violations of the code of conduct and determining appropriate outcomes. the conduct committee met for the first time nov 30, 2023 – dec 1, 2023, in denver, co. at the inaugural meeting, the committee determined initial terms of service for its members, defined proposed qualifications for committee service, discussed feedback received from members, reviewed the language of the code of conduct, and proposed language revisions for the code itself and recommendations for refinements to the committee’s charge. committee members also received a full day of training in restorative justice from jonathan swartz from the zehr institute for restorative justice at eastern mennonite university. https://www.atla.com/code-of-conduct/ campbell-stone 40 campbell-stone carisse mickey berryhill, abilene christian university, secretary members present • carisse berryhill, abilene christian university • sheila owen, harding school of theology • jessica holland, harding school of theology • david kiger, emmanuel christian seminary • robin hartman, bushnell university • chris rosser, oklahoma christian university • leslie starasta, lincoln christian university • lucy perrin, pepperdine university round robin reports oklahoma christian university – new president and provost. former library director lee anne paris is now at oklahoma central university. j. j. compton, cataloger and archivist, is serving as interim director. enrollment is sagging. meanwhile, the library is pursuing “gameful design” in library instruction. emmanuel christian seminary – former director gary daught is retiring as director of libraries. david kiger will succeed him on august 1. current president greer to retire next year. the library is adding a student success librarian position. the seminary is adding a hybrid mdiv, as well as dmin. lincoln christian university – budgetary concerns have produced administrative changes and a reduction in student workers at the library, which now has one librarian, leslie starasta. former director nancy olson is working with tcm international. the eury library’s hymn site will be migrating to a new web format, possibly with illinois, which originally funded the project through an imls grant. harding school of theology – enrollment is up significantly. summer courses were up 63% over a year ago. dmin director steve cloer has inaugurated a cohort model in the dmin program and denominational group reports 41 has added a course called introduction to dmin research, which library director jessica holland co-teaches. cataloger sheila owen reports that about 60% of their overdrive ebooks are cataloged in worldcat. pepperdine university – lucy perrin, director and archivist for the rushford center and the churches of christ heritage collection, participated at the june christian scholars conference on a panel concerned with the preservation of church records in an era when many churches are closing. also, on the panel moderated by james wiser were former lipscomb university archivist elizabeth rivera, now university archivist at baylor, carisse berryhill, and scott lambert from heritage 21. where lucy has been carrying liaison duties in religion and philosophy, kristin peace will be coming alongside lucy to help with liaison duties. pepperdine is emphasizing digital curation and discovery. the library is selecting items for conservation from a gift of 1000 rare books. the library has an open position for university archivist. bushnell university – after 28 years at hope international university, robin hartman has moved to bushnell university in eugene, oregon. bushnell, formerly northwestern christian college, is historically related to the disciples of christ and the independent christian churches. after beginning as student success librarian, robin is moving into the director role at bushnell and getting acquainted with faculty leaders in mft, education, and bible. meanwhile, hiu has two librarians, including steve jung, who also teaches graduate-level courses in biblical studies. abilene christian university – brown library is in its third year with james wiser as dean. carisse works half-time remotely as his special assistant for strategic initiatives. craig churchill continues as theological librarian. mac ice continues as the director of special collections, including the center for restoration studies collection, with archivist amanda dietz and librarian erica pye. the library acquired the landon saunders papers and recordings, and honored saunders this spring as the 2023 friend of the library. in 2023 special collections put a newly acquired first-edition copy of thomas campbell’s declaration and address (1807) on permanent display in its own custom case. former crs student worker dr. joel brown is the new president of the disciples of christ historical society. 42    annual y e arbook other the participants expressed our eagerness to collaborate on digital collections that reveal unique material held in our libraries from our common heritage, possibly by expanding the stone campbell teaching archive hosted by acu, or by other means. furthermore, we wish to strengthen a sense of networking among ourselves and our colleagues in related institutions. david kiger offered to host a monthly zoom discussion to encourage networking and collaboration. atla member directory (2021–2022) 60 abbas aghdassi abigail durkee adebola olatoye agava stanislaus aileen mulchrone alan krieger alex parrish alexander (sandy) finlayson alexis weiss alice runis alicia johnson alison poage allen white alvaro pérez amy phillips andreas waldvogel andrew keck andrew kosmowski andrew stout andy klenklen andy lofthus andy thomas andy wortman anita coleman ann hidalgo ann mcshane ann owen anna appleman anna kroll anne mclean armin siedlecki arnel faller ashley linton barnaby hughes barry hopkins ben harrison benedettah kariuki beson rabelohataona beth bidlack beth kumar beth sheppard betsy stow betty yator beverly lane blake walter bobi bilz boniface kamau brad ost 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medical center carl r. ferris medical library | kitty serling robert e. webber institute for worship studies library | jennifer nicholson rosemont college gertrude kistler memorial library | brice peterson sacred heart major seminary cardinal szoka library | teresa lubienecki sacred heart seminary and school of theology leo dehon library | jennifer k. bartholomew saint francis of assisi research library | br. allen white, o.s.f. saint meinrad school of theology archabbey library | dr. daniel kolb saint paul school of theology library | lee g. webb saint paul university jean leon allie library | jérémie leblanc saint peter’s university o’toole library | daisy decoster salvation army college for officer training fairbank memorial library | meagan morash saskatoon theological union library | rachel kotei seattle pacific university library | stephen zenas perisho seattle school library | cheryl m. goodwin seminary of the southwest booher library | alison poage seton hall university library | stella wilkins shepherds theological seminary paul k. jackson library | thomas g pittman sia’atoutai theological college library | sioeli vaipulu simmons college of kentucky library | seth allen simpson college dunn library | cynthia dyer singapore bible college library | dr. cynthia chang southeastern baptist theological seminary library | jason fowler southern california seminary library | jennifer ewing southern evangelical seminary jamison library | dr. robert j mayer southern methodist university bridwell library | anthony j. elia southern reformed college & seminary srcs library | james a lee southwestern baptist theological seminary library | dr. joseph kubic ss. cyril and methodius seminary adam cardinal maida alumni library | beata owczarski st. augustine’s seminary library | librarian st. charles borromeo seminary ryan memorial library | cait kokolus st. john vianney seminary cardinal stafford library | stephen v. sweeney st. john’s seminary edward l. & carrie e. doheny libraries | victoria brennan st. john’s university libraries | vicky vagenas st. joseph’s seminary corrigan memorial library | connor flatz st. louis university pius xii memorial library | dr. ron crown st. mark’s college dr. john micallef memorial library | helena g kudzia st. mary seminary and graduate school of theology bruening-marotta library | alan k. rome st. mary’s seminary & university knott library | thomas raszewski st. mary’s university blume library | margaret sylvia st. michael’s abbey library | thomas kiser st. michael’s college library | laura crain st. patrick’s seminary gellert memorial library | matthew horwitz st. peter’s seminary a.p. mahoney library | adrienne co-dyre st. thomas university library | jessica m. orozco atla member directory (2021–2022) 71 st. tikhon’s seminary library | brian cardell st. vincent college latimer library | br. david kelly st. vincent de paul regional seminary oscar c. schorp library | arthur quinn st. vladimir’s orthodox theological seminary fr. georges florovsky library | danielle earl sum bible college and theological seminary library | dr. page brooks texas lutheran university blumberg memorial library | rev. dr. daniel f. flores thomas more university benedictine library | kelly bilz thorneloe university library | dr. john gibaut trinity college john w. graham library | acquisitions trinity international university rolfing library | nathan thebarge trinity lutheran seminary at capital university hamma library | elli cucksey trinity school for ministry library | susanah hanson trinity theological college library | dr. michael c. mukunthan tyndale university j. william horsey library | hugh rendle union presbyterian seminary library | dr. christopher kennard richardson union presbyterian seminary, charlotte library | david mayo united lutheran seminary krauth memorial and wentz memorial branch libraries | robert t. flynn united theological seminary o’brien library | kenneth sean cochrane united theological seminary of the twin cities spencer library | dr. tim sena university of chicago regenstein library | anne knafl university of divinity library | kerrie lynn burn university of dubuque charles c. myers library | becky canovan university of mississippi libraries | christina a. torbert university of northwestern st. paul berntsen library | greg rosauer university of notre dame hesburgh library | alan d. krieger university of sioux falls norman b. mears library | annie sternburg university of st. mary of the lake, mundelein seminary feehan memorial library | dr. christopher rogers university of st. michael’s college john m. kelly library | noel s. mcferran university of st. thomas archbishop ireland memorial library | betsy polakowski university of st. thomas at st. mary’s seminary cardinal beran library | librarian university of the south library jessie ball dupont library | acquisitions team urshan graduate school of theology urshan library | dr. gary d erickson vancouver school of theology h.r. macmillan library | faye chisholm vanderbilt university divinity library | bobby lewis smiley victoria university emmanuel college library | elizabeth meyers villanova university falvey memorial library | darren g. poley virginia beach theological seminary library | dr. michael h. windsor virginia theological seminary bishop payne library | dr. mitzi j. budde virginia wesleyan university hofheimer library | librarian wake forest university z. smith reynolds library | kaeley mcmahan wartburg theological seminary reu memorial library | susan ebertz 7 2    annual y e arbook wave leadership college library | natalie groff wesley biblical seminary library | grace andrews wesley theological seminary library | librarian western michigan university dwight b waldo library | geri rinna western seminary library | matthew thiesen western theological seminary cook library | stephen e. michaels westminster seminary california library | james lund westminster theological seminary montgomery library | alexander (sandy) finlayson wheaton college buswell library | acquisitions wilfrid laurier university laurier library | caroline houle william carey international university latourette library | david morgan world council of churches library | anne-emmanuelle tankam-tene world mission university library | seoyoung kim yale university divinity school library | suzanne m. estelle-holmer affiliate (with member representative) augsburg university lindell library | mary hollerich australian & new zealand theological library association ltd. (anztla) | secretary bethlehem college and seminary library | barbara winters calvary chapel university library | christine marsh casalini libri | patricia o’loughlin charlotte christian college and theological seminary goldberg library | dr. gwendolyn b. peart clarke university nicholas j. schrup library | sue leibold ecotheo collective | jason myers grace bible theological seminary library | preston kelso grant me the wisdom foundation | ms. debbie mcleod heritage bible college hezekiah polk memorial library | brina davis hong kong baptist university library | mable lam institute of lutheran theology library | rev. david patterson liturgical press | lisa miller loras college library | kris smith memphis city seminary library | taylor tollison millar college of the bible library | amy hancock north central university t. j. jones library | judy pruitt palm beach atlantic university warren library | library acquisitions pontifex university library | elise harms southeast pastoral institute library | lizette arguello texas baptist institute and seminary fannie kirland memorial library | mike paulk zomi christian theological seminary lungvakna library | rev. go van mung presbyterian and reformed 33 presbyterian and reformed virginia dearborn, princeton theological seminary, secretary members present • christopher richardson, union presbyterian seminary, convener • margaret alkema, canadian reformed theological seminary • steve jamieson, covenant theological seminary • andrew stout, covenant theological seminary • andy thomas, covenant theological seminary • becky givens, covenant theological seminary • denise pakala, retired, covenant theological seminary • jim pakala, retired, covenant theological seminary • virginia dearborn, princeton theological seminary absentee members • david schmersal, austin presbyterian theological seminary • ed hughes, memphis theological seminary • bart voskuil, mid-america reformed seminary • sharon taylor, shadyside presbyterian church • john shaffett, shorter university agenda chris welcomed everyone to the virtual meeting and invited attendees to introduce themselves, share library news and other institutional updates, and offer key takeaways or insights from this year’s conference. there was an in-person gathering during the conference, but the group agreed to hold the primary meeting online after the conference and received no notes or reports about the in-person meeting. there was some preliminary conversation about the increasing number of non-presbyterians enrolled and/or employed at historically presbyterian institutions, and some closing conversation 34    annual y e arbook about michael farrell’s conference paper, slavery, the spirituality of the church, and american presbyterianism. round robin reports canadian reformed theological seminary (hamilton, ontario, canada) – margaret alkema, librarian, shared that although the pandemic initially sent courses online, there is a pull to bring classes back to in-person only or to require at least 50% of the 4-year degree program to be completed in person. covenant theological seminary (creve coeur, missouri, usa) – as the only attendee who had also attended the in-person conference this year, andrew stout, public services librarian, mentioned that he spoke with michael farrell (who gave a talk entitled slavery, the spirituality of the church, and american presbyterianism), brian shetler (new head of special collections and archives at princeton theological seminary, and fellow denominational group member sharon taylor. steve jamieson, library director, talked about the library’s partnership with the internet archive and its open libraries project, http://openlibraries.online/libraries/, and providing a digital loan service, https://library.covenantseminary.edu/digital-loan. some classes were already being offered online or hybrid prior to the pandemic, so it wasn’t quite as much of a shift as at many other atla institutions. becky givens noted that the internet archive marc records weren’t very good and required additional work. denise pakala retired from technical services but works part time a few hours a week on special projects. right now she’s inventorying the rare book room. jim pakala, denise’s husband, is also retired but remains active in atla and mobius. princeton theological seminary, wright library (princeton, new jersey, usa) – virginia dearborn, discovery and web services librarian, mentioned the library’s recent naming in october 2021 for princeton theological seminary’s first african american graduate, theodore sedgwick wright (class of 1828). he served as the pastor of the shiloh presbyterian church of new york city (formerly first colored presbyterian church of new york city) from 1829 until his death in 1847. wright was one of the founders of the american anti-slavery society and served as chair of the new york http://openlibraries.online/libraries/ https://library.covenantseminary.edu/digital-loan denominational group reports    35 vigilance committee, which worked to prevent the kidnapping of free african americans. christopher j. anderson joined the staff as head of public services in october 2021. in this new role, he also serves as the library’s reference librarian. in december 2021 library staff member lydia andeskie was appointed archivist. although the seminary’s emphasis remains on in-person formation, there is more openness to online/hybrid learning than in pre-pandemic times, which has implications for the library in terms of collection development and access. union presbyterian seminary (richmond, virginia, usa) – christopher richardson, seminary librarian, shared that union presbyterian had hosted two decennial accreditation site visits in march 2022 (ats-coa and sacscoc). based on the findings of its selfstudy, the seminary is working to increase diversity in a number of ways and to attend to matters of equity across its two campuses. it is also working to make physical and digital resources more accessible to an increasingly diverse and distributed student body. a quality enhancement plan (qep) submitted to sacscoc focuses on “enhancing the information fluency of seminary students.” morton library in richmond is also about half-way through a large reclassification project (from pettee to lc) which will make things easier going forward but it is a heavy lift at the moment. other chris also invited discussion about michael farrell’s presentation at the conference. there was interest among the group in reading the conference proceedings when they come out; andrew had attended the talk in person but had to leave our denominational zoom meeting a little early. conference 1 committee & task force reports conference vance thomas, central baptist theological seminary, chair committee members • jessica boyer, mount st. mary’s university • michael bradford, wayne state university • craig kubic, southwestern baptist theological seminary • jude morrissey, yale university divinity school • derek rieckens, catholic theological union • oliver schulz, colorado christian university • vance m. thomas, central baptist theological seminary year in review as we reflect on the past year, it’s clear that 2022-2023 was a transformative period for the conference committee. building on the lessons learned from the previous virtual conferences, we continued refining the hybrid conference experience. the committee started its work in earnest in october 2022. attention was given to the timeline for the call for proposals and related committee work. shortly after, the call for proposals was announced. in late january 2023, the committee convened in ft. worth at the conference hotel to review the proposals and select from the submissions the sessions for the conference. once the selection process was completed, a tentative schedule was drafted. 2    annual y e arbook as in past years as the conference date approached, committee members focused on finalizing last-minute arrangements for memorials and local host logistics. with that, we (physically or virtually) made our way to ft. worth and to the conference itself. atla annual 2023 conference review in mid-june, the association gathered in ft. worth and commenced our time together with a hearty, “hi y’all.” it was another year of hybrid participation with participants both onsite and online. with a trimmed-down schedule, association members commenced the business of sharing insights with and support for one another. this year, attendees were challenged to consider the role of libraries, and specifically theological libraries, as agents of change. incoming ala president emily drabinski launched us into the conference by urging us to organize for change. after recounting some of the challenges that are part of the current context for libraries and librarians, drabinski shared a personal story of an impactful moment that shaped her career. she recounted the power of organizing as a collective group of librarians after a management lockout following an impasse in contract negotiations. her talk culminated with a discussion of four things that professional organizations like atla can do to help foster change. our second plenary speaker, dr. walter fluker invited us to return to our foundational impulses toward archiving and preserving information. this impulse, dr. fluker states, pushes us beyond a mere posture of nostalgia for the past but also pushes us forward into the future. he imagines pentecost as a story that is about more than tongues of fire—it is about diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. contributing to the challenges posed by the plenary speakers, many of our colleagues shared experiences and expertise through papers, conversation groups, and panel discussions which kept us busy thursday and friday of the conference. our time together in ft. worth concluded with four post-conference workshops; denominational and interest group meetings were held online in the weeks afterward. for those who may have missed a session or two due to conflicts, or maybe you just want to review a particularly engaging presentation, recordings of the sessions are available online through sched. committee & task force reports    3 this was also the maiden atla annual conference for our new executive director, dr. john f. kutsko. while the ft. worth temperatures may have been a bit oppressive, i hope dr. kutsko received a welcome and refreshing reception from the members of this association. i said it last year, and i will say it again—the real value of the conference, for me at least, is the people. whether you participated onsite or online, i hope you had an opportunity to connect with one another and to make new acquaintances. given that we had a larger-than-average number of first-time attendees (42 to be exact), such opportunities were abundant. even more, i hope you continue to enrich one another and continue to feel enriched by one another in the months to come. i genuinely believe this association and its members are an immeasurable treasure. atla annual 2022 conference: by the numbers here are the numbers for the 2023 annual conference. they illustrate the extent of the participation and the influence of the event: a total of 235 participants registered for the conference. of those, 121 were onsite participants and 113 were virtual participants. what is particularly notable is the number of first-time participants—58 (43 onsite and 15 virtual). also remarkable is the fact that we had 42 international attendees, 29 of which were from outside north america. the conference featured two plenary sessions, 36 concurrent sessions, four post-conference workshops, and two worship services as well as two vendor-hosted breakfast sessions. approximately 75 presenters contributed to the program. additionally, 15 interest group and denominational meetings were conducted virtually in the weeks following the onsite conference. many thanks before concluding, it is important to express gratitude to the individuals who made the atla 2023 annual conference possible. we extend our sincere appreciation to the committee members who dedicated their time and expertise: jessica boyer, michael 4    annual y e arbook bradford, craig kubic, jude morrissey, derek rieckens, and oliver schulz. special recognition goes to craig kubic and the local host committee for their warm welcome. we also acknowledge the invaluable contributions of gillian harrison cain, jamie lin, and denise mcfarlin whose hard work behind the scenes deserves more praise than i can muster in these few words. thank you, friends. i hope to see many of you next year at the 2024 conference in long beach, california. interest group reports pubic service 13 public services david schmersal, wright learning and information center, austin presbyterian theological seminary, secretary members present • allison graham, wright library, princeton theological seminary • virginia dearborn, wright library, princeton theological seminary • dee roberts, pitts theology library, emory university • susanne ridenour, knott library, st. mary’s seminary and university absentee members • (208 others) agenda 1) welcome new members and briefly describe the nature and scope of the interest group 2) debrief 2024 atla annual conference, specifically the ses sion sponsored by psig 3) propose and discuss ideas for a session at the 2025 atla annual conference 4) custodianship of atla’s websites on religion libguide 5) check-in/round robin year in review members of the psig planned and sponsored a session offered as a panel presentation at the 2024 atla annual conference entitled “how doomed are we?: a philosophical/theological consideration of ai/chatgpt in relation to theological libraries and theological education.” the presenters were: 14    annual y e arbook allison graham, reference and research librarian, princeton theological seminary brady alan beard, ph.d., reference and instruction librarian, pitts theology library, candler school of theology, emory university emily peterson, director of public services, john bulow campbell library david schmersal, access and instruction librarian, austin presbyterian theological seminary there was also some discussion of our custodianship of atla’s websites on religion libguide https://atla.libguides.com/wor round robin reports princeton seminary – princeton is now offering two new degreeprograms, a master of arts in theology (justice and public life) and a master’s in theology, ecology, and faith formation. the wright library has also hired two new staff members and has two open ings. the library has a new website that is now incorporated into the seminary’s website. they are no longer loading e-book and e-journal records into the catalog and have switched to having them loaded directly into summon. st. mary’s seminary and university knott library has a small staff but is the largest theological library in the area, serving both seminarians and the wider community. staff have been preparing instruction and information literacy programs for the fall. candler school of theology, emory university candler has begun offering a hybrid mdiv degree. pitts has recently hired an online learning librarian focused on digital pedagogy. pitts is offering two research fellowships, the kessler fellowship and the morgan english bible and psalmody fellowship (in collaboration with columbia). pitts has begun an outreach student advisory committee, which will seek to find ways to connect students in emoryuniversity’s religion department with candler’s collections. pitts has also re-formed its friends of the library group. https://atla.libguides.com/wor interest group reports    15 other our small group discussed programming ideas to pursue, or advocate, as an interest group, focused on building community within atla and offering professional development opportunities. one sugges tion is developing a shared virtual reference platform that would be staffed by theological librarians and available to all students at atla member seminaries (and possibly other students and members of the public). since many students are able to attend classes remotely and thus do not necessarily live in the same time zone as their home libraries, this would allow students to obtain reference and research assistance from librarians who are in the same time zone (or, if students are working late, still be able to contact a theological librarian when the staff at their home institutions may have signed off for the day). natalie from atla noted that the reciprocal borrowing program provides an option for students to have access to participating local theological libraries. we also discussed the possibility of creating a guide to share best practices for training student workers, the desire to engage atla members through more casual connections (for example, through an atla discord server), and the need for outreach to library schools to recruit the next generation of theological librarians. denominational group methodist 51 methodist wesley custer, asbury theological seminary, chair members present • wes custer – asbury theological seminary • ellen frost – southern methodist seminary, bridwell library i. agenda 1) project updates 2) thoughts for future projects 3) volunteers for service ii. project updates the wesley’s works project at emory university is ongoing. andrew keck is the point person. the world methodist museum collections were moved to the bridwell library, which received a grant to study the collection. iii. future projects digitization project again •  newsletters/leaflets from the 60s and 70s. •  create a document of title data and what we each have (google form) •  complete sets of methodist publications •  potentially use this: https://www.atla.com/ member-benefits/digitization-grant-program/ https://www.atla.com/member-benefits/digitization-grant-program/ https://www.atla.com/member-benefits/digitization-grant-program/ denominational group reports 52 iv. action items for the projects •  email list with the idea and ask for interest with the grant information in the email •  ellen will follow up with this. •  send out an e-vote for positions •  lee webb has volunteered to serve as the chair for the coming year. ellen frost will serve as the vice chair. officers of atla (1947–2023) 59 officers of atla (1947–2023) term president vice president executive secretary* treasurer 1947– 48 l. r. elliott charles p. johnson robert f. beach ernest m. white 1948– 49 l. r. elliott lucy w. markley robert f. beach j. stillson judah 1949– 50 jannette newhall kenneth s. gapp robert f. beach e. f. george 1950– 51 jannette newhall o. gerald lawson evah ostrander e. f. george 1951– 52 raymond p. morris margaret hort evah ostrander calvin schmitt 1952– 53 raymond p. morris henry m. brimm esther george calvin schmitt 1953– 54 henry m. brimm robert f. beach esther george calvin schmitt 1954– 55 robert f. beach evah kincheloe alice dagan ernest m. white 1955– 56 robert f. beach helen uhrlich alice dagan ernest m. white 1956– 57 helen b. uhrlich calvin schmitt alice dagan harold b. prince c o n t i n u e d * formerly known as secretary, beginning in 1956–57, the title was changed to executive secretary. atla reorganized in 1991, and the executive secretary became a paid atla staff position. in 1993, this position became director of member services. 60    annual y e arbook term president vice president executive secretary* treasurer 1957– 58 calvin schmitt decherd turner alice dagan harold b. prince 1958– 59 decherd turner pamela quiers frederick chenery harold b. prince 1959– 60 pamela quiers kenneth quiers frederick chenery harold b. prince 1960– 61 kenneth gapp conolly gamble frederick chenery harold b. prince 1961– 62 conolly gamble donn m. farris frederick chenery harold b. prince 1962– 63 donn m. farris jay s. judah frederick chenery harold b. prince 1963– 64 jay s. judah charles johnson frederick chenery harold b. prince 1964– 65 charles johnson george h. bricker frederick chenery peter vandenberge 1965– 66 george h. bricker roscoe m. pierson thomas e. camp peter vandenberge 1966– 67 roscoe pierson arthur e. jones thomas e. camp peter vandenberge 1967– 68 arthur e. jones maria grossmann susan a. schultz david guston 1968– 69 maria grossmann harold b. prince susan a. schultz david guston 1969– 70 harold b. prince henry scherer susan a. schultz david guston 1970– 71 henry scherer genevieve kelly susan a. schultz david guston 1971– 72 genevieve kelly peter vandenberge david j. wartluft warren mehl 1972– 73 peter vandenberge john d. batsel david j. wartluft warren mehl c o n t i n u e d      61 term president vice president executive secretary* treasurer 1973– 74 john d. batsel oscar c. burdick david j. wartluft warren mehl 1974– 75 oscar c. burdick roland e. kircher david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1975– 76 roland e. kircher erich schultz david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1976– 77 erich r.w. schultz john b. trotti david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1977– 78 john b. trotti elmer j. o’brien david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1978– 79 elmer j. o’brien g. paul hamm david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1979– 80 simeon daly g. paul hamm david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1980– 81 simeon daly jerry campbell david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1981– 82 jerry campbell robert dvorak albert hurd robert a. olsen, jr. 1982– 83 robert dvorak martha aycock albert hurd robert a. olsen, jr. 1983– 84 martha aycock ronald deering albert hurd robert a. olsen, jr. 1984– 85 ronald deering sara mobley albert hurd robert a. olsen, jr. 1985– 86 sara myers stephen peterson simeon daly robert a. olsen, jr. 1986– 87 stephen peterson rosalyn lewis simeon daly robert a. olsen, jr. 1987– 88 rosalyn lewis channing jeschke simeon daly robert a. olsen, jr. 1988– 89 channing jeschke h. eugene mcleod simeon daly robert a. olsen, jr. c o n t i n u e d 62    annual y e arbook term president vice president executive secretary* treasurer 1989– 90 h. eugene mcleod james dunkly simeon daly robert a. olsen, jr. term president vice president 1990–91 james dunkly mary bischoff 1991–92 james dunkly mary bischoff 1992–93 mary bischoff linda corman 1993–94 roger loyd linda corman 1996–97 m. patrick graham sharon a. taylor 1997–98 m. patrick graham dorothy g. thomason 1998–99 milton j. (joe) coalter dorothy g. thomason 2000–01 william hook sharon taylor 2001–02 sharon taylor eileen k. saner 2002–03 eileen k. saner paul schrodt 2003–04 paul schrodt paul stuehrenberg 2004–05 paul stuehrenberg christine wenderoth 2005–06 christine wenderoth duane harbin 2006–07 duane harbin martha lund smalley 2007–08 martha lund smalley david r. stewart 2008–09 david r. stewart roberta a. schaafsma 2009–10 david r. stewart roberta a. schaafsma 2010–11 laura c. wood eileen crawford 2011–12 john b. weaver andrew keck 2012–13 andrew keck beth bidlack c o n t i n u e d      63 term president vice president 2013–14 beth bidlack melody layton mcmahon 2014–15 beth bidlack kelly campbell 2015–16 kelly campbell timothy d. lincoln term president vice president treasurer** 2016– 17 timothy d. lincoln matthew j. ostercamp matthew ostercamp 2017– 18 matthew j. ostercamp jennifer bartholomew ellen frost 2018– 19 jennifer bartholomew stephen v. sweeney christina torbert 2019– 20 stephen v. sweeney ellen frost armin siedlecki 2020– 21 stephen v. sweeney ellen frost armin siedlecki 2021– 22 christina torbert armin siedlecki jérémie leblanc 2022– 23 jérémie leblanc armin siedlecki kris veldheer ** the board of directors adopted new bylaws in 2016, adding treasurer to the officers of atla beginning in fy2017. interest group reports small library 16 small libraries elli cucksey, trinity lutheran seminary at capital university, chair members present • elli cucksey, trinity lutheran seminary at capital university, chair • john dechant, meadville lombard theological school • stephanie garrett, catholic international university • karla grafton, hartford international university for religion and peace • stephen sweeney, st. john vianney seminary • vance thomas, university of dubuque agenda 1) call to order a) officer introduction (succession planning) b) group introductions 2) old business 3) new business a) conference reflections b) ideas for future conference sessions 4) discussion of challenges/burning issues 5) adjourn introductions were made, and vance explained his need to step down as chair that arose from him accepting a seat on the board. elli accepted the position of chair and asked for a volunteer for vice chair. the job of the vice chair is primarily to attend meetings, take notes if there is not a secretary elected or present, and be willing to be the next chair. stephanie garrett accepted this responsibility. further discussions centered around how small the group had become and whether that might be an artifact of these meetings being held online. it is accepted that the idea of holding them online is to allow participation by more than those who are attending the conference in person, but that does not seem to be the result. it interest group reports 17 was suggested, and the group agreed, that an in-person gathering should be held at the conference next year for those in attendance. while that cannot be our official business gathering, it might renew connections, encourage socializing among members, draw newer members to our group, and strengthen existing relationships. discussions of possible conference sessions for our group to propose, or that we wish to see, included library management with limited staffing; and a.i., specifically how to use it well. our discussion of current challenges in our libraries focused on the challenges of being reactionary to everything and not being able to grasp proactive actions due to the “tyranny of the urgent.” there was also a conversation about the feasibility and practices of mailing books to patrons. the group agreed to meet again in october to further discuss possible conference sessions before submission deadlines, and to plan a possible wednesday meet-up for the pittsburgh conference in 2025. 