Re: [Ha-Safran] JWB

[Elisheva Schwartz]

Dina--
I found this info on the web. It wasn't clear how extensive their programs 
are, but it might be worth a phone call.
Kol tuv
Elisheva

Jewish Welfare Board
15 E. 26th St.
New York, NY 10010
Phone: 212-532-4949


Elisheva Schwartz
Cataloger
New York University
Library of the School of Law
40 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012-1099
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Re: [Ha-Safran] CD-RWs & copyright

[Andrea Rapp]

 >Is it any less illegal to make multiple
copies of reference books? If they are still under copyright, you are in
clear violation--
===
  I never understood this. So it IS in violation of copyright to
photocopy an encyclopedia page in the library?  Aren't libraries in
violation every day, then? Why do they even provide copy machines?

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[Ha-Safran] 2 Amos Oz titles back in print

[Stuart Schnee]

I am pleased to tell you that The Toby Press has just released 2 Amos Oz 
titles which have been out of print. These titles are available through 
Brodart, Baker & Taylor and Ingram as well as Barnes & Noble, Amazon and 
local bookstores.





Soumchi, ISBN 1592640389, paperback, $7.95

Soumchi is eleven years old, and growing up in British-occupied Jerusalem, 
just after World War II. His universe is enriched immeasurably when he is 
given a bicycle, but before he fulfills his dreams of riding into the 
desert and exploring Africa, he shows his new prize to a friend. Persuaded 
to swap his bicycle for a new train set, Soumchis series of misadventures 
begin as he trades away one possession after another but as he imagines 
ever more colorful ways of escaping his predicament he finds something he 
never expected his first love. With Soumchi, Oz brings to life a 
protagonist in the tradition of such memorable scamps as Huckleberry Finn; 
Soumchi is fresh, funny and always engaging.



Unto Death, ISBN 1592640370, paperback, $12.95

Unto Death comprises two novellas by one of Israel's most gifted writers. 
In "Crusade" and "Late Love" Oz explores the atmosphere of hatred in which 
Jews live, die, or degenerate into insanity. In "Crusade" a band of 
Crusaders journeys towards Jerusalem, attacking and killing Jews along the 
way. Their initial spirit of triumph gives way before depression as disease 
and deprivation slow their progress. In "Late Love," set in modern-day 
Israel, an aged lecturer who willingly ignores his deteriorating body 
cannot ignore his paranoid visions of the destruction of his people by 
Soviet Russia. Considered to be some of Oz's finest writing, Unto Death has 
appeared in America, England, France, Finland, Sweden, Spain, Holland, 
Russia, and Poland.



Stuart Schnee

The Toby Press LLC



www.tobypress.com





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[Ha-Safran] Nechama Leibowitz Book

[Chaim Singer-Frankes]

Hi Safranim,
recently someone out there posted the release of a new book on the work of 
Nechama Leibowitz.   I'm having trouble finding the original posting so if 
there's anybody out there who has a copy of that email or if you recall 
this, please send forward me a copy of that posting.

Thanks so much in advance,

-Chaim


Chaim Singer-Frankes

Cataloguing Content Manager

Survivors of The Shoah Visual History Foundation

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[Ha-Safran] JWB

[Dina Tanners]

Hello,
The religious education at the nearby military base called to see
if we knew how to get any items from JWB, such as its haggadah or
booklets on the Sabbath, Birth and Life cycle, and mourning.  If I
remember correctly, those things do not exist any more. She is not
Jewish, and the person ordering these items (in quantity) did not
give her much information.

Thanks,
Dina Tanners

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Re: [Ha-Safran] Videotapes & audiotapes vs. DVDs & CDs

[Rose Myers]

The price of DVD players has gone down enough that I
own one; I paid under $100 for it last year.  (The
Christmas season is the time to buy.)  And you can
play CD's on a computer, if nothing else is available.

We bought "last year's model" car last November in
order to get the tape player as standard equipment.
This year's model now comes with a CD player.  But
there are still more books on tape than on CD at our
local secular libraries.

