Atla Annual 2024

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Atla Annual 2024

4:00pm PDT

Welcome and Opening Plenary Address - Dr. Amir HussainAmir Hussain

5:00pm PDT

Opening Reception with Exhibitors (In Person Only)

7:00am PDT

Worship in the Anglican Tradition (In Person Only)Patrick Milas

8:00am PDT

Continental Breakfast in the Exhibits (In Person Only)

8:45am PDT

Why Print? Making the Case for Building Print Library CollectionsKarl Stutzman Vendor Session AI in the Seminary Classroom: Equipping Faculty to Address the Pedagogical, Moral and Ethical Aspects of AI Use for Class AssignmentsKathleen Harty • Dyan Barbeau How Do You Love Your Neighbor in a Reference Interview?: Developing a Personal Philosophy for ReferenceGarrett Trott Tools and Technology for Teaching the History of the Book at a Theological LibraryBrandon Wason

9:30am PDT

Exhibits Coffee Break (In Person Only)

10:00am PDT

Pruning: Lessons The Literature Did Not Teach MeOliver Schulz How Doomed Are We?: A Philosophical/Theological Consideration of AI/ChatGPT in Relation to Theological Libraries and Theological EducationDavid Schmersal • Brady Beard • Emily Peterson • Allison Graham Leaving the Mess: Epistemology and Ethics in Media Literacy InstructionHeath Rosser • Christopher Rosser CRRA: The Past, the Present, and the Future

11:30am PDT

All Conference Meeting - Association Update & Business Meeting (Luncheon In Person Only)

2:15pm PDT

Documenting the Information Needs of Students and Faculty for ATS StandardsEd Hughes Weeding Physical Collections for the Library of TomorrowDavid Kiger AI in the Theological Library Context: Reflections on Information Literacy and the Students We ServeRobert B. Griffin • Emily Peterson The Pronoun Puzzle: A Beginner’s Guide to Creating a Trans Friendly LibraryElli Cucksey • Suzanne Taylor

3:00pm PDT

Exhibits Break (In Person Only)

4:00pm PDT

Succession Planning: Preparing for the Transitions in our Professional LifeSusan Ebertz De-Homogenizing Liberation Theologies in the Catalog and on the ShelvesBrinna Michael • Déborah Ortiz-Rivera Vendor Session Knowledge Injustice in the Theological LibraryKris Veldheer Artful Response to ScripturesKarl Stutzman • Jude Morrissey

7:00am PDT

Worship (In Person Only)

8:00am PDT

Continental Breakfast in the Exhibits (In Person Only)

8:45am PDT

Discard to Discovery: Empowering Majority World Theology Libraries Through Book DonationsHannie Riley Vendor Session The Role of the Theological Library in Scholarly Formation: A Case StudyCarisse Berryhill • Jessica Holland What If There Are No “Good” Sources of Information? Considering a Paradigm Shift in Information Literacy InstructionKate Wimer The Changing Stages of Priestly Formation: One Year LaterStephen Sweeney • Kathleen Harty

9:30am PDT

Exhibits Coffee Break (In Person Only)

10:00am PDT

Prepare Your Library for ATS AccreditationAndrew Keck • Kelly Campbell Beyond Mere Denominationalism in Atla: Exploring Ways to Enhance Professional Development and Resource Sharing in Theological LibrarianshipAlison Poage • Karl Stutzman • David Kriegh • Patrick Milas • Robin McCall Exploring Theological Librarianship: Insights from the Next GenerationAndy Lofthus • Jessica Boyer • Elizabeth Miller • Emily Peterson Practical Uses of Generative AI for the Classroom and the LibrarySteve Jung

11:30am PDT

A Transformative Partnership: Discovering Best Practices when Small Libraries MergeSuzanne Smith • Susan Ebertz Including Library Principles in Licenses: Legal Language Without a Legal DegreeChristina Torbert Vendor Session Inviting University Students’ Faith into the Information Appraisal Process: Current Evidence, Benefits, and Strategies for facultyLauren M. Young Responsible Use of AI in Theological Librarianship: A Case StudyRomulus Stefanut

12:15pm PDT

Lunch On Your Own

1:45pm PDT

Shrinking into our Space: Reducing the Physical and Budgetary Footprint of the Library While Increasing AccessBeth Kumar It's Not Really My Job, but . . . Librarians as Confessors, Job Counselors, IT Pros, Photocopier Healers, and Bike MechanicsDavid Schmersal The Politics of Library Science in Weimar Germany: the Eichler-Harnack ExchangeEvan Kuehn Lessons Learned in Setting Up Atla’s New Online Institutional Repository, ir.atla.comYasmine Abou-El-Kheir • Christy Karpinski • John Dechant

2:45pm PDT

The Benefits and Challenges of Developing a Multilingual LibraryStephanie Garrett Creating Open Educational Resources Using H5Ps: Engaging Library Users Through Interactive Online Teaching MaterialsMarta Samokishyn AI Meets Astrology: Creating a Digital Edition of Anton Brelochs’s 1529 Practica with Transkribus and ChatGPTNathan Ericson

3:45pm PDT

Closing Plenary Address - Dr. Lynn Silipigni Connaway & ReceptionDr. Lynn Silipigni Connaway

8:00am PDT

Intro to Grant Writing (In Person Only)Jessica Boyer An Introduction to Restorative Justice (In Person Only)Jonathan Swartz Artificial Intelligence and the Transformation of Research and Learning in Theological Education (In Person Only)Michael Hanegan

4:30pm PDT

(Tentative) Baseball Excursion (In Person Only)