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SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS Sixty-Sixth Annual Conference of the AMERICAN THEOLOGICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Tawny Burgess Editor American Theological Library Association Scottsdale, Arizona June 27-30, 2012 ISSN: 0066-0868 © 2012 by the American Theological Library Association All rights reserved. This book may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, in any form (beyond that copying permitted by Sections 197 and 108 of the U.S. Copyright Law and except by reviewers for public press), without written permission from the publishers. Published by: American Theological Library Association, 300 South Wacker Drive, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60606-6701 USA PREFACE Set amidst date palms and colorful bougainvillea-covered grounds, ATLA’s sixty-sixth Annual Conference held in the summer of 2012 proved to be a memorable experience. Members of the 2012 Local Host Committee, Theological Library Cooperative of Arizona (TLCA), provided an Annual Conference that rejuventated the mind and spirit. This official record of conference events and activities represents the work of the many presenters, facilitators, and others who are responsible for the breadth of material compiled within these pages. ATLA is grateful for their contributions. I hope you will enjoy reading this Summary of Proceedings, containing full text or summaries of papers, workshops, conversation groups, and meetings, plus other items for general reference and record in the appendices. The 2013 Local Host Committee, the Carolinas Theological Library Consortium (CTLC), invites you to celebrate the “speed of change” at the sixty-seventh annual conference held in the “Queen City” of Charlotte, North Carolina, June 19–22, 2013. Hope to see you there! Tawny Burgess Editor iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface iii Program for the 2012 Annual Conference 1–6 Business Reports 7–26 Business Meeting 7 Board of Directors Meetings 8 Presidential Address: “Trust in Libraries” 9 Dr. John B. Weaver State of the Association Address 16 Brenda Bailey-Hainer Interest Group Meeting Summaries 27-29 Public Services 27 Special Collections 28 Technical Services 28 World Religions 29 Presentations to Interest Groups 30-63 College and University Interest Group: “Institutional Repositories: Development and Best Practices” 30 Mimmo Bonanni, Philip Konomos Public Services Interest Group: “Assessment of Library Public Services: Bibliographic Instruction” 35 Mitzi J. Budde “Simple, Sustainable Assessment: One Library’s Experience” 41 Timothy D. Lincoln “Assessing Instruction(+) with Pre/Post Tests” 42 Leland Deeds Special Collections Interest Group: “Outsourcing and Offshoring in Special Collections: From Theory to Practice” 46 Clifford B. Anderson Technical and Learning Interest Group: Presentation 1 54 Matthew S. Collins Presentation 2 57 Jane Elder Presentation 3 58 Liz Leahy Technical Services Interest Group “Technical Services Conversation: Acquisitions Practices” 60 Donna Campbell, Leslie Engelson, Tammy Johnson iv “MarcEdit: Doing More, But Faster” 60 World Christianity Interest Group “Information Needs of the Underground Seminary Libraries in China” 61 Cindy S. Lu Plenary Sessions 64–78 “What’s For Lunch? Serving a Diversity Salad and Sharing a Recipe for Organizational Change” 64 Dr. Camila A. Alire “A Desert Retreat” 71 Dr. Norm Wakefield Papers and Presentations 79–211 “100 Years Young: Theological Librarianship at the Andover-Harvard Theological Library” 79 Michael Bradford, Clifford Wunderlich, Renata Kalnins, Russell O. Pollard “Building a Theological Commons” 96 Clifford B. Anderson “Connecting East and West: Helpful Resources for Building a Library Collection in Eastern Orthodoxy” 101 Rebecca Russo “Digitization: Lesson Learned” 120 Judy Knop “E-Content Our Way: Libraries as Publishers” 129 Beth M. Sheppard “Ethnic Parishes: A Case Study” 142 Audra V. Adomenas “Friends of Friendless Churches: The Library and the Parish Guide” 149 Linda Corman, M. Patrick Graham “The Politics of Special Collections Exhibits: The Civil War or The War of Northern Aggression?” 157 Christopher J. Anderson “The Role of Theological Librarians at the Librarians’ Convention of 1853” 165 Douglas Campbell “Stories of Our Past as Parables of Our Present: Japanese American Internment Camps in Arizona” 179 Susan Ebertz “Technical Services Assessment: Help for Navigating the Wilderness” 185 Leslie Engelson “Why Do Assessment Anyhow?” 