Dear Dorothy,
I also had to learn cataloging on the job; luckily, my library software --
ResourceMate -- makes it easy, though I would agree with Andrea that having a
decent foundation in Judaica helps a great deal (though you by no means need to
be an expert).
However, while the Elazar scheme is very well designed for an exclusively
Jewish library, it's still perfectly legitimate to copy catalog, especially
when you're first starting out. I used to work at Sinai Temple Blumenthal
Library in Los Angeles and I still occasionally look to their collection if I'm
stuck (though no library has every item you're looking for).
My synagogue library -- Congregation of Moses Fisher Library -- uses Elazar and
is about 6000 strong and of course you're welcome to use mine. I'm also happy
to answer any questions.
Hope that helps,
Rachel
Rachel HausLibrary DirectorCongregation of Moses Fisher LibraryKalamazoo MI
On Saturday, May 24, 2025 at 01:36:01 PM EDT, Andrea Rapp via Hasafran
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We use Weine, which you know is based on Dewey, but in Dewey half the books
would have the number 296! If you want to see our catalog, it’s : wise.
library. site. That’s the url. I know that in the past librarians have told me
that they use ourWe use Weine, which you know is based on Dewey, but in Dewey
half the books would have the number 296! If you want to see our catalog,
it’s : wise.library.site.That’s the url. I know that in the past librarians
have told me that they use our catalog as a source for their records. I
think it’s a good idea to take a class in making a MARC (catalog)
record.Our-collection is about 22k items. I would add that I think familiarity
with Judaica is actually more important than knowing cataloging. You can learn
to catalog in short order. Andrea RappWise Temple, Cincinnati
On May 24, 2025, at 9:53 AM, Dorothy Hamilton via Hasafran
<[email protected]> wrote:
Greetings everyone! I’m new here and new to Judaic librarianship. I’m a full
time public librarian that has taken a part time job in a Jewish college here
in Florida. I’ve been tasked with cataloging their entire library along with
the lateGreetings everyone!
I’m new here and new to Judaic librarianship. I’m a full time public librarian
that has taken a part time job in a Jewish college here in Florida. I’ve been
tasked with cataloging their entire library along with the late head Rabbi’s
collection. The thing is though I have a MLIS I didn’t take any cataloging
classes. When I was hired I told them that I would have to learn on the job.
So, to classify everything I started using Dewey. I came across the many
limits of the DDC. After research I came across the Elazar and Weine schemes.
I decided to go with Elazar. But Elazar doesn’t include cutter numbers. I
decided to use cutter numbers because that made more sense that alphabetize
them once they are assigned the number. Also, I don’t know how to classify
the Tanya books.
Why I’m here is that I’m looking for libraries that use Elazar and would their
librarians be willing to answer any questions I have about the classification?
Regards
Dorothy Hamilton
PSI don’t know if it matters but I’m not Jewish.
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