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2018 American Theological Library Association Annual Conference

8:00am EDT

ATLA Board of Directors Meeting Studio Six

7:00pm EDT

Top Concerns of Technical Services Staff Studio OneRichard A. Lammert

8:00am EDT

ATLA Board of Directors Meeting Studio Six

8:30am EDT

Historic Downtown Walking Tour, Indianapolis - AM ($5 per person) Meet in Lobby ATLA & PALNI OCLC WMS Pre-Conference Event Studio One Writing for the Profession: Librarians as Scholarly Authors ($30 per person) Studio FiveMaria Bonn Pedagogy of the Archive: Platforms and Practices for Teaching with Digital Archives ($50 per person) Studio FourAnthony J. Elia • John B. Weaver

1:00pm EDT

Special Collection and Interpretation Workshop - Eiteljorg Museum ($11 per person) Meet in Lobby Theological Librarianship Editorial Board Meeting (Closed) Studio Three Game of Pros: Forging Alliances for Effective Information Literacy ($30 per person) Studio OneMartha Adkins • James Humble • Paul Myhre • Jay Wise THATCampATLA ($15 per person) Studio FiveMichael Hemenway

1:30pm EDT

Historic Downtown Walking Tour, Indianapolis - PM ($5 per person) Meet in Lobby

5:00pm EDT

President's Welcome Reception for New Members and First-Time Attendees - Invitation Only Cosmopolitan B

6:00pm EDT

Opening Reception with the Exhibitors at the Hyatt Regency Indianapolis Cosmopolitan A/C/D & Foyer

8:00pm EDT

ATLA Singers Rehearsal VisionEllen Frost

7:00am EDT

Disciples of Christ Worship Service VisionRae Karim

8:00am EDT

Public Services Interest Group (PSIG) Meeting Studio Six ATLA Products Update Breakfast - RSVP Required DiscoveryMargot Lyon • Maria Stanton • Gregg Taylor Exhibits and Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall Cosmopolitan A/C/D & Foyer

8:45am EDT

Welcome & Opening Plenary Address - Timothy Beal Cosmopolitan B

10:00am EDT

Exhibits and Break Cosmopolitan A/C/D & Foyer

10:30am EDT

Redeveloping the ATS Standards of Accreditation Studio OneDebbie Creamer Making the Most of the Association of Religion Data Archives Studio Twoarthur_e_farnsley_ii.1xw9kz3a 3R Project: RDA Toolkit Restructure and Redesign Studio FiveArmin Siedlecki Gathering Up the Fragments After Boko Haram: Helping Baptist Churches in Northeastern Nigeria Recover, Conserve, and Digitize Their History Studio ThreeD'Anna Shotts Teaching and Learning Trends for Theological Education: Insights from the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion Studio SixPaul Myhre Tips and Tricks to Better Engage Your Audience Through Presentation Tools Studio FourJeremie LeBlanc

11:30am EDT

Collection Evaluation & Development (CEAD) Interest Group Meeting Studio Six ATLA Digital Library Open Forum Studio ThreeAndy Carter • Tom Clareson NACO Lunch Meeting — BY INVITATION ONLY Studio One

1:00pm EDT

To Clean [Up] or Not to Clean? That is the Question! Studio TwoEllen Frost EBSCO Databases and Services: FOLIO Studio ThreeRick Rybak Statistics That Matter Studio FiveTimothy D. Lincoln Connecting Users with Special Collections: Describing Rare Books without a Rare Book Cataloger Studio FourChrista Strickler Open Access: Myths, Facts, Actions Studio SixChristine Fruin Back to Basics: Collaborating with Colleagues to Connect Graduate Students with Content Studio OneGerrit van Dyk • Kaeley McMahan • David Schmersal