2022 ats library statistics 109 2023 ats library statistics with the recent changes to the ats library annual library reporting (arf) form, we will no longer be including data in the atla annual yearbook. each year, the data set is posted on the atla website and a separate report summarizing the data will be posted. https://www.atla.com/learning-engagement/ats-statistics/ https://www.atla.com/learning-engagement/ats-statistics/ 24 technical services brinna michael, pitts theology library, emory university, chair members present • brinna michael, pitts theology library, emory university, chair • leslie engelson, murray state university • heather hicks, southwestern baptist theological seminary • christa strickler, university of notre dame • christina torbert, university of mississippi • alexis weiss, atla, atla funnels coordinator • seth miskimins, bridwell library, southern methodist university • anna appleman, columbia theological seminary • becky givins, covenant theological seminary • john vinke, austin presbyterian theological seminary • stephanie garrett, catholic international university • jeff brigham, andover newton theological school • tim hasin, molloy university • w. field, william booth college absentee members • michael bradford, wayne state university • bro. andrew kosmowski, north american center for marianist studies, secretary • armin siedlecki, pitts theology library, emory university agenda 1) steering committee reminders a) a reminder of the current steering committee members b) call for nominations (self or otherwise) to fill two vacancies interest group reports 25 2) liaison reports a) see “round robin reports” below. 3) tcb report a) see “round robin reports” below. 4) tsig year in review a) see “year in review” below. 5) open discussion year in review tsig has had a quiet year. updates to the membership scope as discussed and approved at the 2023 business meeting were finalized and the website was updated to reflect those changes. the new membership scope expands and explicitly invites those working in a broad range of technical services roles beyond cataloging to join. a proposal writing workshop was held this winter with the support of the conference planning committee. the workshop provided a review of proposal writing, types of sessions, and the submission process. round robin reports cc:da – report written by michael bradford, delivered by brinna michael. upon the retirement of donna wells, a year ago, the position of atla liaison to cc:da (ala committee on cataloging: description & access) was left vacant until spring 2024. for the 2023/2024 year, michael served as an intern/non-voting member of cc:da. his role was to help take the minutes of the meetings, held at midwinter and annual. this spring, there was a call for volunteers on the tsig listserv to stand for election as the new atla liaison. as no others stepped forward, michael was named to the position. as of july 1st, in addition to being the atla liaison, he is also a fullvoting member of the committee. for this last year: 26    annual y e arbook cc:da responded to requests for comments by the rda steering committee on the following proposals: • religionswg/2023/1 • religionswg/2023/2 • languageswg/2023/1 • placeswg/2023-2 the committee has a procedures task force that has been revising the documentation and manual that governs the committee and will be ready for approval by core leadership and ratification by the committee this summer. the documents online repository task force was charged last summer with identifying a permanent online repository and locating historical committee documents spread around online and in local files, and to determine a retention cycle. the cc:da task force on personal names in official rda was charged in sept. 2023 with submitting a proposal to the north american rda committee (nardac) with revising the instructions on personal names. an interim report is expected by ala annual. during the midwinter meeting, the committee receives reports from various communities, such as nardac, oclc, and pcc. the complete minutes for winter 2024 is here: https:// connect.ala.org/higherlogic/system/downloaddocumentfile. ashx?documentfilekey=bcf43395-542d-826b-a0b6-5b0798935781. michael was unable to attend the ala annual meeting on june 29th and july 1st. on july 1st, michael sent an email to the tsig listserv requesting quick turnaround feedback/comments on the new rda proposal for: rsc/religionswg/2024/1, which proposes to change the word “church” to “place of worship,” and moves the instructions for some religious bodies to either a general corporate heading rule or to a community resource area, as they deal with a specific religion only. atla pcc funnels – reported by alexis weiss. • saco funnel https://www.rdatoolkit.org/rsc/rscreligionswg20231 https://www.rdatoolkit.org/rsc/rscreligionswg20232 https://www.rdatoolkit.org/rsc/rsclanguageswg20231 https://www.rdatoolkit.org/rsc/rscplaceswg20232 https://connect.ala.org/higherlogic/system/downloaddocumentfile.ashx?documentfilekey=bcf43395-542d-826b-a0b6-5b0798935781 https://connect.ala.org/higherlogic/system/downloaddocumentfile.ashx?documentfilekey=bcf43395-542d-826b-a0b6-5b0798935781 https://connect.ala.org/higherlogic/system/downloaddocumentfile.ashx?documentfilekey=bcf43395-542d-826b-a0b6-5b0798935781 interest group reports 27  ᵒ producing proposals fairly well, due in large part to the addition of the atla metadata team as official members of the funnel • naco funnel  ᵒ numbers are down from previous years, largely due to the departure of richard lammert (previous pcc funnels coordinator)  ᵒ anna appleman and heather hicks have volunteered to help move funnel members who are not currently independent through that process by reviewing work • pcc operations committee  ᵒ agenda and recordings: https://www.loc. gov/aba/pcc/documents/opco-2024/agendaopco-2024.pdf  ᵒ these meetings are open to all, so if you are interested in attending the meeting virtually next may, contact alexis for more information.  ᵒ reminder to join the pcc mailing list if you are interested in keeping up to date on pcc: http:// www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/discussion.html  ᵒ saco updates:  ‐ there is a large project ongoing to modernize many headings, specifically floating headings. • e.g., “christianity and buddhism” is being deleted in favor of “christianity—relations—buddhism” • e.g., “democracy and christianity” is being deleted in favor of “christianity— political aspects” and “democracy”  ‐ a large project to update headings related to indigenous peoples and topics  ‐ atla has been involved in work to change/ remove/update the term “cults” • naco updates: https://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/documents/opco-2024/agenda-opco-2024.pdf https://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/documents/opco-2024/agenda-opco-2024.pdf https://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/documents/opco-2024/agenda-opco-2024.pdf http://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/discussion.html http://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/discussion.html 28    annual y e arbook  ᵒ upcoming naco training is tentatively scheduled for september  ᵒ paul frank has retired, and tricia mackenzie has taken over his role as liaison for naco to the library of congress tcb: technical services in religion & theology – reported by christa strickler. it has been an exciting and challenging year for tcb. first, the editorial board has been expanded from an editor in chief and two editors to include an additional editor. nicholas friesner joined the editorial board in early fall to fill that additional role. nicholas brings a wealth of editorial experience and has been a critical part of the team as the publication develops. also, tcb published the first themed issue on system migrations which attracted much interest from readers. staffing changes at atla open press have posed some challenges, including the departure of christine fruin and the upcoming departure of christy karpinski. the editorial board is also experiencing turnover as christa strickler steps down as editor in chief and anna appleman finishes her terms as editor. andy sulavik, the technology and collections services librarian at manatee county public library, will be joining the editorial board as the new editor in chief, and tim hasin, head of technical services at molloy university, will be joining as editor. other during the open discussion at the business meeting, members raised several points of discussion, summarized below. leslie engelson put forward a request for members to nominate themselves for upcoming atla board positions as armin siedlecki’s term ends this year and leslie’s term ends next year. currently, leslie and armin are the only technical services representatives on the board, and it would be nice to continue to have representation. for those interested in nominating themselves, contact susan ebertz on the nominating committee. • christa strickler followed up with a question about board service requiring in-person attendance at meetings four times a year. interest group reports 29  ᵒ leslie clarified that the board meets three times a year: in person at atla annual in june, in person in october, and online in february (starting 2026).  ᵒ the reasoning for having at least two required in-person meetings is that previous experience during covid with all virtual meetings has shown to be less productive, less conducive to building rapport between board members, and overall unpleasant to spend so many hours on video calls.  ᵒ leslie added that all costs of travel, housing, and food are covered by atla for board members for these required in-person meetings.  ᵒ christina torbert added that there are special provisions for board members needing to have a hybrid option for attending meetings, for example, those living internationally. • brinna michael asked about the length of a board term.  ᵒ leslie shared that board members are elected to a three-year term which can be renewed once, if reelected. • leslie engelson asked for thoughts or advice on matching vendor records to oclc records and having those vendor records updated with the corresponding oclc number.  ᵒ brinna michael mentioned that emory libraries has recently undertaken oclc’s reclamation service, but leslie is hoping for an ongoing process rather than a one-time project.  ᵒ christa strickler mentioned notre dame is doing the oclc data sync process. • christina torbert asked for thoughts on writing functional requirements for a request for proposal from subscription agents. 30    annual y e arbook  ᵒ leslie engleson asked if this process has ever resulted in a change in vendor, which christina confirmed has happened before. brinna michael prompted attendees to consider sharing topics they are interested in learning more about, tools they’d like to see demonstrated, a particular person’s work they’d like to learn more about, etc. the goal is to gather possible ideas for programming during the coming year as well as potential presentation topics for atla annual 2025. • leslie engelson is interested in learning about practical applications of ai in technical services work.  ᵒ she has used ai prompts to help automate reformatting of table of contents information.  ᵒ brinna suggested perhaps having a two-part session: discussion about applications and then hands-on testing/exploring. • christa strickler mentioned that she might propose a session on cleaning up eresource bibliographic records.  ᵒ heather hicks asked about how christa has approached clean-up projects previously, specifically what tools she used.  ᵒ christa mentioned that a good deal of notre dame’s electronic resource metadata management happens through oclc’s collection manager. they make a great deal of local changes using marcedit, but noted that many of those local changes are likely to be lost in an upcoming system migration. christa added that she prefers working directly in oclc to avoid that issue. leslie engelson asked about thoughts on the recent pcc rda training and whether it was helpful for implementing new rda and/or the new toolkit. interest group reports 31 • there was consensus that new rda is challenging to understand, particularly the new concepts (nomen, res, etc.). • leslie mentioned that the training did help her understand the structure of the new toolkit. • becky givins and heather hicks discussed their experiences with attempting to implement old rda in the midst of system migrations. • brinna michael suggested a discussion group to try and work through new rda together. • becky asked for thoughts on the usefulness of the toolkit for producing naco records. w. field asked if anyone had experience using microsoft sharepoint/ teams in conjunction with the library catalog for discoverability purposes. • john vinke discussed the possibility of permissions management and how that might be a challenge for resources that should be openly accessible. atla organizational directory (2022–2023) 64 atla organizational directory (2022–2023) officers of the board of directors jérémie leblanc, president chief librarian, jean leon allie library, saint paul university armin siedlecki, vice president head of cataloging, pitts theology library, emory university leslie engelson, secretary metadata librarian, university libraries, murray state university kris veldheer, treasurer library director, paul bechtold library, catholic theological union board of directors yasmine abou-el-kheir director, lapp learning commons, chicago theological seminary carisse berryhill special assistant to the dean, brown library, abilene christian university kerrie burn library manager, mannix library, catholic theological college at the university of divinity susan ebertz director, reu memorial library, wartburg theological seminary dan flores university librarian and director, blumberg memorial library, texas lutheran seminary atla organizational directory (2022–2023) 65 michelle spomer director of the clifford e. barbour library, pittsburgh theological seminary karl stutzman director of library services, anabaptist mennonite biblical seminary matthew thiesen director of library and information services, cline-tunnell library, western seminary board committees finance committee • kris veldheer, paul bechtold library, catholic theological union, chair • dan flores, blumberg memorial library, texas lutheran seminary • matthew thiesen, cline-tunnell library, western seminary governance committee • karl stutzman, anabaptist mennonite theological seminary library, chair • susan ebertz, reu memorial library, wartburg theological seminary • leslie engelson, university libraries, murray state university tellers committee • ryan shrauner, bill and joyce holmes library, baptist seminary of kentucky, chair • maria garcia, donald e. o’shaughnessy library, oblate school of theology • suzanne smith, mitchell library, multnomah university moral ownership committee • michelle spomer, clifford e. barbour library, pittsburgh theological seminary, chair • yasmine abou-el-kheir, lapp learning commons, chicago theological seminary • kerrie burn, mannix library, catholic theological college at 66    annual y e arbook the university of divinity • carisse berryhill, brown library, abilene christian university nominating committee • michelle spomer, clifford e. barbour library, pittsburgh theological seminary, chair • gerrit van dyk, harold b. lee library, brigham young university • mariel deluca voth, pacific theological seminary appointed officials and representatives association archivist martha smalley, yale university divinity school library representative to ala committee on cataloging: description and access donna wells, the library at southeastern, southeastern baptist theological seminary committees, councils, and task forces of the association conference committee • vance thomas, shumaker library, central baptist theological seminary, kansas, chair • jessica boyer, phillips library, mount st. mary’s university • michael bradford, wayne state university library • craig kubic, southwestern baptist theological seminary library, 2023 local host committee representative • jude morrisey, yale university divinity school library • derek rieckens, paul bechtold library, catholic theological union, editor in chief, atla summary of proceedings • oliver schulz, clifton l. fowler library, colorado christian university • gillian harrison cain, ex-officio • denise mcfarlin, staff liaison logistics • jamie lin, staff liaison content atla organizational directory (2022–2023) 67 committee for diversity, equity, and inclusion • david kriegh, saint mary’s college of california library, chair • elli cucksey, hamma library, trinity lutheran seminary at capital university • kenneth litwak, gateway seminary library, los angeles campus • daniel smith, styberg library, garrett-evangelical theological seminary • jennifer ulrich, eastern mennonite university library • alexis weiss, staff liaison professional development committee • becky givens, oliver j. buswell, jr. library, covenant theological seminary, chair • kellie barbato, b. thomas golisano library, northeastern seminary at roberts wesleyan university • robert burgess, leland speed library, mississippi college • timothy lincoln, stitt library, austin presbyterian theological seminary • andy lofthus, western seminary library • megan welsh, norlin library, university of colorado boulder • jamie lin, staff liaison scholarly communication and digital initiatives committee • brad ost, robert w. woodruff library, atlanta university center, chair • melissa chim, excelsior university library • matt davis, e. h. little library, davidson college • ann mcshane, pitts theology library, emory university • greg murray, wright library, princeton theological seminary • erica pye, brown library, abilene christian university • christine fruin, staff liaison • christy karpinski, staff liaison atla open press advisory council • elkie burnside, university of massachusetts at amhurst, at large member • douglas gragg, andover-harvard theological library, harvard divinity school, at large member 68    annual y e arbook • derek rieckens, paul bechtold library, catholic theological union, editor in chief, atla summary of proceedings • myka kennedy stephens, lancaster theological seminary library, editor in chief, books @atla open press • christa strickler, hesburgh library, university of notre dame, editor in chief, theology cataloging bulletin • garrett trott, corban university, editor in chief, theological librarianship • christine fruin, staff liaison association staff leadership • executive director: john f. kutsko • director of financial services: chad handshy • director of information systems: jim butler • director of membership and engagement: gillian harrison cain • director of production: maria stanton committee task force scholarly communication & digital initiatives 8 scholarly communication & digital initiatives erica pye, abilene christian university, chair committee members • erica pye, abilene christian university, chair • caitlin reeves greenamyre, columbia theological seminary • ann mcshane, candler school of theology, emory university • greg murray, princeton theological seminary • brad ost, auc robert w. woodruff library • marta samokishyn, saint paul university • christy karpinski, atla staff liaison • alexis weiss, atla staff liaison year in review at atla annual 2023, our committee organized a conference postworkshop with tanya spilovoy on the topic of “becoming an oer advocate.” tanya is involved with sparc’s open education leadership program and used her expertise to share with participants some practical ideas on how to promote and advocate for the use of oer on their campuses. in august of 2023, the scadi committee welcomed two new members: marta samokishyn and caitlin greenamyre. the scadi committee continued to promote and execute two grant programs: the atla digitization grant program and the atla oer grant program. the digitization grant seeks to support institutions in their efforts to digitize and make more accessible collection items from special collections and archives departments. grant funds are available for up to $5000 for new digitization projects. this year our committee had six applicants for the digitization grant, and funds were awarded to three institutions: congregational library and archives, graduate theological union, and pittsburgh theological seminary. https://www.atla.com/member-benefits/digitization-grant-program/ https://www.atla.com/member-benefits/atla-oer-grant-program/ https://www.atla.com/member-benefits/atla-oer-grant-program/ committee & task force reports 9 the oer grant encourages institutions to either replace commercial course materials with low or no-cost materials, or create entirely new oers without reusing or remixing any existing content. grant awards range from $1500 to $3500. no applications were received this year, and the scadi committee discussed ideas for better promoting the grant, as well as utilizing atla surveys to get a better idea of what members are interested in learning in regards to oer. possible partnerships between atla and sparc were also discussed. professional development 7 professional development becky givens, covenant theological seminary, chair committee members • becky givens, covenant theological seminary • timothy lincoln, austin presbyterian theological seminary • kellie barbato, roberts wesleyan university and northeastern seminary • megan welsh, university of colorado boulder • robert burgess, mississippi college • andy lofthus, western seminary year in review the pdc began the year with an in-person planning meeting on november 11, 2022, in san diego, ca, with atla staff member jamie lin, where we brainstormed programs for the 2022-2023 year and beyond. during this year the pdc worked to promote two new educational programs available through atla, library juice academy, and skilltype. in february 2023 the pcd organized a cohort to take the library juice academy “lrm: a new foundation for rda & the rda toolkit” class together. a listserv was used to communicate about the class lectures, readings, and the future of cataloging. thirteen atla members participated. i personally found being in a cohort encouraging as we navigated this complicated and ever-changing world of rda together. the pdc also instituted a professional development hour, encouraging atla members to reserve time on their calendars for professional development. members received an email reminder that included suggestions of things to watch or read on specific topics from the skilltype platform, such as ai and chatgpt. pdc also experimented with developing suggested playlists on various topics 8    annual y e arbook within the platform, but discovered this was not yet fully developed, but might be useful in the future. the last program we developed for the 2022-2023 year was a career development workshop at atla annual. megan welsh and courtney mcdonald presented a free three-hour cv & resume workshop for mid-career professionals, where members could work on and receive feedback on their resumes. in addition to these programs for 2022-2023, the pdc also worked on planning two mentoring programs, one for directors, and one for students and new professionals. we hope to see these implemented in the future. professional development 9 professional development patsy yang, gateway seminary, chair committee members • patsy yang, gateway seminary, chair • kellie barbato, roberts wesleyan college/northeastern seminary • becky givens, covenant theological seminary • timothy lincoln, austin presbyterian theological seminary • andy lofthus, western seminary • jamie lin, atla staff liaison year in review the professional development committee (pdc) fosters the development of librarians and related information professionals who serve theological and religious studies scholarship and study. we provide professional development opportunities to members throughout the year using a variety of methods and delivery mechanisms to facilitate the exchange of ideas and support members at every point in their careers, by determining member needs and identifying expert resources. at our october 2021 annual virtual fall meeting, we discussed programming ideas and how we could provide programming related to atla’s organizational ends and the board of directors’ 202021/2021-22 mega issues. we decided to provide monthly remo social hours to provide an informal atmosphere for atla members throughout the academic year, since the remo socials at the end of each day of the 2021 conference were so successful and these have a small, but enthusiastic attendance, so they will continue through next year as well. we also created an initial set of topics to cover in conversation groups, panel discussions and other webinars during the year. we started off our pdc events with a panel discussion with five atla members and staff on “what is a theological librarian” during tlm month. this had a very high attendance by both atla 10    annual y e arbook members and people from other organizations and is now available in atla’s online webinar archive. we continued the informal conversation groups series started in 2020-2021 to help our members connect more easily with each other. we created privacy and a safe place by not recording these conversations. the topics included an open discussion on oclc’s wms/wc discovery platform and the long-term effect of the pandemic on our workplaces. in february, we surveyed the atla membership regarding preferred subject topics and venues for professional development opportunities. we analyzed the results in march and again learned that most members prefer webinars for their professional development from atla. you may read our full survey report including analysis on the atla blog sometime this fall. the pdc oversees the regional grant program for regional groups and member institutions. we did not receive any grant applications this year as institutions continued to deal with covid and most groups met virtually instead of in person. some of our members and jamie lin are working to reimagine the mentoring program for new library directors. this is a need that our professional development surveys regularly receive requests for. we hope to have something ready to share by the end of the next fiscal year, if not earlier. unfortunately, covid is not over. most of our institutions and members are learning to live with it at work and at home. as we continue to use new ways to work with students in our current climate, the professional development committee will continue to focus on providing programming to meet your professional development needs. committee task force diversity, equity, and inclusion 7 diversity, equity, and inclusion jennifer ulrich, eastern mennonite university, chair committee members • jennifer ulrich, eastern mennonite university • elli cucksey, trinity lutheran seminary at capital university • karla grafton, hartford international university for religion and peace • stephen sweeney, st. john vianney seminary • suzanne taylor, mount st. mary’s university year in review the dei committee met monthly via zoom. we enjoyed an in-person meeting in tucson, az in the fall where we discussed the scholarship, programming at the annual conference, and transitions for this next year. one blog post was published in oct. 2023 by elli cucksey, entitled “i was wrong: a personal reflection.” the committee hopes to post more consistently in the next year. scholarship work takes up much of the time for this committee. this year the committee presented a proposal to increase the amount of the scholarship. we presented our recommendation to membership and engagement in june. the 2024 scholarship recipient is colton douglas whelpton, an mlis student at the university of alberta. elli cucksey and suzanne taylor presented at atla annual 2024 in long beach, ca. their presentation was entitled “the pronoun puzzle: a beginner’s guide to creating a trans-friendly library.” several of the committee members enrolled in the “critical information literacy” class through the library juice academy in july 2024. they hope to bring the information learned to their work in the committee. denominational group lutheran 50 lutheran a business meeting for the lutheran denominational group did not occur in 2024. denominational groups angilican 36 anglican/episcopal t. patrick milas, new brunswick theological seminary, convener members present • mitzi budde, virginia theological seminary • vincent williams, virginia theological seminary • susanah hanson, trinity school for ministry • t. patrick milas, new brunswick theological seminary • alison poage, seminary of the southwest • duane carter, seminary of the southwest • marlon paterson, seminary of the southwest • jude morrissey, yale divinity school • will coberly, liberty university i. call to order members of the anglican and episcopal denominational group met via zoom on june 27 at 12 p.m. eastern. ii. group leadership patrick milas called for nominations for the role of convener. milas was encouraged to continue serving as convener. he affirmed that he will continue. iii. 2024 worskhop/conference report patrick milas reported that the anglican and episcopal denominational group essentially kicked off the conference thursday morning. we offered worship in the anglican tradition, and we were joined by folks from several different faith backgrounds, but from our own episcopal and anglican group, jude morrissey helped to lead the service. it was well attended. it was the best attended of the morning worship services at the conference. denominational group reports 37 the anglican and episcopal denomination group was also represented in the panel, “beyond mere denominationalism.” alison poage, seminary of the southwest, represented our group. the anabaptist and mennonite denominational group was represented by karl stutzman. david kreigh represented the roman catholic denominational group, and robin mccall represented the presbyterian and reformed denominational group. to prepare for the panel presentation, milas took a deep dive into the conference proceedings, going back to 1948, and looked at what was happening, what to make of these denominational groups, when did they get started, etc. what he discovered was that over the decades there was a really vibrant track record of contributing to devotions, sometimes called invocations or morning worship or eucharists by our predecessors in this group. during the panel presentation, we heard about all kinds of resource-sharing that has gone on, including some that is currently afoot. iii. round robin reports susanah hanson, trinity school for ministry trinity school for ministry has officially changed its name to trinity anglican seminary. the official announcement for this name change can be read here: https://www.tsm.edu/news/trinity-anglican-seminary/. in brief, while the name has changed, trinity’s mission remains the same: to train christian leaders for mission. it is one of three seminaries recognized by the acna (https://anglicanchurch. net/seminaries/). the trinity library experienced a large roof leak over the circulating collection on july 1, 2023. thankfully it was caught quickly, and books were moved, with mitigation efforts beginning right away. in total, about 3,300 books were affected. of that number, 450 books had to be discarded due to mold, warping, discoloration, or some combination of the three. the library roof was replaced in december 2023 (it is a flat roof that had been installed in 2001). not all of the damaged books are slated for replacement, but the library has slowly started replacing some of the volumes. https://anglicanchurch.net/seminaries/ https://anglicanchurch.net/seminaries/ 38    annual y e arbook july 1, 2024, marks susanah’s 20th anniversary of working fulltime for the trinity library. of those years, she has been director of the library for 17, since 2007. mitzi budde, virginia theological seminary the new presiding bishop of the episcopal church elected yesterday, sean rowe, is a vts grad, so we’re very proud of the new presiding bishop and wish him well in his election. he’s a good guy. mitzi knew him as a student some years ago. we’re fully underway with the summer doctoral program. our vice president for academic affairs, melody knowles, will be on sabbatical for the next year, and so ross kane, the director of our dmin program, will be the acting academic dean for the coming year. most of you know that vts affiliated with general theological seminary in new york, a year and a half ago, and you probably know that in may 2023, the board closed keller library at gts and transferred responsibility for all library services to bishop paine library at virginia seminary, and so we now are the library of record for both our own programs, of course, but also the gts ongoing master of divinity program, which has become now an online/hybrid program. vincent, as our user services librarian, is doing a lot of work on that. the collections have been on site, with the library closed, so we did a study particularly on the very large, rare book collection. they had 30,000 volumes in their rare book collection not all of which were truly rare, but still, it’s a very large rare book collection. so, after about six months of study, we made a proposal to move about 6,500 books from keller library’s rare book collection to our collection. they remain the property of general seminary we are providing professional curation, professional services, and making them accessible to scholars at an open library rather than having them just locked in a closed library. the rest of the collections remain on-site there for now. the things that we transferred were the early english theology collection as a whole, quite a number of early english print—early printed bibles, and the canon robert wright book of common prayer collection, which was his personal collection that he had willed to the seminary. and so the seminary’s own bcp collection remains on site there in general, but we have transferred the canon robert wright bcp collection, which is a very fine collection, and there was an article actually in the living church about that collection being transferred here and now available for scholarly use for the 1st time, because it was a denominational group reports 39 private collection. we also transferred 11 archival collections, but all of the institutional archives of gts remain on site for now. we also partnered with the living church to digitize the entire background of that episcopal newspaper, and the living church coordinated and paid for it but we provided the background that they needed because we had a much older background than they had in their own offices. they’re planning to make that available on their website, so i haven’t looked lately to see if all of those issues are up yet, but they’re supposed to be searchable pdfs so that will help. and then, on a personal note, i am retiring this summer after 33 years at virginia seminary, so i only have a couple more weeks, and then my husband and i will be moving to hickory, north carolina, and i’ll be trying a new adventure for the last third of my life. i’ve spent the middle third of my life here, and hopefully, i have a third more to go. vincent williams, virginia theological seminary the gts-vts affiliations have definitely occupied a lot of our time and energy. we already had been serving a hybrid doctor of ministry program here. adding an additional, decent-sized cohort of hybrid students has been something we’re trying to learn how to serve them best out of our library. i think that hit a lot of the main points. having a library director retire will definitely bring some changes. we’re doing a couple of technical backend updates over the summer, open athens authentication service we have been using easy proxy. i’m hoping to find a little bit of continuity there and future-proofing with open athens. i think mitzi hit some of the main things. it’s kind of a continual cycle of getting ready for the next semester, serving the students, then getting ready for the next semester, serving the students. jude morrissey, yale divinity school yale divinity school is busy building the living village. berkeley divinity school is also in the midst of construction, while the berkeley center is being rebuilt, which will include new ways to use the physical space. yale university library is going through some big changes, including migrating from voyager to alma and wrestling with what to do with ai. yale divinity library has similarly had some major changes, particularly with the addition of a new director, cliff anderson. we have also had some really great progress on special projects, including digitizing glass lantern slides and beginning https://livingvillage.yale.edu https://berkeleydivinity.yale.edu/posts/2024-03-12-berkeley-center-renewal-march-update https://berkeleydivinity.yale.edu/posts/2024-03-12-berkeley-center-renewal-march-update https://divinity.yale.edu/news/clifford-anderson-appointed-divinity-library-director https://divinity.yale.edu/news/clifford-anderson-appointed-divinity-library-director https://collections.library.yale.edu/catalog?search_field=all_fields&q=lin+collection 40    annual y e arbook to keep our yds theses in the institutional repository, eli scholar. in personal news, jude morrissey is now officially a nominee for postulancy. alison poage, seminary of the southwest on september 13, 2023, the library formerly known as the library at the episcopal theological seminary of the southwest (1957-2000) and the booher library (2000-2023) reopened after a full renovation as the bishop dena a. harrison library. the print collection has officially been named the booher collection. the harrison library and the wright learning and information center, the library at austin presbyterian theological seminary, share an ils. in january 2024 the libraries migrated from ex libris voyager to koha hosted by bywater solutions. in may 2024, seminary of the southwest announced that the southwest board of trustees has unanimously elected and called dr. scott bader-saye to be the ninth dean and president of seminary of the southwest. dr. bader-saye will begin in this role on july 1, 2024. dr. bader-saye had most recently been the academic dean, so the seminary will announce a new academic dean later this year. also in may, the harrison library hosted the staff of the archives of the episcopal church for a tour of the harrison library and some refreshments. the two organizations shared a building at 606 rathervue place for over six decades so it was great to be back together! the archives is now situated about two miles away from the harrison library. in june, duane carter, assistant library director, attended the atla conference in person in long beach. access services librarian, marlon patterson, and director, alison poage, attended the conference online. alison was a panelist in the session called beyond mere denominationalism in atla: exploring ways to enhance professional development and resource sharing in theological librarianship. in that session, alison shared how librarians at seminary of the southwest, virginia theological seminary, and the school of theology—sewanee have met to discuss the possibility of