But you're right: It will soon be hard to find the
equipment to play video and audio tapes if your
current players break.  And copying to another medium
is not so easy.  (I assume it's legal as long as you
own the original version.)

Floppy diskettes are going away and I certainly can't
use any of my 5 1/4" ones anymore.  Even my backup
system won't work if I  buy a new computer; my 100Mb
diskettes have been phased out by burnable CD's.

I've heard that there are data from space probes on
Holerith (punch) cards and no one can access the
information any more.  How quickly are we losing
information as equipment and software changes?  Books,
scrolls, clay tablets are all still accessible after
thousands of years.

Rose

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Re: [Ha-Safran] CD-RWs for class copies of mishnah and gemara

[Elisheva Schwartz]

Oops. I should know by now not to hit send too fast. You did say materials 
NOT under copyright.
In terms of US law, if it's not under copyright there's no problem. As I 
alluded in my previous message, the new formats would be, generally, less 
of a problem, since the case law is much less extensive.
Sorry for jumping the gun!
Elisheva
Elisheva Schwartz
Cataloger
New York University
Library of the School of Law
40 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012-1099
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Re: [Ha-Safran] CD-RWs for class copies of mishnah and gemara

[Elisheva Schwartz]

The question may be the reverse: Is it any less illegal to make multiple 
copies of reference books? If they are still under copyright, you are in 
clear violation--certainly in the case of photocoping books (Columbia 
University lost a multi-million dollar lawsuit doing this). There may not 
have been quite as much litigation with digital formats, but I wouldn't 
want to be the test case!
Kol tuv
Elisheva

Elisheva Schwartz
Cataloger
New York University
Library of the School of Law
40 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012-1099
212 998 6333
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Re: [Ha-Safran] CD-RWs for class copies of mishnah and gemara

[Daniel Stuhlman]

At 10:07 10/07/03 -1000, you wrote:
>Well, here comes another can of worms involving copyright and
>technology.  Add to the mix a little cost-effectiveness and library policy
>and I come up with a quandary.

  

Pages of the Talmud are scanned and on the web for printing and 
downloading.  If they want individual pages send them to one of those sites.

Check these sites:
http://www.torahnet.org/
http://www.geocities.com/liorahchanah/talmud.html

The other question is why are the students not buying their own copies of 
the mesekhta they are learning?

DS


Daniel Stuhlman
Chicago, IL  60645
ddstuhlman @ earthlink.net
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[Ha-Safran] self check-out

[Paula Sandfelder]

I was in a private school with Winnebago and we also had the bar-codes in a 
loose-leaf binder.  When K-2 or 3 was in the library their teacher who 
accompanied them wanded them out.  The older children did it themselves.

Paula Sandfelder

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[Ha-Safran] CD-RWs for class copies of mishnah and gemara

[Tzolelet]

Well, here comes another can of worms involving copyright and 
technology.  Add to the mix a little cost-effectiveness and library policy 
and I come up with a quandary.

We have had a policy of making photocopies of reference books, including 
mishnah and gemara, for students at no cost to them.  Our photocopy bills 
have been outrageous this last year.  I am thinking of using a high-quality 
scanner to cut costs and to make the work (in titles not bound by 
copyright) accessible to students who would then borrow the disk (either CD 
or floppy) and return it.  It would also save wear and tear on the volumes 
to scan them rather than photocopy.

I have floated this idea to one of our rebbeim who is very technology 
savvy.  He questions whether or not it is legal under both Jewish law and 
secular law to use the technology to do essentially the same thing we did 
with photocopying.  For some reason, the prevailing thought here is that 
using the technology makes it less acceptable to copy for what I would 
consider fair use.

Is there any legal basis to the belief that scanning to disk for loan is 
less legal than photocopying for fair use?  Is there any basis in Jewish 
law for not scanning pages of gemara and mishnah to disk?  We are not 
thinking of reproducing the material for profit but rather for research 
purposes in the writing of student papers.

