Re: [ha-Safran]: Copyright -- transfer to new media 2

[Daniel Stuhlman]

At 11:34 PM 11/08/2010, you wrote:


These questions bother librarians and scholars, but the lawmakers did
not fully address all of these issues.



I wrote too fast.  Chapter 1 paragraph 108 does give permission under 
some circumstances to libraries to copy  complete works or transfer 
from another media.  This is not permission to systematically copy an 
entire collection.

  Uri Kolodney passed this link from the University of 
Texas  concerning copyright.
http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/l-fu.html

DS



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[ha-Safran]: Library Snapshot Day at Congregation Beth Am

[Diane Rauchwerger]

Congregation Beth Am, Los Altos Hills, California had a very 
successful Library Snapshot Day on Sunday, November 7.  It was held 
during our regular Sunday Program hours from 9:00-11:30 a.m.
104 people came into the library.

We  had refreshments on a table outside the library.
5 classes came in for stories.
There was a table with supplies for making bookmarks.  The 
pre-kindergarten class participated in that activity.
Photo albums were on display highlighting our AJL Accreditation 
documents, pictures of our Mother Goose Program and misc. library photos.
One table had a library survey for patrons to fill out.  six people 
participated.  Two people expressed an interest in volunteering in the library.
A display of children's favorite books was set up.
We began our annual reading game.  This year's theme is "Kids Love 
Jewish Books."
We recorded circulation statistics for the day:
4 adult books
5 juvenile books
35 picture books
1 video
1 DVD

We offered tours of the library.
4 library committee members helped with the various activities, our 
two teen Madrichim took photos and counted patrons, and the librarian 
told stories and took photos.  Selected photos will be used in the synagogue.

This event, as well as three other events the library will be 
sponsoring for Jewish Book Month, were highlighted in the local 
Jewish News.  Friday, November 5 we had a book display before and 
after services.  Next Friday, November 12 will be library 
Shabbat.  Two local cookbook authors will be feature speakers during 
services.  The service will be followed by a potluck 
dinner.  Saturday, November 20 the library will feature a book 
display during Torah Study.  Torah study is usually attended by 150 people.

Diane Rauchwerger,
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[ha-Safran]: Cassette tapes

[Don Weinshank]

Given the complexity of the issue, I asked the Copyright Office here 
at Michigan State University to comment. With their permission, I am 
posting their reply so as to go into the "mix" for the discussion at 
the next meeting.




Generally speaking there are a number of ways to look at these 
preservation situations.



It has been interpreted as acceptable practice to migrate if the item 
could not be acquired in the current format or in an updated format, 
i.e. if you had a VHS tape, you could digitize it, if you could not 
acquire the item as another VHS tape or in any other format such as DVD.



With unique items in a collection, you have more leeway if you are 
the only library holding a legal copy of an item.



There's also a school of thought that it should be acceptable to make 
a digital use copy of anything legally held as long as you did not 
net two copies for use.



Copyright practice for library preservation purposes is open to 
interpretation and there really aren't any hard and fast rules as 
supported by case law on the topic. I think it's important to be 
consistent and think carefully about your practices and policies in 
light of fair use interpretations







___

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[ha-Safran]: acquisition policies

[Adas Israel Librarian]

I'm looking for acquisition policies from larger synagogue libraries,

We're reworking ours, and want to see what others have done.

Todah Rabah.









Madeleine

Madeleine Cohen Oakley

Director of Library Services

Adas Israel Congregation

Washington, DC

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RE: [ha-Safran]: Cassette tapes

[Kolodney, Uri]

This is what I got from our copyright person.
http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/l-fu.html
Uri


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Re: [ha-Safran]: Cassette tapes

[Liz Edelglass]

When I asked the list a few years ago about converting VHS to DVDs, I 
was told it was illegal.

Does anyone have a definitive answer?

