ASDAL 2006 - ARS, pt.2

Dr. Jud Lake was up next. He had a good presentation on categorizing, analyzing and dealing with web sites, books, and other information critical of the SDA church and Ellen White. A very good overview, I thought, of the various independent ministries, where they came from, and what sort of information they put out. I know that some of our libraries try to collect all of this information, and some of us try not to collect some of the more controversial works. But we all need to be aware that this information is out there. And the most important way to deal with the people who write these things and the people who might have questions after reading these things Jud says, is with love. Point them to Jesus and the Cross, and he believes that all of the SDA beliefs and Ellen White writings will stand up to that test.

I thought this followed on very well from Dr. Blanco's opening devotional. And, it give us some practical advice as librarians. We need to be familiar with the information that is out there so we can point people the the right resources when they need them. And it doesn't hurt if we've collected these resources in our libraries, either! I may have some purchases to make after the conference is over.

Next, a break, and then a look at how the Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives works. Should be interesting.