CATLA Spring Conference Schedule: Friday, April 22nd

Friday, April 22nd
CATLA Spring Conference

Location: North Party Room, Beamer Student Center
Wheaton College
412 S. Chase Street, Wheaton, IL 60187





Theme: New Horizons in Discovery 


Schedule
9:30 am - Coffee and Registration: North Party Room
10:00 am - Business Meeting
10:30-11:45 am - Keynote speaker: Steve Oberg, Electronic Resources and Serials Librarian at Wheaton College
11:45-1:00 pm - Lunch (dining hall cost - $10.60)
1:00-2:30 pm - Concurrent Sessions
2:30-3:00 - Tours of Buswell Library and the Wade Center

Parking:  The nearest parking is the East Lot of the Billy Graham Center (BGC) closest to the football field (Map). You may park in the W sections of the BGC lot. After parking, cross College Avenue and proceed directly north to the Beamer Student Center. Both the North Party Room and the main dining hall are on the upper level.

For our keynote session in the morning, Steve Oberg's talk is entitled, “Open (and Shut): Best Practices and Ideas for Integrating Open Access Publications into Virtual Collections." For our concurrent sessions, Karl Stutzman from Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary will lead a discussion about implementing a discovery service using OCLC's platform, and Jenny Schmidt, the Coordinator of Services for SWITCH (Southeastern Wisconsin Information Technology Exchange), will provide an overview of available discovery services.

Please RSVP to Lisa Gonzalez at lgonzalez@ctu.edu by April 1st. 

CATLA Scholarship Deadline for ATLA 2016 is March 1st

CATLA is offering a scholarship for the ATLA annual conference to cover conference related expenses up to $1,000. This scholarship is available to a CATLA member who has not attended a previous annual conference. The scholarship winner is expected to report back to CATLA on their experiences at the conference. Additional details are on the application.

The deadline for applying is March 1, 2016; you can apply by submitting the application to Gregory Morrison at gregory.morrison@wheaton.edu.

CATLA Fall Conference Schedule: Friday, October 30th

Thursday, October 29th
Concordia Theological Seminary Visit
5:00pm – Tour of Walther Library, Fort Wayne, IN

Friday, October 30th
CATLA Fall Conference
Location: Grace College & Theological Seminary, Winona Lake, IN


Theme: Scholarly Communication
Reminder: schedule is on Eastern time
9:30 am                      Registration and refreshments
10:00 am                    Business meeting
10:20 am                    Keynote speaker: Melody Layton McMahon
11:30am – 1:00pm      Lunch off campus
1:00 – 1:45                 ATLA: Brenda Bailey-Hainer
1:45 – 2:00                 Break
2:00 – 3:00                 Roundtables discussions on scholarly communication topics

Our morning speaker will be Melody Layton McMahon, library director at Catholic Theological Union, who will be discussing library publishing. CTU library currently publishes two journals: http://www.ctu.edu/library/publications. The afternoon session will include a discussion with ATLA staff on core purposes and values and the future of ATLA, followed by discussion groups around topics related to scholarly communication issues.

Hotel options near Grace College are listed here: http://www.grace.edu/campus-life/visit-us/schedule-visit/area-hotel-information. More information on local options during the CATLA conference are available on this guide. Hotel options near Concordia Theological Seminary were distributed on the CATLA listserv. There are a limited number of guest rooms on Concordia’s campus. To check availability, call 260-452-2105.

Please RSVP to Lisa Gonzalez at lgonzalez@ctu.edu by October 16th. Please indicate if you will be attending just the CATLA meeting, or both the CATLA meeting and the Thursday tour at Concordia.

Save the Date! CATLA Fall Meeting on October 30th

Save the date for the CATLA Fall Conference!

When: Friday, October 30th
Where: Grace College & Theological Seminary, Winona Lake, IN
Theme: Scholarly Communication

We hope to see you all in Indiana this fall! An optional tour of the Walther Library of Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne is scheduled for Thursday, October 29th.

CATLA Spring 2015 Meeting Report

Thanks to North Park University for hosting our 50th anniversary celebration! We enjoyed a diverse program on many fascinating topics from our speakers. Some presentations are now available on the catlalibraries.org site.

The spring meeting also serves as CATLA's annual meeting. Gregory Morrison from Wheaton College was elected as the Secretary/Vice-President/President Elect. The Secretary/Vice-President serves a one year term, and succeeds as the President in the following year. Thanks to all the members of the CATLA board for your willingness to serve!