creating retention commitments for episcopal diocesan journals. work on that initiative will resume in the fall. the harrison library staff, led by director alison poage, is working on digitizing seminary material such as the seminary newsletter, ratherview, and commencement bulletins. these digitized works have been helpful for assisting researchers with https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/divinity_theses/ denominational group reports 41 questions about the seminary’s past as the institution approaches its 75th anniversary. will coberly, liberty university i’m somewhat new here, so i haven’t even put in a full year yet. but a lot of things are happening here at liberty; it’s a pretty fascinating place to be. we have a brand-new president who was inaugurated back in august. the jerry falwell library, where we celebrated 10 years in our new facility here, so that’s been really exciting just to hit that milestone. i can talk a little bit more about the research, instruction side of things, which is my area. the research libraries, we’re kind of transitioning from teaching introductory, how to do basic research, and we’re going to be incorporating more research instruction into classes and working more as liaisons with professors. along that same line, the research librarians here, we’re taking a more prominent role in research week. so i got to participate a few months back as a judge, in our yearly or annual research week here with the students, and so the librarians were involved in going over some of the prospectus, some of the proposals, giving feedback before the students presented, so we’re kind of getting a little more integrated in with various programs and assisting students with the research. i actually am the special liaison between the library and the divinity school and the divinity school has just announced that the school is now going to have a special seminary within it. so, it kind of seems like it’s all one entity. but they’re going to kind of rebrand, remarket, and focus more on a traditional seminary versus just broad biblical studies. and with that will come some changes in the curriculum. and i’m already working with them on some different ideas of how to integrate research and how to network with the students. but yeah, it’s been a kind of fun experience. i do a lot of online consulting with the doctoral program, and the doctoral program students online, so we’re kind of really pushing the idea of meet with a librarian, or you know, every student working on a dissertation has to kind of connect with a librarian at some point, so it’s kind of an interesting emphasis that we’re working on with that. t. patrick milas, new brunswick theological seminary 42    annual y e arbook we have a new access services and reference coordinator, indira douglas, who has really hit the ground running. and finally, after a couple of years of working to tap into rutgers university’s workstudy program, indira has hired and trained library assistants as part of the rutgers program, but serving new brunswick seminary, which is, by the way, surrounded on all sides by rutgers university, but we are not embedded so to speak. we have reciprocal borrowing arrangements between our libraries, but we are independent. but, we are now a work-study site for rutgers university, so rutgers university is paying for our library assistants at the seminary library circulation desk, which is delightful. it’s great for the budget, it’s great for the cross-pollination between the university that surrounds us and the seminary—and indira has been spearheading that. christina geuther has been collaborating with me and one of my predecessors, renee house, on a book project on the history of the sage library. next year will be our 150th anniversary, and we are in the midst of a capital campaign for that, with the hope that we’ll have the book done by next fall. it’s given me an opportunity to learn a whole lot about the library; when you start to work in a new library, you would inherit all sorts of tasks and opportunities, and sometimes there’s so much day-to-day that you miss some of the core, original strengths. just yesterday, for example, we had an architecture professor who was doing a study on the use of concrete in american architecture asking for 19th-century architectural drawings, which led me to some beautiful watercolors from the library’s building period. the reformed church’s archives in manhattan burned, and gardner sage, the namesake for the library, was passionate about having a safer place for our materials, so this library was built as a fireproof library, with its concrete foundations, columns, space between the stacks, such that fire, even if there was a small fire, it should be least likely to spread. there was no electricity originally and oil lamps hung at the ends of the stacks—all sorts of historical oddities. having a denominational archive in the building, as well, brings its own joys. one, this year, was that the collegiate church of new york, america’s oldest corporation’s archives are here, and they include all kinds of records that you might expect. so, the rca archives was contacted by pbs about a baptismal record from the van cortland family, and we were on the edge of our seats until the story was featured on pbs’s “finding your roots”. we were curious who is the descendant—who was going to be the celebrity descendant denominational group reports 43 who was going to be featured on the show. michael douglas was one of the folks in the show, and we knew he was from new brunswick, but it wasn’t him it was lena dunham, who is a descendant of the van cortlands, whose records are in those archives. so that was a neat bit of notoriety—sometimes archival arrangement and processing can be behind the scenes, and often underappreciated, but it was nice to have that featured, and for indira douglas, who at the time was an archives assistant, to appear in the credits for that show. she has also digitized the church herald, a denominal publication. related to that, let’s see what else is up. i enjoyed working with alison poage and others on the panel on denominationalism. i continue to teach in our doctor of ministry program. we had a few more students finish their theses, which is always gratifying. so, it’s my personal connection to the episcopal church that led me to join this group back in 2018, and i continue to be active in the episcopal church. our priest is planning a sabbatical, so i’ve been working on a sabbatical committee, and we’ve helped to draft a proposal for a lilly grant for that and are hopeful that that will be successful. i previously reported that we had record numbers of undergraduates in the building, that we were open to rutgers undergraduates, and we were having several hundred a week. it was exciting to have our historic research library so active (i would like to say that they were taking theological books off the shelves, but they were mostly there for the free wifi and the beautiful study space). we had several incidents, too many incidents, of untoward behavior, really inappropriate behavior that led me to places like the new brunswick police department, rutgers police department, and in concert with the rutgers university library administration, we have unfortunately had to close to the undergraduate students. our official policy was that we were open if this undergraduate student could demonstrate that they had a research need at the library, but after the pandemic, we sort of threw the doors open after having no one in the library for so long— particularly hospitable, perhaps overly. so, we’re now closed to the undergraduates, but with the ship tightened a bit, things have calmed down and we’re making progress on our special projects. 4 4    annual y e arbook worship planning 2025 patrick milas: so, i would be delighted if anyone would like to help with the planning for a morning worship experience. i must say too, that as our panel presentation on denominationalism heads to the proceedings, some of the discoveries we made are that worship was not always in the morning. there were conferences where it was in a plenary fashion, there’s been all sorts of things happening in history—sometimes they are at noon, sometimes vespers, there’s been eucharists. folks have brought in local clergy to conference hotels, we’ve also sponsored worship at nearby cathedrals, and so there’s really a wide range of opportunities. i do think that atla is in the pattern of having morning worship at 7 a.m. on conference days in the conference hotel. jude morrissey: since i’m on the conference committee, i just want to say that that was something that we had discussed and considered very seriously shaking that up. so, morning worship is not necessarily something that we’re going to be sticking to, so if you had an idea about afternoon or evening, that would be quite acceptable. patrick milas: thank you so much for sharing that, jude, that’s awesome. that’s very encouraging because i can say that when i was a 1st time attendee at an atla conference, i didn’t go to the morning worship. it was so early, and if i could absent myself from something it was that, but over the years i realized, how wholesome it is, and i’ve enjoyed attending in my tradition, and in others, i think it’s a really neat opportunity to see the diversity of religious traditions represented in atla and to let the aesthetics and beauty of the anglican tradition shine. great, wow! well, so then it’s really an open opportunity. susanah wants to add since atla annual will be in pennsylvania next year, right? susanah hanson: right, i mean, pittsburgh is maybe a 30-minute drive from where i live—i’m at the anglican seminary, and there are a lot of pittsburgh clergy that i know, so i’m sure that i can help with whatever—ensure that is, whatever shape we decide it takes i’m happy to help with that. patrick milas: excellent, jude, is there a conference hotel identified? jude morrissey: the omni william penn. denominational group reports 45 susanah hanson: i need to check my map and see how far that is from the cathedral there in pittsburgh, but it might not be that far from what i remember. so, anyway, stay tuned. jude morrissey: and it’s michelle spomer at pts who is a great resource. susanah hanson: yes, i will let her know about our interests. patrick milas: excellent. well, this is delightful to hear. i think i particularly enjoyed when we had morning worship at its normal time at christ church cathedral in vancouver. just a short walk from the conference hotel, it was a light lift in terms of getting there, and it was neat to be able to experience a canadian flavor of morning worship, which included a eucharist and a homily, and folks from our anglican and episcopal denominational group helped with the planning and hosting of that event. something along those lines or perhaps even greater. i’m thinking of distinctives, for the anglican tradition, evensong is a beautiful tradition. evening prayer, evenson perhaps. susanah hanson: compline maybe. patrick milas: compline yeah! susanah hanson: it’s at the end of the evening and tends to be a very nice service— a short service but a nice wrap-up to the day. patrick milas: a great way to end the day, yeah absolutely. allison pogue: so a couple of things. i love pittsburgh, i hate flying, but i love pittsburgh, and kind of have some family roots in that area. it’s an early time to be thinking about this, but i’m thinking about possibly going next year, and i would be happy to help with the service. and i love singing, but that’s all i’m going to say. they recruited me onto the seminary choir, so there’s going to be some singing. i’m happy to participate if i’m there in person. susanah hanson: we can do a duet, allison. allison pogue: we also have our choir director. i just want to say, great musician sitting right here, so see if we can get him to pittsburgh. 46    annual y e arbook patrick milas: yeah, that’s great! this all sounds excellent. are there other thoughts for next year’s conference worship, or otherwise? one of the things that came up—thank you, natalie—that came up during the denominationalism session. stephen sweeney pointed out that he saw that no one from the roman catholic denominational group was presenting, and he said “let’s present”—and so he did, i think. at the next conference, he had a couple or maybe three sessions, as did several others. the pandemic was very isolating, and the number of sessions, the number of sessions and the participation level, really waned a bit, but it seems to be a good time to really ramp it up, and so allow me to say and encourage you all to present, whether it has anything to do with the anglican and episcopal denominational group or not. consider sharing some of the great work that you’re doing through conference presentations or panels next year. what you’ve shared during your institutional reports is compelling—there’s a lot of great stuff going on at your libraries and i’d love to learn more about it in the conference setting. so, there’s my pep rally—i’ll be thinking about it, too. feel free to use our anglican and episcopal list-serv as a go-to place for communication. if you’re not on that list, you can be. will, are you on that list? i’ll plan to add you with your permission. will coberly: yeah, that’d be fine. patrick milas: very good. i would entertain a motion to adjourn. so, moved. we are adjourned. special thanks go to ms. shraeyah rajeshwaran, library assistant, gardner a. sage library, new brunswick theological seminary, for transcribing the meeting recording to prepare the report for submission to the atla yearbook 2024. denominational groups anabaptist/mennonite 33 denominational group reports anabaptist/mennonite karl stutzman, anabaptist mennonite seminary, convener members present • kevin enns-rempel, fresno pacific university • jennifer ulrich, eastern mennonite university • karl stutzman, anabaptist mennonite biblical seminary • vic froese, canadian mennonite university • eileen saner, anabaptist mennonite biblical seminary (retired) • tim erdel, bethel university-indiana agenda discussion of each school’s highlights round robin reports karl stutzman, anabaptist mennonite biblical seminary karl has been collaborating with others to form a “hub” for anabaptist-mennonite scholarly publications. there is a zoom meeting planned for monday, june 24 at 11 am eastern, then a consultation in the fall. part of the vision is hopefully open access. there will also hopefully be streamlining and economies of scale. goshen college’s mennonite historical library is undergoing a change with the pending retirement of joe springer, curator. joe has agreed to 34    annual y e arbook stay around until his position is filled; the first search failed. ambs growth is international and has recently added a d.min. program and numerous non-degree offerings. it has been an interesting challenge for the library to support new programs and students in global locations with varying levels of technology and access to textbooks. eileen saner, anabaptist mennonite biblical seminary, retired eileen has been meeting remotely with an advisory committee of the library at the international baptist theological study center in amsterdam at the invitation of librarian katharina penner. the school has a phd program in association with the free university. she also raised financial support for an initiative of the ukrainian evangelical theological seminary in kyiv, ukraine. librarian roman shvets is coordinating the publication of two journal issues on the topic “church and war”. the first issue is ukrainian translations of key english language articles. ukrainian authors address the topic in the second issue. over seventy books that roman selected for the uets library were donated or purchased with the remaining funds. kevin enns-rempel, fresno pacific university kevin is retiring at the end of 2024; 40 years is enough! institutionally a time of transition. raises question about organizations and programs at fpu. reshaping to survive. seminary is basically ma in church ministry or marriage and family therapy. moving towards professional programs. changes at mennonite library and archives relationship with history in mb denomination. many of the scholars who used these collections are gone. working with a lot of digitization projects in mennonite library and archives. photos, audio, video, university publications vic froese, canadian mennonite university vic shared that there are changes at canadian mennonite university. tough decisions have been made regarding the bible and theology (bts) department. the number of students choosing to major in bts is shrinking. the same is happening to the number of students majoring in music. a social work program will be launched in the fall. perhaps, further down the road, also an education program. there is optimism that enrollment will increase. a significant chunk of the book budget was bible/theology. this will also shrink with the addition of new programs requiring library resources. 35    annual y e arbook cmu still has a substantial anabaptist-mennonite collection, and the hope is that it will continue to grow. but it must face the reality that fewer anabaptist-mennonite scholars are coming up through the ranks and interest in anabaptist-mennonite history is waning in younger generations. jennifer ulrich, eastern mennonite university jennifer shared that emu is in a similar place to fresno and other institutions. enrollment has been down. this has made things interesting. budgets staying flat or decreasing, seeing smaller enrollments in bible/religion in undergrad. seminary is also small. more international students, more online (all classes have online/ in person options). that is hard on faculty and the library to support students internationally. seminary started a mats program, and is starting a doctor of ministry (d.min.) in peacemaking and social change. the library is switching to library of congress classification (from dewey, all new books are classed in lc and the staff is working to reclass older material). thoughts and prayers for marci frederick who has cancer. simone horst is busy in the historical library. jennifer is ending her term of serving on the atla dei committee in june. tim erdel, bethel university, indiana tim shared that they keep acquiring materials in the missionary church archives. received eleven car/van loads from the former fort wayne bible college that taylor u was going to dump. amazing finds keep turning up--original handwritten record of baptisms at bethel missionary church near goshen includes early leaders of the mennonite brethren in christ. bethel faces financial challenges and is shrinking, especially the adult programs. traditional library use has dropped dramatically; struggles with students coming totally unprepared for college. tim formally retired from bethel in may 2022 to free up salary and benefits but kept teaching. now will focus on archives. kevin blowers does a lot of work in library and archives. have gone from staff of seven in early 90s to about two. adult/graduate studies almost entirely online. first female president at bethel, barbara k. bellefeuille, very popular, but faces numerous challenges. tremendous demographic change to students of color, especially latino, adding sports teams that attract overseas students (over 60 countries). memorials 59 memorials ruth tonkiss cameron (1950-2023) ruth tonkiss cameron, the burke library’s archivist for nearly 20 years until her retirement in 2016, passed away on december 2, 2023, after a long illness. ruth’s passion for the burke’s archives was formidable, and her expertise was an enormous benefit to researchers and colleagues alike. ruth was deeply committed to helping scholars and students from near and far. her extensive knowledge of the contexts of the collections—historical, cultural, theological—and of the collections themselves, enabled her to provide insightful support to countless archival researchers over the years. those who worked with her recall her profound dedication to preserving the sources and stories in the archives and sharing them with others. among her many accomplishments at the burke was developing and expanding the renowned archives of women in theological scholarship collections, as well as the archives and records of union theological seminary. she also worked to preserve, process, and expand the burke’s celebrated missionary research library archives. her accomplishments at the burke have left a rich and enduring legacy for present and future generations of scholarship and learning. kathryn (kathie) luther henderson (1923-2022) professor emerita kathryn (kathie) luther henderson of university of illinois urbana-champaign passed away on august 18, 2022. kathie earned all her college degrees at the university of illinois urbana-champaign including an ms in library science in 1951. 60 a founding member and first national secretary of beta phi mu, the international honor society for library and information studies, she held positions in the university of illinois library, first as a clerical assistant from 1944-1946 and then as a serial cataloger from 1950-1953. in 1953, she moved to chicago, where she held positions as circulation librarian (1953-1956) and head cataloger (1956-1965) at mccormick theological seminary. in 1965, kathie was asked to join the faculty of the graduate school of library science (now the school of information sciences) and returned to urbana, teaching cataloging and classification, technical services functions, and preserving information resources. she developed computer-assisted instruction lessons for cataloging using plato as early as 1971. regularly receiving outstanding ratings from students on course evaluations, in 1991 she was recognized at the campus level for her significant contributions as a teacher with the award for excellence in graduate and professional teaching. in 1993, she was recognized at the 1993 american library association conference as the winner of the 1993 beta phi mu award citing her “distinguished record of teaching and service that has defined an uncommon level of excellence and has challenged and inspired a generation of librarians and library educators.” kathie was a longstanding member of multiple professional associations, including the american library association and the american theological library association, now atla. she served on and chaired numerous committees related to technical services, cataloging, and classification. while kathryn luther henderson has made numerous research and service contributions, her most valuable legacy is the hundreds of students whom she taught. students were inspired by her example to be enthusiastic about librarianship and to strive for excellence in their work just as she sought excellence in teaching. clifford wunderlich (1950-2024) clifford scott wunderlich passed away on may 18, 2024. he was 74 years old. 61    annual y e arbook born in chicago on february 5, 1950, cliff was a graduate of ohio wesleyan university and the yale divinity school. he came to harvard in 1976 as a doctoral student in the department of near eastern languages and civilizations and worked as a student assistant at the then andover-harvard theological library at the harvard divinity school. he became a regular member of the library staff in 1985, after working for a few years at the episcopal divinity school, in cambridge. during his 32-year tenure at hds, cliff served first as a cataloger and then as a public services librarian, eventually becoming head of research services and curator of digital collections. he retired in 2017. cliff was a steadfast proponent of publicizing the unique collections the library had, from collaborating with emory and princeton to digitize a collection of thanksgiving day sermons, to featuring historical images of uu churches and people on the library’s website, to putting on numerous library exhibits featuring resources from special collections. cliff is survived by his husband david shuckra; his sisters cande, christel, and claudia; several nieces and nephews; and grand nephews and nieces. atla member directory (2022–2023) 76 atla member directory (2023–2024) abigail durkee abigail pore abraham azmy adrea johnson alan krieger alan m erdman alexander justice alex parrish alex yepiz alicia johnson alison poage allen white, o.s.f. allison graham alvaro pérez alyssa ching amy chen amy limpitlaw amy phillips andreas waldvogel andrew keck andrew kosmowski andrew sulavik andy klenklen andy lofthus andy oliver andy wortman angie moore anna appleman anna kroll anne moore ann mcshane ann owen armin siedlecki arnel faller ashley linton ashley peyton barnaby hughes benjamin dueck beth bidlack beth kumar beth strecker betsy stow bill rogers blake walter bob phillips brad hess brad ost brady beard brandon wason brenda bailey-hainer brenda flowers brenda turner brian morin brian wright brinna michael brittany poku burton callicott caitlin reeves greenamyre caitlin soma cameron edwards carisse berryhill caroline fuchs carol jarvis carolyn coates charles bellinger charles williams charlotte nutter chenxi xu cheryl goodwin chris cullnane christa strickler christina torbert christine daniels christine love-rodgers christopher clarke christopher rosser christopher savage cindy aalders cindy derrenbacker clay-edward dixon clifford anderson cody swisher colton whelpton colyn wohlmut courtney carico individual 7 7    annual y e arbook craig chapin craig goff craig reardon craig rosenbeck cynthia davis buffington cynthia snell d’anna shotts dale dobias dana doerksen daniel baek daniel ebert daniel flores daniel kolb daniel o’brien daniel smith dannaya wall david buresh david gilliland david kiger david kriegh david powell david purdy david schmersal david sherwood david stiver deanna roberts debbie hunn debbie wright déborah ortiz-rivera deborah winarski denise nelson denise pakala derek rieckens derrick varghese dino salkic donald burlock don day donna campbell donna roof donna wells donna witek dorothy holford douglas gragg drjohn dandridge duane carter dyan barbeau ed hughes elisa mccune elizabeth fogler elizabeth leahy elizabeth miller elizabeth mwangi ellen frost elli cucksey elonda clay emilio nunez emily peterson eric benoy erwin kerr evan kuehn evan njoroge garrett trott gary wilder george gehr geraldine granahan gerrit van dyk grace ansani grady burns greg rosauer gwendolyn peart gypsy moody hannie riley harvey sukenic heather hicks heather okrafka helena kudzia hope cooper hugh rendle j. craig kubic jaclyn parrott jaeyeon chung james estes james fitch james humble jamie reising jane elder jason fowler jean waldrop jefferson webster jeff griffin jeff lash jennifer ewing jennifer mitchell jennifer ulrich jennifer younger jérémie leblanc jesse mann jessica boyer jessica duzan jessica holland jessie zhong jill botticelli cabal john dechant john prabhu kiran vunnamatla john stone john vinke john williams jonathan mccormick jonathan noble jonathan spann josella chan joseph thompson josh ortega jude morrissey judy gitlin julia daniel walkuski kaeley mcmahan kai moore atla member directory (2023–2024)    78 kajsa herrstrom karen alexander karen wishart karis blaker karla grafton karl stutzman kashif graham kate spence katharina penner katharine van arsdale kathleen harty kathryn floyd kathryn shaughnessy kathy farrell kellie barbato kellie tomita kelly campbell ken rushing kent richards kerrie burn kerrie stevens kimberley stephenson kristen smith kristina nowakowski kristy sorensen kris veldheer laura ladwig lauren young leah vetro lee staman lee webb leslie engelson leslie starasta lindsey sinnott louison emerick bissila mbila marcus corder marcus rowe margaret alkema margaret hayward margaret tarpley maria garcia mariel deluca voth mark stanger marlon patterson marni thurm li marsia painter martha russell marvin hunn mary ann teske mary thompson matina curic matthew millsap matthew ostercamp matthew thiesen matthew wasielewski megan welsh mengitsu lemma michael bradford michael farrell michael maness michelle spomer mitzi budde mlaku yerima moira bryant monica leak myka kennedy stephens nalini premadish nathan ericson naw san dee kd nicholas friesner oliver schulz omee thao pamela gore patricia yang patrick milas paul tippey pedro sotelo peter fawcett peter susag peter watters phillip waddell pius murray rebecca givens rebecca shead richard adams robb coleman robb torseth robert griffin robert mayer robert mcfadden robert roethemeyer robin hartman robin mccall rodrigo leal romulus stefanut ronald flewellen rory patterson russell pollard ryan shrauner sally bruce sarah thomas scott holl seth miskimins sharon gayah-joseph sheila owen sheng chung chang shirley delorme russell siong ng sister abel spencer roberts stephanie garrett stephanie miller stephen perisho stephen sweeney steve jamieson steve jung steve kenneally susanah wilson 79    annual y e arbook susan thomas suzanne estelle-holmer suzanne smith suzanne taylor tamara conley tammy johnson teresa lubienecki terry robertson thomas jacobs thomas phillips thuam khai timothy erdel timothy hasin timothy lincoln tonya fawcett vance thomas veronika worth victoria jesswein victoria zhang vincent williams wesley custer whitney hammes william badke william miller yasmine abou-el-kheir young chul whang zach motts 振林 常 student abner ray nayre adam howard aileen mulchrone alexander rosado anna jenkins arianna alcaraz austin mccray bobi bilz calob symonds catherine wilson charles hill danielle johnson david richards douglas petron doug serven ellen perleberg eric smith euncho ko evans jean ezra choe gabby bass-butler greg vannatta j.g. littooij jamie rottnek jessica abraham jessica ellis jialu qin john robison john shaffett jonathan shanks joseph witherspoon justin hostutler karen adjei katie mceachern logan liut lori cook lorraine cookson marta samokishyn megan fletcher melissa ritz michael borders michael weil monique bellamy mx. alex fiano natasha lanman nicholas fournie nitya kaza randolph shelton rebecca kalish robert flynn roger soden samuel resz sana rohail tony nguyen william brinkley retired allen mueller alva caldwell anthony amodeo bruce eldevik eugene fieg james pakala james skypeck jennifer bartholomew joanna hause julia foster linda corman louis charles willard m. patrick graham mary bischoff myron chace atla member directory (2023–2024)    80 susan ebertz william hook emeritus alice runis david mayo jeffrey brigham judy clarence richard lammert institutional (with member representatives) abilene christian abilene christian university brown library agape college madison library agnes scott college mccain library alliance bible seminary library ambrose seminary library american baptist college susie mcclure library amridge university southern christian university library anabaptist mennonite biblical seminary library anderson university nicholson library anderson university thrift library andrews university james white library antiochian village antiochian heritage library asbury theological seminary b. l. fisher library ashland theological seminary darling memorial library ateneo de davao university fr. mateo gisbert, sj library atlanta university center robert w. woodruff library atlantic school of theology library augsburg university lindell library austin presbyterian theological seminary stitt library ave maria school of law veterans memorial law library avila university hooley-bundschu library and learning commons azusa pacific seminary stamps theological library b.h. carroll theological institute carroll library baptist missionary association theological seminary kellar library barry university monsignor william barry memorial library beeson divinity school samford university library belmont university lila d. bunch library bethel university library bethlehem college and seminary library bibliotheek theologische universiteit biola university library boston college theology and ministry library boston university school of theology library brewton-parker college fountain-new library brite divinity school library 81    annual y e arbook bsk theological seminary bill & joyce holmes library bushnell university edward p. kellenberger library byzantine catholic seminary of ss. cyril and methodius library cairn university masland library calvary university hilda kroeker library calvin university and theological seminary hekman library campbell university wiggins memorial library canadian mennonite university library canadian reformed theological seminary library carey baptist college ayson clifford library carolina college of biblical studies library carolina university george m. manuel memorial library catholic international university online library catholic theological union paul bechtold library centenary university taylor memorial library central baptist theological seminary, kansas shumaker library central baptist theological seminary, minnesota library central philippine university college of theology library chapman seminary of oakland city university barger-richardson learning resource center charlotte christian college and theological seminary goldberg library chicago theological seminary lapp learning commons china evangelical seminary north america library china graduate school of theology library christendom college st. john the evangelist library christian theological seminary library christian witness theological seminary library clarke university nicholas j. schrup library clarks summit university murphy memorial library coe college stewart memorial library colgate rochester crozer divinity school ambrose swasey library college of saint benedict and saint john’s university alcuin library college of the holy cross dinand library colorado christian university clifton l. fowler library columbia international university g. allen fleece library columbia theological seminary john bulow campbell library conception abbey and seminary library concordia college carl b. ylvisaker library concordia lutheran seminary library concordia seminary kristine kay hasse memorial library concordia theological seminary kroemer library congregational library and archives of the american congregational association corban university library covenant theological seminary j. oliver buswell, jr. library crandall university george a. rawlyk library dallas theological seminary turpin and mosher libraries davidson college e. h. little library denver seminary carey s. thomas library depaul university library dominican house of studies dominican theological library atla member directory (2023–2024)    82 drew university library duke divinity school library duquesne university gumberg library earlham college lilly library eastern mennonite university library eastern university warner memorial library edgewood college oscar rennebohm library emory university pitts theology library evangelia university library evangelical seminary of puerto rico juan de valdés library evangelische theologische faculteit vzw library evangel university klaude kendrick library faith baptist bible college and theological seminary john l. patten library faith international university & seminary library faulkner university gus nichols library fordham university library franciscan friars of the atonement centro pro unione library free lutheran bible college & seminary francis w. monseth library fresno pacific university hiebert library fuller theological seminary david allan hubbard library gardner-webb university john r. dover memorial library garrett-evangelical theological seminary styberg library gateway seminary, los angeles campus library gateway seminary, pacific northwest campus library geneva college mccartney library george fox university murdock library georgetown university lauinger library georgia state university library gets theological seminary library gonzaga university foley center library gordon-conwell theological seminary, charlotte lindsell library gordon-conwell theological seminary, massachusetts goddard library grace theological seminary morgan library graduate theological union flora lamson hewlett library grand canyon university library greenville presbyterian theological seminary smith-singer library gustavus adolphus college folke bernadotte memorial library harding school of theology l.m. graves memorial library hartford international university for religion and peace library hartwick college stevens-german library harvard divinity school library heritage christian university overton memorial library holy apostles college and seminary library holy cross greek orthodox school of theology archbishop iakovos library hood theological seminary library hope international university hugh and hazel darling library houghton university willard j. houghton library howard university moorland spingarn research center library iliff school of theology ira j. taylor library institute of lutheran theology library international theological seminary library 83    annual y e arbook john leland center for theological studies alma hunt theological library judson bible college judson education center kenrick-glennon seminary souvay memorial library king’s university (the) the king’s library lancaster theological seminary library lanier theological library letourneau university margaret estes library lexington theological seminary bosworth memorial library liberty university jerry falwell library life pacific university library lincoln christian university jessie c. eury library lipscomb university beaman library logos evangelical seminary library loras college library louisville presbyterian theological seminary e. m. white library loyola marymount university william h. hannon library loyola university chicago libraries lutheran brethren seminary christiansen memorial library lutheran theological southern seminary lineberger memorial library luther rice college & seminary smith library luther seminary library marist college library marquette university raynor memorial library mary baker eddy library master’s seminary (the) library meadville lombard theological school wiggin library memphis theological seminary library mercer university, atlanta swilley library mercy university libraries methodist theological school in ohio dickhaut library mf norwegian school of theology, religion and society library mid-america baptist theological seminary ora byram allison memorial library mid-america reformed seminary library mid-atlantic christian university watson-griffith library midwestern baptist theological seminary library milligan university milligan libraries molloy university james e. tobin library moody bible institute and moody theological seminary – crowell library moore theological college library moravian theological seminary reeves memorial library mount angel abbey library mount st. mary’s seminary & school of theology maly library mount st. mary’s university phillips library nashotah house frances donaldson library nazarene theological seminary william broadhurst library new