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crl-15021	Karp, Rashelle S.; Keck, Andrew J.	Theological Librarianship: Toward a Profile of a Profession	1996-01-01	9	.pdf	application/pdf	4199	203	40	However, the literature of librarianship is strangely silent on the topic of theological librarianship, and especially on issues that are unique to theological librarians-those who work with theologically or religiously focused collections or libraries that support the education and training of people preparing for the ministry. IM,..~jijl search of Library ·Literature (1984-1994) yields fewer than forty citations on the topic of theological libraries or librar- ians; a major review of the literature writ- ten between 1924 and 1984 on the topic cites only another twenty-five articles. 1 Selected studies that are considered land- marks include a 1934 study of ministerial education; a 1957 study of theological edu- cation; a 1970 demographic survey of members of the American Theological Li- brary Association (ATLA); surveys in 1971 and 1980 regarding faculty status among theological librarians; and a 1984 survey concerning unique problems facing theo- logical librarians of the 1990s.2-7 The literature on theological librarian- ship notes: (1) the need for theological li- brarians to acquire library, theological li- brary, and theological professional edu- cation; (2) a paradox that theological li- brarians must formulate collection devel- opment policies that are not denomina- tional but collections that are; (3) the criti- cal role of theological librarians as pres- ervationists and developers of special cataloging and classification schemes that provide differentiation among specialized and diverse denominational resources; and (4) definitions of theological librar- ians as people performing ministry and as people who provide linkages among theology, church, scholarship, education, diverse constituencies, and both scholarly and popular literature.	cache/crl-15021.pdf	txt/crl-15021.txt