Creating the World’s First Entirely Open Access Library in Religious Studies: Introducing the Open Access Digital Theological Library (OADTL)

• Published in: Theological librarianship Vol. 11; no. 2; p. 1
• Main Authors: Phillips, Thomas E, Hidalgo, Ann, Baker, Drew
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chicago American Theological Library Association 01.10.2018
• Subjects: Integrated library systems-ILS; Open access; Religious education; Religious libraries; Religious studies; Service introduction; Theology
• ISSN: 1937-8904

Phillips et al talk about the Open Access Digital Theological Library (OADTL), the world's first fully open access library powered by the cataloging, search, discovery, and retrieval capacity of OCLC's World Share (WMS). The mission of OADTL, as operated by the non-profit Digital Theological Library, is to make all open access content in religious studies and related fields discoverable and free for everyone, everywhere through a single search experience in a non-commercial environment. The OADTL is web-based and uses an Integrated Library System (ILS) to curate and deliver its collections.