brunswick theological seminary gardner a. sage library new orleans baptist theological seminary library northeastern seminary at roberts wesleyan university b. thomas golisano library northern seminary library atla member directory (2023–2024)    84 north park university brandel library notre dame seminary rev. robert j. stahl, s.m. memorial library oblate school of theology donald e. o’shaughnessy library ohio dominican university library oklahoma baptist university mabee learning center oklahoma christian university beam library olivet university ralph d. winter library oral roberts university library our lady of victory missionary sisters archives payne theological seminary ransom memorial library phillips theological seminary library phoenix seminary library pittsburgh theological seminary barbour library pontifical college josephinum a.t. wehrle memorial library pontifical north american college library pope st. john xxiii national seminary learning center presbyterian theological seminary in america library princeton theological seminary wright library providence university college and seminary william falk library puritan reformed theological seminary william perkins library reformed church in america archives reformed episcopal seminary kuehner memorial library reformed presbyterian theological seminary library reformed theological seminary, charlotte library reformed theological seminary, jackson library reformed theological seminary, orlando library regent college john richard allison library regent university library research medical center carl r. ferris medical library robert e. webber institute for worship studies library rosemont college gertrude kistler memorial library sacred heart major seminary cardinal szoka library sacred heart seminary and school of theology leo dehon library saint francis of assisi research library saint meinrad school of theology archabbey library saint paul school of theology library saint paul university jean léon allie library saint peter’s university o’toole library salvation army college for officer training fairbank memorial library seattle school library seminary of the southwest harrison library seton hall university library shepherds theological seminary paul k. jackson library sia’atoutai theological college library simmons college of kentucky library simpson college dunn library southeastern baptist theological seminary library southern california seminary library southern evangelical seminary jamison library southern methodist university bridwell library southwestern baptist theological seminary library 85    annual y e arbook st. augustine’s seminary library st. catherine university library st. charles borromeo seminary ryan memorial library st. edward’s university munday library st. john’s seminary edward l. & carrie e. doheny libraries st. john’s university libraries st. john vianney seminary cardinal stafford library st. joseph’s seminary corrigan memorial library st. mark’s college dr. john micallef memorial library st. mary’s seminary & university knott library st. mary’s university blume library st. mary seminary and graduate school of theology bruening-marotta library st. michael’s college library st. michael’s abbey library st. patrick’s seminary gellert memorial library st. peter’s seminary a.p. mahoney library st. tikhon’s seminary library st. vincent college latimer library st. vincent de paul regional seminary oscar c. schorp library steven roberge texas lutheran university blumberg memorial library the burke library at union theological seminary, columbia university libraries thomas more university benedictine library trinity anglican seminary library trinity college john w. graham library trinity international university rolfing library trinity lutheran seminary at capital university hamma library tyndale university j. william horsey library union presbyterian seminary, charlotte library union presbyterian seminary library union school of theology library united lutheran seminary krauth memorial and wentz memorial branch libraries united theological seminary o’brien library united theological seminary of the twin cities spencer library university of chicago regenstein library university of dayton university libraries university of divinity library university of dubuque charles c. myers library university of mississippi libraries university of northwestern st. paul berntsen library university of notre dame hesburgh library university of portland clark library university of sioux falls norman b. mears library university of st. mary of the lake, mundelein seminary feehan memorial library university of st. michael’s college john m. kelly library university of st. thomas archbishop ireland memorial library university of the ozarks robson library atla member directory (2023–2024)    86 university of the south library jessie ball dupont library university of tulsa mcfarlin library vancouver school of theology h.r. macmillan library vanderbilt university divinity library veritas baptist college grafton online library victoria university emmanuel college library villanova university falvey library virginia beach theological seminary library virginia theological seminary bishop payne library virginia wesleyan university hofheimer library wagner college horrmann library wake forest university z. smith reynolds library wartburg theological seminary reu memorial library wesley biblical seminary library wesley theological seminary library western michigan university dwight b waldo library western seminary library western theological seminary cook library westminster seminary california library westminster theological seminary montgomery library wheaton college library wheaton franciscan sisters archives wilfrid laurier university laurier library william carey international university latourette library william jessup university, multnomah campusmitchell library world council of churches library world mission university library yale university divinity school library affiliate (with member representative) calvary chapel university library casalini libri every nation seminary library grace bible theological seminary library heritage bible college hezekiah polk memorial library hong kong baptist university library memphis city seminary library millar college of the bible library texas baptist institute and seminary fannie kirland memorial library committee task force diversity, equity, and inclusion 2 conference jessica boyer, mount st. mary’s university, chair committee members • jessica boyer, mount st. mary’s university, chair • michael bradford, wayne state university • ezra choe, baylor university • james estes, library of congress • craig kubic, southwestern baptist theological seminary • liz leahy, azusa pacific university • jude morrissey, yale university divinity school • michelle spomer, pittsburgh theological seminary • gillian harrison cain, atla, director of membership and engagement • denise mcfarlin, atla staff liaison • alexis weiss, atla staff liaison year in review the conference committee welcomed several new members this year including james estes as editor of the summary of proceedings and liz leahy as our 2024 local host committee representative. the committee held a planning meeting via zoom on september 19th. we reviewed the atla annual 2023 post-conference survey during this meeting and began planning for atla annual 2024. we confirmed the proposal submission process, timeline, and draft conference schedule. the committee then completed further work via email, including advertising the call for proposals to various associations, listservs, and institutions and rating proposal submissions. the committee met again in person in long beach on january 31 february 1. during our winter meeting, we formally accepted proposals and drafted a detailed conference schedule. leading up to the conference, committee members coordinated the memorials video and organized the first conference game night. during the conference, committee members hosted each session. the committee then met again after the conference to debrief the event and note ideas for next year. 3 atla annual 2024 in review atla annual 2024 was held at the hilton long beach as well as virtually, june 19-22. the conference opened with plenary speaker dr. amir hussain, professor of theological studies at loyola marymount university. dr. hussain spoke to “comparative religion and theology: practical, not theoretical matters for atla” and provided an engaging start to the conference. then, dr. lynn silipigni connaway helped us think about “redefining the library experience: looking upwards and outwards” to conclude the conference and leave us with a vision for the future. overall, atla annual 2024 consisted of 36 concurrent sessions, two worship services, three post-conference workshops, and atla’s annual association update and business meeting. these sessions provided engaging and innovative content that allowed attendees to learn and grow as professionals. for the first time, we had sessions with artificial intelligence or ai in the session title. this new development marks what will likely be a historic trend in our field, and i appreciate the numerous presenters who taught us about this emerging trend. meanwhile, we did not have a session with pandemic in the title for the first time in several years. i am grateful that we have found ways to recover and respond to the challenges our libraries have faced in the last four years. this spirit of innovation, collaboration, and community will allow us to continue to face the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for our libraries and institutions. atla annual 2024: by the numbers whether in-person or online, our community of members and attendees is a hallmark of what makes atla annual such a great conference. this year’s conference included 225 attendees, 118 of whom joined us in person, 107 online, and 47 for the first time. we also had 22 international attendees, with ten individuals joining us from outside north america. in the spirit of fostering community, we held the first atla annual game night. nearly 30 attendees gathered for a fun evening of friendly competition and camaraderie. additional members gathered virtually in the two weeks following the conference as six interest groups and six denominational groups held their annual business meetings. 4 conclusion many individuals have made the work of the committee and the annual conference successful. i want to extend my sincere appreciation to the committee members and atla staff liaisons. your contributions are deeply appreciated, and working with all of you is a pleasure. thank you also to liz leahy and the members of scatla, who hosted us and provided a warm welcome to long beach. i would also like to acknowledge brinna michael and the technical services interest group, who hosted a workshop in december on submitting an atla annual proposal. finally, thank you to our many attendees; your participation, presentations, discussions, and contributions provided an enriching conference experience for all of us. i look forward to seeing you in pittsburgh for atla annual 2025 conference. amended and restated bylaws of the american theological library association 86 amended and restated bylaws of the american theological library association (an illinois not-for-profit corporation) as adopted march 24, 2023 article i offices section 1.01 principal and other offices. the principal office of the corporation shall be located in the state of illinois. the corporation may have such other offices, either within or without the state of illinois, as the board of directors may determine or as the affairs of the corporation may require from time to time. section 1.02 registered agent and office. the corporation shall have and continuously maintain in the state of illinois a registered office and a registered agent whose office is identical with such registered office, as required by the not for profit corporation act. the registered office may be, but need not be, identical with the principal office in the state of illinois. the registered agent of the corporation may be changed from time to time by the board of directors. article ii members section 2.01 classes of membership. the corporation shall have six (6) classes of membership: institutional, individual, affiliate, student, retired, and emeritus. institutional members, individual members, and retired members are voting members (collectively, the “voting members”). affiliate members, student members, and emeritus members are non-voting members (collectively, the “non-voting members”). section 2.02 rights of membership. association bylaws 87 (a) voting members. voting members shall have only the following rights: (1) attend meetings of the members and vote; (2) elect directors to serve on the board of directors; (3) approve any alteration of, amendment to, or repeal of the bylaws; (4) participate in such corporation programs as the board of directors may determine from time to time; and (5) receive those publications of the corporation that are distributed to the membership. voting members shall not have any rights other than those stated in this section 2.02(a). (b) non-voting members. non-voting members shall not have the right to vote on any matters. non-voting members shall have the right to (1) attend meetings of the members; (2) receive those publications of the corporation that are distributed to the membership; and (3) participate in such other corporation programs as the board of directors may determine from time to time. (c) corporation programs. with respect to corporation programs, the board of directors may establish different programs for each membership class and may limit participation in any such program to members of the pertinent membership class. section 2.03 qualifications for membership. the board of directors may establish qualifications for membership from time to time. as of the date of these bylaws, the qualifications for membership are as follows: (a) institutional members. a library of an institution qualifies for institutional membership if the institution is (1) an institution of higher education supporting programs in theology or religious studies that is accredited by an authority recognized by the u.s. department of education, council of higher education accreditation, or the equivalent thereof in other jurisdictions, or (2) a nondegree granting organization maintaining one or more significant collections primarily of theological, religious, or ecclesiastical research material. if the applicant library serves more than one institution, at least one of the institutions shall meet one of the qualifications set forth in this section 2.03(a). (b) individual members. any person who is engaged in professional library or scholarly communications work in theological or religious fields or who has a demonstrated, bona fide interest in the literature of religion, theological librarianship, or the purposes and work of the corporation, shall qualify for individual membership in the corporation. (c) affiliate members. an organization that does not qualify for institutional membership, but that has a demonstrated record of support for theological librarianship and the purposes and work of the corporation, shall qualify for affiliate membership. (d) student members. any student enrolled in a degree program who is carrying a half-time course load or greater shall qualify for student membership. (e) retired members. to qualify for retired membership in the corporation, a person must (1) have fully retired from gainful employment; and (2) have 88    annual y e arbook been an individual member continuously for the immediately preceding ten-year period. (f) emeritus members. to qualify for emeritus membership, a person must have been an individual member or retired member continuously for the immediately preceding ten-year period. notwithstanding any of the foregoing, each member must be in good standing with respect to any dues owed to the corporation and must be supportive of the purposes and work of the corporation. (g) upon receipt of an application for membership, person(s) authorized by the board of directors shall review the application and the applicant’s credentials to determine if the applicant does in fact meet the requirements for membership. this determination must be made in good faith and, once so made, is final and not appealable. section 2.04 dues of members. the board of directors shall determine from time to time the amount, if any, of membership dues associated with each class of membership. membership dues, if any, shall be payable in advance for the following full year. memberships will automatically be renewed upon payment of the annual membership dues, if any, for the next succeeding year. section 2.05 transfer of membership. membership in the corporation is not transferable or assignable by any member. section 2.06 suspension. members failing to pay their annual membership dues within sixty (60) calendar days of their due date shall automatically be suspended and shall lose all rights, including, but not limited to, any voting rights. a member thus suspended may be reinstated by payment of such member’s unpaid dues. members also may be suspended or reinstated by an affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then in office. section 2.07 resignation. any member may resign at any time by giving written notice to the board of directors, the president, or the secretary. such resignation shall take effect when the notice is delivered, unless the notice specifies a future date. unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. section 2.08 termination of membership. the board of directors may terminate a membership by an affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then in office. article iii meeting of members section 3.01 annual member meetings. regular annual meetings of the members (each, an “annual member meeting”) shall be held at such time and place as shall be fixed by the board of directors, for the purpose of electing directors and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the association bylaws 89 meeting. the board of directors may provide by resolution the time and place for the holding of additional regular meetings of the members (each, a “regular member meeting”). if the election of directors shall not be held at the annual member meeting, the voting members shall cause the election to be held at a regular member meeting or at a special meeting of the members (each, a “special member meeting”) as soon thereafter as may be convenient. section 3.02 special member meetings. special member meetings may be called at any time by the board of directors, the president, or the secretary, and shall be called by the secretary upon written request (stating the purpose of the proposed meeting) signed by at least fifteen percent (15%) of the voting members or by one-third (1/3) of the directors then in office. special member meetings shall be held at such place as may be designated in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting. section 3.03 notice and waiver of notice. (a) unless otherwise provided by not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws, notice of annual, regular, and special member meetings shall be delivered to each voting member not less than five (5) days nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of such meeting at such voting member’s address as it appears on the records of the corporation. such notice shall state the place, date, hour, and, in the case of a special member meeting, the purpose(s) of the meeting. if mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the u.s. mail in a sealed envelope so addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. if notice is sent by facsimile transmission, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered upon direction to the facsimile number of record of the voting member. if notice is given by electronic mail or other means of electronic transmission, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered upon direction to the electronic mail address or other electronic address of record of the voting member. if sent by any other means (including telegram, cablegram, courier, or express mail), such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when actually delivered to the home or business address of the voting member. the corporation may, but is not required to, provide notice of any meetings to the non-voting members. (b) when any notice whatever is required to be given under the provisions of the not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice. the attendance of a voting member at a meeting of the members shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where the voting member objects to the holding of the meeting because proper notice was not given. section 3.04 proxies. voting by proxy shall not be permitted. section 3.05 designated representative. each institutional member and affiliate member shall designate in writing an individual who has the right to act on its behalf (each, a “designated representative”), and the corporation shall have 90    annual y e arbook the right to rely on this designation and any acts, omissions, or representations of the designated representative unless and until the member designates someone else to serve as the designated representative. the designated representative must be an employee or officer of the respective institutional member or affiliate member. section 3.06 quorum. fifteen percent (15%) of each of the classes of voting members shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the members. for the purposes of a quorum, the classes of individual and retired members shall be counted as one class. section 3.07 voting. each voting member shall be entitled to one (1) vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of the members. for purposes of clarification, an individual who is both an individual or retired member and a designated representative of an institutional member may cast a total of two (2) votes on each matter submitted to a vote of the members, one (1) such vote in his or her capacity as an individual member and one (1) such vote in his or her capacity as a designated representative. section 3.08 use of conference telephone or other interactive technology. if the board of directors so determines, members may participate in and, in the case of voting members, act at any meeting of the members by means of a conference telephone or other similar interactive technology, including, but not limited to, electronic transmission, internet usage, or remote communication, so long as all persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. such participation shall constitute presence in person at such meeting. section 3.09 informal action by members. (a) action by ballot. any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the members may be taken without a meeting by ballot in writing by mail, e-mail, or other electronic means, pursuant to which the voting members are given the opportunity to vote for or against the proposed action, provided that the number of voting members casting a vote satisfies the quorum requirements set forth in section 3.06 hereof and the action receives approval by a majority of the voting members casting votes or such larger number as may be required by the not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws. voting must remain open for not less than five (5) days from the date the ballot is delivered; provided, however, in the case of a removal of one or more directors, a merger, consolidation, dissolution, or a sale, lease, or exchange of assets, the voting must remain open for not less than twenty (20) days from the date the ballot is delivered. the action shall become effective only if, at least five (5) days prior to the effective date of such action, a notice in writing of the proposed action is delivered to all of the voting members. (b) action by written consent. any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the members may be taken without a meeting and without a association bylaws 91 vote if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the voting members. (c) use of electronic signature. a voting member may take action by a written consent using an electronic signature if the electronic transmission approving the action includes the signatory’s full name in a form intended by the signatory: (a) to serve as his or her signature and (b) to authenticate the consent. each electronic signature should be affixed to an email message or other electronic communication that: (i) contains, attaches, or references the written consent action; (ii) includes an affirmative statement (such as “yes,” “i agree,” or “i consent”); and (iii) contains a clear reference to the written consent action in the subject line. article iv board of directors section 4.01 general powers of directors. the property and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by the board of directors. section 4.02 number, tenure, and qualifications of directors. (a) the board of directors shall consist of twelve (12) directors to be divided into three (3) classes—class a, class b, and class c—such that there shall be four (4) directors in each class. (b) the voting members shall elect directors to succeed those directors whose terms expire, and such elections shall be for three-year terms of office, each to expire at the third succeeding annual member meeting after the director’s election. no director shall serve more than two (2) consecutive terms, except that a director appointed to fill an unexpired term of eighteen (18) months or less may be elected to two (2) consecutive full terms thereafter. a director shall hold office until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified or until the director’s death, resignation, or removal. (c) the board of directors shall establish an annual calendar, timeline, and procedure for the nomination of candidates for election as directors, each of which shall not be inconsistent with these bylaws. (d) the nominating committee shall develop a slate of at least six (6) nominations for each of the four (4) directorships to be filled at each annual member meeting and shall deliver the slate to the board of directors and the secretary. the board of directors may modify the nominating committee’s slate before delivering the initial slate to the voting members. (e) the voting members may add candidate(s) to the slate by petition(s) signed by at least ten (10) voting members and filed with the secretary. 92    annual y e arbook (f) the secretary shall deliver to the voting members (i) the final slate of candidates, including biographical data on each candidate, and (ii) a ballot. notwithstanding any of the foregoing, no candidate may be included on this final slate without his or her consent. (g) each director must be an individual member in good standing at the time of his or her nomination and election and throughout the entirety of his or her service on the board of directors. a director shall automatically cease to be a director immediately upon ceasing to be an individual or retired member in good standing. no employee of the corporation may be a director. section 4.03 annual and regular director meetings. annual meetings of the board of directors (each, an “annual director meeting”) shall be held at such time and place as may be fixed by the board of directors for the purpose of electing officers and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. the board of directors may provide by resolution the time and place for the holding of additional regular meetings of the board of directors (each, a “regular director meeting”) without other notice than such resolution. if the election of officers shall not be held at any annual director meeting, the board of directors shall cause the election to be held at a regular director meeting or at a special meeting of the board of directors (each, a “special director meeting”) as soon thereafter as may be convenient. section 4.04 special director meetings. special director meetings may be called by or at the request of the president or any three (3) directors, and such person or persons may fix any place as the location of any special director meeting so called. for purposes of clarification, no business may be transacted at any such meeting unless a quorum of directors is present, as set forth in section 4.07 of these bylaws. section 4.05 member access to meetings. meetings of the board of directors are open to members of the corporation with the exception of portions thereof that are executive sessions as specifically designated by the board of directors or as called by any director. members who wish to attend a meeting of the board of directors shall inform the president at least two (2) days in advance to assure that adequate space is available. section 4.06 notice and waiver of notice. (a) unless otherwise required by the not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws, written notice of any annual or special director meeting shall be delivered not less than three (3) days before the date of such meeting to each director at his or her address as it appears on the records of the corporation, and such notice shall state the place, date, hour, and, in the case of a special director meeting, the purpose(s) of the meeting. if mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the u.s. mail in a sealed envelope so addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. if notice is sent by facsimile transmission, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered upon direction to the facsimile number of record of the director. if association bylaws 93 notice is given by electronic mail or other means of electronic transmission, such notice shall be deemed to be given upon direction to the electronic mail address or other electronic address of record of the director. if sent by any other means (including telegram, cablegram, courier, or express mail), such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when actually delivered to the home or business address of the director. (b) when any notice whatever is required to be given under the provisions of the not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice. the attendance of a director at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a director attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. section 4.07 quorum. a majority of the directors then in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the board of directors. section 4.08 use of conference telephone or other interactive technology. if the board of directors so determines, members of the board of directors or any committee may participate in and act at any meeting of the board of directors or committee, as the case may be, by means of a conference telephone or other similar interactive technology, including, but not limited to, electronic transmission, internet usage, or remote communication, so long as all persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. such participation shall constitute presence in person at such meeting. section 4.09 manner of acting. the act of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the board of directors, unless the act of a greater number is required by the not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws. section 4.10 informal action by directors. (a) any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the board of directors or any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing setting forth the action so taken shall be signed by all of the directors or by all of the members of such committee, as the case may be, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the board of directors or committee. any such consent signed by all the directors or all committee members, as the case may be, shall have the same effect as a unanimous vote and may be stated as such in any document filed with the secretary of state of the state of illinois under the not for profit corporation act. (b) a director or committee member, as the case may be, may take action by a written consent using an electronic signature if the electronic transmission approving the action includes the signatory’s full name in a form intended by 94    annual y e arbook the signatory (a) to serve as his or her signature and (b) to authenticate the consent. each electronic signature should be affixed to an e-mail message or other electronic communication that (i) contains, attaches, or references the written consent action; (ii) includes an affirmative statement (such as “yes,” “i agree,” or “i consent”); and (iii) contains a clear reference to the written consent action in the subject line. section 4.11 resignation. any director may resign at any time by giving written notice to the board of directors, the president, or the secretary. such resignation shall take effect when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a future date. unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. section 4.12 removal. (a) removal by voting members. any director may be removed, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the voting members present and voting at any annual, regular, or special member meeting at which a quorum is present. the proposed removal shall be set forth in the notice of any such meeting, and the notice shall be delivered to each voting member at least twenty (20) days and not more than sixty (60) days prior to such meeting. (b) removal by the board of directors. notwithstanding the foregoing, any director appointed by the board of directors pursuant to section 4.13 hereof may be removed, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office at any meeting of the board of directors at which a quorum is present whenever, in their judgment, the best interests of the corporation would be served thereby. the proposed removal shall be set forth in the notice of any special director meeting, delivered to each director at least twenty (20) days prior to such meeting. (c) automatic removal. notwithstanding each of sections 4.12(a) and 4.12(b) of these bylaws, any director who fails to attend any two (2) meetings of the board of directors in any given year, without reasonable excuse therefor, as determined in the sole reasonable discretion of the board of directors, shall automatically be removed from the board of directors, such that a vote of the voting members or the board of directors shall not be required to effectuate such removal. for purposes of clarification, attendance includes participation by means of conference telephone or other interactive technology in accordance with section 4.08 hereof. section 4.13 vacancies. any vacancy occurring in the board of directors because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification, or otherwise may be filled by the board of directors at any meeting thereof, provided that the individual appointed to fill the vacancy shall be an individual member in good standing. a director elected or appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the unexpired term of his or her predecessor in office. association bylaws 95 section 4.14 compensation. directors shall not receive compensation for their services as directors; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any director from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for personal services rendered to the corporation that are reasonable and necessary to carry out one or more of the tax-exempt purposes of the corporation, so long as the director complies with the conflict of interest procedures of article xi hereof and any other policies adopted by the board of directors. directors may receive reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with corporate matters, provided that such reimbursement is authorized by the board of directors. article v officers section 5.01 officers. the board of directors shall elect a president, a vice president, a treasurer, and a secretary of the corporation (each, an “officer” and, taken together with all other officers of the corporation elected by the board of directors, the “officers”). the board of directors also may appoint an executive director and elect one or more assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers and such additional officers as the board of directors may deem necessary or appropriate from time to time. in extraordinary circumstances, any two (2) or more offices may be held by the same person. the officers elected by the board of directors shall have such duties as are hereafter described and such additional duties as the board of directors may from time to time prescribe. each officer, other than the executive director, must be elected from among the directors. an individual’s resignation or removal as a director shall be deemed to also be a resignation or removal from any officer position held by that individual. section 5.02 election and term of office. with the exception of the executive director, the officers shall be elected annually by the board of directors at the annual director meeting. if the election of officers is not held at such meeting, such election shall be held as soon thereafter as may be convenient. new offices of the corporation may be created and filled, and vacancies in offices may be filled, at any meeting of the board of directors. each officer shall hold office until the officer’s successor has been duly elected and qualified or until the officer’s death, resignation, or removal. election or appointment of an officer shall not of itself create contract rights. section 5.03 resignation. any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the board of directors, the president, or the secretary. such resignation shall take effect when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a future date. unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. section 5.04 removal. any officer elected or appointed by the board of directors may be removed, with or without cause, by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of all directors then in office whenever, in their judgment, the best interests of the 96    annual y e arbook corporation would be served thereby, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person or persons so removed. section 5.05 vacancies. a vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification, or otherwise may be filled by the board of directors at any meeting thereof. an officer elected to fill a vacancy shall be elected to serve until the next annual director meeting. section 5.06 president. the president shall preside at all meetings of the corporation and board of directors and shall see that the orders and resolutions of the board of directors are carried into effect, except in those instances in which that responsibility is assigned to some other person by the board of directors. the president may sign bonds, mortgages, and all other contracts and