CATLA Spring Conference Schedule: Friday, April 24th

2015 is CATLA's 50th Anniversary!

Spring Conference Theme: A Collection of Stories and History from the Members of CATLA

When: Friday, April 24th
Where: North Park University, Johnson Center for Science and Community Life, Chicago IL



Schedule
9:00 - 9:30am -  Registration
9:30 – 9:40am - Welcome and Business Meeting
9:40 – Noon - Member Presentations
Noon – 1:30pm - Lunch on your own
1:30 – 3:00pm -  Member Presentations
3:00pm - Cake Reception and Tours

Join us as we celebrate fifty years of CATLA history! Our program will feature presentations on many aspects of CATLA's history - the stories of our association, of our members, and of theological education in the Midwest. The conference will include a poster display; if you would like to present a poster about the history of your institution or some aspect of theological education in the region, please submit your poster title and a brief description to Lisa Gonzalez at lgonzalez@ctu.edu by April 1st.

A number of restaurants are located within a short walk of the North Park campus. A map of campus and parking options for North Park is available on their website. To RSVP for the conference, please email Lisa Gonzalez at lgonzalez@ctu.edu by April 3rd.

Save the Date! CATLA Spring Meeting on April 24th

Save the date for the CATLA Spring Conference!

When: Friday, April 24th
Where: North Park University, Chicago IL

We hope you will join us as we celebrate CATLA's 50th Anniversary! Our program will feature our members as we reflect on our history together and the history of theological education in the Midwest. More information on the schedule will be coming soon.

CATLA Fall Conference Schedule: Friday, October 24th

Fall Conference Theme: Digitizing Religion Collections
When: Friday, October 24th
Where: 5416 Cornell Ave, Catholic Theological Union, Chicago




Schedule
9:30-10:00am - Registration
10:00-10:20am - Welcome & Business Session
10:30-11:30am - Plenary
11:30am-1:00pm - Lunch on your own
1:00-1:45pm - 1st Roundtable Session
Discovery Services/OCLC – Evan Boyd
Preserving digitized objects – Juliette Johnson
Selection/Management - Stephanie Fletcher
1:45-2:00pm - Break
2:00-2:45pm - 2nd Roundtable Session
Grant Writing – Amy Koehler
Metadata/Cataloging – Steven Spencer
Third choice - Repeat session from 1st roundtable, if needed
3:00pm - Campus & library tours

The fall CATLA program will explore digitization in religious collections. During the plenary, we will hear from Dr. Christopher Cantwell, an historian who curated "Faith in the City: Religion and Urban Life in Chicago, 1870-1920," in Digital Collections for the Classroom (Newberry Library, 2011). He will discuss his roles of curator, grant writer and coordinator. He will also discuss how digitization is impacting religious scholarship and how religious collections are being used by students, scholars, and the public.

In the afternoon, attendees will be able to choose from among 6 roundtables in 2 sessions that focus in a practical way on the nuts and bolts of digitizing religious collections at seminaries. Please RSVP to Lisa Gonzalez at lgonzalez@ctu.edu by October 10th. You can check out housing and restaurant information in advance, and a restaurant list will be available on the day of the conference. Parking in the CTU garage is $5 for the day; you may be able to find free street parking 2 blocks east of Cornell Avenue at 53rd Street and South Shore Drive.

The fall CATLA conference has been made possible by an ATLA Regional Grant and by your membership dues. Thank you!

Save the Date! CATLA Fall Meeting on October 24th

Save the date for the CATLA Fall Conference!

When: Friday, October 24th, 2014
Where: Catholic Theological Union, Chicago IL

We are looking forward to our first CATLA meeting ever held at CTU, if you can believe it! More information on our theme for the day and our speaker will be coming soon.

CATLA Spring Conference Schedule: Friday, April 4th

Spring Conference Theme: Catholicism Today
When: Friday, April 4th
Where: Sacred Heart School of Theology, Hales Corners, WI
 
Schedule
9:30am - Welcome
10:00-10:30am - CATLA business meeting
10:30-12pm - Plenary with Dr. Shippee
12-1pm - Lunch
1-2:30pm - Afternoon Panel - Researching Catholic Studies (Alan Krieger and Jean McManus, Notre Dame Libraries)
2:30-3:15 - Campus tours

The Second Vatican Council remains the most significant event for contemporary Catholicism.  The morning session will provide a review of its most significant contributions, highlighting the importance of its theme of communion.  It will also chart the major theological movements and fault lines in the Church and catholic theology stemming from the Council. Our plenary speaker in the morning will be Dr. Steven Shippee, from Sacred Heart School of Theology. In the afternoon, a panel of librarians will present on researching Catholic studies and theology. Please RSVP to Lisa Gonzalez at lgonzalez@ctu.edu by March 21st.

