Shana Tova to everyone.Thanks to Zachary for sending out his reminder. I am coordinating the programming of special interest to librarians in schools, synagogues, centers and public libraries. Is there a topic of special interest to you? Do you know of someone who is a wonderful presenter? Do you have a program or idea that you want to share with the rest of us? Please email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and let me know! We want to plan a program that answers your needs. Your help is greatly appreciated. See the information below for a description of the conference. If you have a program idea, please contact me ASAP and I will send it on to Zachary for scheduling.
Thanks, Susan Dubin CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT & CALL FOR PAPERS Association of Jewish Libraries 40th Annual Convention Oakland Marriott City Center June 19-22, 2005 Jews in the Golden West The Association of Jewish Libraries will be holding its 40th annual conference in Oakland, California, on June 19-22, 2005. Librarians, archivists and scholars from numerous disciplines will meet to share their interests in Judaica librarianship and related areas. AJL is soliciting papers dealing with any aspect of Judaica librarianship as it pertains to the libraries, archives and museums of schools, universities, synagogues, and other institutions. In the past this has included descriptions of special collections, reports on developments in technical services, administrative concerns, resources for dealing with particular issues or subjects, writing collection development policies, problems in cataloging Jewish materials and literature collections, digital collections and electronic resources in Judaica librarianship. Papers on Jewish life in the Western United States will receive special consideration. Those wishing to present poster sessions are also invited to submit proposals. Prospective presenters should send an abstract by October 25, 2004. The abstract should include the title of the presentation, a one-paragraph summary, the presenter's name, address, phone number, e-mail address, institution, and a 25-word bio. If the presentation requires audio-visual equipment, please indicate what type of equipment will be needed. Abstracts should be sent to: Zachary Baker Chair of the AJL Convention 2005 Programming Committee E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: (650) 725-1068 (please include a cover sheet, indicating the intended recipient) Mailing address: Green Library 321 - ASRG, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-6004 Fred Isaac and Paul Hamburg Co-chairs, 40th Annual AJL Convention Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