documents, whether or not under the seal, if any, of the corporation, except in cases where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by law, by the board of directors, or by these bylaws to some other officer or agent of the corporation. section 5.07 vice president. the vice president shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to the vice president by the president or the board of directors. in the absence of the president or in the event of the president’s inability or refusal to act, the vice president shall perform the duties of the president and, when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions of the president. section 5.08 secretary. the secretary shall perform or direct and supervise the performance of the following: (a) attend all meetings of the board of directors and record all the proceedings of the meetings and actions of the board of directors in one or more files provided for that purpose; (b) be the custodian of the corporate records and of the seal, if any, of the corporation; (c) keep a register of the post office address and electronic mail address of each director, which shall be furnished to the secretary by such director; (d) see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these bylaws or as required by law; and (e) in general perform all duties incident to the office of secretary and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to the secretary by the board of directors. section 5.09 treasurer. the treasurer shall be the principal financial officer of the corporation. the treasurer shall perform or direct and supervise the performance of the following: (a) have charge of and be responsible for overseeing the maintenance of adequate books of account for the corporation; (b) have charge of all funds and securities of the corporation and be responsible for overseeing the management, receipt, and disbursement thereof; and (c) in general perform all the duties incident to the office of treasurer and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to the treasurer by the board of directors. if required by the board of directors, the treasurer shall give a bond for the faithful discharge of the treasurer’s duties in such sum and with such surety or sureties as the board of directors shall determine. the treasurer shall serve as the chair of the finance committee. association bylaws 97 section 5.10 executive director. from time to time, the corporation may appoint an executive director who shall be an employee of the corporation and shall be a non-voting member of the board of directors. the executive director shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation and, as such, shall meet regularly with the board of directors and in general supervise and control all the business and affairs of the corporation, unless otherwise provided by the board of directors. the executive director may discuss corporate matters with the board of directors but shall not be entitled to vote on any matter submitted to a vote of the board of directors. the executive director shall, ex officio, be an assistant secretary of the corporation, empowered to certify to corporate actions in the absence of the secretary. the executive director, in addition to appointing and overseeing staff, shall be responsible to the board of directors for the administration of programs, services, and other activities of the corporation; shall see that all orders and resolutions of the board of directors are carried into effect; and shall appoint members of advisory committees, representatives to other organizations, and other officials and agents of the corporation, and oversee their work. section 5.11 assistant treasurers and assistant secretaries. any assistant treasurers and assistant secretaries shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to them by the treasurer or the secretary, respectively, or by the board of directors. if required by the board of directors, the assistant treasurers shall give bonds for the faithful discharge of their duties in such sums and with such sureties as the board of directors shall determine. section 5.12 other officers and agents. any officer not otherwise specified in these bylaws shall have such authority and perform such duties as may from time to time be prescribed by resolution of the board of directors. section 5.13 absence of officers. in the absence of any officer, or for any other reason the board of directors may deem sufficient, the board of directors may delegate the powers or duties, or any such powers or duties, of any officer to any other officer or to any director. section 5.14 compensation. unless otherwise determined by the board of directors or otherwise provided herein, the officers shall not receive compensation for their services as officers; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any officer from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for personal services rendered to the corporation that are reasonable and necessary to carry out one or more of the tax-exempt purposes of the corporation, so long as the officers comply with any policies adopted by the board of directors. officers may receive reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with corporate matters, provided that such reimbursement is authorized by the board of directors. notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the individual serving as executive director may receive reasonable compensation for such service, as determined by the board of directors from time to time. 98    annual y e arbook article vi committees section 6.01 board committees. the board of directors may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the directors in office, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of two (2) or more directors and a majority of each committee’s membership to be directors; provided, however, that committees appointed by the board of directors or otherwise authorized pursuant to these bylaws relating to the election, nomination, qualification, or credentials of the directors or other committees involved in the process of electing directors may be composed entirely of non-directors. any committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the board of directors and allowed by law, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the board of directors in the management of the business and affairs of the corporation; provided, however, that no such committee shall have the power or authority of the board of directors in reference to (a) amending or repealing these bylaws or the articles of incorporation; (b) electing, appointing, or removing any officer, director, or committee member, or fixing the compensation of any committee member; (c) adopting a plan of merger or adopting a plan of consolidation with another corporation; (d) authorizing the sale, lease, exchange, or mortgage of all or substantially all of the property or assets of the corporation; (e) filling vacancies on the board of directors or any of its committees; (f) adopting a plan for the distribution of the assets of the corporation or for dissolution; or (g) amending, altering, repealing, or taking any action inconsistent with any resolution or action of the board of directors which by its terms provides that it shall not be amended, altered, or repealed by any such committee. section 6.02 advisory committees. by resolution, the board of directors may designate one or more advisory committees not having and exercising the authority of the board of directors in the management of the corporation. members of any such advisory committee may, but need not, be directors, and the board of directors shall appoint the members thereof, except as and to the extent such authority shall be vested in an officer or agent of the corporation by the board of directors or these bylaws. section 6.03 nominating committee. there shall be a committee of the board of directors, which shall identify and nominate individuals to serve on the board of directors of the corporation (the “nominating committee”). the nominating committee shall present its nominations to the board of directors and the secretary. the nominating committee shall consist of two (2) individual members and one (1) director who is not then up for re-election to the board of directors, each of whom shall be appointed by the board of directors (collectively, the “nominating committee members”). the nominating committee members shall be divided into three classes, as nearly equal in number as reasonably possible, as shall be designated by resolution of the board of directors. the terms of each class of nominating committee members shall be staggered such that only one class shall be appointed each year. each nominating committee member shall association bylaws 99 serve for a non-renewable term of three (3) years or until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified. the longest serving member of the nominating committee shall serve as the chair thereof. section 6.04 finance committee. there shall be a finance committee, which shall have the responsibility of supervising the financial affairs of the corporation and shall have and may exercise the powers and authority of the board of directors to the extent permitted by law, the articles of incorporation, and these bylaws. the finance committee shall be comprised of at least two (2) directors who shall be appointed by the board of directors, and a majority of its members shall be directors. the treasurer shall be the chair of the finance committee. section 6.05 term of office. each member of a committee established pursuant to this article vi, other than the nominating committee members, shall serve as such until the next annual director meeting and until such committee member’s successor is appointed, unless the committee shall be sooner terminated by resolution of the board of directors, or unless such committee member resigns or is removed from such committee. any committee member may be removed, with or without cause, by the board of directors whenever in its judgment the best interests of the corporation shall be served thereby. section 6.06 chair. except as otherwise provided in these bylaws, one (1) member of each committee shall be appointed as chair by the person or persons authorized to appoint committee members thereof. section 6.07 vacancies. vacancies in the membership of any committee may be filled by appointments made in the same manner as provided for in the original appointments. section 6.08 quorum. unless otherwise provided in the resolution of the board of directors designating a committee, a majority of the committee members shall constitute a quorum and the act of a majority of the committee members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the committee. section 6.09 rules. each committee shall fix its own rules governing the conduct of its activities, not inconsistent with these bylaws or the rules promulgated by the board of directors, and shall furnish to the board of directors such reports of its activities as the board of directors may request. article vii contracts, checks, deposits,gifts and investments section 7.01 contracts. the board of directors may authorize any officer or officers or agent or agents of the corporation, in addition to the officers so authorized by these bylaws, to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. 100    annual y e arbook section 7.02 checks, drafts, etc. all checks, drafts, or other orders for the payment of money, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness issued in the name of the corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers or agent or agents of the corporation and in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by resolution of the board of directors. section 7.03 deposits. all funds of the corporation shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the corporation in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as the board of directors may designate by resolution. section 7.04 gifts. the board of directors may accept or reject or by resolution may authorize any officer or officers or agent or agents of the corporation to accept or reject, on behalf of the corporation, any contribution, gift, bequest, or devise for the general purposes or for any special purpose of the corporation. section 7.05 investments. the board of directors shall manage, invest, operate, deal in and with, and conserve the property of the corporation, and may retain any or all of the assets transferred to the corporation by gift or bequest; provided, however, that the exercise of any of such powers shall not in any way conflict with the purposes of the corporation as stated in its articles of incorporation, and such powers shall not be exercised so as to cause the corporation to lose its qualification as an organization exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the code. the board of directors may delegate investment management duties to an officer, employee, or independent investment firm, provided that doing so is prudent and in the best interests of the corporation. article viii books and records the corporation shall keep correct and complete books and records of account and shall also keep minutes of the proceedings of its board of directors and each committee thereof. article ix fiscal year the fiscal year of the corporation shall end on august 31st of each year. article x indemnification and insurance section 10.01 indemnification. the corporation shall indemnify each person who is or was a director or officer, or who is serving or has served at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, and may indemnify any person who is or was an employee or agent of the corporation and any person who is association bylaws 101 serving or has served at its request as an employee or agent of any other enterprise, to the fullest extent from time to time permitted by the laws of the state of illinois and by section 4941 or 4958 of the code, as applicable, in the event any of such persons was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative. section 10.02 authorization of indemnification. any indemnification under this article x (unless the indemnification is ordered by a court) shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case, upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation is proper in the circumstances. in the case of indemnification that is mandatory under section 10.01 hereof, the determination shall be limited to (a) whether the person to be indemnified has met the standards specified in section 10.01 and (b) the amount of the indemnification permitted by law. any determination under this section 10.02 shall be made (a) by the board of directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit, or proceeding or (b) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion. section 10.03 advance payments. expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit, or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit, or proceeding, as authorized by the board of directors in the specific case, upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation to repay such amount, unless it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized in this article x, unless such payment would constitute an act of self-dealing under section 4941 of the code if the corporation is a private foundation or an excess benefit transaction under section 4958 of the code if the corporation is a public charity. section 10.04 non-exclusivity and continuation. the indemnification provided by this article x shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which a person seeking indemnification may be entitled under any agreement, vote of disinterested directors, or otherwise, both as to action in the person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of such a person. section 10.05 insurance. the corporation may purchase and maintain insurance (a) to insure itself with respect to the indemnification payments it is authorized or obligated to make pursuant to this article x and (b) on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or who is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, to insure against any liability asserted against such 102    annual y e arbook person and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify the person against such liability under the provisions of this article x. article xi conflicts of interest section 11.01 conflict of interest. a director shall disclose to the board of directors any material interest which such director directly or indirectly has in any person or entity which is a party to a transaction under consideration by the board of directors, or which to the director’s knowledge might otherwise cause a conflict with a fiduciary duty owed by the director to the corporation. such interested director shall abstain from voting on such transaction or other action, but such interested director’s presence may be counted in determining whether a quorum is present. section 11.02 material interest. a director shall be considered to have a material interest in an entity if the director is a director, officer, or employee of the entity or if the director has a material financial interest in the entity. section 11.03 comprehensive policy. the board of directors shall have the power and authority to adopt a more comprehensive policy regarding conflicts of interest, which may supplement this article xi, as so directed by the board of directors. article xii amendments to bylaws these bylaws may be altered, amended, or repealed and new bylaws adopted by the voting members. such action may be, but shall not be required to be, taken at any meeting of the voting members, provided that no such alteration, amendment, repeal, or adoption shall in any way conflict with the purposes of the corporation as stated in its articles of incorporation or otherwise cause the corporation to lose its qualification as an organization exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the code. written notice of any proposed alteration, amendment, repeal, or adoption of the bylaws shall be delivered to each voting member not less than twenty (20) days before the date of the vote on such matter at such voting member’s address as it appears on the records of the corporation. article xiii miscellaneous section 13.01 definitions. in addition to the terms defined elsewhere in these bylaws, the following terms shall have the following meanings when used herein: association bylaws 103 (a) “articles of incorporation” means the articles of incorporation of the corporation filed with the secretary of state of the state of illinois on july 31, 1992, and any amendments thereto. (b) “section of the code” means a section of the internal revenue code of 1986, as amended, and shall include corresponding provisions of future federal tax laws, all as from time to time in effect. (c) “director” means a voting member of the board of directors. (d) “not for profit corporation act” means the illinois general not for profit corporation act of 1986, as amended. section 13.02 writings. any action required in these bylaws to be “written,” to be “in writing,” to have “written consent,” to have “written approval,” and the like by or of directors or committee members shall include any communication transmitted or received by facsimile, electronic mail, or other means of electronic transmission. 18 special collections kristy sorensen, austin presbyterian theological seminary, convener members present • kristy sorensen, austin presbyterian theological seminary (convener) • david buresh, virginia theological seminary • clay-edward dixon, graduate theological union • indira douglas, new brunswick theological seminary • christina gather, new brunswick theological seminary • liz leahy, azusa pacific seminary & university • patrick milas, new brunswick theological seminary • brian shetler, princeton theological seminary • armin siedlecki, emory university agenda meeting agenda and summary of discussion. 1) introductions 2) reflections on atla in long beach (or virtual atla) a) congratulations to liz leahy and the local host committee for putting on a great conference. b) almost all the sessions were recorded, and they will be posted in 4-6 weeks. links will be on sched when available and an email will go out to registrants. c) several people noted that the sessions on ai were particularly helpful, especially the saturday workshop. attendees learned about the many different ai programs that all do different things and got ideas for how ai may be incorporated into the work of theological librarianship. d) while there were many great sessions, three were called out as being particularly helpful -beyond mere denominationalism in atla: exploring ways to enhance professional development and resource sharing in theological librarianship; discard to discovery: interest group reports 19 empowering majority world theology libraries through book donations; and tools and technology for teaching the history of the book at a theological library. 3) round robin reports (see below) 4) review last year’s work: a) our primary achievement over the past year was reviving the special collections interest group discussion list with the help of alexis weiss at atla. we used the list to share professional development opportunities and news of interest, and as a place to ask questions and start conversations. 5) ideas for this coming year a) add a co-convener? this could help distribute the workload and create a built-in succession plan. in the past, this group has had a co-convener model, but it fell off during the pandemic. all agreed that it is worth trying again. will post to the discussion list asking for volunteers to open the opportunity beyond just those on the call. b) encourage people to submit a proposal that would be “sponsored” by the special collections interest group. the discussion list would be a good avenue for encouraging people to present on special collections topics or to build a panel on a theme. c) work with the conference planning committee for next year’s meeting in pittsburgh to include a workshop option on a rare books and manuscripts topic. liz notes that an instructor from the rare books school may be willing to travel to pittsburgh to give an abbreviated workshop-length instruction on rare books for theological librarians. in the past, workshops on book repair and preservation have been popular. d) brainstorm possible excursions relating to special collections in conjunction with the atla annual meeting in pittsburgh in 2025. the conference hotel is within walking distance of duquesne university, which may have some interesting collections. could also do a walking tour of historic churches near the hotel. it was noted that any excursion ideas should be solidified early enough to be added to the schedule and clearly communicated to attendees so they can plan to arrive in pittsburgh early enough to attend. the cost of transportation will also be a deciding factor. 20    annual y e arbook 6) other items a) brian shetler noted that the rare books and manuscripts section (rbms) will be held at yale next year with a focus on the repatriation of collections. a call for papers is coming out soon, and brian is on the organizing committee. b) brian also reports that he has a chapter titled “the changing realities of special collections and archives: facing the future with confidence” in personalizing the pandemic: experiences of theological & religious studies librarians during covid-19, an atla open press title. c) q&a: • q: should scanned archival photographs be cleaned up using photoshop (damaged corners, ink markings, etc.)? if so, should you keep both copies? a: in general, we only clean up to adjust contrast/color balance. the goal is to make the scan look like the photo. damage and markings on the original may be of interest to researchers. clean-up also takes a lot of time. if you adjust the settings on the scanner or even just lay white paper behind the photo you can quickly correct many issues with contrast or color balance. occasionally digital clean-up is warranted (for example, if a photo is being used in an exhibit or publication). in those cases, you should also keep the original scan. • q: what kind of security is recommended for exhibit cases? they are heavy, but not locked, and are kept in a public and not-always-staffed area. a: locks are important when cases aren’t in restricted areas. some exhibit cases can be retrofitted to add a lock. alternatively, you could use facsimiles in the case rather than originals. 7) adjourn interest group reports 21 year in review highlights and/or summary of your group’s activities over the past year. • no specific activities this past year. round robin reports austin presbyterian theological seminary – in january 2024, upon the retirement of timothy lincoln, the archivist, kristy sorensen, was appointed the associate dean of library & learning services. rodrigo leal, who previously served as the learning technologies librarian, was appointed the learning technologies librarian & archives and records manager. prior to his work as the learning technologies librarian, rodrigo served as a part-time archives assistant at the austin seminary archives. recently, we digitized and posted 55 issues of the unánimes newsletter (1979-1999) to the austin seminary digital collections (https://austinseminarydigital. org/collections/show/81). unánimes was a publication by the mexican american coordinating council (macc), later the hispanic american ministries council (hamc). both groups were a part of the synod of the sun (pcusa), formerly synod of red river (pcus) and synod of the sun (upcusa). azusa pacific seminary & university – staff have finished digitizing just about everything in the extensive henrietta mears collection and are working on metadata for the digitized files. they will be using jstor as their institutional repository. two films about henrietta mears will be coming out this year and the filmmakers used material from azusa’s collections. unfortunately, staff cuts (including the lead special collections librarian & archivist) have necessitated the closure of special collections and archives for the foreseeable future. emory university, candler school of theology – church historian jonathan strom, a big supporter of special collections and archives, was recently named the new dean of the candler school of theology. work continues processing a large english bible collection, and they have recently acquired a copy of the nuremberg chronicle, one of the most famous early printed books, which has been featured in a recent exhibit. https://austinseminarydigital.org/collections/show/81 https://austinseminarydigital.org/collections/show/81 2 2    annual y e arbook graduate theological union – the library continues to collaborate with the internet archive to digitize and provide access to library material that would not fit in their reduced footprint, and recently they have expanded that collaboration by becoming an internet archive scanning center. archives and rare book material that had been temporarily stored off-site have been returned in good shape. they have recently received a large donation of religiously associated artwork and are in the process of creating a teaching museum for the history of sacred art. new brunswick theological seminary – it has been a delightful and eventful year at the gardner a. sage library – in person and online. in february, sage library welcomed the new archivist of the archives of the reformed church in america, dr. elizabeth pallitto. and in november, indira douglas was promoted to access services and reference coordinator. library staff have enjoyed several important projects to date. technical services librarian and archivist christina geuther migrated our archives inventory from ms access to excel to facilitate ingesting metadata for recent donations. we received a donation of rare books and papers belonging to j. van kuiken, a reformed pastor who was chaplain to queen juliana of the netherlands. he was instrumental in dutch immigration to canada and the growth of the reformed church throughout canada. most of sage library’s off-site collection has now been entrusted to the internet archive for digitization, perpetual hosting and access. over-sized, antique folios returned to new brunswick for further review by library staff and faculty. we were able to cull some of the 19th-century biblical language dictionaries and lexicons to make space available both for the presidential papers of rev. dr. norman kansfield, president emeritus of new brunswick theological seminary, and the women’s history collections of mary kansfield. producers of the pbs show finding your roots contacted the archives of the reformed church in america for records pertaining to an ancestor of writer and actor lena dunham. the rca archives had received the seventeenth-century record books of the collegiate church in december of 2022, which were photographed and used for research for the episode. dunham’s paternal eighth great-grandfather, stephanus van cortlandt, was a significant figure in the early history of new york city and became the first native-born mayor of interest group reports 23 new york. the episode “in the blood”, which aired on april 2, 2024, explored cortlandt’s legacy-including his dealings with the lenape tribe and involvement in slavery. princeton theological seminary – the archives has been receiving some big donations and making process on processing with a small but mighty staff. recently processing of the prathia hall papers was completed, and work is wrapping up on a collection focused on theology and ufos from alumnus barry h. downing. the library recently installed new state-of-the-art exhibit cases thanks to a grant from the board, and the inaugural exhibit honored their new president, jonathan l. walton, along with a history of the presidency at the seminary. a crew from a vietnamese tv network visited the archives recently to film for an upcoming show on thich nhat hahn, who was an alumnus of princeton theological seminary. virginia theological seminary – dr. mitzi budde, the head librarian for the last 33 years, is retiring in july and will be succeeded by dr. joseph thompson, a current faculty member at vts, in august. david buresh will continue as the rare books curator, having learned a great deal about the collection and about rare books from dr. budde. they are working to preserve, curate, and provide scholarly access to 6,500 rare books that were recently transferred to virginia theological seminary from the general theological seminary in new york, as part of an affiliation between the two seminaries. the books include incunabula, as well as many early english bibles and a fine collection of early english theology books (1522-1700). they are looking forward to featuring the collection in future exhibits. atla organizational directory (2022–2023) 7 1 atla organizational directory (2023–2024) officers of the board of directors jérémie leblanc, president chief librarian, jean leon allie library, saint paul university susan ebertz, vice president director emerita, reu memorial library, wartburg theological seminary matthew thiesen, secretary director of library and information services, cline-tunnell library, western seminary kris veldheer, treasurer library director, paul bechtold library, catholic theological union board of directors yasmine abou-el-kheir director, lapp learning commons, chicago theological seminary carisse berryhill special assistant to the dean, brown library, abilene christian university kerrie burn university librarian, library, university of divinity dan flores university librarian and director, blumberg memorial library, texas lutheran seminary beth kumar director of library services, flora lamson hewlett library, graduate theological union armin siedlecki head of cataloging and rare books cataloger, pitts theology library, emory university atla organizational directory (2023–2024) 72 karl stutzman director of library services, anabaptist mennonite biblical seminary leslie engelson metadata librarian, university libraries, murray state university board committees finance committee • kris veldheer, paul bechtold library, catholic theological union, chair • dan flores, blumberg memorial library, texas lutheran seminary • armin siedlecki, pitts theology library, emory university governance committee • karl stutzman, anabaptist mennonite theological seminary library, chair • leslie engelson, university libraries, murray state university • matthew thiesen, cline-tunnell library, western seminary tellers committee • maria garcia, donald e. o’shaughnessy library, oblate school of theology, chair • ryan shrauner, bill and joyce holmes library, baptist seminary of kentucky • suzanne smith, mitchell library, multnomah university moral ownership committee • yasmine abou-el-kheir, lapp learning commons, chicago theological seminary, chair • carisse berryhill, brown library, abilene christian university • kerrie burn, mannix library, catholic theological college at the university of divinity • beth kumar, flora lamson hewlett library, graduate theological union nominating committee • gerrit van dyk, harold b. lee library, brigham young 7 3    annual y e arbook university, chair • mariel deluca voth, pacific theological seminary • susan ebertz, reu memorial library, wartburg theological seminary appointed officials and representatives association archivist martha smalley, yale university divinity school library representative to ala committee on cataloging: description and access michael bradford, library system cataloging librarian, wayne state university library committees, councils, and task forces of the association conference committee • jessica boyer, phillips library, mount st. mary’s university, chair • michael bradford, wayne state university library • ezra choe, baylor university library • james estes, editor in chief, atla summary of proceedings • craig kubic, southwestern baptist theological seminary library, 2023 local host committee representative • liz leahy, azusa pacific university, 2024 local host committee representative • jude morrisey, yale university divinity school library • gillian harrison cain, ex-officio • denise mcfarlin, staff liaison logistics • alexis weiss, staff liaison content committee for diversity, equity, and inclusion • jennifer ulrich, eastern mennonite university library, chair • elli cucksey, hamma library, trinity lutheran seminary at capital university • karla grafton, hartford international university for religion and peace library • stephen sweeney, cardinal stafford library, st. john vianney atla organizational directory (2023–2024) 74 seminary • suzanne taylor, phillips library, mount st. mary’s university • alexis weiss, staff liaison crra program committee • mark shelton, dinand library, college of the holy cross, chair • caroline fuchs, st. john’s university libraries • kathy harty, leo dehon library, sacred heart seminary and school of theology • jean mcmanus, hesburgh libraries, university of notre dame • brian morin, mount angel abbey library • leslie o’neill, catholic historical research center of the archdiocese of philadelphia • marianne ryan, loyola university chicago libraries • gillian harrison cain, staff liaison scholarly communication and digital initiatives committee • erica pye, brown library, abilene christian university, chair • caitlin reeves greenamyre, john bulow campbell library, columbia theological seminary • ann mcshane, pitts theology library, emory university • greg murray, wright library, princeton theological seminary • brad ost, robert w. woodruff library, atlanta university center • marta samokishyn, jean leon allie library, saint paul university • christy karpinski, staff liaison • alexis weiss, staff liaison • christine fruin, staff liaison atla open press advisory council • douglas gragg, andover-harvard theological library, harvard divinity school, at large member • james estes, editor in chief, atla summary of proceedings • myka kennedy stephens, editor in chief, books @atla open press • christa strickler, editor in chief, tcb • garrett trott, corban university, editor in chief, theological librarianship 75    annual y e arbook • barnaby hughes, staff liaison • christy karpinski, staff liaison • christine fruin, staff liaison association staff leadership • executive director: john f. kutsko • director of financial services: chad handshy • director of information systems: jim butler • director of membership and engagement: gillian harrison cain • director of production: maria stanton amended and restated bylaws of the american theological library association 77 amended and restated bylaws of the american theological library association (an illinois not-for-profit corporation) as adopted june 15, 2018 article i offices section 1.01 principal and other offices. the principal office of the corporation shall be located in the state of illinois. the corporation may have such other offices, either within or without the state of illinois, as the board of directors may determine or as the affairs of the corporation may require from time to time. section 1.02 registered agent and office. the corporation shall have and continuously maintain in the state of illinois a registered office and a registered agent whose office is identical with such registered office, as required by the not for profit corporation act. the registered office may be, but need not be, identical with the principal office in the state of illinois. the registered agent of the corporation may be changed from time to time by the board of directors. article ii members section 2.01 classes of membership. the corporation shall have six (6) classes of membership: institutional, individual, affiliate, student, retired, and emeritus. institutional members, individual members, and retired members are voting members (collectively, the “voting members”). affiliate members, student members, and emeritus members are non-voting members (collectively, the “nonvoting members”). 