Liz

Elizabeth Edelglass
Library Director
Jewish Community Library
JCC of Greater New Haven
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RE: [ha-Safran]: Cassette tapes

[Andrea Rapp]

This is something I think a copyright attorney should address.
We should not be governed by common practice when we need to know 
what the law says.
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Re: [ha-Safran]: Copyright law - a possible session for

[Levine, Joyce]

I agree with Toby that copyright issues affect all of us, including 
school libraries, synagogues and centers. In addition to photocopying 
and distributing photocopied material, I'm particularly interested in 
the public showing of copyrighted films.
This is definitely a broader issue that pertains to others in 
addition to RAS libraries.
Joyce


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[ha-Safran]: Exhibition catalog Monsters and Miracles

[Schoen Books]

Chaverim

We are pleased to offer the  new catalog published by the Eric Carle 
and Skirball Museums of the exhibit Monsters and Miracles

Stavans Ilan and Sokol Neal  (curators). MONSTERS AND MIRACLES: A 
JOURNEY THROUGH JEWISH PICTURE BOOKS. Amherst and Los Angeles: Eric 
Carle and Skirball Museums, 2010. 80 pp.with many color 
illustrations. Stiff Wrapper. Very Good. Essays by Ilan Stavans, Neal 
Sokol and Tal Gozani
priced at  $25 plus postage ( Drop us a note with your address and we 
can invoice you)

If you are visiting the exhibit at the Eric Carle Museum  on the 
grounds of Hampshire College and near the National Yiddish Book 
Center do stop by for a glezele tae with us just a skip down the road 
in South Deerfield.

And do not forget the exhibit A Stitch in Jewish Time: Provocative 
Jewish Textiles at HUC -JIR Museum in NYC until May 20111 which 
includes work by Jane Trigere.

a dank
kol tuv
Yekutiel Schon

-- 
Kenneth Schoen, SCHOEN BOOKS...specializing in:
Judaica, the Holocaust, modern European history,
psychoanalysis, and scholarly books in general.

http://www.schoenbooks.com
see also: www.jhswm.org
and also: www.trigere.com
Seven Sugarloaf Street
South Deerfield, MA. 01373
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[ha-Safran]: Chanukah Educational Resources and 175 Chanukah Videos

[Jacob Richman]

Hi Everyone!

Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, is observed for
eight days, beginning on the evening of the 25th day of
the Hebrew month of Kislev. This year Chanukah starts
Wednesday evening, December 1, 2010.

Chanukah is a wonderful holiday of renewed dedication,
faith, hope and spiritual light. It's a holiday that says:
"Never lose hope." Chanukah commemorates the victory of a
small band of Maccabees over the pagan Syrian-Greeks who
ruled over Israel.

The Jewish Trivia Quiz
http://www.jewish-trivia.com

What does the Hebrew word Chanukah mean ?
What type of foods do we specificaly eat on Chanukah ?
What activities are forbidden during Chanukah ?
Are woman obligated to light the menorah ?
How many candles do we need for all of Chanukah ?
Which family was Judah the Maccabee from ?
How many branches did the menorah in the temple have ?

The above questions are examples from the multiple choice
Flash quiz. There are two levels of questions, two timer settings.
Both kids and adults will find it educational and enjoyable.

Free Chanukah Clipart
http://www.jewish-clipart.com

Whether you need a picture for your child's class project,
a graphic for your synagogue, Hillel or JCC Chanukah
announcement, the Jewish Clipart Database has the pictures
for you. You can copy, save and print the graphics in
three different sizes.

Cool Chanukah Videos
http://www.jr.co.il/videos/chanukah-videos.htm

I created a list of 175 (yes 175!) Cool Chanukah video links.
There is something for everyone.

To learn more about Chanukah, I posted on my website
138 site links, ranging from from laws and customs to games and
recipes. Site languages include English, Hebrew, Russian,
Spanish, French, Portuguese, German and Italian.

All 138 links have been reviewed / checked this week.
The web address is:

http://www.jr.co.il/hotsites/j-hdaych.htm

Please forward this message to relatives and friends,
so they may benefit from these holiday resources. Thanks!

Enjoy!
Chodesh Tov (Kislev) - Have a good month,
Jacob


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Re: [ha-Safran]: about the diversity books, one more question

[Susan Dubin]

One of my favorite (albeit tongue-in-cheek) is "The Vampire's 
Beautiful Daughter " about a girl who has to decide to follow the 
Jewish religion and become a Bat Mitzvah or become a vampire. Okay, a 
little out there but fun to read!
Suzi Dubin


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AJL Survey

[Rachel Leket-Mor]

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Dear Readers of Hasafran,
The Association of Jewish Libraries is conducting an anonymous survey 
in order to study current trends in Judaica libraries and to 
anticipate future developments across AJL divisions. The survey was 
announced in the AJL Newsletter (September/October issue, p. 2) and 
to all Hasafran readers (November 1, 2010). It is vital for us to 
know about our members and other readers of Hasafran – please respond 
even if you are not a member of AJL.

