The Association of Seventh-day Adventist Librarians (ASDAL) is an organization of Seventh-day Adventist

Seventh-day Adventist Church

The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...

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Librarian

A librarian is an information professional trained in library and information science, which is the organization and management of information services or materials for those with information needs...

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Independent ministries of the Seventh-day Adventist Church

The Seventh-day Adventist Church has a number of supporting, parachurch, independent, self-supporting and other such organisations that work adjunct to the official church....

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It holds an annual meeting, awards the D. Glenn Hilts Scholarship, publishes the periodical ASDAL Action, and is a sponsor of the Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index (SDAPI).

History

The Association was formed in 1981 at a meeting of Adventist librarians at Pacific Union College

Pacific Union College

Pacific Union College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Angwin, California, United States. It is the only four-year college in Napa County, California....

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It has held an annual conference since 1981.

The Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index developed over time.

External links

• ASDAL official website
• Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index (SDAPI)
• Search for "Association of SDA Librarians" articles as cataloged in the Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index (SDAPI)