Save the Date! CATLA Spring Meeting on April 4th

Save the date for the Spring CATLA Conference!

When: Friday, April 4th, 2014
Where: Sacred Heart School of Theology, Hales Corners, Wisconsin
Theme: Vatican II

We look forward to meeting in Wisconsin this spring, and we hope many CATLA members will be able to attend to reflect on the legacy of Vatican II in many spheres of society. More information on the schedule and speakers will be coming soon.

CATLA Scholarship Deadline for ATLA 2014 is February 28th

CATLA is offering a scholarship for the ATLA annual conference to cover conference related expenses up to $1,000. This scholarship is available to a CATLA member who has not attended a previous annual conference. The scholarship winner is expected to report back to CATLA on their experiences at the conference. Additional details are on the application.

The deadline for applying is Feb. 28, 2014; you can apply by submitting the application to Christina Geuther at cgeuther@usml.edu.

CATLA Fall Conference Schedule: Friday, October 18th

Fall Conference Theme: The Road to Open Access
When: Friday, October 18th
Where: Trinity International University, Deerfield 
Rodine Global Ministry Building, Hinkson Hall, Room 120

Schedule
9:30am – Registration & Refreshments
10:00am – Welcome
10:15am – Speaker Kevin Smith
11:15am – Q&A
11:30am – Lunch; on your own - $9 charge for dining hall tickets
1:00pm – Panel
2:30pm – Q&A
3:00pm – Business meeting and 1st tour
3:30pm – 2nd tour

We hope you will join us for a time of reflection and discussion on the state of open access in academia today, and how  theological libraries can respond to a myriad of issues, from access and discovery to intellectual property concerns. Kevin Smith, the Director of Copyright and Scholarly Communication at the Duke University Libraries, will present his take on the state of open access. Mr. Smith is well known as an expert on scholarly communication and intellectual property issues in academia, and we look forward to hearing his views on the challenges and complexities of open access in libraries and the academic world. In the afternoon, a panel representing a variety of views within libraries and the academy will respond to Mr. Smith’s presentation.

We hope many CATLA members will be able to join us for this important conversation; this invitation is extended to all faculty and staff at CATLA member institutions, so please share this invitation within your institution. Please RSVP to Lisa Gonzalez by September 27th. If you are traveling from a distance, more information on local hotels is available from Trinity's visitor's guide.

Save the Date! CATLA Fall Meeting October 18th with Kevin Smith

Save the date for the Fall CATLA Conference!

When: Friday, October 18th, 2013
Where: Trinity International University, Deerfield, Illinois
Theme: Open Access

CATLA is very pleased to announce that Kevin Smith, Director of Copyright and Scholarly Communications at Duke University Libraries, will be presenting. More details will be coming soon, but we hope you will put this event on your agenda for the fall!

Report on CATLA Spring 2013 Meeting

Thanks again to Alan Krieger and Jean McManus and the rest of the staff at Hesburgh Library for hosting our spring meeting! One of our speakers, Mary Ellen Konieczny, has published her book mentioned at the meeting, called, "The Spirit's Tether: Family, Work, and Religion Among American Catholics."

As mentioned at the meeting, CATLA has started a WordPress site with a BuddyPress plugin - the address is www.catlalibraries.org. We hope to experiment with this website to communicate more information about CATLA, as well as provide CATLA members with an opportunity to explore the BuddyPress platform as a collaborative tool.

CATLA Mini Hackathon - April 25th 2013

CATLA Mini-Hackathon
Location: Room 119, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Elkhart, IN
Date: Thursday, April 25th 2013
Time: 2pm - 10pm

Do you have some ideas to make better use of technology for your library? Do you want to make better use of your ILS, or start with the latest open source project, but you don’t know where to begin? Is there some project you’ve gotten stuck on, and wish you could get some advice from colleagues?

