Association of Librarians & Archivists at Baptist Institutions

The Future of Libraries

Some of you may be interested to read Robert Darnton’s thoughts on libraries from the latest New York Review of Books. Dr. Darnton is Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor and Director of the University Library at Harvard.
Also, Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr., President of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, blogged about Dr. Darnton’s article today.

Books for Sale!

Laura Botts of Mercer University asked that we remind everyone that the Georgia Baptist Historical Society and the Special Collections of Mercer University have books available for purchase. More information can be obtained at the links below.
Special Collections Books for Sale
Georgia Baptist Historical Society Books for Sale

SBHLA Position Announcement

The Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives is accepting applications for the position of Librarian. The Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives, located in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, is a center for the study of Baptist history and life. Please see the attached announcement below for more information.
SBHLA Librarian Position Announcement

Retirement of Kathy Sylvest

All of the members of ALABI are undoubtedly familiar with Kathy Sylvest. Over the years, she has been a friend to many of us, and she played an integral part in the development of both SBLA and ALABI. Taffey Hall of SBHLA asked that we post the following notice of Kathy’s retirement.
Kathy Sylvest retired at [...]

Open Source Descriptive Tools Presentation

I realize that I did not print out contact sheets for my presentation from the Tuesday afternoon session, so I have included the presentation below. It contained several links, and I wanted to make those available in case some of you would like to examine them. I have also tried to link to definitions for [...]

Macon in the Rearview

ALABI 2008 at Mercer University is now in the books. I sincerely enjoyed spending time with everyone who attended. I am always encouraged by the camaraderie and collegiality that exists at our meetings, and this year was no different. Every year I walk away from this meeting thinking, “I love being an archivist. I love [...]