Re: [ha-Safran]: next q: signed books
Patricia, The bottom line question is this: do you want your books to be used? Or do you want them in some locked up collection, protected from all but the most persistent user? Are you a library or a museum? Unless there is some intrinsic value to that signed items ( and from what you wrote, that does not seem to be the case) then the books should be on the shelf so that anyone can circulate them. Wiesel wrote his books so that people can read them, not so they can be hidden away/ Ted Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (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
Re: [ha-Safran]: Libraries do make a difference
All, I think it is timely that this issue arises - it shows up like clockwork about once a year and it's good to discuss it gain. A couple of observations: 1) Librarians talking to librarians is not likely to produce sustainable funding for synagogue libraries 2) Librarians talking to educators/rabbis is only slightly more likely to be successful. (Same issue as we have all identified - after the heating bill and paving for the parking lot, there's no money left) 3) Congregants/members talking to librarians is not likely to produce funding. Because that has to be followed by (2, above) which leads to a dead end. 4) Congregants/members talking to rabbis, synagogue machers, and the power centers in the library are somewhat more likely. The big picture, in my opinion, is that the money allocators in the synagogue are far more likely to listen to the dues-paying members than the librarians. This may not be a politically correct thing thing to say on HaSafran, but I think it's true. So the strategy ought to be to mobilize the members (and the members' kids). As for the idea of an endowment - it's an interesting thought, but I wonder about how (practically) it would work. TO be nationally useful, it would need to be decentralized so that libraries anywhere could benefit. But decentralization has its own costs in terms of administration and quality control. Once we have the big chunk of endowment funding (!) we can work out these issues. Ted Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (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
Re: [ha-Safran]: School Library Effectiveness Does NOT Make
Keep speaking, a film is good, spread the word, etc. but from my perspective nothing beats just being out there (if you've got the personality for it, to push the Library agenda) it means networking and collaborating and building relationships with many other institutions so they notice when you are NOT at the table. It has to mean being willing to explore a future without books and libraries as we know them, because that idea is on the table. Abigail Yasgur Abigail Yasgur, M.L.S., Director Jewish Community Library of Los Angeles promoting Jewish literacy www.jclla.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (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
[ha-Safran]: Israbook November 2007 Quarterly Catalog of
Hebrew Fiction X-Original-To: Hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.1.0.9 X-Spam-Score: 0.00 () [Tag at 5.00] X-CanItPRO-Stream: lists X-Canit-Stats-ID: Bayes signature not available X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 128.146.216.132 X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN Dear Librarian We have two news items today from Jerusalem; Harry Potter Pre-order and our November 2007 Quarterly Catalog of Hebrew Fiction. Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows (Hebrew) Ships Dec 2007 We are now accepting pre-orders for Harry Potter Book 7 for in Hebrew, scheduled to be released in Israel on December 5th, 2007. You can order for your library or have it sent within Israel. See details on our website. http://www.israelbooks.com/bookDetails.asp?book=647http://www.israelbooks.com/bookDetails.asp?book=647 Israbook November 2007 Quarterly Catalog of Hebrew Fiction You can still place an order from our November, 2007 library discount catalogs. The include the following well known titles and many more- A Thousand Splendid Suns Hosseini, Khaled The Saturday Wife, Ragen, Naomi Mekimi, Yaron-Dayan, Noa One Wish to the Right, Nevo, Eshkol Libraries get free EMS shipping when ordering an entire list or a 10% discount on individual selections. The titles on this list are from many different publishers, not just the major labels, and represent a wide selection of the most popular titles on the local market in Israel. Please email me to request our November, 2007 Quarterly Catalog of Hebrew Fiction in pdf format.. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] Gefen Librarians Newsletter To receive quarterly catalogs of Israeli bestselling literature.