2:00pm EDT

Association Update Cosmopolitan BBrenda Bailey-Hainer

3:00pm EDT

Theology Cataloging Bulletin Meeting (Closed) Studio OneLeslie Engelson Exhibits, Break & Poster Sessions Cosmopolitan A/C/D & Foyer An Example of How a Theological Library Can Enrich Faith-Formation Cosmopolitan B FoyerAndrew Kosmowski Automation from Scratch: How to Turn a Room Full of Books into a Monastic Library Cosmopolitan B FoyerDerek J. Rieckens Building Library Web Apps Cosmopolitan B FoyerSteve Jamieson Linking Collection Development Policies to Accreditation Reviews by the Association of Theological Schools Cosmopolitan B FoyerStephen Crocco Moving a Seminary Library 400+ Miles Cosmopolitan B FoyerRobert Phillips • Patricia Yang Open Access Policies: Tips, Trends, and Theological Libraries Cosmopolitan B FoyerChristine Fruin • Andrew Keck Rethinking the Library Space: Interdepartmental Collaboration for Student-Centered Services Cosmopolitan B FoyerWesley Custer Traditional & Revolutionary: Theological Libraries E-Book Lending Project Cosmopolitan B FoyerDonna Campbell

4:00pm EDT

Connecting and Collaborating with Faculty through Curriculum Mapping Studio SixElizabeth Young Miller Digging Deeply in Catholic Studies: the CRRA's Collaborative Approach in Providing Access to Rare and Unique Catholic Collections Studio FiveAlan Krieger • Pat Lawton • Jean McManus Great Library Teams Are Not Built in a Day! Studio ThreeKelly Campbell Library as Thesis Laboratory: A Workshop-Based Approach to How Librarians Can Support Writing and Research Studio OneKeegan Osinski • Bobby Smiley Making Theological Textual Collections Accessible to Computational Research: Some Pragmatic Concerns Studio FourScott Bailey Connecting with Stakeholders: Creative Marketing for Small Libraries Studio TwoSusan Ebertz • Karl Stutzman • Megan West

5:00pm EDT

Small Libraries Interest Group (SLIG) Meeting Studio Two

5:15pm EDT

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Meeting (Closed) Studio Three

6:30pm EDT

Indianapolis Indians Baseball Game ($15 per person) Meet in Lobby

7:00am EDT

Worship in the Mennonite Tradition VisionJaneen Johnson

8:00am EDT

Contemporary Religious Literature Conversation Group Studio TwoJennifer Ulrich • Donna Wells OCLC Update Breakfast - RSVP Required Discovery Exhibits and Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall Cosmopolitan A/C/D & Foyer

9:00am EDT

Plenary Address - Dr. Stephanie M. Crumpton Cosmopolitan BStephanie M. Crumpton

10:00am EDT

Exhibits and Break Cosmopolitan A/C/D & Foyer

10:30am EDT

SCELC Update Studio FourJason Price Embedding One Library into Another: Lessons from the Andover Newton Theological School and Yale Divinity School Experience Studio ThreeStephen Crocco Managing a Large-Scale Weeding Project: When We All Pull Together Studio FiveLeslie Engelson Teaching Academic Research and Writing: Or, Two Works in Progress Studio OneKaeley McMahan Religious and Theological Literacy Goals for the Age of e-Resources? Studio SixRomulus Stefanut

11:30am EDT

Exhibits Closing Cosmopolitan A/C/D & Foyer Special Collections Interest Group (SCIG) Meeting Studio One SWATLA Meeting Studio Five World Religions Interest Group (WRIG) Meeting Studio Six

1:00pm EDT

Maximum Hours and Minimal Staffing: What is a Small Library To Do? Studio OneDavid Kriegh • Derek J. Rieckens • Stephen Sweeney Slave Narratives, the Bible and Hymns, Oh My...Religion Text-Mining as a Liaison Service Studio ThreeJoshua Been • Bill Hair Are We All Saints? How One Church Has Strived for Radical Welcome and Inclusion in Their Congregation Studio TwoRev. E. Suzanne Wille Essential Resources in Mormonism Studio FourGerrit van Dyk A Fruitful Harvest: Increase Visibility of Your Digital Collections with the ATLA Digital Library Studio FiveAndy Carter The Meanings of "Innovation" in Theological Libraries: Bold Ideas or Empty Promises? Studio SixAnthony J. Elia • Bob Turner • Kris Veldheer

