With the academic year winding down for many in the Northern Hemisphere, now is a great time to submit your volunteer needs to Atla Volunteer Opportunities. Learn more today at the link below! https://ow.ly/IiMZ50Z7bt6

𝗜𝗖𝗬𝗠𝗜: The recording for Dr. Jessica Boyer's webinar, "From Data to Story: Crafting Annual Reports that Demonstrate Library Impact," is now available. Find the video with accompanying presentation slides at the link below. https://ow.ly/cbc150Z7ea2

Sign up for free professional development opportunities from the PDA, which includes an event on crowdsourcing today, at the link below. https://ow.ly/Ffx450Z7bwR

Browse a list of environmental and environmental-adjacent titles available through 𝘈𝘵𝘭𝘢 𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘋𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦®. The list includes ideal reads for any scholar (especially those with a green thumb). https://ow.ly/alOv50YWN96

Catch up on some of the latest installments in the "Deeper Dive" blog series, which provide overviews of titles added to Atla products. https://ow.ly/1kAx50YWNpB https://ow.ly/v2FV50YWNpC https://ow.ly/yvfT50YWNpA

Arnel Zaide Faller, Theological Librarian at Silliman University Divinity School in the Philippines, provided Atla with a recap of the 2026 ForATL Conference. Read more at the link below! https://ow.ly/oK3G50YWNsB

Register for "Humanizing STEM: How the Humanities Are Transforming Research, Teaching, and the Future of Higher Education" from EBSCO. The event will take place at 1:00 pm CDT on June 2 with Atla Executive Director John Kutsko and Georgia Tech Professor Richard Utz. https://ow.ly/hW7s50Z4uX2

To celebrate Atla's eightieth anniversary, we’re returning to the archives to retrace each decade of Atla’s life. Click the link below for a timeline of significant events from the 1950s and 1960s. https://ow.ly/RGgy50YWN4w

Atla Metadata Editor Dr. Iskandar Bcheiry writes about 𝘝𝘢𝘵. 𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳. 4, an ancient Syriac fragment from the Vatican Apostolic Library. https://ow.ly/GIuU50YWNqu

𝘑𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘌𝘥𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴, an online biannual publication, advances thoughtful study on the life and work of Jonathan Edwards. Learn more about this title at the link below. https://ow.ly/uv2P50YF0Ia

𝗜𝗖𝗬𝗠𝗜: Atla Annual will be held at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, near the Colorado Convention Center where the SBL/AAR Exhibit Hall will be located. Find more details linked below. https://ow.ly/aIZ450YWMTl

Review a selection of LC Classification numbers from 2025 list number 6 (June), number 7 (July), number 8 (August), and 8b (August) in the blog linked below. https://ow.ly/tSvB50YWMQR

Review a selection of LC Headings from 2025 list number 6 (June), number 7 (July), number 8 (August), and 8b (August) in the blog below. https://ow.ly/PsXC50YWMPy

To celebrate Atla's eightieth anniversary, we’re returning to the archives to retrace each decade of Atla’s life, starting with the 1940s. We invite you to visit the link below for a timeline of significant events from the first four years of Atla. https://ow.ly/cB8s50YWN3J

Read an interview with 𝘖𝘊𝘗 editor, Rev. Fr. Philippe Luisier, SJ, and Atla Metadata Editors Nina Shultz and Iskandar Bcheiry at the link below. https://ow.ly/ujeJ50YWNjx

Atla added the 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘉𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 to 𝘈𝘵𝘭𝘢 𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘋𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦®. Learn about this title at the link below. https://ow.ly/iZ6Q50YWNrg

This April, Atla added journal titles in a variety of religion and theology topics in six languages from seven countries. Browse the list of new titles linked below. https://ow.ly/qRCe50YWMNX

The April 2026 issue of 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 (𝘛𝘓) focused on artificial intelligence is available. Read it now at the link below! https://ow.ly/Fk0K50YWMKz

CATLA invites those interested to attend their upcoming meeting at North Park University in Chicago, Illinois, on Friday, June 26. Find details and RSVP information at the link below. https://ow.ly/9fM050YWMEp

Librarians build the systems—the catalogs, the databases, the archival finding aids—that make verification possible in an age of instant gratification. Hear from Executive Director John Kutsko on this topic at the link below. https://ow.ly/xYBX50YWMMC

Read part one of Atla's interview with Valentyn Syniy, the author of 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘪𝘦𝘨𝘦: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘞𝘢𝘳 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘜𝘬𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺, at the link below. https://ow.ly/K7QX50YWMWJ

Board President Leslie Engelson shares some ways you might embrace hope and take action while coping with the disruptions in your life. https://ow.ly/Umvr50YWNfo

Learn about updates to the EBSCO Discovery Service, Explora, and EBSCOhost user interfaces at the upcoming EBSCO webinar on May 13. Find more information linked below. https://ow.ly/sCzm50YWMHm

The 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘑𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 is an open-access journal promoting work on or related to Jewish studies across numerous themes. Learn more at the link below! https://ow.ly/qvJ050YCZR4

𝗜𝗖𝗬𝗠𝗜: Read all eight installments in the "Serial Monogamist: Journals and the Indexers Who Love Them" series from Atla's Metadata Team. https://ow.ly/anCe50YCZWN