78 a nnua l y e a rbook section 2.02 rights of membership. (a) voting members. voting members shall have only the following rights: (1) attend meetings of the members and vote; (2) elect directors to serve on the board of directors; (3) approve any alteration of, amendment to, or repeal of the bylaws; (4) participate in such corporation programs as the board of directors may determine from time to time; and (5) receive those publications of the corporation that are distributed to the membership. voting members shall not have any rights other than those stated in this section 2.02(a). (a) non-voting members. non-voting members shall not have the right to vote on any matters. non-voting members shall have the right to (1) attend meetings of the members; (2) receive those publications of the corporation that are distributed to the membership; and (3) participate in such other corporation programs as the board of directors may determine from time to time. (b) corporation programs. with respect to corporation programs, the board of directors may establish different programs for each membership class and may limit participation in any such program to members of the pertinent membership class. section 2.03 qualifications for membership. the board of directors may establish qualifications for membership from time to time. as of the date of these bylaws, the qualifications for membership are as follows: (a) institutional members. a library of an institution qualifies for institutional membership if the institution is (1) an institution of higher education supporting programs in theology or religious studies that is accredited by an authority recognized by the u.s. department of education, council of higher education accreditation, or the equivalent thereof in other jurisdictions, or (2) a nondegree granting organization maintaining one or more significant collections primarily of theological, religious, or ecclesiastical research material. if the applicant library serves more than one institution, at least one of the institutions shall meet one of the qualifications set forth in this section 2.03(a). (b) individual members. any person who is engaged in professional library or scholarly communications work in theological or religious fields or who has a demonstrated, bona fide interest in the literature of religion, theological librarianship, or the purposes and work of the corporation, shall qualify for individual membership in the corporation. (c) affiliate members. an organization that does not qualify for institutional membership, but that has a demonstrated record of support for theological librarianship and the purposes and work of the corporation, shall qualify for affiliate membership. (d) student members. any student enrolled in a degree program who is carrying a half-time course load or greater shall qualify for student membership. association bylaws 79 (e) retired members. to qualify for retired membership in the corporation, a person must (1) have fully retired from gainful employment; and (2) have been an individual member continuously for the immediately preceding ten-year period. (f) emeritus members. to qualify for emeritus membership, a person must have been an individual member or retired member continuously for the immediately preceding ten-year period. notwithstanding any of the foregoing, each member must be in good standing with respect to any dues owed to the corporation and must be supportive of the purposes and work of the corporation. (g) upon receipt of an application for membership, person(s) authorized by the board of directors shall review the application and the applicant’s credentials to determine if the applicant does in fact meet the requirements for membership. this determination must be made in good faith and, once so made, is final and not appealable. section 2.04 dues of members. the board of directors shall determine from time to time the amount, if any, of membership dues associated with each class of membership. membership dues, if any, shall be payable in advance for the following full year. memberships will automatically be renewed upon payment of the annual membership dues, if any, for the next succeeding year. section 2.05 transfer of membership. membership in the corporation is not transferable or assignable by any member. section 2.06 suspension. members failing to pay their annual membership dues within sixty (60) calendar days of their due date shall automatically be suspended and shall lose all rights, including, but not limited to, any voting rights. a member thus suspended may be reinstated by payment of such member’s unpaid dues. members also may be suspended or reinstated by an affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then in office. section 2.07 resignation. any member may resign at any time by giving written notice to the board of directors, the president, or the secretary. such resignation shall take effect when the notice is delivered, unless the notice specifies a future date. unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. section 2.08 termination of membership. the board of directors may terminate a membership by an affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then in office. article iii meeting of members section 3.01 annual member meetings. regular annual meetings of the members (each, an “annual member meeting”) shall be held at such time and 80 a nnua l y e a rbook place as shall be fixed by the board of directors, for the purpose of electing directors and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. the board of directors may provide by resolution the time and place for the holding of additional regular meetings of the members (each, a “regular member meeting”). if the election of directors shall not be held at the annual member meeting, the voting members shall cause the election to be held at a regular member meeting or at a special meeting of the members (each, a “special member meeting”) as soon thereafter as may be convenient. section 3.02 special member meetings. special member meetings may be called at any time by the board of directors, the president, or the secretary, and shall be called by the secretary upon written request (stating the purpose of the proposed meeting) signed by at least fifteen percent (15%) of the voting members or by one-third (1/3) of the directors then in office. special member meetings shall be held at such place as may be designated in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting. section 3.03 notice and waiver of notice. (a) unless otherwise provided by not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws, notice of annual, regular, and special member meetings shall be delivered to each voting member not less than five (5) days nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of such meeting at such voting member’s address as it appears on the records of the corporation. such notice shall state the place, date, hour, and, in the case of a special member meeting, the purpose(s) of the meeting. if mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the u.s. mail in a sealed envelope so addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. if notice is sent by facsimile transmission, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered upon direction to the facsimile number of record of the voting member. if notice is given by electronic mail or other means of electronic transmission, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered upon direction to the electronic mail address or other electronic address of record of the voting member. if sent by any other means (including telegram, cablegram, courier, or express mail), such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when actually delivered to the home or business address of the voting member. the corporation may, but is not required to, provide notice of any meetings to the non-voting members. (b) when any notice whatever is required to be given under the provisions of the not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice. the attendance of a voting member at a meeting of the members shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where the voting member objects to the holding of the meeting because proper notice was not given. section 3.04 proxies. voting by proxy shall not be permitted. section 3.05 designated representative. each institutional member and affiliate member shall designate in writing an individual who has the right to act association bylaws 81 on its behalf (each, a “designated representative”), and the corporation shall have the right to rely on this designation and any acts, omissions, or representations of the designated representative unless and until the member designates someone else to serve as the designated representative. the designated representative must be an employee or officer of the respective institutional member or affiliate member. section 3.06 quorum. fifteen percent (15%) of each of the classes of voting members shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the members. for the purposes of a quorum, the classes of individual and retired members shall be counted as one class. section 3.07 voting. each voting member shall be entitled to one (1) vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of the members. for purposes of clarification, an individual who is both an individual or retired member and a designated representative of an institutional member may cast a total of two (2) votes on each matter submitted to a vote of the members, one (1) such vote in his or her capacity as an individual or retired member and one (1) such vote in his or her capacity as a designated representative. section 3.08 use of conference telephone or other interactive technology. if the board of directors so determines, members may participate in and, in the case of voting members, act at any meeting of the members by means of a conference telephone or other similar interactive technology, including, but not limited to, electronic transmission, internet usage, or remote communication, so long as all persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. such participation shall constitute presence in person at such meeting. section 3.09 informal action by members. (a) action by ballot. any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the members may be taken without a meeting by ballot in writing by mail, e-mail, or other electronic means, pursuant to which the voting members are given the opportunity to vote for or against the proposed action, provided that the number of voting members casting a vote satisfies the quorum requirements set forth in section 3.06 hereof and the action receives approval by a majority of the voting members casting votes or such larger number as may be required by the not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws. voting must remain open for not less than five (5) days from the date the ballot is delivered; provided, however, in the case of a removal of one or more directors, a merger, consolidation, dissolution, or a sale, lease, or exchange of assets, the voting must remain open for not less than twenty (20) days from the date the ballot is delivered. the action shall become effective only if, at least five (5) days prior to the effective date of such action, a notice in writing of the proposed action is delivered to all of the voting members. (b) action by written consent. any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the members may be taken without a meeting and without a vote 82 a nnua l y e a rbook if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the voting members. (c) use of electronic signature. a voting member may take action by a written consent using an electronic signature if the electronic transmission approving the action includes the signatory’s full name in a form intended by the signatory: (a) to serve as his or her signature and (b) to authenticate the consent. each electronic signature should be affixed to an email message or other electronic communication that: (i) contains, attaches, or references the written consent action; (ii) includes an affirmative statement (such as “yes,” “i agree,” or “i consent”); and (iii) contains a clear reference to the written consent action in the subject line. article iv board of directors section 4.01 general powers of directors. the property and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by the board of directors. section 4.02 number, tenure, and qualifications of directors. (a) the board of directors shall consist of twelve (12) directors to be divided into three (3) classes—class a, class b, and class c—such that there shall be four (4) directors in each class. (b) the voting members shall elect directors to succeed those directors whose terms expire, and such elections shall be for three-year terms of office, each to expire at the third succeeding annual member meeting after the director’s election. no director shall serve more than two (2) consecutive terms, except that a director appointed to fill an unexpired term of eighteen (18) months or less may be elected to two (2) consecutive full terms thereafter. a director shall hold office until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified or until the director’s death, resignation, or removal. (c) the board of directors shall establish an annual calendar, timeline, and procedure for the nomination of candidates for election as directors, each of which shall not be inconsistent with these bylaws. (d) the nominating committee shall develop a slate of at least two (2) nominations for each of the four (4) directorships to be filled at each annual member meeting and shall deliver the slate to the board of directors and the secretary. the board of directors may modify the nominating committee’s slate before delivering the initial slate to the voting members. (e) the voting members may add candidate(s) to the slate by petition(s) signed by at least ten (10) voting members and filed with the secretary. the secretary association bylaws 83 shall deliver to the voting members (i) the final slate of candidates, including biographical data on each candidate, and (ii) a ballot. notwithstanding any of the foregoing, no candidate may be included on this final slate without his or her consent. (f) each director must be an individual or retired member in good standing at the time of his or her nomination and election and throughout the entirety of his or her service on the board of directors. a director shall automatically cease to be a director immediately upon ceasing to be an individual or retired member in good standing. no employee of the corporation may be a director. section 4.03 annual and regular director meetings. annual meetings of the board of directors (each, an “annual director meeting”) shall be held at such time and place as may be fixed by the board of directors for the purpose of electing officers and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. the board of directors may provide by resolution the time and place for the holding of additional regular meetings of the board of directors (each, a “regular director meeting”) without other notice than such resolution. if the election of officers shall not be held at any annual director meeting, the board of directors shall cause the election to be held at a regular director meeting or at a special meeting of the board of directors (each, a “special director meeting”) as soon thereafter as may be convenient. section 4.04 special director meetings. special director meetings may be called by or at the request of the president or any three (3) directors, and such person or persons may fix any place as the location of any special director meeting so called. for purposes of clarification, no business may be transacted at any such meeting unless a quorum of directors is present, as set forth in section 4.07 of these bylaws. section 4.05 member access to meetings. meetings of the board of directors are open to members of the corporation with the exception of portions thereof that are executive sessions as specifically designated by the board of directors or as called by any director. members who wish to attend a meeting of the board of directors shall inform the president at least two (2) days in advance to assure that adequate space is available. section 4.06 notice and waiver of notice. (a) unless otherwise required by the not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws, written notice of any annual or special director meeting shall be delivered not less than three (3) days before the date of such meeting to each director at his or her address as it appears on the records of the corporation, and such notice shall state the place, date, hour, and, in the case of a special director meeting, the purpose(s) of the meeting. if mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the u.s. mail in a sealed envelope so addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. if notice is sent by facsimile transmission, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered upon direction to the facsimile number of record of the director. if 84 a nnua l y e a rbook notice is given by electronic mail or other means of electronic transmission, such notice shall be deemed to be given upon direction to the electronic mail address or other electronic address of record of the director. if sent by any other means (including telegram, cablegram, courier, or express mail), such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when actually delivered to the home or business address of the director. (b) when any notice whatever is required to be given under the provisions of the not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice. the attendance of a director at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a director attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. section 4.07 quorum. a majority of the directors then in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the board of directors. section 4.08 use of conference telephone or other interactive technology. if the board of directors so determines, members of the board of directors or any committee may participate in and act at any meeting of the board of directors or committee, as the case may be, by means of a conference telephone or other similar interactive technology, including, but not limited to, electronic transmission, internet usage, or remote communication, so long as all persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. such participation shall constitute presence in person at such meeting. section 4.09 manner of acting. the act of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the board of directors, unless the act of a greater number is required by the not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws. section 4.10 informal action by directors. (a) any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the board of directors or any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing setting forth the action so taken shall be signed by all of the directors or by all of the members of such committee, as the case may be, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the board of directors or committee. any such consent signed by all the directors or all committee members, as the case may be, shall have the same effect as a unanimous vote and may be stated as such in any document filed with the secretary of state of the state of illinois under the not for profit corporation act. (b) a director or committee member, as the case may be, may take action by a written consent using an electronic signature if the electronic transmission approving the action includes the signatory’s full name in a form intended by association bylaws 85 the signatory (a) to serve as his or her signature and (b) to authenticate the consent. each electronic signature should be affixed to an e-mail message or other electronic communication that (i) contains, attaches, or references the written consent action; (ii) includes an affirmative statement (such as “yes,” “i agree,” or “i consent”); and (iii) contains a clear reference to the written consent action in the subject line. section 4.11 resignation. any director may resign at any time by giving written notice to the board of directors, the president, or the secretary. such resignation shall take effect when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a future date. unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. section 4.12 removal. (a) removal by voting members. any director may be removed, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the voting members present and voting at any annual, regular, or special member meeting at which a quorum is present. the proposed removal shall be set forth in the notice of any such meeting, and the notice shall be delivered to each voting member at least twenty (20) days and not more than sixty (60) days prior to such meeting. (b) removal by the board of directors. notwithstanding the foregoing, any director appointed by the board of directors pursuant to section 4.13 hereof may be removed, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office at any meeting of the board of directors at which a quorum is present whenever, in their judgment, the best interests of the corporation would be served thereby. the proposed removal shall be set forth in the notice of any special director meeting, delivered to each director at least twenty (20) days prior to such meeting. (c) automatic removal. notwithstanding each of sections 4.12(a) and 4.12(b) of these bylaws, any director who fails to attend any two (2) meetings of the board of directors in any given year, without reasonable excuse therefor, as determined in the sole reasonable discretion of the board of directors, shall automatically be removed from the board of directors, such that a vote of the voting members or the board of directors shall not be required to effectuate such removal. for purposes of clarification, attendance includes participation by means of conference telephone or other interactive technology in accordance with section 4.08 hereof. section 4.13 vacancies. any vacancy occurring in the board of directors because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification, or otherwise may be filled by the board of directors at any meeting thereof, provided that the individual appointed to fill the vacancy shall be an individual or retired member in good standing. a director elected or appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the unexpired term of his or her predecessor in office. 86 a nnua l y e a rbook section 4.14 recognition of outstanding contributions. the board of directors may in its discretion confer an award or other honor, exclusive of membership, in recognition of any person who has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of the corporation’s work, provided that such award or other honor and the procedures in connection therewith are consistent with section 501(c) (3) of the code and any applicable section of chapter 42 of the code. section 4.15 compensation. directors shall not receive compensation for their services as directors; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any director from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for personal services rendered to the corporation that are reasonable and necessary to carry out one or more of the taxexempt purposes of the corporation, so long as the director complies with the conflict of interest procedures of article xi hereof and any other policies adopted by the board of directors. directors may receive reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with corporate matters, provided that such reimbursement is authorized by the board of directors. article v officers section 5.01 officers. the board of directors shall elect a president, a vice president, a treasurer, and a secretary of the corporation (each, an “officer” and, taken together with all other officers of the corporation elected by the board of directors, the “officers”). the board of directors also may appoint an executive director and elect one or more assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers and such additional officers as the board of directors may deem necessary or appropriate from time to time. in extraordinary circumstances, any two (2) or more offices may be held by the same person. the officers elected by the board of directors shall have such duties as are hereafter described and such additional duties as the board of directors may from time to time prescribe. each officer, other than the executive director, must be elected from among the directors. an individual’s resignation or removal as a director shall be deemed to also be a resignation or removal from any officer position held by that individual. section 5.02 election and term of office. with the exception of the executive director, the officers shall be elected annually by the board of directors at the annual director meeting. if the election of officers is not held at such meeting, such election shall be held as soon thereafter as may be convenient. new offices of the corporation may be created and filled, and vacancies in offices may be filled, at any meeting of the board of directors. each officer shall hold office until the officer’s successor has been duly elected and qualified or until the officer’s death, resignation, or removal. election or appointment of an officer shall not of itself create contract rights. section 5.03 resignation. any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the board of directors, the president, or the secretary. such resignation association bylaws 87 shall take effect when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a future date. unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. section 5.04 removal. any officer elected or appointed by the board of directors may be removed, with or without cause, by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of all directors then in office whenever, in their judgment, the best interests of the corporation would be served thereby, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person or persons so removed. section 5.05 vacancies. a vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification, or otherwise may be filled by the board of directors at any meeting thereof. an officer elected to fill a vacancy shall be elected to serve until the next annual director meeting. section 5.06 president. the president shall preside at all meetings of the corporation and board of directors and shall see that the orders and resolutions of the board of directors are carried into effect, except in those instances in which that responsibility is assigned to some other person by the board of directors. the president may sign bonds, mortgages, and all other contracts and documents, whether or not under the seal, if any, of the corporation, except in cases where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by law, by the board of directors, or by these bylaws to some other officer or agent of the corporation. section 5.07 vice president. the vice president shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to the vice president by the president or the board of directors. in the absence of the president or in the event of the president’s inability or refusal to act, the vice president shall perform the duties of the president and, when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions of the president. section 5.08 secretary. the secretary shall perform or direct and supervise the performance of the following: (a) attend all meetings of the board of directors and record all the proceedings of the meetings and actions of the board of directors in one or more files provided for that purpose; (b) be the custodian of the corporate records and of the seal, if any, of the corporation; (c) keep a register of the post office address and electronic mail address of each director, which shall be furnished to the secretary by such director; (d) see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these bylaws or as required by law; and (e) in general perform all duties incident to the office of secretary and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to the secretary by the board of directors. section 5.09 treasurer. the treasurer shall be the principal financial officer of the corporation. the treasurer shall perform or direct and supervise the performance of the following: (a) have charge of and be responsible for overseeing the maintenance of adequate books of account for the corporation; (b) have charge of all funds and securities of the corporation and be responsible 88 a nnua l y e a rbook for overseeing the management, receipt, and disbursement thereof; and (c) in general perform all the duties incident to the office of treasurer and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to the treasurer by the board of directors. if required by the board of directors, the treasurer shall give a bond for the faithful discharge of the treasurer’s duties in such sum and with such surety or sureties as the board of directors shall determine. the treasurer shall serve as the chair of the finance committee. section 5.10 executive director. from time to time, the corporation may appoint an executive director who shall be an employee of the corporation and shall be a non-voting member of the board of directors. the executive director shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation and, as such, shall meet regularly with the board of directors and in general supervise and control all the business and affairs of the corporation, unless otherwise provided by the board of directors. the executive director may discuss corporate matters with the board of directors but shall not be entitled to vote on any matter submitted to a vote of the board of directors. the executive director shall, ex officio, be an assistant secretary of the corporation, empowered to certify to corporate actions in the absence of the secretary. the executive director, in addition to appointing and overseeing staff, shall be responsible to the board of directors for the administration of programs, services, and other activities of the corporation; shall see that all orders and resolutions of the board of directors are carried into effect; and shall appoint members of advisory committees, representatives to other organizations, and other officials and agents of the corporation, and oversee their work. section 5.11 assistant treasurers and assistant secretaries. any assistant treasurers and assistant secretaries shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to them by the treasurer or the secretary, respectively, or by the board of directors. if required by the board of directors, the assistant treasurers shall give bonds for the faithful discharge of their duties in such sums and with such sureties as the board of directors shall determine. section 5.12 other officers and agents. any officer not otherwise specified in these bylaws shall have such authority and perform such duties as may from time to time be prescribed by resolution of the board of directors. section 5.13 absence of officers. in the absence of any officer, or for any other reason the board of directors may deem sufficient, the board of directors may delegate the powers or duties, or any such powers or duties, of any officer to any other officer or to any director. section 5.14 compensation. unless otherwise determined by the board of directors or otherwise provided herein, the officers shall not receive compensation for their services as officers; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any officer from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for personal services rendered to the corporation that are reasonable and necessary to carry association bylaws 89 out one or more of the taxexempt purposes of the corporation, so long as the officers comply with any policies adopted by the board of directors. officers may receive reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with corporate matters, provided that such reimbursement is authorized by the board of directors. notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the individual serving as executive director may receive reasonable compensation for such service, as determined by the board of directors from time to time. article vi committees section 6.01 board committees. the board of directors may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the directors in office, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of two (2) or more directors and a majority of each committee’s membership to be directors; provided, however, that committees appointed by the board of directors or otherwise authorized pursuant to these bylaws relating to the election, nomination, qualification, or credentials of the directors or other committees involved in the process of electing directors may be composed entirely of non-directors. any committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the board of directors and allowed by law, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the board of directors in the management of the business and affairs of the corporation; provided, however, that no such committee shall have the power or authority of the board of directors in reference to (a) amending or repealing these bylaws or the articles of incorporation; (b) electing, appointing, or removing any officer, director, or committee member, or fixing the compensation of any committee member; (c) adopting a plan of merger or adopting a plan of consolidation with another corporation; (d) authorizing the sale, lease, exchange, or mortgage of all or substantially all of the property or assets of the corporation; (e) filling vacancies on the board of directors or any of its committees; (f) adopting a plan for the distribution of the assets of the corporation or for dissolution; or (g) amending, altering, repealing, or taking any action inconsistent with any resolution or action of the board of directors which by its terms provides that it shall not be amended, altered, or repealed by any such committee. section 6.02 advisory committees. by resolution, the board of directors may designate one or more advisory committees not having and exercising the authority of the board of directors in the management of the corporation. members of any such advisory committee may, but need not, be directors, and the board of directors shall appoint the members thereof, except as and to the extent such authority shall be vested in an officer or agent of the corporation by the board of directors or these bylaws. section 6.03 nominating committee. there shall be a committee of the board of directors, which shall identify and nominate individuals to serve on the board 90 a nnua l y e a rbook of directors of the corporation (the “nominating committee”). the nominating committee shall present its nominations to the board of directors and the secretary. the nominating committee shall consist of two (2) individual or retired members and one (1) director who is not then up for re-election to the board of directors, each of whom shall be appointed by the board of directors (collectively, the “nominating committee members”). the nominating committee members shall be divided into three classes, as nearly equal in number as reasonably possible, as shall be designated by resolution of the board of directors. the terms of each class of nominating committee members shall be staggered such that only one class shall be appointed each year. each nominating committee member shall serve for a nonrenewable term of three (3) years or until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified. the longest serving member of the nominating committee shall serve as the chair thereof. section 6.04 finance committee. there shall be a finance committee, which shall have the responsibility of supervising the financial affairs of the corporation and shall have and may exercise the powers and authority of the board of directors to the extent permitted by law, the articles of incorporation, and these bylaws. the finance committee shall be comprised of at least two (2) directors who shall be appointed by the board of directors, and a majority of its members shall be directors. the treasurer shall be the chair of the finance committee. section 6.05 term of office. each member of a committee established pursuant to this article vi, other than the nominating committee members, shall serve as such until the next annual director meeting and until such committee member’s successor is appointed, unless the committee shall be sooner terminated by resolution of the board of directors, or unless such committee member resigns or is removed from such committee. any committee member may be removed, with or without cause, by the board of directors whenever in its judgment the best interests of the corporation shall be served thereby. section 6.06 chair. except as otherwise provided in these bylaws, one (1) member of each committee shall be appointed as chair by the person or persons authorized to appoint committee members thereof. section 6.07 vacancies. vacancies in the membership of any committee may be filled by appointments made in the same manner as provided for in the original appointments. section 6.08 quorum. unless otherwise provided in the resolution of the board of directors designating a committee, a majority of the committee members shall constitute a quorum and the act of a majority of the committee members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the committee. association bylaws 91 section 6.09 rules. each committee shall fix its own rules governing the conduct of its activities, not inconsistent with these bylaws or the rules promulgated by the board of directors, and shall furnish to the board of directors such reports of its activities as the board of directors may request. article vii contracts, checks, deposits, gifts and investments section 7.01 contracts. the board of directors may authorize any officer or officers or agent or agents of the corporation, in addition to the officers so authorized by these bylaws, to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. section 7.02 checks, drafts, etc. all checks, drafts, or other orders for the payment of money, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness issued in the name of the corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers or agent or agents of the corporation and in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by resolution of the board of directors. section 7.03 deposits. all funds of the corporation shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the corporation in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as the board of directors may designate by resolution. section 7.04 gifts. the board of directors may accept or reject or by resolution may authorize any officer or officers or agent or agents of the corporation to accept or reject, on behalf of the corporation, any contribution, gift, bequest, or devise for the general purposes or for any special purpose of the corporation. section 7.05 investments. the board of directors shall manage, invest, operate, deal in and with, and conserve the property of the corporation, and may retain any or all of the assets transferred to the corporation by gift or bequest; provided, however, that the exercise of any of such powers shall not in any way conflict with the purposes of the corporation as stated in its articles of incorporation, and such powers shall not be exercised so as to cause the corporation to lose its qualification as an organization exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the code. the board of directors may delegate investment management duties to an officer, employee, or independent investment firm, provided that doing so is prudent and in the best interests of the corporation. article viii books and records the corporation shall keep correct and complete books and records of account and shall also keep minutes of the proceedings of its board of directors and each committee thereof. 