Any approaches to any of these issues will be greatly appreciated.

Anne Jaron
Library Director
Hebrew Academy of Nassau County
215 Oak Street
Uniondale, NY  11553
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[Ha-Safran] RV: Marshall Mayer

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This text appeared in Haaretz supplement!
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/346853.html
regards to all and Shanah Tovah
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Re: [Ha-Safran] Videotapes & audiotapes vs. DVDs & CDs

[Ted Koppel]

Sara,

No surprise.  It's electronic evolution.  Survival of the fittest.  Darwin 
at work.

Go to Target.  98% of their music is on CD.  Remaining VHS tapes are marked 
down for clearance and have just a fraction of the floor space they used to.

Same at Blockbuster.  They still rent VHS, but there is far more selection 
on DVD than on VHS at this point.  Some day they will simply discontinue VHS.

Remember that cassette and VHS tapes are (were) fragile technology.  They 
were vulnerable to stretching, demagnetizing, tearing, and all sorts of 
mechanical problems.  CDs and DVDs, while not impervious to damage, are 
considerably less vulnerable.

The best thing that your library can do is to purchase a couple of (cheap) 
VHS machines and a couple of (cheap) cassette players and stick them in 
storage for about 5 years.  When your current players break (and become too 
costly to repair) you'll have a brand new one ready to use.

Ted

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[Ha-Safran] Jewish Children's Book Writers' Conference

[Anna Olswanger]

Please share this announcement with anyone you think might be interested in 
the fifth annual Jewish Children's Book Writers' Conference on November 
23.  Don't let them miss the Early Bird registration fee of $75!

Fifth Annual Jewish Children's Book Writers' Conference
Sunday, November 23, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
$75 before November 3, $90 after November 3
Kosher breakfast and lunch

The 92nd Street Y Buttenwieser Library and the Jewish Book Council are 
cosponsoring the Fifth Annual Jewish Children's Book Writers' Conference at 
the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan on Sunday, November 23, 2003, from 9:00 am 
to 5:00 p.m.

Featured faculty are editor Scott Blumenthal of Behrman House Publishers, 
vice president and publisher Beverly Horowitz of Bantam Delacorte Dell 
Young Readers Group, independent press founder Sallie Lowenstein, executive 
editor Helen Perelman of Hyperion Books, literary agent and executive 
editor Ann Tobias of Handprint Books, and art director Deborah Kaplan of 
Puffin Books/Penguin Group USA.

Author Barbara Diamond Goldin, winner of the Sydney Taylor Body-of-Work 
Award, will give opening remarks, and the day will include First Pages with 
the editors, a talk by the coordinator of the Association of Jewish 
Libraries' Sydney Taylor Manuscript Competition, and door prizes.

Call 212-415-5544 or e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]  for a registration form and 
additional information.

If you write or illustrate children's books for the Jewish market, this 
conference is for you.


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RE: [Ha-Safran] automated system for self-checkout

[Ann Abrams]

Many years ago I observed at a K-8 public school library that was automated
with Winnebago.  This is the system the librarian used, successfully:

all of the students' barcodes were in a 3-ring binder, arranged by grade,
and within each grade, alphabetized by last name.

students went over to the desk with the 3-ring binder and bar-wand, found
their barcode, and zapped their barcode and their books; there were date-due
cards there for the students to put in the book pockets.

The librarian watched as the children managed just fine.  I agree it's a
good idea to have an adult supervising.



Ann Abrams, Librarian
Temple Israel
477 Longwood Ave.
Boston, MA 02215
617-566-3960
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Re: [Ha-Safran] automated system for self-checkout

[Ted Koppel]

Eve,

Let me answer this from the point of view of a library systems vendor who 
has numerous installations in schools (albeit larger schools than a 
synagogue day school).

Generally, self-service checkout works in schools.  The crucial factor: how 
good is the software you're using at "locking down" certain functions and 
permitting others?  My company's software, for example, (The Library 
Corporation) is highly configurable and can be set to allow nothing more 
than charge or return without any other intervention.  We have 
installations where self-service is offered at elementary, middle, and high 
school levels.

