American Theological Library Association (ATLA)

250 South Wacker Drive, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60606, USA
Telephone: 312.454.5100
Contact person: Dennis A. Norlin
Fax: 312.454.5505
E-mail: atla@atla.com
Website: http://www.atla.com

 

Composition

Established in 1946, the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) is a professional association of more than 800 individual, institutional, and affiliate members providing programs, products, and services in support of theological and religious studies libraries and librarians. ATLA's ecumenical membership represents many religious traditions and denominations.

Membership

Individual membership is open to anyone engaged in professional library or bibliographic work in theological and religious studies, or who has an interest in the literature of religion, theological librarianship, and the purposes and work of the Association.

Institutional membership is open to libraries that support theological and religious studies research primarily on the graduate level and are accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS) or a comparable regional accrediting agency.

Affiliate membership is open to organizations (libraries and other organizations) that support for the Association's work and goals but do not fit the criteria for institutional membership.

Services

ATLA provides a wide range of services and products for its members. Professional development opportunities are designed by the Professional Development Committee and include a variety of workshops, classes, and programs that benefit both individual and institutional members. ATLA's Member Publications include the quarterly ATLA Newsletter, the annual Summary of Proceedings, the quarterly Theology Cataloging Bulletin, and the Annual Report.

ATLA has produced bibliographic indexes in theology and religion for more than fifty years. Developed and maintained by professional indexers, editors, and support staff, ATLA's indexes are issued in one or more of three different formats: print, CD-ROM, and MARC. The ATLA Religion Database combines ATLA's three primary indexes (Religion Index One: Periodicals [RIO®], Religion Index Two: Multi-Author Works [RIT®], and the Index to Book Review in Religion [IBRR®]), and is available from ATLA on CD-ROM or in MARC format, or may be ordered through several online vendors.

ATLA also works with several publishing partners to produce electronic versions of their specialized indexes.

ATLA has been a leader in reformatting religious serials and monographs during the past forty years, having preserved more than 2,000 serial titles on microfilm and more than 30,000 monograph titles on microfiche or microfilm. ATLA operates its own Preservation Microfilm Service, providing On Demand microfilming of endangered materials.

A sampler CD-ROM is available for no charge from the Association and contains information about all index and preservation products.

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