Published by the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, the 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘯 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 explores the state and practice of Christian mission in the 21st century. Read more at the link below. https://ow.ly/NqoV50YCZZp

Mark your calendar for the next Southwest Area Theological Library Association (SWATLA) meeting, taking place in Texas on May 22. Find details linked below. https://ow.ly/3say50YCZhS

Atla Community: Have you added your groups on Gather yet? Unsure how to navigate the platform? Follow the link below to watch a recording of the March Gather workshop led by Account Manager Zach Ainsworth and Engagement and Education Manager Natalie Steward. https://ow.ly/m4TA50YCZLh

Learn about 𝘔𝘚𝘛 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸, an international journal from the Philippines, at the link below. https://ow.ly/FnjE50YCZTt

𝗜𝗖𝗬𝗠𝗜 - The "Acquisition Budgeting: Good Stewardship in Practice" webinar recording, along with Dr. Paul Tippey's slides, are available for review. Click the link below to access these resources. https://ow.ly/XEEl50YCZJc

Follow the link below to view May offerings from the Professional Development Alliance (PDA) on facilitation, report creation, collection protection, and student well-being. Register today to reserve your spot! https://ow.ly/95VJ50YF2YP

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿: Click the link below to register for "From Data to Story: Crafting Annual Reports that Demonstrate Library Impact." The webinar will take place one week from today on May 5 at 12:00 pm CDT. https://ow.ly/tLvP50YF13g

SBL Press announced that it will be assuming publication of New Testament Abstracts (NTA) as of 06.01.26. NTA is available in print and on the EBSCO platform through a partnership with Atla. https://ow.ly/Lxfh50YR68w

As part of Atla's 80th anniversary celebration, we highlight some important milestones of associations in religion, theology, and libraries: ALA, ABTAPL, and ANZTLA. https://ow.ly/YI9O50YCZC7

𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘷𝘰 𝘈𝘨𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘰, recently indexed in 𝘈𝘵𝘭𝘢 𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘋𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦, devotes itself to Spanish-focused study of the Order of Saint Augustine. Learn more about this title below. https://ow.ly/sYJG50YCZpF

The February Board of Directors meeting covered topics such as governance, membership, and financial matters. Interested in the work of the Atla Board? Read a summary of the meeting at the link below. https://ow.ly/Iw4Q50YCYQ0

Papal transitions are momentous for Catholics and the wider world . . . and for metadata editors! Hear from Metadata Editor Barnaby Hughes on indexing papal transitions below. https://ow.ly/Cjmr50YCZna

To commemorate the election of the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury in March, we prepared a list of Atla's Church of England titles. View the list and find access information at the link below! https://ow.ly/vagO50YCZ2f

April 19-25, 2026, marks National Library Week in the United States. Sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA), this week honors the contributions of libraries and librarians across the United States. Learn more at the link below! https://ow.ly/pqtm50YK5Y7

Did you miss the "Leading the Change" ACWR webinar in March? Click the link below to access the recording and read Product Marketing Specialist Céire Kealty's reflection on the program. https://ow.ly/B4sw50YCZfF

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 aims to promote the Reformed catholic Christian tradition by publishing scholarship on analytic philosophy, the Baptist tradition, and classical Protestantism rooted in the confessional documents of the Reformed tradition. https://ow.ly/vi0P50YijGA

Learn more about the first peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to Palestinian Christianity, published by Bethlehem Bible College, at the link below. https://ow.ly/9cxz50YCZ0M

How could the example of a seventh-century abbot in Northumbria offer a leadership example to guide our path forward with AI? Learn the answer at the link below! https://www.atla.com/blog/from-book-boats-to-bots-leading-ai-like-benedict-biscop/

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿: The Atla Annual 2026 proposal deadline is coming up on Sunday, April 19. We encourage you to attend the Proposal Workshop tomorrow at 1:00 pm CDT. Find details and registration info. at the link below. https://ow.ly/EpWr50YFVoO

President Leslie Engelson and Governance Committee Chair Susan Ebertz discuss the important work the committee undertakes to ensure that the Board and the association function as intended. Learn more at the link below! https://ow.ly/ZjVn50YBTPn

Read the final two installments in the "Serial Monogamist: Journals and the Indexers Who Love Them" series on 𝘖𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘴 and 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘵 at the links below. You can revisit all eight contributions on the Atla Blog. https://ow.ly/PNhJ50Yik2C https://ow.ly/iwff50Yik2z

All members will soon receive an invitation to participate in a survey focused on what Atla does to foster collaboration to advance theology and religion libraries worldwide (OE 3). Learn more at the link below! https://ow.ly/nEoT50YH5UU

Click the link below to read how Atla’s history reflects a commitment to innovation in technology and learn how this commitment has served Atla's members across decades. https://ow.ly/oeEE50YBTLy

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿: Tomorrow is the April Break Room meeting at 12:00 pm CDT. Register now at the link below. We hope to see you there! https://ow.ly/8utw50YBqsf

In March, Atla added titles on a variety of religion and theology topics. Browse the new list and find access information at the link below. https://ow.ly/tMSs50YCYMp