Check with your library system provider.   Other library management 
software providers, particularly for smaller settings such as yours, may or 
may not allow very granular setting of privileges.

As long as you have taken reasonable steps towards security (different 
passwords at each level of authority, don't put a password on a post-it 
note near the screen), self-service is a great enabler and time saver.

Note, too, that in a small school setting, you have significant leverage 
over student behavior (which isn't always the case in larger schools or 
public library settings).

Ted

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[Ha-Safran] R&S Cataloging Session for AJL 2004

[Heidi G. Lerner]

Dear safranim,
I am organizing a session/panel on cataloging-related issues as relevant 
for academic and research libraries (R&S division of AJL) for the 2004 AJL 
convention in New York. If you are interested in presenting a paper at this 
session please contact me privately. Sessions usually feature 3-4 speakers. 
If we do not have room at this session, I will let you know enough in 
advance so that you can submit directly to the convention committee for 
potential inclusion at another session.
Thank you,
Heidi Lerner

Heidi G. Lerner
Hebraica/Judaica Cataloger
Catalog Dept.
Stanford Univ. Libraries
Stanford, CA 94305-6004
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fax:650-725-1120

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[Ha-Safran] Videotapes & audiotapes vs. DVDs & CDs

[Sara Deitch]

It appears that VHS & audio tapes will soon go the way of the 8 tracks, and
I am having a hard time with continuing to build our video & audio book
collections with VHS tapes and audio tapes.  On the one hand, most of what
is available is not in the new format (except new offerings), but why buy
what will be obsolete in the near future.  I am told cars soon will come
with CD players only, but no tape decks.  Any comments?

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[Ha-Safran] sifrei recommendation

[Abigail Yasgur]

Colleagues, friends:
Can someone recommend a title and publisher of a most  excellent sifrei
midrash, not for children for a brilliant adult  who knows Hebrew.
Abigail Yasgur

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[Ha-Safran] [losmuestros] La synagogue de Bulawayo a brule

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Thanks to Rufina from South Africa

100 years of Jewish history up in smoke
'Miracle' saves torahs
By Ronit Loewenstern

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe -- More than 100 years of Jewish history went up in smoke
yesterday (October 4 2003) when the historic Bulawayo Hebrew Congregation
synagogue burnt to the ground.
Although priceless sidurim, Hagadot and other Jewish books and relics were
destroyed, no one was hurt in the blaze. Even so, said a tearful Beilah
Bloch, it was a "miracle that our torahs were saved". Had it not been for
the quick thinking of congregants, Rodney Lepar and Raymond Roth, six old
torahs and numerous smaller ones would have perished as well. Also saved was
the Arc curtain made in 1725.
According to eyewitnesses, Mr Lepar and Mr Roth were looking in through a
window of the burning building when they each "saw" a torah near the Arc.
Although each saw a different coloured one through the flames that was the
'sign' Rodney needed. Despite protests from firemen and heedless of the
burning beams and thick smoke, he ran into the building. The steel doors
of the Arc were locked by a strong padlock, yet Mr Lepar some how managed to
kick them in, away from the concrete pillars. He then grabbed anything he
could lay his hands on and passed them out of the building.
Damage estimated in the millions (Zimbabwe $) came on the eve of Yom Kippur,
as the congregation was making ready to gather with their new rabbi, Rabbi
Nathan Asmouch, newly arrived from Israel. He ran three kilometres from his
home, as it was Shabbat, to be with the grieving community.
Most poignant of all was Rev Laizer Abrahamson, who this year celebrated his
104th birthday, (born April 2 1899).
After the flames were doused, with water dripping from the rafters, he only
stand and stare, walking stick in hand, Yarmuckah askew as he wiped tears
away.
The Bulawayo Hebrew Community, which now numbers only about 170 souls -down
from more than 3000 at its zenith in the 1960s - has a long and proud
history. The 'shul' as the city's landmark is known, began in a canvass tent
in 1894 and grew over the years into a magnificent stained-glass structure.
Its inaugural meeting of 21 pioneers in then Rhodesia was held shortly after
Bulawayo was proclaimed a town.
Emanuel Basch, Bulawayo Mayor and Congregation President, laid the
foundation stone on May 17 1910 and the building was consecrated in April
1911. Years later, this synagogue was not big enough to contain the growing
community and overflow services were held in nearby buildings. So in 1945
Leonora Granger, a well-known local architect, drew up plans for a more
'modern' building. By the 1960s the building consisted to two facades - the
front a magnificent Cape Dutch style originally designed through a
competition and the stylish red brick and stained glass modernist Granger
side - Both are now gone.
The small-standing community is justly proud of its record - not a day
missed in its history whereby a minyan was not formed, then and now. Said
the rabbi in 1929, Rev M I Cohen, "Since the beginning (1898) we have never
held a single meeting outside our own buildings."
Despite the tragedy, by Sunday morning, the congregation was flat-out
cleaning the torahs, their silver templates, washing the white Yom Kippur
clothes and gathering their strength from each other. Services would now be
held in make shift premises. Said David Lasker, "The façade can be saved."
Perhaps the community can build again.
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[Ha-Safran] automated system for self-checkout