92 a nnua l y e a rbook article ix fiscal year the fiscal year of the corporation shall end on august 31st of each year. article x indemnification and insurance section 10.01 indemnification. the corporation shall indemnify each person who is or was a director or officer, or who is serving or has served at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, and may indemnify any person who is or was an employee or agent of the corporation and any person who is serving or has served at its request as an employee or agent of any other enterprise, to the fullest extent from time to time permitted by the laws of the state of illinois and by section 4941 or 4958 of the code, as applicable, in the event any of such persons was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative. section 10.02 authorization of indemnification. any indemnification under this article x (unless the indemnification is ordered by a court) shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case, upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation is proper in the circumstances. in the case of indemnification that is mandatory under section 10.01 hereof, the determination shall be limited to (a) whether the person to be indemnified has met the standards specified in section 10.01 and (b) the amount of the indemnification permitted by law. any determination under this section 10.02 shall be made (a) by the board of directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit, or proceeding or (b) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion. section 10.03 advance payments. expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit, or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit, or proceeding, as authorized by the board of directors in the specific case, upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation to repay such amount, unless it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized in this article x, unless such payment would constitute an act of self-dealing under section 4941 of the code if the corporation is a private foundation or an excess benefit transaction under section 4958 of the code if the corporation is a public charity. section 10.04 non-exclusivity and continuation. the indemnification provided by this article x shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which a association bylaws 93 person seeking indemnification may be entitled under any agreement, vote of disinterested directors, or otherwise, both as to action in the person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of such a person. section 10.05 insurance. the corporation may purchase and maintain insurance (a) to insure itself with respect to the indemnification payments it is authorized or obligated to make pursuant to this article x and (b) on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or who is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, to insure against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify the person against such liability under the provisions of this article x. article xi conflicts of interest section 11.01 conflict of interest. a director shall disclose to the board of directors any material interest which such director directly or indirectly has in any person or entity which is a party to a transaction under consideration by the board of directors, or which to the director’s knowledge might otherwise cause a conflict with a fiduciary duty owed by the director to the corporation. such interested director shall abstain from voting on such transaction or other action, but such interested director’s presence may be counted in determining whether a quorum is present. section 11.02 material interest. a director shall be considered to have a material interest in an entity if the director is a director, officer, or employee of the entity or if the director has a material financial interest in the entity. section 11.03 comprehensive policy. the board of directors shall have the power and authority to adopt a more comprehensive policy regarding conflicts of interest, which may supplement this article xi, as so directed by the board of directors. article xii amendments to bylaws these bylaws may be altered, amended, or repealed and new bylaws adopted by the voting members. such action may be, but shall not be required to be, taken at any meeting of the voting members, provided that no such alteration, amendment, repeal, or adoption shall in any way conflict with the purposes of the corpo94 a nnua l y e a rbook ration as stated in its articles of incorporation or otherwise cause the corporation to lose its qualification as an organization exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the code. written notice of any proposed alteration, amendment, repeal, or adoption of the bylaws shall be delivered to each voting member not less than twenty (20) days before the date of the vote on such matter at such voting member’s address as it appears on the records of the corporation. article xiii miscellaneous section 13.01 definitions. in addition to the terms defined elsewhere in these bylaws, the following terms shall have the following meanings when used herein: (a) “articles of incorporation” means the articles of incorporation of the corporation filed with the secretary of state of the state of illinois on july 31, 1992, and any amendments thereto. (b) “section of the code” means a section of the internal revenue code of 1986, as amended, and shall include corresponding provisions of future federal tax laws, all as from time to time in effect. (c) “director” means a voting member of the board of directors. (d) “not for profit corporation act” means the illinois general not for profit corporation act of 1986, as amended. section 13.02 writings. any action required in these bylaws to be “written,” to be “in writing,” to have “written consent,” to have “written approval,” and the like by or of directors or committee members shall include any communication transmitted or received by facsimile, electronic mail, or other means of electronic transmission. denominational group campbell stone 48 campbell-stone carisse berryhill, abilene christian university members present • robin hartman, bushnell university • carisse berryhill, abilene christian university i. call to order two members met online to share news of our respective and related libraries. ii. round robin reports bushnell university – now in her second year at bushnell, robin has been appointed director of the kellenberger library. the faculty at bushnell come from several branches of the campbell-stone movement. abilene christian university – acu library is opening the landon saunders center for joy and human flourishing in august, in connection with its receipt of landon saunders’ archives last year. received this year were the enos dowling hymnal collection and archival records from lincoln christian university, which has closed; and the thomas h. olbricht books and papers, along with archives from ohio valley university, after bankruptcy proceedings were concluded. the library’s fundraising is focused on endowments for its collections. iii. other news the disciples of christ historical society, now in bethany, west virginia, has announced a vacancy for an archivist. oklahoma christian university has reduced its number of librarians from three to one, citing enrollment challenges. its former theological librarian, denominational group reports 49 atla member chris rosser, is now the first year and transfer student experience librarian at oklahoma state university. pepperdine university’s lucy perrin is now the director and archivist for rushford center for research on the history of churches of christ and the stone-campbell restoration movement. jerry rushford is the curator of pepperdine’s churches of christ heritage collection. harding school of theology will be moving this fall from memphis, tennessee, to searcy, arkansas, after 66 years at its home campus at 1000 cherry road in memphis. the library will be relocated to searcy in 2026. it will be open by appointment only until the move. atla member whitney hammes has been appointed the theological librarian. atla member directory (2022–2023) 69 atla member directory (2022–2023) abigail durkee abigail pore adebola olatoye adrea johnson alan krieger alexander (sandy) finlayson alexander justice alex parrish alice song alicia johnson alison poage allen white, o.s.f. alvaro pérez alyssa ching amy limpitlaw amy phillips andreas waldvogel andrew aldea andrew armstrong andrew keck andrew kosmowski andrew stout andy klenklen andy lofthus andy 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hofheimer library | librarian atla member directory (2022–2023)    81 wagner college horrmann library | dennis schaub wake forest university z. smith reynolds library | kaeley mcmahan wartburg theological seminary reu memorial library | ericka raber wesley biblical seminary library | grace andrews wesley theological seminary – library | librarian western michigan university dwight b waldo library | geri rinna western seminary – library | matthew thiesen western theological seminary cook library | stephen e. michaels westminster seminary california library | james lund westminster theological seminary montgomery library | david r stewart wheaton college buswell library | brent etzel wilfrid laurier university laurier library | caroline houle william carey international university latourette library | librarian world council of churches library | anne-emmanuelle tankam-tene world mission university library | seoyoung kim yale university divinity school library | suzanne m. estelle-holmer affiliate (with member representative) australian & new zealand theological library association ltd. (anztla) | secretary calvary chapel university library | christine marsh casalini libri | patricia o’loughlin grace bible theological seminary library | preston kelso grant me the wisdom foundation | debbie mcleod heritage bible college hezekiah polk memorial library | brina davis hong kong baptist university library | alice yue liturgical press | lisa miller memphis city seminary library | taylor tollison millar college of the bible library | amy hancock pontifex university library | elise harms southeast pastoral institute library | lizette arguello texas baptist institute and seminary fannie kirland memorial library | dr. francisco barros roman catholic 57 roman catholic david kriegh, saint mary’s college of california, convener kathy harty, sacred heart seminary & school of theology, secretary members present • anthony amodeo, retired • jessica boyer, mount st. mary’s university • clay-edward dixon, graduate theological union • connor flatz, st. joseph’s seminary • stephanie garrett, catholic international university • kathy harty, sacred heart seminary and school of theology • barnaby hughes, atla • alexander justice, loyola marymount university • br. andrew kosmowski, sm, north american center for marianist studies • alan krieger, university of notre dame • david kriegh, saint mary’s college of california • brian morin, mt. angel abbey • ann owen, sacred heart seminary and school of theology • steve perisho, seattle pacific university • derek rieckens, baker & taylor • stephen sweeney, st. john vianney seminary members absent • fr. john martin ruiz, op, dominican theological library year in review a wonderful time was had by all of our in-person attendees at the annual conference in long beach, culminating in our traditional denominational dinner held at solita tacos and margaritas, an event so large we had to make two reservations! with all of that socializing out of the way, we were more than ready to conduct our business meeting on the following tuesday, june 25. with much old business to unpack, following up on these projects was the 58    annual y e arbook main focus of the meeting. we kicked things off with some quick introductions, including the sharing of the books we were reading. regular features of the meeting include a recap of presentations at the conference by members of our group and an update from our friends at the catholic library association. the recent integration of the catholic research resources alliance into the atla family of products and services dominated the conversation, with an interest in adjusting our previous conversations about developing libguides of catholic content into a more comprehensive partnership. two matters of old business around the defunct origins and problematic l’osservatore romano appear to have run their course. meanwhile, conversations around collaborative collections have shifted into exploring new tools that may be more effective than greenglass to provide insights to similar type libraries as to how they can support one another. finally, prior to the closing prayer, we reported to the group on the successes and challenges our libraries face. we remain resilient and committed to connecting the populations we serve through access to quality resources. agenda 1. opening prayer by david kriegh 2. welcome and introductions 3. old business a. presentation roundup • stephen sweeney, kathy harty, dyan barbeau, stephanie garrett, brian morin, david kriegh all presented at this year’s conference. b. crra integration into atla (was libguide project) • crra has come under the umbrella of atla, which has agreed to keep those resources freely and openly available. • in addition to the catholic portal and the newspaper archive, the subject guides created by ted bergfelt at duquesne university will be maintained. there is a need to update some of the information in those. • additionally, there is still a place for a “catholicism 101” guide within the atla libguides, which is where this group may best be able to contribute. the denominational group reports    59 rc libguide suggested sources spreadsheet created last year may be a good starting place. • regarding the newspaper archive, what about resources from religious congregations? they may have materials that would be excellent prospects for digitization, but would need assistance with the process. contacting jean mcmanus might be helpful, as she had dealt with this. c. core print analysis • this may be a fading need for the group. however, several members are either investigating or using choreo from oclc to analyze their collections. • this may be a fruitful topic for a presentation next year. d. catholic library association update (presented by br. andrew kosmowski) • the spring conference was in april, held virtually. cla is planning two webinars for continuing education. • sometime in october, dr. leslie farmer will present on ai in schools, and a second webinar on eastern european libraries is being planned. • finally, the catholic library world will be full-text in the atla databases once contract negotiations are completed. e. origins • the publication seems to be well and truly defunct, and mourned by all. f. l’osservatore romano • some members have been having difficulties in receiving their english-language issues, most likely due to changes in u.s. distributors. if anyone has back issues they would like to contribute, barnaby hughes will be happy to receive them for indexing. 4. new business • there was no new business raised. 5. closing prayer was offered by david kriegh following the 60    annual y e arbook round robin reports. round robin reports saint mary’s college of california david kriegh is the head of collection management, and will be adding theology to his portfolio of subjects. there have been budget cuts, but they expect to weather this well. graduate theological union is losing the episcopalian school because it is moving entirely online. this loss in revenue and resources has impacted their collection development, particularly in periodical standing orders. north american center for marianist studies has had a slight increase in their budget. br. andrew will be training several members from overseas in the basics of cataloging. if anyone has suggestions or materials for training, please contact him. university of notre dame the library is reorganizing its staffing and is moving to a collection strategy featuring annual purchases of large interdisciplinary ebook packages from a variety of publishers. alan krieger will become more involved with resource vendor communications as well as continuing his role in ‘backend’ collection development through selection of individual titles in both print and electronic formats. the university also has a new president, rev. robert a. dowd, csc. seattle pacific university is undergoing drastic budget cuts, resulting in losing at least 40% of their faculty, and it may be a struggle to survive in the long haul. on a positive note, the seminary dean has shown an interest in the catholic tradition of praying. sacred heart seminary and school of theology enrollment is steady. an interim rector has been appointed for one year until the new permanent rector is ready to serve. the library is getting new, low-e windows with uv protection, after years of requests. st. joseph’s seminary is preparing for its ats accreditation visit. the library lost one employee, by transfer to another department, but is expected to be able to replace the position. the propaedeutic and discipleship stage students have been moved to the seminary campus, as well as the supporting library collections. connor has denominational group reports    61 been busy integrating philosophy collections into the main collection. mt. angel abbey the integration of the propaedeutic students has gone well. they will have a new rector, rev. jeff eirvin, beginning in august. the head of technical services is retiring, and the seminary is paying for the archivist to complete her mls to take on the position. a search for a new archivist will be forthcoming. there are plans to do some remodeling, particularly the computer area, and architects are being consulted. mount st. mary’s emmitsburg the library migrated to exlibris’ alma/primo/rapido in january and has been very well pleased with the system. they have been working on several grant-funded projects: a 10k neh grant to support the preservation of the rare book collection, as well as two rounds of funding from ala’s libraries transforming communities grants totaling 30k. these funds are being used for capital building improvements: new furniture and improving accessibility. catholic international university just went live with its new name, changed from catholic distance university. they are offering several new degrees, with subsequent budget doubling to support the programs. they are looking for a bilingual librarian who can also do writing support. loyola marymount university there is a new dean of the liberal arts college, and the school is gradually updating and remodeling the campus. the adjunct professors have voted to unionize. the digital special collections “display” changes monthly check it out! atla natalie whitaker has been hired as the new membership coordinator for atla. barnaby’s webinar article on catholic church documents will be published shortly in the catholic library world. catholic theological union an update was provided by derek rieckens, since he started his new position with baker & taylor only in the last couple of months. the staff has been reduced to three, and the weeding of the collection continues, with at least a sixth gone. tony amodeo has been weeding his personal collection, and is looking for places he can contribute them. members suggested checking out better world books, windows booksellers, and the theological book network. officers of atla (1947–2023) 66 officers of atla (1947–2023) term president vice president executive secretary* treasurer 1947– 48 l. r. elliott charles p. johnson robert f. beach ernest m. white 1948– 49 l. r. elliott lucy w. markley robert f. beach j. stillson judah 1949– 50 jannette newhall kenneth s. gapp robert f. beach e. f. george 1950– 51 jannette newhall o. gerald lawson evah ostrander e. f. george 1951– 52 raymond p. morris margaret hort evah ostrander calvin schmitt 1952– 53 raymond p. morris henry m. brimm esther george calvin schmitt 1953– 54 henry m. brimm robert f. beach esther george calvin schmitt 1954– 55 robert f. beach evah kincheloe alice dagan ernest m. white 1955– 56 robert f. beach helen uhrlich alice dagan ernest m. white 1956– 57 helen b. uhrlich calvin schmitt alice dagan harold b. prince c o n t i n u e d * formerly known as secretary, beginning in 1956–57, the title was changed to executive secretary. atla reorganized in 1991, and the executive secretary became a paid atla staff position. in 1993, this position became director of member services. 67    annual y e arbook term president vice president executive secretary* treasurer 1957– 58 calvin schmitt decherd turner alice dagan harold b. prince 1958– 59 decherd turner pamela quiers frederick chenery harold b. prince 1959– 60 pamela quiers kenneth quiers frederick chenery harold b. prince 1960– 61 kenneth gapp conolly gamble frederick chenery harold b. prince 1961– 62 conolly gamble donn m. farris frederick chenery harold b. prince 1962– 63 donn m. farris jay s. judah frederick chenery harold b. prince 1963– 64 jay s. judah charles johnson frederick chenery harold b. prince 1964– 65 charles johnson george h. bricker frederick chenery peter vandenberge 1965– 66 george h. bricker roscoe m. pierson thomas e. camp peter vandenberge 1966– 67 roscoe pierson arthur e. jones thomas e. camp peter vandenberge 1967– 68 arthur e. jones maria grossmann susan a. schultz david guston 1968– 69 maria grossmann harold b. prince susan a. schultz david guston 1969– 70 harold b. prince henry scherer susan a. schultz david guston 1970– 71 henry scherer genevieve kelly susan a. schultz david guston 1971– 72 genevieve kelly peter vandenberge david j. wartluft warren mehl 1972– 73 peter vandenberge john d. batsel david j. wartluft warren mehl c o n t i n u e d      68 term president vice president executive secretary* treasurer 1973– 74 john d. batsel oscar c. burdick david j. wartluft warren mehl 1974– 75 oscar c. burdick roland e. kircher david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1975– 76 roland e. kircher erich schultz david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1976– 77 erich r.w. schultz john b. trotti david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1977– 78 john b. trotti elmer j. o’brien david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1978– 79 elmer j. o’brien g. paul hamm david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1979– 80 simeon daly g. paul hamm david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1980– 81 simeon daly jerry campbell david j. wartluft robert a. olsen, jr. 1981– 82 jerry campbell robert dvorak albert hurd robert a. olsen, jr. 1982– 83 robert dvorak martha aycock albert hurd robert a. olsen, jr. 1983– 84 martha aycock ronald deering albert hurd robert a. olsen, jr. 1984– 85 ronald deering sara mobley albert hurd robert a. olsen, jr. 1985– 86 sara myers stephen peterson simeon daly robert a. olsen, jr. 1986– 87 stephen peterson rosalyn lewis simeon daly robert a. olsen, jr. 1987– 88 rosalyn lewis channing jeschke simeon daly robert a. olsen, jr. 1988– 89 channing jeschke h. eugene mcleod simeon daly robert a. olsen, jr. c o n t i n u e d 69    annual y e arbook term president vice president executive secretary* treasurer 1989– 90 h. eugene mcleod james dunkly simeon daly robert a. olsen, jr. term president vice president 1990–91 james dunkly mary bischoff 1991–92 james dunkly mary bischoff 1992–93 mary bischoff linda corman 1993–94 roger loyd linda corman 1996–97 m. patrick graham sharon a. taylor 1997–98 m. patrick graham dorothy g. thomason 1998–99 milton j. (joe) coalter dorothy g. thomason 2000–01 william hook sharon taylor 2001–02 sharon taylor eileen k. saner 2002–03 eileen k. saner paul schrodt 2003–04 paul schrodt paul stuehrenberg 2004–05 paul stuehrenberg christine wenderoth 2005–06 christine wenderoth duane harbin 2006–07 duane harbin martha lund smalley 2007–08 martha lund smalley david r. stewart 2008–09 david r. stewart roberta a. schaafsma 2009–10 david r. stewart roberta a. schaafsma 2010–11 laura c. wood eileen crawford 2011–12 john b. weaver andrew keck 2012–13 andrew keck beth bidlack c o n t i n u e d      70 term president vice president 2013–14 beth bidlack melody layton mcmahon 2014–15 beth bidlack kelly campbell 2015–16 kelly campbell timothy d. lincoln term president vice president treasurer** 2016– 17 timothy d. lincoln matthew j. ostercamp matthew ostercamp 2017– 18 matthew j. ostercamp jennifer bartholomew ellen frost 2018– 19 jennifer bartholomew stephen v. sweeney christina torbert 2019– 20 stephen v. sweeney ellen frost armin siedlecki 2020– 21 stephen v. sweeney ellen frost armin siedlecki 2021– 22 christina torbert armin siedlecki jérémie leblanc 2022– 23 jérémie leblanc armin siedlecki kris veldheer 2023– 24 jérémie leblanc susan ebertz kris veldheer * formerly known as secretary, beginning in 1956–57, the title was changed to executive secretary. atla reorganized in 1991, and the executive secretary became a paid atla staff position. in 1993, this position became director of member services. ** the board of directors adopted new bylaws in 2016, adding treasurer to the officers of atla beginning in fy2017. amended and restated bylaws of the american theological library association 91 amended and restated bylaws of the american theological library association (an illinois not-for-profit corporation) as adopted march 24, 2023 article i offices section 1.01 principal and other offices. the principal office of the corporation shall be located in the state of illinois. the corporation may have such other offices, either within or without the state of illinois, as the board of directors may determine or as the affairs of the corporation may require from time to time. section 1.02 registered agent and office. the corporation shall have and continuously maintain in the state of illinois a registered office and a registered agent whose office is identical with such registered office, as required by the not for profit corporation act. the registered office may be, but need not be, identical with the principal office in the state of illinois. the registered agent of the corporation may be changed from time to time by the board of directors. article ii members section 2.01 classes of membership. the corporation shall have six (6) classes of membership: institutional, individual, affiliate, student, retired, and emeritus. institutional members, individual members, and retired members are voting members (collectively, the “voting members”). affiliate members, student members, and emeritus members are non-voting members (collectively, the “non-voting members”). section 2.02 rights of membership. association bylaws 92 (a) voting members. voting members shall have only the following rights: (1) attend meetings of the members and vote; (2) elect directors to serve on the board of directors; (3) approve any alteration of, amendment to, or repeal of the bylaws; (4) participate in such corporation programs as the board of directors may determine from time to time; and (5) receive those publications of the corporation that are distributed to the membership. voting members shall not have any rights other than those stated in this section 2.02(a). (b) non-voting members. non-voting members shall not have the right to vote on any matters. non-voting members shall have the right to (1) attend meetings of the members; (2) receive those publications of the corporation that are distributed to the membership; and (3) participate in such other corporation programs as the board of directors may determine from time to time. (c) corporation programs. with respect to corporation programs, the board of directors may establish different programs for each membership class and may limit participation in any such program to members of the pertinent membership class. section 2.03 qualifications for membership. the board of directors may establish qualifications for membership from time to time. as of the date of these bylaws, the qualifications for membership are as follows: (a) institutional members. a library of an institution qualifies for institutional membership if the institution is (1) an institution of higher education supporting programs in theology or religious studies that is accredited by an authority recognized by the u.s. department of education, council of higher education accreditation, or the equivalent thereof in other jurisdictions, or (2) a nondegree granting organization maintaining one or more significant collections primarily of theological, religious, or ecclesiastical research material. if the applicant library serves more than one institution, at least one of the institutions shall meet one of the qualifications set forth in this section 2.03(a). (b) individual members. any person who is engaged in professional library or scholarly communications work in theological or religious fields or who has a demonstrated, bona fide interest in the literature of religion, theological librarianship, or the purposes and work of the corporation, shall qualify for individual membership in the corporation. (c) affiliate members. an organization that does not qualify for institutional membership, but that has a demonstrated record of support for theological librarianship and the purposes and work of the corporation, shall qualify for affiliate membership. (d) student members. any student enrolled in a degree program who is carrying a half-time course load or greater shall qualify for student membership. (e) retired members. to qualify for retired membership in the corporation, a person must (1) have fully retired from gainful employment; and (2) have 93    annual y e arbook been an individual member continuously for the immediately preceding ten-year period. (f) emeritus members. to qualify for emeritus membership, a person must have been an individual member or retired member continuously for the immediately preceding ten-year period. notwithstanding any of the foregoing, each member must be in good standing with respect to any dues owed to the corporation and must be supportive of the purposes and work of the corporation. (g) upon receipt of an application for membership, person(s) authorized by the board of directors shall review the application and the applicant’s credentials to determine if the applicant does in fact meet the requirements for membership. this determination must be made in good faith and, once so made, is final and not appealable. section 2.04 dues of members. the board of directors shall determine from time to time the amount, if any, of membership dues associated with each class of membership. membership dues, if any, shall be payable in advance for the following full year. memberships will automatically be renewed upon payment of the annual membership dues, if any, for the next succeeding year. section 2.05 transfer of membership. membership in the corporation is not transferable or assignable by any member. section 2.06 suspension. members failing to pay their annual membership dues within sixty (60) calendar days of their due date shall automatically be suspended and shall lose all rights, including, but not limited to, any voting rights. a member thus suspended may be reinstated by payment of such member’s unpaid dues. members also may be suspended or reinstated by an affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then in office. section 2.07 resignation. any member may resign at any time by giving written notice to the board of directors, the president, or the secretary. such resignation shall take effect when the notice is delivered, unless the notice specifies a future date. unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. section 2.08 termination of membership. the board of directors may terminate a membership by an affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then in office. article iii meeting of members section 3.01 annual member meetings. regular annual meetings of the members (each, an “annual member meeting”) shall be held at such time and place as shall be fixed by the board of directors, for the purpose of electing directors and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the association bylaws 94 meeting. the board of directors may provide by resolution the time and place for the holding of additional regular meetings of the members (each, a “regular member meeting”). if the election of directors shall not be held at the annual member meeting, the voting members shall cause the election to be held at a regular member meeting or at a special meeting of the members (each, a “special member meeting”) as soon thereafter as may be convenient. section 3.02 special member meetings. special member meetings may be called at any time by the board of directors, the president, or the secretary, and shall be called by the secretary upon written request (stating the purpose of the proposed meeting) signed by at least fifteen percent (15%) of the voting members or by one-third (1/3) of the directors then in office. special member meetings shall be held at such place as may be designated in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting. section 3.03 notice and waiver of notice. (a) unless otherwise provided by not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws, notice of annual, regular, and special member meetings shall be delivered to each voting member not less than five (5) days nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of such meeting at such voting member’s address as it appears on the records of the corporation. such notice shall state the place, date, hour, and, in the case of a special member meeting, the purpose(s) of the meeting. if mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the u.s. mail in a sealed envelope so addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. if notice is sent by facsimile transmission, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered upon direction to the facsimile number of record of the voting member. if notice is given by electronic mail or other means of electronic transmission, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered upon direction to the electronic mail address or other electronic address of record of the voting member. if sent by any other means (including telegram, cablegram, courier, or express mail), such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when actually delivered to the home or business address of the voting member. the corporation may, but is not required to, provide notice of any meetings to the non-voting members. (b) when any notice whatever is required to be given under the provisions of the not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice. the attendance of a voting member at a meeting of the members shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where the voting member objects to the holding of the meeting because proper notice was not given. section 3.04 proxies. voting by proxy shall not be permitted. section 3.05 designated representative. each institutional member and affiliate member shall designate in writing an individual who has the right to act on its behalf (each, a “designated representative”), and the corporation shall have 95    annual y e arbook the right to rely on this designation and any acts, omissions, or representations of the designated representative unless and until the member designates someone else to serve as the designated representative. the designated representative must be an employee or officer of the respective institutional member or affiliate member. section 3.06 quorum. fifteen percent (15%) of each of the classes of voting members shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the members. for the purposes of a quorum, the classes of individual and retired members shall be counted as one class. section 3.07 voting. each voting member shall be entitled to one (1) vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of the members. for purposes of clarification, an individual who is both an individual or retired member and a designated representative of an institutional member may cast a total of two (2) votes on each matter submitted to a vote of the members, one (1) such vote in his or her capacity as an individual member and one (1) such vote in his or her capacity as a designated representative. section 3.08 use of conference telephone or other interactive technology. if the board of directors so determines, members may participate in and, in the case of voting members, act at any meeting of the members by means of a conference telephone or other similar interactive technology, including, but not limited to, electronic transmission, internet usage, or remote communication, so long as all persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. such participation shall constitute presence in person at such meeting. section 3.09 informal action by members. (a) action by ballot. any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the members may be taken without a meeting by ballot in writing by mail, e-mail, or other electronic means, pursuant to which the voting members are given the opportunity to vote for or against the proposed action, provided that the number of voting members casting a vote satisfies the quorum requirements set forth in section 3.06 hereof and the action receives approval by a majority of the voting members casting votes or such larger number as may be required by the not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws. voting must remain open for not less than five (5) days from the date the ballot is delivered; provided, however, in the case of a removal of one or more directors, a merger, consolidation, dissolution, or a sale, lease, or exchange of assets, the voting must remain open for not less than twenty (20) days from the date the ballot is delivered. the action shall become effective only if, at least five (5) days prior to the effective date of such action, a notice in writing of the proposed action is delivered to all of the voting members. (b) action by written consent. any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the members may be taken without a meeting and without a association bylaws 96 vote if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the voting members. (c) use of electronic signature. a voting member may take action by a written consent using an electronic signature if the electronic transmission approving the action includes the signatory’s full name in a form intended by the signatory: (a) to serve as his or her signature and (b) to authenticate the consent. each electronic signature should be affixed to an email message or other electronic communication that: (i) contains, attaches, or references the written consent action; (ii) includes an affirmative statement (such as “yes,” “i agree,” or “i consent”); and (iii) contains a clear reference to the written consent action in the subject line. article iv board of directors section 4.01 general powers of directors. the property and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by the board of directors. section 4.02 number, tenure, and qualifications of directors. (a) the board of directors shall consist of twelve (12) directors to be divided into three (3) classes—class a, class b, and class c—such that there shall be four (4) directors in each class. (b) the voting members shall elect directors to succeed those directors whose terms expire, and such elections shall be for three-year terms of office, each to expire at the third succeeding annual member meeting after the director’s election. no director shall serve more than two (2) consecutive terms, except that a director appointed to fill an unexpired term of eighteen (18) months or less may be elected to two (2) consecutive full terms thereafter. a director shall hold office until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified or until the director’s death, resignation, or removal. (c) the board of directors shall establish an annual calendar, timeline, and procedure for the nomination of candidates for election as directors, each of which shall not be inconsistent with these bylaws. (d) the nominating committee shall develop a slate of at least six (6) nominations for each of the four (4) directorships to be filled at each annual member meeting and shall deliver the slate to the board of directors and the secretary. the board of directors may modify the nominating committee’s slate before delivering the initial slate to the voting members. (e) the voting members may add candidate(s) to the slate by petition(s) signed by at least ten (10) voting members and filed with the secretary. 