[ha-Safran]: Books to donate

[Amy Turim]

A generous teacher at the synagogue religious school would like to 
donate his 1990 4-volume set of Encyclopedia of the Holocaust to some 
worthy, needy temple or Jewish library. It's in nearly pristine 
condition.  Interested parties can contact Bruce Katz directly at 
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Amy Turim, Librarian
Temple Emanuel
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[ha-Safran]: Three Wishes

[Eli Wise]

This news item that Amalia cites should bring a response. What will 
happen when this book starts appearing in libraries in the United 
States? It is so incredible that people don't see the bigger picture 
concerning suicide bombers. They try to somewhat justify the anger 
and frustration that the Palestinians feel and find nothing wrong 
with bombing of civilians as an outlet. The academy awards have a 
picture, Paradise Now as a nominee. That picture tries to give a 
sympathetic look at the suicide bombers. This could be the start of 
additional works addressing this issue. Shouldn't we as Jewish 
librarians show our support for the efforts of the Canadian Jewish 
Congress? Remember the fire bombing of the library in Montreal which 
was clearly an act of terrorism, what ever became of that? Did we as 
Jewish library professionals make our voices heard loud enough? The 
American Library Association in their SRRT roundtable has a 
bibliography on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict which contains 
mostly anti-Israel materials.

We are in a profession that understands the power of the written 
word. It behooves us to be vigilant regarding the publication of 
materials that glorify and sympathize with people who not only want 
to destroy us as Jews and the State of Israel but on a wider scale 
the western world. I suggest that the Association of Jewish Libraries 
make some kind of a statement of protest and support for the Canadian 
Jewish Congress. It might give us some practice if we will eventually 
have to deal with it.

Eliezer M. Wise
Director of Library Services
Gratz College
7605 Old York Road
Melrose Park, PA 19027
215-635-7300 ext. 159
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[ha-Safran]: Summer cataloging job

[ilanhigh]

We are looking for a librarian to catalog our books over the 
summer.  Is any one interested?

We are located in the Deal, NJ area.

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Assistant Principal
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[ha-Safran]: Surpass or Resource Mate

[ilanhigh]

Is anyone using  Surpass or   Resource Mate?
If you are what are your thoughts about them?


How would you compare web based cataloging programs like 
librarycom.com to software based programs that run on your own 
computer such as Athena?  Advantages and disadvantages?

Thank you,

Aviva Wasser

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[ha-Safran]: Three wishes

[Warshenbrot, Amalia]

It came from Jewish Telegraphic Agency.


___
Amalia Warshenbrot, Director
Levine Sklut Judaic Library & Resource Center
5007 Providence Road, Suite 107
Charlotte, NC  28226

(ph) 704-944-6763 or 704-366-5007
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Suicide bombing endorsed in kids book
  The Ontario Library Association refused to drop from its 
recommended list a book that includes Palestinian
children endorsing suicide bombing. Palestinian and Israeli children 
speak about suicide bombings, anti-Semitism,
guns and soldiers in "Three Wishes," by Deborah Ellis. "In our eyes, 
the book is perfectly good and we stand by our
selection committee and the rights of children to read this book," 
said Larry Moore, the association's executive
director. The Canadian Jewish Congress asked for the book to be 
removed from a list of recommending reading for
8-11 year-olds, saying it does not provide young readers with enough 
context. "They speak about suicide bombing
and killing Israelis as suitable choices to make and as acts worthy 
of emulating," said Len Rudner, the CJC's
national director of community relations. A Palestinian girl 
discusses her sister, a suicide bomber, as a martyr in
paradise and suggests she will follow in her footsteps. A Palestinian 
boy says, "Killing an Israeli will make me feel
glad. It will make me feel strong." Only one school board, the York 
District board just north of Toronto, has pulled
the book from the list, while many others have declined to do so.
Amy Krakovitz Montoni, editor
Charlotte Jewish News
5007 Providence Rd.
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[ha-Safran]: Reference Workshop, March 21, 2006

[Rita Lifton]

Association of Jewish Libraries-New York Metropolitan Area Chapter (AJL-NYMA)

2006 Reference Workshop

*From Ancient Texts to Electronic Resources: Crossing Time Zones for 
Rabbinic Reference - Rabbi Moshe Schapiro, Reference Librarian, 
Mendel Gottesman Library, Yeshiva University

*Free and Fee: Electronic Resources for Jewish Libraries/Web Based 
Sources and CD-ROMs - Diane Romm, author of "The Jewish Guide to the 
Internet", Library Chairperson for the Uniondale School District (retired)

*Facilitated Networking Session: Learn From Your Colleagues, Share 
Your Expertise, Make New Contacts

Please visit the current JTS exhibition "Purim in Jerusalem: 
Photographs by Yankl (Peter) Conzen"-Library, 2nd Floor

Tuesday, March 21, 2006, 1-4:30 pm (Coffee & Refreshments, 1-1:30 pm)
Jewish Theological Seminary Library-*Photo ID necessary for entrance*
Wingate Auditorium (5th Floor)
3080 Broadway (at 122nd Street)
New York, NY

Directions: Subway: 1 train to 116th Street (Columbia University). 
Walk six blocks north to JTS, on the northeast corner of 122nd Street 
and Broadway. Bus: M4 and M104 buses stop at 122nd and Broadway.

*Please RSVP by March 15.* NYMA members, $10/non-members, $18. Checks 
should be made payable to AJL-NYMA and mailed to: Ina Rubin Cohen, 
Jewish Theological Seminary Library, 3080 Broadway, New York, NY 
10027; 212-678-8836; [EMAIL PROTECTED], OR, Rachail Kurtz, Yeshivah of 
Flatbush High School Library, 1609 Avenue J, Brooklyn, NY 11230; 
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[ha-Safran]: re: Promised land diaries?

[Heidi Estrin]

The Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee received a few of the Promised 
Land Diaries to evaluate over the past few years. We generally felt 
that they had a Christian flavor, although they didn't knock you over 
the head with it. They're certainly not great literature - it's 
series formula fiction, if you know what I mean.  I think you 
shouldn't order them sight unseen - try to get ahold of one and read 
it first to make sure if it would fit into your collection.  There 
are a few Jewish diary type novels but not a series like this one... a pity.

Heidi Estrin
Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee
Association of Jewish Libraries
c/o Feldman Children's Library at Congregation B'nai Israel
2200 Yamato Road
Boca Raton, FL 33431
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[ha-Safran]: Hebrew transliteration standards up for systematic review

[Caroline R. Miller]

AJL Members,

Two International Standards Organization standards for Hebrew 
transliteration are up for review:

ISO 259:1984, Information and documentation -- Transliteration of Hebrew
characters into Latin characters
ISO 259-2:1994, Information and documentation -- Transliteration of Hebrew
characters into Latin characters -- Part 2: Simplified transliteration

Comments are due by June 9, 2006.  If you'd like a copy of of the 
standards up for review please contact me offline at [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Caroline Miller
AJL NISO representative

 Forwarded Message 
Date: Thursday, March 02, 2006 1:16 PM -0500
From: Cynthia Hodgson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: NISO Voting Members <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Six ISO TC46 standards up for systematic review -- comments 
due by June 9, 2006


To NISO Voting Members:

ISO TC46 has issued 6 ballots for their five year systematic review. Five
of these standards are on transliteration; one is a general vocabulary
standard. Those of you who are not interested in transliteration may still
want to look at the general vocabulary standard ISO 5127). Vote
recommendations and comments on these ballots are due to NISO by June 9,
2006. Since these are systematic ballots, the vote options are: 1)
withdraw, 2) revise/amend, 3) confirm, or 4) confirm, with correction of
errors.
IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT COPYRIGHT
Copying and distribution of these published standards is limited by ISO
copyright. Permission is granted by the American National Standards
Institute to reproduce these International Standards for the purpose of
review and comment related to the preparation of a U.S. position, provided
this notice is included. All other rights are reserved.
The standards are:
ISO 9:1995, Information and documentation -- Transliteration of Cyrillic
characters into Latin character -- Slavic and non-Slavic languages
ISO 233:1984, Documentation -- Transliteration of Arabic characters into
Latin characters
ISO 259:1984, Information and documentation -- Transliteration of Hebrew
characters into Latin characters
ISO 259-2:1994, Information and documentation -- Transliteration of Hebrew
characters into Latin characters -- Part 2: Simplified transliteration
ISO 9985:1996, Information and documentation -- Transliteration of Armenian
characters into Latin characters
ISO 5127:2001, Information and documentation -- Vocabulary

To download a copy of the standards, log on to the NISO Voting Members page
(http://www.niso.org/members/secure/vote.cfm). Once there, select the link
to International Ballots -- TC46 (immediately below the yellow box). You
will find the standard listed in the Open Ballots section of the TC46
ballots webpage.
Please email your vote recommendation and comments to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Please email me if you have any questions or difficulty accessing the
documents.

Cynthia Hodgson
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Phone: 412-372-0694
Fax: 412-380-4025


-- End Forwarded Message --



Caroline R. Miller
Head, Monographic Cataloging and
   Authority/Database Maintenance Sections
UCLA Library Cataloging & Metadata Center
Charles E. Young Research Library

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[ha-Safran]: Elazar classification

[Zupnick, Judith]

Is there a more recent version of A Classification System for Libraries of
Judaica by David H. Elazar than August 1997, or is that the latest edition?


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[ha-Safran]: Promised Land Diaries

[Linda Silver]

Several of the  Promised Land diaries have been reviewed in the AJL 
Newsletter and Jewish Book World.  They are clearly not appropriate 
for Jewish libraries because of their Christian themes and messages.
Linda Silver

Linda R. Silver,  Librarian
Jewish Education Center of Cleveland
2030 S. Taylor Rd.
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Re: [ha-Safran]: AJL Constitution Revisions

[Bernard Katz]

My apology to Susan and to everyone - in my zeal, I erred by attributing
two messages posted by Susan Dubin Feb. 27 and Mar. 1 to Nancy Sack.

If I've understood the clauses helpfully provided by Susan's posting that
pertain to amending the Constitution, then it may be that the 
proposed text cannot be changed at this stage. Susan, is that how you read it?

The one thing that may solve this problem, or at least get a revision
to the floor of the AGM, is dependant on which set of rules the AGM 
operates under. Is it Roberts Rules of Order, Nancy? If so, Roberts 
sets out a few possibilities for amending a motion which proposes a 
change to an organization's Constitution from the floor of the AGM - 
as I recall - as long as the amendment raised from the floor does not 
contradict the original proposed text, which will have gone through 
all the required steps for Constitutional change. I'm the 
Parliamentarian for the Ontario Library Association and we use 
Roberts, but I don't have a copy to hand.

If we can nail this down, then I'll be happy to propose a change in 
the text which does not contradict the original proposed text, but clarifies
it along the lines we've been discussing. I don't think there's any 
opposition to that - or is there?
B'shalom,
   Bernard.

Bernard Katz, former head, Special Collections and Library Development
McLaughlin Library, University of Guelph
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Re: AJL Constitution Revisions

[Bernard Katz]

This is going to be a long posting, and I hope everyone will bear 
with me, because I think several things must be said. To begin with, 
I must register my disappointment at comments which wash over what 
actually has taken place in this discussion, and at explanations that 
don't really answer the questions raised by several members.

1. The first that I heard of the process to bring the constitution 
into line with legal and other requirements and tidy it up, etc. was 
when I got the proposed revision in the mail in late Jan./early Feb. 
Perhaps I missed an earlier alert, but please don't "explain" this 
away by saying that there was a long process underway for years, or 
that there were AGM's where it was noted and progress given, etc. 
MANY of us do not make it to the annual conference, and even those 
who do get there do not always come to an AGM (though we should). 
Also, why wasn't the fact that there was further material posted on 
the AJL Web site included in the mailing? Indeed,  why weren't the 
reasons for the changes clearly spelled out in the mailing?

2. Joy Kingsolver posted a message on Hasafran on Feb. 8 with 
information giving an overview of the changes. This was followed by 
postings by Hayim and Ted Feb. 8-9, and my own a week later on 
Feb.15. All of us asked specific questions about parts of the 
proposed revised text, as well as commenting on the process. There 
was no immediate response.

3. On Feb. 20, Nancy Sack, our Webmaster, posted a descriptive 
message that did not address either the concerns raised about process 
or the substantive questions about the text.

4. On Feb. 27, Rebecca Landau posted a message repeating some of 
those same textual concerns. This was followed by a posting from 
Nancy and then one from Joy. Joy's posting noted "as explained in 
other e-mails" - not a very accurate comment given the chronology I 
just provided, since before
Feb. 27 only Nancy's Feb. 20 descriptive e-mail had been posted 
following the initial set of questions by Hayim, Ted and me. But more 
to the point,
Nancy and Joy assured us that there was no intention to 
disenfranchise anyone, that the Council was committed to using a 
multiple of means for voting, etc. and Joy noted the commitment of 
providing kosher meals at conferences as an example of how a 
non-constitutional requirement was being followed. There was another 
posting by Ted the same day, indicating he was still not satisfied 
with the text.

5. On Mar. 1 the posting by Merrily Hart, more or less took the 
postilion 'let's just get on with it'. But before she said that, she also said:

   Is it time to remind everyone that this is a volunteer organization
   and the  Board & Council are composed of hard working librarians, who
   take on the time-consuming burden of managing AJL without any financial
   remuneration and without any dreams of glory, either?

As one of the people who raised concerns about both text and process, 
I certainly don't need reminding. I've been a member for 40 years and 
taken positions here in Toronto and supported AJL during the 3 
conventions which have taken place here over those years. 
Constitutional changes are serious and deserve to be treated 
seriously and in a process which reflects the
voluntary and democratic basis of our organization. It does no one 
any good, Merrily, to say "Several different board members have addressed your
questions via HaSafran, several times by now" in response (I assume 
to Ted's Feb. 27 comments), when as I've just shown there were only 
two Board members who responded. Last time I checked, two is not 
synonymous with "several".

Again from Merrily, in the same posting:

   Yes, the Board should have let members know a few months ago that they
   were  considering updating the constitution and should have included a
   little more information in the mailing. Yes, an official response to
   questions should have been posted more speedily on HaSafran. This is
   hardly criminal neglect.

This is downright insulting to anyone with intelligence, Merrily. 
Have those of us who have voiced concerns and criticisms said or 
suggested "criminal neglect" was involved? You've used a rhetorical 
device to just swoosh away the matter. But I must say that my 
experience with *some* of the people who volunteer their time and do 
good work for us in the AJL
follows the pattern of your posting - if members raise questions 
they're just being obstreperous and nasty, so ignore them, or say we 
should "move on to other issues", etc. Well, I don't accept that.

It's been very interesting to me over the years how often, as one of 
those persnickety members, I get personal e-mail from other members 
after I've raised something publically in Hasafran. I'm sorry to have 
to say this, but I'll go further - members have told me that they 
have been dunned and otherwise negatively dealt with by some of our 
associations leaders over the years after they raised an issue or 
asked a po

[ha-Safran]: Publication of Major New Reference Work

[Joseph Goldman]

Now available, just published:

Hebrew Printing in America, 1735-1926:  A History and Annotated 
Bibliography, by Yosef Goldman.  Research and editing by Ari 
Kinsberg.  Brooklyn, NY, 2006.
2 vol. (1188 p.)

An exhaustive bibliography of 1208 items, extensively annotated with 
bio-bibliographical information, historical context, scholarly 
references, approbations, and location of copies in libraries world-wide.

The bibliography is chronologically arranged within broad subject or 
format (e.g., Bible, liturgy, Haggadah, reference works, education, 
periodicals, Rabbinica, etc.) with 13 indexes, including Hebrew and 
English titles and authors, imprint places and years, publishers, 
printers, approbations, subscribers, typesetters, music arrangers, 
and artists.

Includes reproductions of most title pages and selected interior 
pages, and appendices containing reproductions of rele! vant 
manuscripts and portraits of early American rabbis.

Supplemented by extensive bibliography of pertinent scholarly books 
and periodical articles (p. 1135-1154).

Price: $400

Hebrew Printing in America is available from:

YG Books
750 East 18th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11230
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[ha-Safran]: re evaluating websites

[Yeshivah Secondary Library]

Hi Marion
I used those sites in a lesson teaching boys about evaluating 
websites and information they see on the web. We talked about topics 
such as bias, relevance, how to verify information you find on the 
web etc. The boys responded very well when I showed them some of 
those sites and asked them how they would know if they were genuine 
or not. I also prepared a sheet where they had to research a Jewish 
topic using some sites and evaluate the usefulness of those sites. It 
teaches them critical thinking skills. I prepared a power point 
presentation on the topic which I ma happy to share. Does that 
clarify the matter for you? Regards
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