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Theological librarianship

an online Journal of the american Theological library association
Volume 2, number 1 • June 2009

editorial

Welcome to our third issue of Theological librarianship 

“ T hird time’s the charm,” as the saying has it, and we hope you find the contents—ranging from essays by three library directors on the response of theological librarians to the current economic difficulties to a provocative proposal that theological libraries (and their parent institutions) support 
open access to theological scholarship—relevant and challenging.
even as Theological Librarianship 2 (1) comes to completion, there is some momentum building for the future. For 
one of our next issues, along with our usual mix of essays, articles, columns and reviews, we are especially eager 
to receive submissions with a global focus, i.e., items relating to theological libraries and librarianship outside of 
north america. here are some possible ideas for essays, bibliographic essays, and articles: 

Theological libraries/librarianship in a particular (non-Western) country/region
religious/theological collections (including special collections) with a particular (non-Western) focus
bibliographic essay on reference sources/monographs useful for the study of global christianity
inter-faith relationships in a non-Western setting and the impact on theological libraries and their 
parent institutions

The potential list of topics is much longer than this, of course, and we welcome your proposals. suggest a potential 
writer, or offer to write yourself! as always, we welcome your comments regarding the journal whether on particular 
pieces we publish or on the journal overall.
Thanks again go out to all who have contributed their efforts to producing this issue of the journal—to the entire 
editorial team, the very helpful and supportive aTla staff, the peer reviewers, the advisory board, and, most of 
all, to the authors!

Ron Crown
David Stewart

Co-editors

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