97    annual y e arbook (f) the secretary shall deliver to the voting members (i) the final slate of candidates, including biographical data on each candidate, and (ii) a ballot. notwithstanding any of the foregoing, no candidate may be included on this final slate without his or her consent. (g) each director must be an individual member in good standing at the time of his or her nomination and election and throughout the entirety of his or her service on the board of directors. a director shall automatically cease to be a director immediately upon ceasing to be an individual or retired member in good standing. no employee of the corporation may be a director. section 4.03 annual and regular director meetings. annual meetings of the board of directors (each, an “annual director meeting”) shall be held at such time and place as may be fixed by the board of directors for the purpose of electing officers and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. the board of directors may provide by resolution the time and place for the holding of additional regular meetings of the board of directors (each, a “regular director meeting”) without other notice than such resolution. if the election of officers shall not be held at any annual director meeting, the board of directors shall cause the election to be held at a regular director meeting or at a special meeting of the board of directors (each, a “special director meeting”) as soon thereafter as may be convenient. section 4.04 special director meetings. special director meetings may be called by or at the request of the president or any three (3) directors, and such person or persons may fix any place as the location of any special director meeting so called. for purposes of clarification, no business may be transacted at any such meeting unless a quorum of directors is present, as set forth in section 4.07 of these bylaws. section 4.05 member access to meetings. meetings of the board of directors are open to members of the corporation with the exception of portions thereof that are executive sessions as specifically designated by the board of directors or as called by any director. members who wish to attend a meeting of the board of directors shall inform the president at least two (2) days in advance to assure that adequate space is available. section 4.06 notice and waiver of notice. (a) unless otherwise required by the not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws, written notice of any annual or special director meeting shall be delivered not less than three (3) days before the date of such meeting to each director at his or her address as it appears on the records of the corporation, and such notice shall state the place, date, hour, and, in the case of a special director meeting, the purpose(s) of the meeting. if mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the u.s. mail in a sealed envelope so addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. if notice is sent by facsimile transmission, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered upon direction to the facsimile number of record of the director. if association bylaws 98 notice is given by electronic mail or other means of electronic transmission, such notice shall be deemed to be given upon direction to the electronic mail address or other electronic address of record of the director. if sent by any other means (including telegram, cablegram, courier, or express mail), such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when actually delivered to the home or business address of the director. (b) when any notice whatever is required to be given under the provisions of the not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice. the attendance of a director at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a director attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. section 4.07 quorum. a majority of the directors then in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the board of directors. section 4.08 use of conference telephone or other interactive technology. if the board of directors so determines, members of the board of directors or any committee may participate in and act at any meeting of the board of directors or committee, as the case may be, by means of a conference telephone or other similar interactive technology, including, but not limited to, electronic transmission, internet usage, or remote communication, so long as all persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. such participation shall constitute presence in person at such meeting. section 4.09 manner of acting. the act of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the board of directors, unless the act of a greater number is required by the not for profit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws. section 4.10 informal action by directors. (a) any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the board of directors or any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing setting forth the action so taken shall be signed by all of the directors or by all of the members of such committee, as the case may be, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the board of directors or committee. any such consent signed by all the directors or all committee members, as the case may be, shall have the same effect as a unanimous vote and may be stated as such in any document filed with the secretary of state of the state of illinois under the not for profit corporation act. (b) a director or committee member, as the case may be, may take action by a written consent using an electronic signature if the electronic transmission approving the action includes the signatory’s full name in a form intended by 99    annual y e arbook the signatory (a) to serve as his or her signature and (b) to authenticate the consent. each electronic signature should be affixed to an e-mail message or other electronic communication that (i) contains, attaches, or references the written consent action; (ii) includes an affirmative statement (such as “yes,” “i agree,” or “i consent”); and (iii) contains a clear reference to the written consent action in the subject line. section 4.11 resignation. any director may resign at any time by giving written notice to the board of directors, the president, or the secretary. such resignation shall take effect when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a future date. unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. section 4.12 removal. (a) removal by voting members. any director may be removed, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the voting members present and voting at any annual, regular, or special member meeting at which a quorum is present. the proposed removal shall be set forth in the notice of any such meeting, and the notice shall be delivered to each voting member at least twenty (20) days and not more than sixty (60) days prior to such meeting. (b) removal by the board of directors. notwithstanding the foregoing, any director appointed by the board of directors pursuant to section 4.13 hereof may be removed, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office at any meeting of the board of directors at which a quorum is present whenever, in their judgment, the best interests of the corporation would be served thereby. the proposed removal shall be set forth in the notice of any special director meeting, delivered to each director at least twenty (20) days prior to such meeting. (c) automatic removal. notwithstanding each of sections 4.12(a) and 4.12(b) of these bylaws, any director who fails to attend any two (2) meetings of the board of directors in any given year, without reasonable excuse therefor, as determined in the sole reasonable discretion of the board of directors, shall automatically be removed from the board of directors, such that a vote of the voting members or the board of directors shall not be required to effectuate such removal. for purposes of clarification, attendance includes participation by means of conference telephone or other interactive technology in accordance with section 4.08 hereof. section 4.13 vacancies. any vacancy occurring in the board of directors because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification, or otherwise may be filled by the board of directors at any meeting thereof, provided that the individual appointed to fill the vacancy shall be an individual member in good standing. a director elected or appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the unexpired term of his or her predecessor in office. association bylaws 100 section 4.14 compensation. directors shall not receive compensation for their services as directors; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any director from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for personal services rendered to the corporation that are reasonable and necessary to carry out one or more of the tax-exempt purposes of the corporation, so long as the director complies with the conflict of interest procedures of article xi hereof and any other policies adopted by the board of directors. directors may receive reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with corporate matters, provided that such reimbursement is authorized by the board of directors. article v officers section 5.01 officers. the board of directors shall elect a president, a vice president, a treasurer, and a secretary of the corporation (each, an “officer” and, taken together with all other officers of the corporation elected by the board of directors, the “officers”). the board of directors also may appoint an executive director and elect one or more assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers and such additional officers as the board of directors may deem necessary or appropriate from time to time. in extraordinary circumstances, any two (2) or more offices may be held by the same person. the officers elected by the board of directors shall have such duties as are hereafter described and such additional duties as the board of directors may from time to time prescribe. each officer, other than the executive director, must be elected from among the directors. an individual’s resignation or removal as a director shall be deemed to also be a resignation or removal from any officer position held by that individual. section 5.02 election and term of office. with the exception of the executive director, the officers shall be elected annually by the board of directors at the annual director meeting. if the election of officers is not held at such meeting, such election shall be held as soon thereafter as may be convenient. new offices of the corporation may be created and filled, and vacancies in offices may be filled, at any meeting of the board of directors. each officer shall hold office until the officer’s successor has been duly elected and qualified or until the officer’s death, resignation, or removal. election or appointment of an officer shall not of itself create contract rights. section 5.03 resignation. any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the board of directors, the president, or the secretary. such resignation shall take effect when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a future date. unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. section 5.04 removal. any officer elected or appointed by the board of directors may be removed, with or without cause, by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of all directors then in office whenever, in their judgment, the best interests of the 10 1     annual y e arbook corporation would be served thereby, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person or persons so removed. section 5.05 vacancies. a vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification, or otherwise may be filled by the board of directors at any meeting thereof. an officer elected to fill a vacancy shall be elected to serve until the next annual director meeting. section 5.06 president. the president shall preside at all meetings of the corporation and board of directors and shall see that the orders and resolutions of the board of directors are carried into effect, except in those instances in which that responsibility is assigned to some other person by the board of directors. the president may sign bonds, mortgages, and all other contracts and documents, whether or not under the seal, if any, of the corporation, except in cases where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by law, by the board of directors, or by these bylaws to some other officer or agent of the corporation. section 5.07 vice president. the vice president shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to the vice president by the president or the board of directors. in the absence of the president or in the event of the president’s inability or refusal to act, the vice president shall perform the duties of the president and, when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions of the president. section 5.08 secretary. the secretary shall perform or direct and supervise the performance of the following: (a) attend all meetings of the board of directors and record all the proceedings of the meetings and actions of the board of directors in one or more files provided for that purpose; (b) be the custodian of the corporate records and of the seal, if any, of the corporation; (c) keep a register of the post office address and electronic mail address of each director, which shall be furnished to the secretary by such director; (d) see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these bylaws or as required by law; and (e) in general perform all duties incident to the office of secretary and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to the secretary by the board of directors. section 5.09 treasurer. the treasurer shall be the principal financial officer of the corporation. the treasurer shall perform or direct and supervise the performance of the following: (a) have charge of and be responsible for overseeing the maintenance of adequate books of account for the corporation; (b) have charge of all funds and securities of the corporation and be responsible for overseeing the management, receipt, and disbursement thereof; and (c) in general perform all the duties incident to the office of treasurer and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to the treasurer by the board of directors. if required by the board of directors, the treasurer shall give a bond for the faithful discharge of the treasurer’s duties in such sum and with such surety or sureties as the board of directors shall determine. the treasurer shall serve as the chair of the finance committee. association bylaws 102 section 5.10 executive director. from time to time, the corporation may appoint an executive director who shall be an employee of the corporation and shall be a non-voting member of the board of directors. the executive director shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation and, as such, shall meet regularly with the board of directors and in general supervise and control all the business and affairs of the corporation, unless otherwise provided by the board of directors. the executive director may discuss corporate matters with the board of directors but shall not be entitled to vote on any matter submitted to a vote of the board of directors. the executive director shall, ex officio, be an assistant secretary of the corporation, empowered to certify to corporate actions in the absence of the secretary. the executive director, in addition to appointing and overseeing staff, shall be responsible to the board of directors for the administration of programs, services, and other activities of the corporation; shall see that all orders and resolutions of the board of directors are carried into effect; and shall appoint members of advisory committees, representatives to other organizations, and other officials and agents of the corporation, and oversee their work. section 5.11 assistant treasurers and assistant secretaries. any assistant treasurers and assistant secretaries shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to them by the treasurer or the secretary, respectively, or by the board of directors. if required by the board of directors, the assistant treasurers shall give bonds for the faithful discharge of their duties in such sums and with such sureties as the board of directors shall determine. section 5.12 other officers and agents. any officer not otherwise specified in these bylaws shall have such authority and perform such duties as may from time to time be prescribed by resolution of the board of directors. section 5.13 absence of officers. in the absence of any officer, or for any other reason the board of directors may deem sufficient, the board of directors may delegate the powers or duties, or any such powers or duties, of any officer to any other officer or to any director. section 5.14 compensation. unless otherwise determined by the board of directors or otherwise provided herein, the officers shall not receive compensation for their services as officers; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any officer from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for personal services rendered to the corporation that are reasonable and necessary to carry out one or more of the tax-exempt purposes of the corporation, so long as the officers comply with any policies adopted by the board of directors. officers may receive reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with corporate matters, provided that such reimbursement is authorized by the board of directors. notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the individual serving as executive director may receive reasonable compensation for such service, as determined by the board of directors from time to time. 103    annual y e arbook article vi committees section 6.01 board committees. the board of directors may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the directors in office, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of two (2) or more directors and a majority of each committee’s membership to be directors; provided, however, that committees appointed by the board of directors or otherwise authorized pursuant to these bylaws relating to the election, nomination, qualification, or credentials of the directors or other committees involved in the process of electing directors may be composed entirely of non-directors. any committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the board of directors and allowed by law, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the board of directors in the management of the business and affairs of the corporation; provided, however, that no such committee shall have the power or authority of the board of directors in reference to (a) amending or repealing these bylaws or the articles of incorporation; (b) electing, appointing, or removing any officer, director, or committee member, or fixing the compensation of any committee member; (c) adopting a plan of merger or adopting a plan of consolidation with another corporation; (d) authorizing the sale, lease, exchange, or mortgage of all or substantially all of the property or assets of the corporation; (e) filling vacancies on the board of directors or any of its committees; (f) adopting a plan for the distribution of the assets of the corporation or for dissolution; or (g) amending, altering, repealing, or taking any action inconsistent with any resolution or action of the board of directors which by its terms provides that it shall not be amended, altered, or repealed by any such committee. section 6.02 advisory committees. by resolution, the board of directors may designate one or more advisory committees not having and exercising the authority of the board of directors in the management of the corporation. members of any such advisory committee may, but need not, be directors, and the board of directors shall appoint the members thereof, except as and to the extent such authority shall be vested in an officer or agent of the corporation by the board of directors or these bylaws. section 6.03 nominating committee. there shall be a committee of the board of directors, which shall identify and nominate individuals to serve on the board of directors of the corporation (the “nominating committee”). the nominating committee shall present its nominations to the board of directors and the secretary. the nominating committee shall consist of two (2) individual members and one (1) director who is not then up for re-election to the board of directors, each of whom shall be appointed by the board of directors (collectively, the “nominating committee members”). the nominating committee members shall be divided into three classes, as nearly equal in number as reasonably possible, as shall be designated by resolution of the board of directors. the terms of each class of nominating committee members shall be staggered such that only one class shall be appointed each year. each nominating committee member shall association bylaws 104 serve for a non-renewable term of three (3) years or until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified. the longest serving member of the nominating committee shall serve as the chair thereof. section 6.04 finance committee. there shall be a finance committee, which shall have the responsibility of supervising the financial affairs of the corporation and shall have and may exercise the powers and authority of the board of directors to the extent permitted by law, the articles of incorporation, and these bylaws. the finance committee shall be comprised of at least two (2) directors who shall be appointed by the board of directors, and a majority of its members shall be directors. the treasurer shall be the chair of the finance committee. section 6.05 term of office. each member of a committee established pursuant to this article vi, other than the nominating committee members, shall serve as such until the next annual director meeting and until such committee member’s successor is appointed, unless the committee shall be sooner terminated by resolution of the board of directors, or unless such committee member resigns or is removed from such committee. any committee member may be removed, with or without cause, by the board of directors whenever in its judgment the best interests of the corporation shall be served thereby. section 6.06 chair. except as otherwise provided in these bylaws, one (1) member of each committee shall be appointed as chair by the person or persons authorized to appoint committee members thereof. section 6.07 vacancies. vacancies in the membership of any committee may be filled by appointments made in the same manner as provided for in the original appointments. section 6.08 quorum. unless otherwise provided in the resolution of the board of directors designating a committee, a majority of the committee members shall constitute a quorum and the act of a majority of the committee members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the committee. section 6.09 rules. each committee shall fix its own rules governing the conduct of its activities, not inconsistent with these bylaws or the rules promulgated by the board of directors, and shall furnish to the board of directors such reports of its activities as the board of directors may request. article vii contracts, checks, deposits,gifts and investments section 7.01 contracts. the board of directors may authorize any officer or officers or agent or agents of the corporation, in addition to the officers so authorized by these bylaws, to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. 105    annual y e arbook section 7.02 checks, drafts, etc. all checks, drafts, or other orders for the payment of money, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness issued in the name of the corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers or agent or agents of the corporation and in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by resolution of the board of directors. section 7.03 deposits. all funds of the corporation shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the corporation in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as the board of directors may designate by resolution. section 7.04 gifts. the board of directors may accept or reject or by resolution may authorize any officer or officers or agent or agents of the corporation to accept or reject, on behalf of the corporation, any contribution, gift, bequest, or devise for the general purposes or for any special purpose of the corporation. section 7.05 investments. the board of directors shall manage, invest, operate, deal in and with, and conserve the property of the corporation, and may retain any or all of the assets transferred to the corporation by gift or bequest; provided, however, that the exercise of any of such powers shall not in any way conflict with the purposes of the corporation as stated in its articles of incorporation, and such powers shall not be exercised so as to cause the corporation to lose its qualification as an organization exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the code. the board of directors may delegate investment management duties to an officer, employee, or independent investment firm, provided that doing so is prudent and in the best interests of the corporation. article viii books and records the corporation shall keep correct and complete books and records of account and shall also keep minutes of the proceedings of its board of directors and each committee thereof. article ix fiscal year the fiscal year of the corporation shall end on august 31st of each year. article x indemnification and insurance section 10.01 indemnification. the corporation shall indemnify each person who is or was a director or officer, or who is serving or has served at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, and may indemnify any person who is or was an employee or agent of the corporation and any person who is association bylaws 106 serving or has served at its request as an employee or agent of any other enterprise, to the fullest extent from time to time permitted by the laws of the state of illinois and by section 4941 or 4958 of the code, as applicable, in the event any of such persons was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative. section 10.02 authorization of indemnification. any indemnification under this article x (unless the indemnification is ordered by a court) shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case, upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation is proper in the circumstances. in the case of indemnification that is mandatory under section 10.01 hereof, the determination shall be limited to (a) whether the person to be indemnified has met the standards specified in section 10.01 and (b) the amount of the indemnification permitted by law. any determination under this section 10.02 shall be made (a) by the board of directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit, or proceeding or (b) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion. section 10.03 advance payments. expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit, or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit, or proceeding, as authorized by the board of directors in the specific case, upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation to repay such amount, unless it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized in this article x, unless such payment would constitute an act of self-dealing under section 4941 of the code if the corporation is a private foundation or an excess benefit transaction under section 4958 of the code if the corporation is a public charity. section 10.04 non-exclusivity and continuation. the indemnification provided by this article x shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which a person seeking indemnification may be entitled under any agreement, vote of disinterested directors, or otherwise, both as to action in the person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of such a person. section 10.05 insurance. the corporation may purchase and maintain insurance (a) to insure itself with respect to the indemnification payments it is authorized or obligated to make pursuant to this article x and (b) on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or who is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, to insure against any liability asserted against such 107    annual y e arbook person and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify the person against such liability under the provisions of this article x. article xi conflicts of interest section 11.01 conflict of interest. a director shall disclose to the board of directors any material interest which such director directly or indirectly has in any person or entity which is a party to a transaction under consideration by the board of directors, or which to the director’s knowledge might otherwise cause a conflict with a fiduciary duty owed by the director to the corporation. such interested director shall abstain from voting on such transaction or other action, but such interested director’s presence may be counted in determining whether a quorum is present. section 11.02 material interest. a director shall be considered to have a material interest in an entity if the director is a director, officer, or employee of the entity or if the director has a material financial interest in the entity. section 11.03 comprehensive policy. the board of directors shall have the power and authority to adopt a more comprehensive policy regarding conflicts of interest, which may supplement this article xi, as so directed by the board of directors. article xii amendments to bylaws these bylaws may be altered, amended, or repealed and new bylaws adopted by the voting members. such action may be, but shall not be required to be, taken at any meeting of the voting members, provided that no such alteration, amendment, repeal, or adoption shall in any way conflict with the purposes of the corporation as stated in its articles of incorporation or otherwise cause the corporation to lose its qualification as an organization exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the code. written notice of any proposed alteration, amendment, repeal, or adoption of the bylaws shall be delivered to each voting member not less than twenty (20) days before the date of the vote on such matter at such voting member’s address as it appears on the records of the corporation. article xiii miscellaneous section 13.01 definitions. in addition to the terms defined elsewhere in these bylaws, the following terms shall have the following meanings when used herein: association bylaws 108 (a) “articles of incorporation” means the articles of incorporation of the corporation filed with the secretary of state of the state of illinois on july 31, 1992, and any amendments thereto. (b) “section of the code” means a section of the internal revenue code of 1986, as amended, and shall include corresponding provisions of future federal tax laws, all as from time to time in effect. (c) “director” means a voting member of the board of directors. (d) “not for profit corporation act” means the illinois general not for profit corporation act of 1986, as amended. section 13.02 writings. any action required in these bylaws to be “written,” to be “in writing,” to have “written consent,” to have “written approval,” and the like by or of directors or committee members shall include any communication transmitted or received by facsimile, electronic mail, or other means of electronic transmission. 53 orthodox a business meeting for the orthodox denominational group did not occur in 2024. historical annual conferences 87 historical annual conferences 1947–2024 year place host 1947 louisville, ky louisville presbyterian seminary 1948 dayton, oh bonebrake theological seminary 1949 chicago, il chicago theological seminary 1950 columbus, oh evangelical lutheran seminary and capital university 1951 rochester, ny colgate-rochester divinity school 1952 louisville, ky southern baptist theological seminary 1953 evanston, il garrett biblical institute 1954 chicago, il chicago theological seminary 1955 new york, ny union theological seminary 1956 berkeley, ca pacific school of religion 1957 fort worth, tx southwestern baptist theological seminary 1958 boston, ma boston university school of theology 1959 toronto, on knox college 1960 st. paul, mn bethel college and seminary 1961 washington, dc wesley theological seminary 1962 hartford, ct hartford seminary foundation 1963 mill valley, ca golden gate baptist theological seminary 1964 kansas city, mi st. paul school of theology 1965 new york, ny general theological seminary 1966 louisville, ky southern baptist theological seminary 1967 chicago, il mccormick theological seminary 88 year place host 1968 st. louis, mo concordia seminary 1969 pittsburgh, pa pittsburgh theological seminary 1970 new orleans, la new orleans baptist theological seminary 1971 pasadena, ca pasadena college 1972 waterloo, on waterloo lutheran university 1973 bethlehem, pa moravian theological seminary 1974 denver, co iliff school of theology 1975 s. hamilton, ma gordon-conwell theological seminary 1976 grand rapids, mi calvin theological seminary 1977 vancouver, bc vancouver school of theology 1978 latrobe, pa saint vincent college 1979 new brighton, mn bethel theological seminary 1980 denver, co iliff school of theology 1981 st. louis, mo christ seminary — seminex 1982 toronto, on toronto school of theology 1983 richmond, va united theological seminary in virginia 1984 holland, mi western theological seminary 1985 madison, nj drew university 1986 kansas city, ks rockhurst college 1987 berkeley, ca graduate theological union 1988 wilmore, ky asbury theological seminary 1989 columbus, oh trinity lutheran seminary 1990 evanston, il garrett-evangelical seminary and seaburywestern theological seminary 1991 toronto, on university of toronto, trinity college, and toronto school of theology 1992 dallas, tx southern methodist university 1993 vancouver, bc vancouver school of theology, regent college, and carey theological college 1994 pittsburgh, pa pittsburgh theological seminary, reformed presbyterian theological seminary, and trinity episcopal school for ministry 89    annual y e arbook year place host 1995 nashville, tn divinity library of vanderbilt university and tennessee theological library association 1996 denver, co iliff school of theology 1997 boston, ma boston university and boston theological institute 1998 leesburg, va virginia theological seminary and washington theological consortium 1999 chicago, il atla and association of chicago theological schools 2000 berkeley, ca graduate theological union 2001 durham, nc divinity school at duke university 2002 st. paul, mn minnesota theological library association 2003 portland, or mount angel abbey, george fox seminary, multnomah biblical seminary, western seminary 2004 kansas city, mo kansas city area theological library association 2005 austin, tx southwest area theological library association 2006 chicago, il atla 2007 philadelphia, pa southeastern pennsylvania theological library association 2008 ottawa, on saint paul university 2009 st. louis, mo st. louis theological consortium libraries 2010 louisville, ky the theological education association of midamerica 2011 chicago, il chicago area theological library association and association of chicago theological schools 2012 scottsdale, az theological library cooperative of arizona 2013 charlotte, nc carolinas theological library consortium 2014 new orleans, la new orleans baptist theological seminary 2015 denver, co theological librarians and libraries of denver/rocky mountain region 2016 long beach, ca the southern california theological library association 90 year place host 2017 atlanta, ga columbia theological seminary, erskine theological seminary, mercer university, mcafee school of theology, pitts theology library, candler school of theology, emory university, robert w. woodruff library, atlanta university center, the interdenominational theological center 2018 indianapolis, in asbury seminary and concordia theological seminary 2019 vancouver, bc regent college 2020 online 2021 online 2022 baltimore, md mount st. mary’s university 2023 fort worth, tx southwestern baptist theological seminary and the southwest area theological library association (swatla) 2024 long beach, ca southern california theological library association denominational group baptist 47 baptist a business meeting for the baptist denominational group was held on wednesday, june 26. the meeting was then canceled due to a lack of attendance. 