Atla (The American Theological Library Association) is the creator and maintainer of the most important database for theology and religious studies, the Atla Religion Database. Along with this, Atla also produces New Testament Abstracts, Old Testament Abstracts, various monograph series, and numerous other subscription products.
However Atla also produces a number of open-access collections that anyone may use, free of charge. This research guide provides links to these free resources, as well providing a page of links to open access resources in religion and theology from other organizations.
The Atla Institutional Repository is a collaborative resource featuring the output of Atla Member Libraries and other partners, including faculty and student scholarly research in religion and theology, institutional records such as yearbooks and course catalogs, recordings of sermons and other lectures, and much more.
The Atla Digital Library brings together in a singular, searchable platform digitized collections from libraries, religious institutions, and other organizations worldwide who collect and preserve texts, records, maps, photographs, recordings, and other materials. The items found in the Atla Digital Library are of importance to those with an interest in researching, studying, teaching, and otherwise searching for historical and archival content in religion and theology.
Atla has licensed LibGuides by Springshare for use by Atla Interest Groups, Committees, Denominational Groups and Atla staff for the purpose of producing subject resource guides for use by Atla members and other libraries who may have a use for the content to serve their patrons. Atla LibGuides content will be available for reuse by other libraries who use LibGuides; all Atla LibGuides are licensed under a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC 4.0 license.
Atla Open Press publishes open access books, journals, and other serials that cover subjects at the intersection of librarianship and religious and theological studies that potentially impact libraries, that guide and support innovative library services, that enhance professional development for religious studies and theological librarians, and that represent specialized topics of interest in religion and theology that are of relevance to the work of libraries in supporting the instructional and research activities of their institutions.
Books@Atla Open Press publishes open access academic and professional works on subjects at the intersection of librarianship and religious and theological studies that potentially impact libraries. We seek to provide resources that guide and support innovative library services and enhance professional development.
Atla Open Press publishes two member edited serials: Theological Librarianship and TCB: Technical Services in Religion & Theology.
Theological Librarianship publishes peer reviewed articles as well as essays and reviews on subjects at the intersection of librarianship and religious and theological studies that potentially impact libraries.
TCB: Technical Services in Religion & Theology is a resource for technical services librarians with a focus on the fields of religion and theology.
Research in Ministry® (RIM®) is a free thesis and dissertation database where users can search for and share the outcomes of research conducted in graduate programs of study related to ministry, theology, and religion.