- http://www.gefenpublishing.com/emailRegistration/GefenLibrarianshttp://www.gefenpublishing.com/emailRegistration/GefenLibrarians November, 2007 Quarterly Catalog of Hebrew Fiction * Hebrew Bestsellers * Translated Bestsellers § Children's Bestsellers translated into Hebrew divided into two sections oEasy Hebrew for young children, Hebrew as foreign language readers and new readers oStandard Hebrew reading level for children of all ages! § Children's Bestsellers Hebrew Literature divided into two sections oEasy Hebrew for young children, Hebrew as foreign language readers and new readers oStandard Hebrew reading level for children of all ages! In addition to the most up-to-date bestsellers in Israel we can provide you with any title published in Israel. We also maintain a warehouse in the United States. This means that in many cases you can get shipping and handling prices based on local domestic UPS shipping costs. Israbook Supplies: * Best-selling Hebrew paperbacks * Children's books in Hebrew * Subscriptions to Israel periodicals and series * Hebrew-English English Hebrew Dictionaries * Hebrew Studies Textbooks (Hebrew From Scratch) * Easy Hebrew Publications * Sifrey Kodesh * Archeology Research * Holocaust Literature * Academic publications * Much more If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (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
RE: [ha-Safran]: School Library Effectiveness Does NOT Make
We, AJL, should consider working with a strategic thinker/planner on Jewish communal organizations, to develop a plan for positioning. I think there is much to learn from nextbook, jewish book council, let's speak with the christian org. and the catholic libraries, and others. Abigail Yasgur Abigail Yasgur, M.L.S., Director Jewish Community Library of Los Angeles promoting Jewish literacy www.jclla.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (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
Re: [ha-Safran]: Book repair
At 10:48 PM 11/11/2007, you wrote: A patron brought in a beautiful 1902 prayer book with a mother-of-pearl cover in need of repair as a few pages are loose. I would be most appreciative it if you could give me names of reliable and reasonable antique book restorers. He is in California, but could mail the book anywhere. Many thanks Cherille Loose pages may be repaired with glue or Japanese paper. A 1902 siddur may not be worth a full conservation effort. Daniel Stuhlman Chicago, IL 60645 DDstuhlman at earthlink.net http://home.earthlink.net/~ddstuhlman/liblob.htmhttp://home.earthlink.net/~ddstuhlman/liblob.htm Librarian's Lobby http://stuhlman.bizhttp://stuhlman.biz Home page Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (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
RE: [ha-Safran]: next q: signed books
They may not be rare now, but what will be their status in fifty years? It's always a balancing act for libraries comparing the needs of today versus the needs of tomorrow. My inclination would be to put these in Special Collections and to buy additional copies for the circulating shelves. Dan Rettberg Rare Book and Manuscript Bibliographer Klau Library Hebrew Union College--Jewish Institute of Religion Cincinati, Ohio [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (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
Re: [ha-Safran]: Publisher interested in Holocaust Memoirs?
Cherille, I would appreciate it if you would post to ha-Safran a list of the publishers you hear about. Joy Rich Brooklyn, NY Editor, Dorot: The Journal of the Jewish Genealogical Society (New York) Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (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
[ha-Safran]: Links to member catalogs on AJL website
Aloha, AJLers, I've been informed that many of the links to member catalogs (on the AJL website at http://www.jewishlibraries.org/ajlweb/resources/catlinks.htm) are broken. Please check your library link and if it's broken, notify me of the correct URL so I can fix it. Thanks. Nancy Sack Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (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
[ha-Safran]: Jewish self-study curriculum for kids
Hi, A teacher asked me about a self-study curriculum to be implemented in a wide range of Jewish schools throughout the Chicago area. The range includes Orthodox schools through Reform schools, along with Hebrew schools (children who have a limited Jewish background). He wanted the program to be on a topic or several topics in Judaism that kids may not have had a chance learning about in a meaningful way/depth (or breadth) in school. ie: The Taryag Mitzvos, Ten Commandments, Ani Ma'amin (13 Principles of Faith), facts about the Avos or Imahos (Patriarchs or Matriarchs), etc. I was thinking of The Taryag Mitzvah Project of The Taryag Legacy Foundation. The only problem is that it is mainly geared toward kids who have had an Orthodox education and is not a self-study program (the teacher has a large part in implementing this program). Does anyone have any ideas for me? Thanks! Rivka Polsky Library Media Specialist Walder Education Pavilion of Torah Umesorah Skokie, IL. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Climb to the top of the charts! Play Star Shuffle: the word scramble challenge with star power. http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_octPlay Now! Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (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