Thank you to those who have already completed the survey. If you have 
not yet had a chance to do it, remember that it will take only a few 
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results can be linked to any specific person filling it out.

Therefore, please don't skip any questions, particularly those 
relating to hours and salary. You can go back and change your answers 
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submit). The committee, made up of SSC and RAS members, has worked 
very hard on designing the survey. This information is quite 
important to helping us in our efforts to serve the Judaica 
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The survey is at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ajlsurvey.

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RE: [ha-Safran]: AJL Newletter

[Stanley Nachamie]

I haven't kept up with this whole thread, but I read Steven Bergson's 
post about the online newsletter being available to a wider audience. 
Has it been decided that the online newsletter will be available to 
anyone, and not password-protected (and thus only available to paid 
subscribers or members)?

Another library organization to which I belong moved their newsletter 
online while raising their dues at the same time!  I would read the 
paper copies when I used to get them, but never go looking for it 
anymore.  (Initially, they would send email out when a new issue was 
available, but they haven't done that for years.)

Thank you, and Shabbat Shalom.

-Stanley Nachamie


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Re: [ha-Safran]: Copyright -- transfer to new media

[Daniel Stuhlman]

At 12:42 AM 11/05/2010, you wrote:
   Can one transfer a VHS to DVD only for archival purposes?  Do
we really have to purchase brand new DVD's of all the wonderful VHS
tapes we have, that are no longer used because they equipment to show
them isn't made or isn't available anymore? Diary of Anne Frank,
Yentl, Hester Street, Rugrats Chanukah, and one could go on and
on?  What if it's a VHS that is not available as a DVD?


These questions bother librarians and scholars, but the lawmakers did 
not fully address all of these issues.  In my next blog on copyright 
I will deal with the questions concerning who does the copyright law 
really protect?  The British law, Statue of Anne (Copyright Act 
1709), the first copyright legislation, seems to protect the printers 
and publishers because only publishers could own a 
copyright.  Napoleonic Code was more concerned about the intellectual 
property rights of the creator; copyright was automatic upon 
creation.  American law seems to favor the authors and creators over 
the publishers.  The Berne Convention combines these protections and 
guess who loses -- scholars, librarians, and libraries.

If a DVD says "For Home Use Only"  it means that if can not be used 
any where else.  You can't borrow a DVD from the library and show it 
without securing another license.  Many people violate this provision 
of the law because the home use license is much less than a public 
performance license.

For more you will have to read my next blog article.

Shabbat shalom,



Daniel Stuhlman
Chicago, IL
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[ha-Safran]: New Podcast: Canadian Jewish Book Awards

[Heidi Estrin]

The Book of Life has posted a new podcast episode, featuring Canadian 
Correspondent Anne Dublin's visit to the Canadian Jewish Book Awards 
gala ceremony. She interviews four of the winners:

 * Eva Wiseman, author of Puppet (Youth Literature category)

 * Goldie Sigal, author of Stingy Buzi and King Solomon / Der 
karger Buzi un Shloymeh Hameylekh (Yiddish category)

 * Robin McGrath, author of The Winterhouse (Fiction category)

 * Mystery writer Howard Engel (Special Achievement Award)



Please visit 
http://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2010/11/canadian-jewish-book-awards.html 
to listen to this episode and to find links to further information on 
the winning titles!



Enjoy!

Heidi Estrin

Host, The Book of Life

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RE: [ha-Safran]: Copyright session at Convention

[Chaya Wiesman]

We have exactly the same issue here at Ramaz.  We have a large
collection of VHS tapes that we have been using for classroom
instruction.  Over the past few years, we have added projectors and
SmartBoards to every classroom so that it is quite easy to project a DVD
for class instruction.  This year, we got rid of most of the TV/VHS
setups that we had to show the VHS in our collection.  If we could
convert the VHS tapes to DVD it would be extremely helpful to us.  Many
of the VHS tapes are not available in DVD.  Occasionally the VHS breaks
in the player and we are left with nothing.  It would be extremely
helpful if we could find out what educational and fair use laws are
applicable to our situation.

Chaya Wiesman
Librarian
Ramaz Upper School



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