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Volume 5

Management in Theological Libraries

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Managing a Small Theological Library: How to Color with Broken Crayons

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Preservation of Collections in Theological Libraries

Douglas L. Gragg (ed)
May 23, 2024
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Personalizing the Pandemic: Experiences of Theological & Religious Studies Librarians During COVID-19

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Call for Chapter Proposals for a Festschrift Honoring William Badke: Advancing Information Literacy, Biblical Scholarship, and Mystery in Theory and Practice

09/15/2025

Atla is seeking proposals for a Festschrift to honor the distinguished career and lasting contributions of William Badke, a pioneering scholar, practitioner, and educator in the field of information literacy. This Festschrift will celebrate Badke’s legacy through original essays that showcase the depth, diversity, and development of information literacy as both a scholarly discipline and an educational practice. While the main focus is on information literacy, we especially welcome proposals that explore the integration of biblical scholarship and/or the mystery genre with information literacy, reflecting the wide range of Badke’s academic and creative pursuits.

Read more about Call for Chapter Proposals for a Festschrift Honoring William Badke: Advancing Information Literacy, Biblical Scholarship, and Mystery in Theory and Practice

Books@Atla Open Press publishes open access academic and professional works on subjects at the intersection of librarianship and religious and theological studies that potentially impact libraries. We seek to provide resources that guide and support innovative library services and enhance professional development. 

The editorial board welcomes proposals for volumes that represent new and creative research on topics that impact what theological and religious studies librarians do and how they do it. Additionally, we seek volumes that assist theological and religious studies librarians in their day-to-day work and professional development, including handbooks, textbooks or other open educational resources, and other reference-type materials. 

Books@Atla Open Press also hosts reprints of previously published print books that have value to the profession and are therefore deemed important to re-release as open access online editions. Reprints are selected at the discretion of Atla and are digitized and published in their original form with permission of the copyright holder where necessary.

Questions about submitting proposals or other inquiries may be directed to the Editorial Board.