Let’s take some time to brainstorm ways to make better use of the tech tools we already have, collaborate on solving problems we are having with specific tech tools, share our expertise and know how, and possibly even write a line or two of code! Bring your problems and ideas to work on, and let’s get working together! To start the ball rolling, here are some tools at least one person would like to work on –various APIs for ILS,  CUFTS, OJS, SubjectsPlus, Zotero and Commons in a Box.

We hope you have other ideas for stuff you would like to work on together. RSVP to Lisa Gonzalez, so that we have an idea of interest. There are several hotel options in the Elkhart area; we will decide on where we will have dinner on the day of the hackathon. There is a reading list to help spark potential ideas on what you want to work on.

CATLA Spring Conference Schedule, Friday April 26th

CATLA Spring Conference: Trends in Religion, Culture and Scholarship

Friday, April 26th
University of Notre Dame (directions)
Hesburgh Library, Room 248
Campus Map (visitor lot is northeast of Hesburgh)

(All times Eastern Time Zone)
10-10:30am - Registration
10:30-11:00 – Business meeting
11:00-12:00 -  Mary Ellen Konieczny - "Religion, Secularity, and Culture: Promising Directions in the Social Scientific Study of Religion"
12:00-1:30 - Lunch (provided, or on your own)
1:30-2:30 - Mark Noll - "Evangelical Protestant Scholarship:  The Best of Times and the Worst of Times"
2:30-3:30 - Optional Tour of Theology Reference and Special Collections

We hope you will join us for a day of reflection on the current American religious landscape and trends of scholarship, and what these trends may mean for our library collections and services. Mary Ellen Konieczny, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Notre Dame, studies broad themes of religion and family life, in addition to investigating the intersection of religion, culture and politics within local contexts. Her book, The Spirit’s Tether: Family, Work and Religion Among American Catholics, will be published later this year. Mark Noll, Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History at Notre Dame, has written extensively on the history of Christianity in the United States and Canada, as well as reflecting on American evangelicalism and the life of the mind in numerous forums. After our speakers, we will end the day with tour of the recently remodeled Theology Reference Reading Room, as well as Special Collections.

A lunch of sandwiches, chips and drinks will be provided, with a selection of sandwiches, such as turkey or roast beef. If you would like a vegetarian option, please include that information in your RSVP to Lisa Gonzalez, and if you would prefer to lunch on your own, please include that information in the email as well.

CATLA Scholarship Deadline for ATLA 2013 is February 28th

CATLA is offering a scholarship for the ATLA annual conference to cover conference related expenses up to $1,000. This scholarship is available to a CATLA member who has not attended a previous annual conference. The scholarship winner is expected to report back to CATLA on their experiences at the conference. Additional details are on the application.

The deadline for applying is Feb. 28, 2013 and you can apply by submitting the application to Matt Ostercamp at mjostercamp@northpark.edu.

Save the Date: CATLA Spring Conference April 26th

Save the date for the Spring CATLA Conference!

When: Friday, April 26, 2013
Where: University of Notre Dame
Theme: Exploring the American Religious Landscape

The day's speakers will be posted soon on the CATLA listserv - we hope you can join us for some interesting discussions!

CATLA Fall Conference on Friday, October 26th

CATLA Fall Conference: Responding to Changes in Theological Education
Friday, October 26th
Chicago Theological Seminary
1407 E. 60th St., Chicago, IL 60637


(All times Central Time Zone)

9:30-10:00 Registration
10:00-10:30 Welcome and Business Meeting
10:45-11:45 Keynote Address - Dr. Alice Hunt, President of Chicago Theological Seminary
12:00-1:15 Lunch (Included in registration)
1:15-2:15 Panel Discussion - Response to Keynote Address & the Future of Theological Libraries
2:15-3:00 Tour of Chicago Theological Seminary Library (Leed Certified)

The afternoon panel discussion participants are: Miguel Figeoua, who is Director of Member Programs at ATLA, Karl Stutzman, Access and Digital Services Librarian at the Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, and Blake Walter, Dean of Academic Administration & Director of the Brimson Grow Library at Northern Seminary.  They will be responding to Dr. Alice Hunt’s keynote address, as well as discussing the issues related to ATS accreditation, distributed education, and reporting on how their respective institutions are addressing the challenges in this rapidly changing educational environment.

A list of hotels can be found on the University of Chicago's accommodations page. Please RSVP to Lisa Gonzalez, Communications officer, by October 12th if you are planning to attend.