New interface from Blackwell

Following up on our conversation at Midwinter about Blackwell's collection management software....

I just found out from our acquisitions librarian that Blackwell will be rolling out a new interface for Collection Manager sometime in the next several months. They promise new features and improved functionality (sorry, I don't have any specifics). Those of you who use Blackwell might want to ask your reps about this--and let's all keep our fingers crossed!

ATLA info

Here's some information about the American Theological Library Association, a group I highly recommend for anyone interested in seminary librarianship and/or collection development and other issues in the areas of religion and theology.

Website: Lots of general information about all aspects of the organization, including membership and the annual conference.

Listserv discussion groups: Several of these--including ATLANTIS, the very active general purpose list--are open to non-members, although you may be asked by the list administrator to explain your interest in participating. The lists also have a web interface, which you can use once you've created an account to browse or search the archives.

Job postings: The world of North American theological librarianship is a small one, so jobs don't come open all that often, but when they do, you're more likely to find them here than through ALA or ACRL.

I enjoyed meeting many of you at the recent ALA Midwinter meeting, and I hope the PRT group will continue to become more active.