Atla produces trusted research tools for the study of religion and theology. If you are looking for bibliographic information or full-text collections of journal articles covering diverse topics and languages, our research tools are the place to start.
Atla research tools are used by students, scholars, researchers, faculty, and religious leaders in thousands of libraries in more than seventy countries! Learn how to gain access for your research in the field of religion & theology.
View information on our index, full-text, partner subscription databases, and our historical archives initiative, including specialized bibliographic and reference products.
Many academic institutions subscribe to Atla for Alum products to serve their alumni and provide their alumni/ae the ability to access the same Atla products they used as students.
Atla members collaboratively create resources that are freely available for students and scholars to use. Discover the richness of members’ digital collections and graduate-level research in these resources.
Atla’s network of experts is one of our greatest assets in providing top-notch learning opportunities. We foster premier opportunities for members to learn and collaborate on librarianship and scholarship in religion and theology.
Atla provides publications and tools to help members remain current in the field, learn from others’ experiences, and share knowledge and subject matter expertise with colleagues.
Atla hosts and sponsors various events, including webinars, receptions, and group meetings, to gather, learn from one another, and strengthen our community.
Keep track of deadlines for grants and other programs, view meeting dates for the Board of Directors, and discover other important events for the Association.
Atla members are part of a growing community of librarians, scholars, and professionals that share knowledge and, together, advance the study of religion and theology.
We work with publishing partners to index, digitize, and disseminate their religion & theology content to students, scholars, faculty, and religious leaders.
The Atla Community is comprised of publishers, libraries, and individuals who contribute, partner, and donate to our research tools and member projects.
Atla is a membership association of librarians and information professionals, and a producer of research tools, committed to advancing the study of religion and theology.
Atla is governed by an elected board of directors, including four long-standing Board committees and one short-term committee all mandated by the Board’s Policy Manual.
Atla’s committees, councils, and task forces work to achieve Atla’s Mission and Organizational Ends. They are appointed by the Executive Director and are an integral part of the Association.
Atla’s membership includes more than 800 individuals and libraries at academic institutions from diverse religious traditions and backgrounds. As a community of collectors and connectors, Atla works to promote worldwide scholarly communication in religion and theology by advancing the work of libraries and related information providers.
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Individual Membership
Individual membership is open to any person who is engaged in professional library or scholarly communications work in theological or religious fields.
Institutional Membership
Institutional membership is open to libraries of accredited institutions of higher education that support programs in theology and religious studies.
Affiliate Membership
Affiliate Members are businesses, organizations, publishers, or vendors that are not a library or a library that does not meet the qualifications for Institutional Membership.
About Atla
Atla is a membership association of librarians and information professionals, and a producer of research tools, committed to advancing the study of religion and theology.
Atla's Diversity Scholarship provides one scholarship in the amount of $4,000 USD to a student who belongs to an underrepresented population who is enrolled in an ALA-accredited MLIS program.
The OER grant program is designed to help you encourage innovative ways to deliver learning materials through open educational resources (OER) at your institution.
As we approach the end of TLM 2024, we share a few resources on self-advocacy from the Atla archives to explore some ways librarians advocate on their own behalf.
Member Benefits
Learn more about the benefits of being a member of the Atla community.
In this month's Member Spotlight, meet Kellie Barbato, Director of the Lineberger Memorial Library at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia, South Carolina.
In this month's Member Spotlight, meet Dr. Carisse M. Berryhill, Special Collections Librarian at the Brown Library at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas.
In this month's Member Spotlight, meet Jim Pakala, former Library Director at the J. Oliver Buswell, Jr. Library at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri.