[ha-Safran]: Books for prisoners
http://www.jewishprisonerservices.org/http://www.jewishprisonerservices.org/ Ann Abrams Temple Israel, Boston, MA 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: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Re: [Hasafran] Benjamin of Tudela
I believe that Benjamin of Tudela was a real person. At least the people of the town of Tudela which I have visited rather often think he was. It was the first book published by Riopiedras Ediciones (Barcelona). Even figures in one of the UAHC filmstrips. one. It reads like a Michelin Tour Guide so there's not much dialog. From what I gathered from reading it, Ben Tudela was a travelling salesman who dealt in semi-precious stones. I don't know how accesible you can make sales pitches to kids but since salesmen are salesmen no matter what where or when their doing the selling, Uri Shulevitz probably didn't have too much trouble with the dialog part. I've given a lot of tours to jewish travelling furniture, textiles and industrial hinge (all sizes from jewelry boxes to container ships) salesmen who come to the big trade show facilities that Valencia offers the discriminating vendor and they all talk exactly the same way. Shulevitz would just have to put a little medieval twist to it and there you go. Besos de Valencia (Spain) Alba Toscano Sinagoga conservador/masorti La Javura http://www.uscj.org/world/valencia 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: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Censorship
Much of the dispute regarding censorship seems to emanate from the word itself. As rich as is the English language, it nevertheless fails from time to time to provide an accurate word for the occasion. Censorship is one such word. There is an old Jewish anecdote about a judge presiding over a case where divorced parents argue as to who should have custody of their child. The mother explains at length why she should have custody and the judge says You are right. The father then explains why he should have custody of the child and the judge says to him You are right. The clerk to the court then intervenes and tells the judge that he cannot say that both sides are right, whereupon the judge exclaims You are also right! So it is with the censorship discussion so far. The trouble arises from the wide definition of the word which can be used equally for censoring for good and evil purposes. Most will agree that censorship for the common good is acceptable, although many would dispute what is for the common good. Different words need to be found to describe more accurately the many forms of censorship in existence. Who will take up the challenge? Plato used the word in the following context And shall we just carelessly allow children to hear any casual tales which may be devised by casual persons, and to receive into their minds ideas for the most part the very opposite of those which we should wish them to have when they are grown up? We cannot. Then the first thing will be to establish a censorship of the writers of fiction, and let the censors receive any tale of fiction which is good, and reject the bad; and we will desire mothers and nurses to tell their children the authorized ones only. Yoel Sheridan mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] www.tenterbooks.com 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: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
RE: [ha-Safran]: A question for Day School Librarians
My practise when I was a day school librarian was almost exactly as Eve said. Re: inventory, however, I staggered it: Fiction one year, non-fiction the next, E books the next, etc. That would be an alternative to skipping some years completely. Andrea 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: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Magnes Museum Reference Library Internship
--- Message requiring your approval -- From: phamburg [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ha-Safran]: Magnes Museum Reference Library Internship Judah L. Magnes Museum, Reference Library LOCATION: Judah L. Magnes Museum, 2911 Russell Street, Berkeley, CA 94708 JOB DESCRIPTION: In preparation for moving to a new facility in downtown Berkeley, the Judah L. Magnes Museum is undertaking a major inventory of its world-renown collections of Jewish art and history. The reference library, consisting of approximately 2,000 volumes, auction catalogues and periodicals needs to be weeded to focus on the mission of the museum and prepared for automation. The intern will have the following responsibilities: ·Inventory of processed and unprocessed library materials to provide de-accessioning recommendations under the guidance of a professional advisory committee (may require data entry and/or rudimentary word processing) ·Assist with de-accessioning plan ·Assist with converting card catalog records into a new online system (searching the Library of Congress and OCLC databases) ·Research conversion guidelines for submission of records to online bibliographic utilities ·Assist with assessing reference materials for relevance and currency, and research more recent editions or other suitable updates for outdated materials QUALIFICATIONS: Required: interest in collections development; attention to detail; flexibility; ability to work independently; knowledge of how to search and input data into computer databases. Desired: knowledge of Hebrew, Judaica, Jewish history and/or western art. HOURS: Flexible PAID: Unpaid CONTACT: Aaron Kornblum, Archivist E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: www.magnes.org 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: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: New book about Hasidim now available from JewishGen
JewishGenMall would like to bring your attention to a new and important book about the rise and result of Hasidic teaching on the population of Eastern European Jews. Glenn Dynner's work , Men of Silk is an in depth exploration of this revolutionary impact on Polish Jewry in the 19th century. He draws on newly-discovered Polish archival sources and Hasidic texts to describe the movement's leaders as successful populists who deftly combined mysticism with a pragmatic approach to politics and business. It also looks at the full range of Hasidic followers, from the downtrodden of the shtetls to the well-to-do of Warsaw. This 396 page book can provide a helpful context for individual family history as well as value to anyone with an interest in 19th-century Poland,. Meticulously researched, it includes sources and notes for anyone who wants to investigate further and most importantly, broaden their knowledge about Hasidim and the influence of their principles. Men of Silk (product code OUP201) is available now at $65 plus SH from the JewishGenMall. http://www.jewishgenmall.org. Purchase orders can be accommodated as well by mail to our office JewishGen, Inc. 2951 Marina Bay Drive, Suite 130-472 , League City TX 77573or by fax to (281)535-2204 If you need further information (281)535-2200 Carol W. Skydell, Vice President JewishGen Special Projects 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: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Re: [ha-Safran]: Books for prisoners
Hi, It's in Seattle (where I live) and they have been delighted to get the donations that have come from AJL. I know those who work there--many volunteer time. Their website is: http://www.jewishprisonerservices.org/http://www.jewishprisonerservices.org/ Shabbat Shalom, Dina Tanners 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: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Rare Haskalah Books
Dear Safranim, We have just completed the first in a series of catalogs of rare Haskalah imprints, mostly in Hebrew from the 19th century. Catalogs are available as email attachments. SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY. Shavua Tov, Chananya Goldman Goldman Books Rare Judaica Books Manuscripts 750 east 18th street Brooklyn, NY 11230 718-434-2110 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] 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: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
RE: [Hasafran] Benjamin of Tudela
As a person who has done rather extensive work on Benjamin of Tudela, I was thoroughly delighted with the Shulevitz version. I think it is appropriate to many different ages ad might well inspire an older student to go to the primary source; his diary which is available in a Hebrew/ English edition : The itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela; critical Hebrew Text, English translation and commentary by Marcus Nathan Adler, Philip Feldheim, Inc, NY, first edition, London 1907. I have a personal copy of this work and used it in creating a study unit in Jewish history of the Medieval period for Junior HS students about 26 years ago. Marion Stein 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: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
FS: Zap! Bam! Pow! The Superhero 1938-1950. The Golden Age of Comic Books
We are happy to offer this fine catalog (now that we have stopped reading it and taken the time to catalog it). It was published by the William Bremen Jewish Heritage Museum and really is Judaica though the title forgets to make that point. Robinson, Jerry, Chabon, Michael and Feiffer, Jules, with contributions by. Zap! Bam! Pow! The Superhero 1938-1950. The Golden Age of Comic Books. Atlanta, Georgia, The Bremen, The William Bremen Jewish Heritage Museum, 2004. ISBN: 0-9761534-0-8. Royal octavo, glossy paper covers, 61 pp., reproductions of color and b/w original art all reproduced in color. Softbound. Foreword by Jane D. Leavey. Articles are The Ultimate Fantasy, by Jerry Robinson, The Minsk Theory of Krypton, Jules Fieffer, The Boys of Gotham, Jerry Robinson, and A Postscript, by Michael Chabon. The Chabon contribution is in the form of a faux letter describing a fan's meeting with Clay and the widow of Cavalier at a comic book convention. This catalog which accompanies the exhibit by the same name (traveling in the summer of 2006 to the California State Fair) illustrates many pages of original comic book art from the Golden Age of comics. The text does not wear it's Jewish interest on its sleeve. However, Jane Leavey in her preface says, In Jewish tradition, the phrase 'tikkun olam' is usually translated as repairing the world and encapsulates the role of humanity in society. It was the Super Heroes who took on that role from 1938 to 1950... Their exploits reflected the political, economic and social issues of the times. In a world dealing with economic depression and facing World War II, it was the Super Hero, whose alter ego was an ordinary person, who came to the rescue, righting the ills of the world and securing 'truth, justice and the American Way'! Many of the drawings included, drawn by young New York Jews, show their Super Hero creations taking the fight to Goebbels and to Hitler himself, and that brings the point home with a punch. (34773) $25.00 Postpaid within the US. We ship and bill to libraries. Individuals can pay by check or charge card as they prefer. * Henry Hollander, Bookseller 415-831-3228 * * 843 Twenty-fourth Avenue fax 415-831-3226 * * San Francisco, CA 94121 [EMAIL PROTECTED] * ** * http://www.hollanderbooks.com* ** * We accept VISA/MC, AMEX and Discover cards. Libraries and * * institutions will be billed. * * * *** 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: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran] : Question about labeling product
Hi, everyone- does anyone have any experience with using a labeling machine for book labels? The particular machine I'm looking at is the Brother PT-1830 labeler. Here is a website: http://www.provantage.com/brother-pt-1830~7BRTT019.htmhttp://www.provantage.com/brother-pt-1830~7BRTT019.htm What are people's feelings about using this sort of machine? Thanks! --Rebecca Rebecca Kemp Serials Supervisor Librarian W.M. Randall Library University of North Carolina Wilmington 601 S. College Rd. Wilmington, NC 28403 Phone: (910)962-7220 Fax: (910)962-3078 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] 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: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Africans Librarians Counceil letter sent to LC
re SARs decision X-Original-To: Hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.0.0.16 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine X-Spam-Score: 0.80 () [Hold at 5.00] SARE_SXLIFE X-CanItPRO-Stream: lists X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 128.146.216.83 X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN Dear safranim, This letter was sent to the Library of Congress from the Africana Librarians Council. I am certain that our membership and the institutions that we represent share similar concerns. Thanks, Heidi Lerner Heidi G. Lerner Hebraica/Judaica Cataloger Catalog Dept. Stanford University Libraries Stanford, CA 94305-6004 ph: 650-725-9953 fax: 650-725-1120 e-mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Margaret Hughes To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] ; mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] ; mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] ; mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] ; mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] ; mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] ; mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] ; mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] ; mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 10:08 AM Subject: [Fwd: ALC letter sent to LC re SARs decision] Dear ALC colleagues - You'll find below a text version of the letter from the Africana Librarians Council sent to the Library of Congress regarding the 20 April 2006 decision to cease creating series authority records. [snip] Yours, Lauris TEXT OF LETTER 12 May 2006 Beacher J.E. Wiggins Director for Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access Library of Congress Washington, DC 20540-4300 Dear Director Wiggins, The membership of the Africana Librarians Council - the organization of professional librarians working in African studies and a sponsored organization of the African Studies Association (U.S.) - has requested that I notify you regarding our concern over the Library of Congress's 20 April 2006 decision to cease creating series authority records and providing controlled series access in bibliographic records. Series control, as with all aspects of bibliographic control, is critically important in the ever-expanding world of book publishing in Africa. As with many industries in developing countries, African book publishing often seems unsystematic, with books typically printed in short runs and reprinted several years later exhibiting changes in bibliographic elements. We see any erosion in bibliographic control as harmful to the Library of Congress's mission to collect research materials from African countries and also to its Cooperative Acquisition Program partnerships with U.S. research libraries. We observe that African studies readers in the U.S. rely upon series names as brands of quality. Several major African publishers have made formal arrangements with U.S. and other publishers to co-publish, reprint, or distribute their titles outside Africa. To navigate through this confusing and duplicative literature, bibliographers, acquisitions librarians, and - most important - readers, especially scholarly readers, need controlled series names. Your annual report for FY2005 noted that the Library of Congress has moved to improve the cataloging capabilities of its overseas offices. The Library of Congress's overseas offices serve as a major acquisitions source for U.S. research libraries. Your achievement - including direct inputting into Voyager - will accelerate access to overseas acquisitions for American readers, as the bibliographic records created by the overseas offices are becoming available to Library of Congress Cooperative Acquisition Program partners even as we unpack the shipping boxes! Preserving the privileges of overseas office cataloging staff to produce authority records takes advantage of in- country headings research, which replaces costly transatlantic communication. Continuing the practice brings economic benefits by reducing State-side workloads - both at the Library of Congress and among those U.S. research libraries building African collections with one or no Africanist cataloger - with no or negligible fiscal increases. And most important, it would strengthen the professionalization of librarians in developing countries. We hope that you will lead a re-examination of the Library of Congress's series authority decision. We ask also that you avoid making similar decisions in the future without consulting your partners in the Library of Congress's Program for Cooperative Cataloging, and your professional colleagues in the Asian, African and Middle Eastern Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries and in the Cataloging Classification Section Committee on Cataloging Asian African Material of the Association for Library Collections Technical Services. Please do not hesitate to