199 Timothy D. Lincoln v Panel Discussions 212–266 “Author Interviews Panel: Faculty Involvement via Self-Promotion” 212 Chris Benda, Brad Ost Core Competencies for Theological Librarians Panel “Part 1: Observations on Existing Competency Lists” 223 Tammy Johnson “Part 2: Observations on the Idea of Competencies” 225 M. Patrick Graham “Part 3: The Character of the Theological Librarian” 226 Carisse Mickey Berryhill “Part 4: Observations from Library School Curriculum, Job Postings, and Assessment Tools” 229 Andrew J. Keck Interfaith Panel “Pedagogical Insights from Wabash Center Funded Projects” 232 Dr. Paul O. Myhre “Religious Libraries in Dialogue Special Interest Group” 244 Odile Dupont “Mass Migration: Moving Three Million Records and Two Hundred Library Staff to a New ILS” 249 Matthew S. Collins, Tracy Powell Iwaskow, Armin Siedlecki “Theological Reading & Learning Panel” 256 Christine Wenderoth Conversation Groups 267-280 “The Changing Face of Evangelical Seminary Students” 267 Suzanne Smith, Charles Kamilos “Cooperative Online Serials (CONSER)” 271 Judy Knop “E-books, E-readers, E-resources, Oh My! What’s a Small Theologica” 271 Stephen V. Sweeney, Elyse Hayes, Evan Boyd, James C. Pakala “Emergency! A Conversation About Library” 273 Robert J. Mayer “Exploring ATLA’s Role in Developing Research Tools for Clergy and Laypeople” 274 Margot Lyon, Justin Travis “Exploring the Future of Publishing for Theological Libraries Conversation Group” 275 Brenda Bailey-Hainer, Justin Travis “Gift Books Galore: Best Practices for Collection Development” 276 Michelle Y. Spomer, Liz Leahy “Incorporating Social Media for Yourself or Your Library Panel” 276 Stephen V. Sweeney, Mitzi J. Budde, Jennifer Bartholomew “Librarians Managing Copyright” 279 Eileen K. Saner vi “Name Authority Cooperative (NACO)” 279 Judy Knop “Writing a Successful ATLA Publication Grant Proposal” 279 Lisa Gonzalez, Daniel Kolb, Amy Limpitlaw In-Conference Workshops 281-290 “ATLA Unconference” 281 Miranda Bennett, Leland Deeds, Lisa Gonzalez, Luba Zakharov “Library Instruction and Doctoral Students” 282 Jim Skypeck “ATLA Technology Interest Group?” 282 Karl Stutzman “Digital Humanities and Theological Libraries” 282 Lisa Gonzalez “Emotional Intelligence and Theological Librarianship” 283 Miranda Bennett “The Future of Libraries: Special Collections?” 283 Luba Zakharov “Patron-Driven Acquisitions, E-Books, and the Future of Collections” 284 Leland Deeds “E-Book Cataloging: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly…” 284 Leslie Engelson “Macro-Economics: Saving Time (and Money) by Using Macros in Cataloging” 286 Armin Siedlecki “Tools of the Trade: Helping Your Faculty Enhance Their Teaching” 287 Michelle Y. Spomer “Writing for Theological Librarianship” 290 Ronald W. Crown, Andrew J. Keck, Daniel Kolb, Melody Layton McMahon, David R. Stewart Poster Sessions 291-294 “Buying from Behind the Curtain: Any-time E-book Purchasing” 291 Leland Deeds “A Creative Library Partnership” 291 Ronelle Thompson “The Coffee Lounge Experiment” 291 Beth Perry “Creation of RELINDIAL within IFLA” 292 Odile Dupont “Curiosita: A Foray Into Social Networking” 292 Cheryl Felmlee “Evaluating Sources: Information Literacy and the Epistemology of Testimony” 292 Terry Robertson vii “Interweaving a Christian Theological Library with a Muslim Chaplaincy Program: The Challenges” 293 Rev. Dianne Van Marter “Introducing E-books and E-readers to the Theological Library” 293 Greg Sigountos “Library Services in the Cloud” 293 Robin Hartman “Reaching Out: Outreach Initiatives to Theology ” 294 T.R. Parker “Recognizing Our Retirees” 294 Marti Alt “Visiting China’s Libraries” 294 Cheryl Felmlee Denominational Meetings 295-301 Baptist 295 Campbell-Stone 296 Lutheran 297 Presbyterian and Reformed Librarians 297 Roman Catholic 299 United Church of Christ 301 Worship 302-309 Spiritual Discipline of Meditation 302 Spiritual Discipline of Service 306 Memorial Tributes 310-311 Dr. Susan Schultz Rose 310 Dr. D. William Faupel Appendices 312–354 Appendix I: Committee Annual Reports 312-314 International Collaboration Committee 312 Mariel Deluca Voth Professional Development Committee 313 Ellen Frost, Christina Torbert Publications Committee 314 Amy Limpitlaw Appendix II: Annual Conferences (1947–2012) 315-316 Appendix III: Officers of ATLA (1947–2012) 317-318 Appendix IV: 2012 Annual Conference Hosts 319 Appendix V: 2012 Annual Conference Attendees 320-322 Appendix VI: 2012 Annual Conference Exhibitors and Sponsors 323 Appendix VII: 2012 Library Statistics 324-330 viii Appendix VIII: ATLA Organizational Directory (2011-2012) 331-333 Officers 331 Directors 331 Association Staff Directors 331 Appointed Officials and Representatives 331 Board Committees 332 Committees of the Association 332 Future Annual Conference Hosts 333 Appendix IX: ATLA Member Directory (2011–2012) 334-339 Lifetime Members 334 Individual Members 335 Student Members 338 Appendix X: ATLA Institutional, International Institutional, and Affiliate Member Directory 340-347 Institutional Members 340 International Institutional Members 345 Affiliate Members — Libraries 346 Affiliate Members — Organizations 347 Appendix XI: Association Bylaws