2:00pm EDT

ATLA Business Meeting Cosmopolitan BJennifer K Bartholomew • Matthew Ostercamp • Stephen Sweeney

3:00pm EDT

Break Cosmopolitan B Foyer

3:30pm EDT

Collaborative Communication: Digital Messaging at the Pitts Theology Library Studio ThreeSarah Bogue Medieval Manuscripts in Digital Wonderland: Augustine's De Consensu Evangelistarum as a Test Case Studio FourMatti Myllykoski NACO/SACO/CONSER Listen & Learn Studio FiveRichard A. Lammert "I Will Give You Shepherds": Student Formation, Research Literacy, and Accreditation Standards Studio OneJennifer K Bartholomew • David Kriegh • Stephen Sweeney Crisis in Theological Education? Fake News or A Real Crisis? Studio SixKelly Campbell • Kris Veldheer “Alone We Can Do So Little; Together We Can Do So Much”: Collaborative Library Projects at the University of Divinity Studio TwoKerrie Burn

4:30pm EDT

Technical Services Interest Group (TSIG) Meeting Studio Five

5:30pm EDT

Anglican Denominational Group Meeting Studio Two Baptist Denominational Group Meeting Studio Six Campbell-Stone Denominational Group Meeting Cosmopolitan B Front Area Lutheran Denominational Group Meeting Studio Three Mennonite/Anabaptist Denominational Group Meeting Studio Lounge Methodist Denominational Group Meeting Studio FiveDavid Schmersal Orthodox Denominational Meeting Studio Four Presbyterian & Reformed Denominational Group Meeting Studio One Roman Catholic Denominational Group Meeting Discovery

7:00am EDT

Worship in the Lutheran Tradition VisionTimothy Quill

8:00am EDT

Connection at the Crossroads Between Libraries and Writing Skills: Creative Ways to Meet Student Needs Studio OneMelody Diehl Detar • Jane Elder • David Schmersal Digital Library of the Library of the Catholic Faculty of Theology University in Zagreb, Croatia Studio ThreeVlatka Božičević • Kristijan Crnkovic Making Open Access Resources Discoverable in OCLC WMS Studio FourThomas Phillips Indexing the Theologico-Political Studio FiveShawn Goodwin • Evan Kuehn

9:00am EDT

Tackling the Backlog Studio FiveAnna Appleman • Tammy Johnson Catholic Documents 101: A Theological Librarian’s Guide to Identifying, Locating, and Using the Documents of the Catholic Church Studio OneKathleen Harty • Elyse Hayes • James Humble • Andrew Kosmowski Interfaith at The Hearth: Focolare and Beyond Studio ThreeMichael Saahir "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up": The Art of Decluttering and Organizing Library Collections Studio SixSuzanne Estelle-Holmer • Amy Limpitlaw • Michelle Spomer Digitizing and Schematizing the Archival Material from the Late Ottoman Period Found in the Monastery of al-Za'faran in Southeast Turkey Studio FourIskandar Bcheiry

10:00am EDT

Break and Hotel Check Out Time Cosmopolitan B Foyer

10:30am EDT

Changing Seminaries, Changing Libraries, Changing Selves Studio SixPatrick Milas • Megan E. Welsh MarcEdit: What's New? Studio ThreeLeslie Engelson Introduction to Wikidata: The "Wikipedia" of Facts Studio OneClifford Anderson Dimorphism as a Metaphor of Information Seeking Behavior Studio TwoDavid Schmersal East or West: Maintaining an Orthodox Collection Inside a Lutheran-Oriented Theological Library Studio FourJussi Hyvärinen The Theology of Cybersecurity: Global Threats, Local Protections, and Ethical Obligations Studio FiveAnthony J. Elia

11:30am EDT

Closing Plenary Address and Luncheon - David W. Lewis Cosmopolitan BDavid Lewis