[Eve Panzer]

The head of my day school wants me to consider allowing students to check 
out their own books on our automated system. I would most likely be in the 
library to supervise at first. It is a simple process since we have a 
scanner. The student would just have scan the bar code on their library 
card, scan the barcode on the library book and click on print to print out 
a date due receipt. I am however hesitant to start letting the students use 
the library system. Many of the students at our school very computer savvy 
and even though I have password protections, I think they might eventually 
figure out how to get into other parts of the library system such as patron 
info, cataloging,etc. Our day school is K-8, but she wants me to start with 
4th grade.

Has anyone had experience allowing students to check out books on an 
automated system?
I would really appreciate your input.

Thanks in advance!


Eve Panzer
Librarian
Austin Jewish Academy
7300 Hart Lane
Austin, TX 78731
(512) 735-8350 or (512) 735-8470
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[Ha-Safran] it's that time once again

[Barbara Sutton]

Dear safranim -

Wishes for a sweet, healthy, safe, peaceful new year.

It is time once again to submit reviews and articles for the Nov/Dec issue
of the AJL Newsletter, even though you have yet to receive the Sep/Oct issue
(it should be mailed out this week). Reviews of adult fiction and
non-fiction should be sent to Suzanne Smailes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).
Reviews of children's fiction and non-fiction should be sent to Linda Silver
([EMAIL PROTECTED]). Please remember to keep your reviews to a maximum
of 250 words. If at all possible, please have reviews submitted by the end
of this week (October 10). All other submission should be sent to me at
[EMAIL PROTECTED] by Wednesday, October 15th.

I apologize for the short notice reminder.

Thank you!
Barbara Sutton
Editor, AJL Newsletter

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[Salkluger]

Hello Friends- I will be visiting Chicago the week of OCT.20 . If you have
for sale any excess books especially jewish music and memorial books , please
let me know. thx, sal kluger[simcha sales-732-5667538]

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[Ha-Safran] Seforno Commentary on the Torah

[Tzvi Mauer]

The following was published earlier this year:

HACHUT HAMESHULASH: Commentaries on the Torah by Rabbeinu Chananel, 
Rash'bam, R'dak and Seforno

It is a 6 volume hardcover boxed set.
commentaries translated into English by Eliyahu Munk.

Find out more about this work, in the Bible Commentary section of the 
website www.UrimPublications.com .

This publication is available directly from the publisher at: Lambda 
Publishers, 3709 13th Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11218, tel: 718-972-5449, 
fax: 718-972-6307
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], on line, or through local 
Judaica or library booksellers.

Shana tova,

Tzvi Mauer
Publisher
Urim Publications
www.urimpublications.com

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