Re: [ha-Safran]: Cassette tapes
So, let me see if I understand this. I am interested in the sentence (from this U. of texas document) that it could be fair use "to make a copy for the library's collection of a work that is unattainable through normal channels." Don Weinshank from Michigan sent us what could be a clarification of this. His e-mail said it is "acceptable practice to migrate if the item could not be acquired in the current format or in an updated format." So it seems to me that we can only copy a VHS to DVD if the item is currently entirely unavailable in any format. We cannot copy it to DVD if we could purchase it on DVD. But we also cannot copy it to DVD if the VHS tape is still available for purchase, even though most homes and school no longer own VCR players. Either way, the problems for small libraries such as mine to attempt to convert large collections of VHS tapes (we own almost 1000) include: 1. Cost -- Cost to buy DVDs when available as well as cost to convert those items that are unavailable in any format. 2. Time -- Staff time needed to research the entire collection, to determine which items are still available for purchase in which formats. Thanks to Uri and Don for these explanations -- the best I have seen so far. Since we do not have the budget for me to attend the conference next spring, I would appreciate being kept up-to-date on these issues through Hasafran. This is a real problem for our library! Liz Elizabeth Edelglass Library Director Jewish Community Library JCC of Greater New Haven 360 Amity Rd, Woodbridge, CT 06525 (203) 387-2424 x330 libr...@jewishnewhaven.org --- 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: hasaf...@osu.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]: looking for library programming ideas- 3/4th grades
Hi, My religious school director has asked me to come up with some sort of library programming for the 3-4th grade students when they visit the library as part of their Religious School curriculum. We originally had an idea to do "mini" research projects. The idea was that I would give them some sort of question on a Jewish topic, and they would need to research the answer. The idea was that the question was supposed to be somewhat open ended and could have more that one answer. For example, "What do we do at the end of Yom Kippor?" Possible answers could include: eat, havdalah, blow the shofar, kiddush lavanah. etc and then they would discuss their answers with their teacher and myself. This program didn't work out for 2 reasons:1) I couldn't find age-appropriate Jewish reference sources for them to use, and 2) They attend a variety of different schools during the week, and I found that some of the kids didn't have the library skills to look up things in the encyclopedia, etc... If you have any suggestions for Jewish themed activities and programs that you do with middle elementary, I would love to hear them. Thanks so much, Rachel Lewin Myerberg Library The Day School at Baltimore Hebrew/Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Baltimore, Maryland rle...@bhcds.org --- 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: hasaf...@osu.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]: Latest Holocaust and Judaica Catalogue
Hi, We have issued a Catalogue of mostly out of print books on the Holocaust and Judaica.Catalogue #35. If you would like to receive a copy either by e-mail or regular mail please let me know. You can e-mail me atheim...@aol.com .I am always looking to purchase quality books in all languages on the Holocaust and Judaica. My website is evelynpearlbooks.com. Catalogue #35 is not on my website.Many Thanks Evelyn Pearl New York City 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: hasaf...@osu.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]: Books available
The following are available for the cost of shipping.They have library markings but are in good condition. Nazi Hunting by Richard B. Lyttle Mischling, Second Degree - My Childhood in Nazi Germany by Ilse Koehn Thou Shalt Not Kill - A novel of the 1967 Arab-Israel War by Antoin Reboul In the Mouth of the Wolf by Rose Zar Upon the Head of the Goat A childhood in Hungary 1939-1944 by Aranka Siegal Grace in the Wilderness: After the Liberation 1945-1948 by Aranaka Siegal Haviva Donin Peters Librarian Ramaz Lower School 125 East 85th Street New York, NY 10028 Tel: (212) 774-8000 ext.5936 Email: pete...@ramaz.org --- 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: hasaf...@osu.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]: Invitation to a free concert
Music at Emanu-El: The Arcos Orchestra Temple Emanu-El and The ARCOS ORCHESTRA have begun our inaugural season in Emanu-El's magnificent Fifth Avenue Sanctuary. Arcos is a chamber orchestra that offers a bridge between the origins of European music and today's most engaging musical works. Artistic Director and conductor John-Edward Kelly and Emanu-El's Cantor Lori Corrsin have worked closely to create concerts that reflect the Orchestra's mission to promote lesser-known works and the Temple's commitment to Jewish culture. Don't miss our next concert: Wednesday, December 8, 2010; "Festive Tones" ~ for Chanukah. Dr. Samuel Adler, composer, is arranging the Chanukah Candle Blessings and Rock of Ages for the Arcos Orchestra. We will light the candles on the Sanctuary Bima at 7 PM, singing these traditional Chanukah melodies together. The orchestra will then continue with the Handel selection form Judas Maccabeus. Music by G. F. Handel, Bela Bartok, Samuel Adler, Dmitri Terzakis (world premiere) and French-Jewish composer Nicolas Baari. No tickets are required admission is free. Join us for a pre-concert talk at 6:00 PM to hear extraordinary living composers speak about their music. Temple Emanu-El: Fifth Avenue at 65th Street. 212 744-1400 --- 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: hasaf...@osu.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]: Cassette tapes
Yes, in the session I think we need to address both archiving, where we have no intention to lend the copy out, and circulation... Kathy --- 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: hasaf...@osu.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]: Kiev Fellowship Winners Announced
Kiev Fellowship Winners Announced The Special Collections Research Center of the Estelle and Melvin Gelman Library at The George Washington University is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2010 Kiev Judaica Collection Research Fellowships. Dr. Jonathan Skolnik, Assistant Professor of German at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst is the first recipient of the newly created fellowship. Professor Skolnik will utilize the Kiev Judaica Collection as he develops the project "Jewish Modernism in Context: German, Hebrew, and Yiddish Writers in 1920s Berlin," focusing his Kiev Collection research on the role of German-Jewish poet Else Lasker-Schüler. Senior GWU History major Robin Janofsky is the recipient of the undergraduate research fellowship for her proposed project on the American Jewish community's relationship to Abraham Lincoln. Janofsky plans to explore collections of personal correspondence, graphic arts, and organizational records in the Kiev Judaica Collection in the development of her senior honors thesis. The I. Edward Kiev Judaica Collection was established in 1996 by Dr. Ari and Phyllis Kiev with the donation of the private library of Dr. Kiev's father, Rabbi I. Edward Kiev (1905-1975), one of the preeminent Judaica librarians of the 20th century. Housed since 1998 in the Kiev Room of the Estelle and Melvin Gelman Library, the collection contains more than 28,000 volumes and supplementary collections of Jewish graphic art, archives, printed and recorded music, ephemera, artifacts and ritual objects. For more information visit http://www.gelman.gwu.edu/collections/SCRC/collecting-areas/rare-books-and-maps-1/judaica Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. --- 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: hasaf...@osu.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]: acquisition policies
Madeleine, please take a look at this page of the AJL Wiki http://ajlwiki.pbworks.com/w/page/1636975/Acquisitions-for-Synagogue-and -Center-Libraries. It has some useful information on this topic. The general link to the Wiki is on the AJL homepage. Debbie Stern, AJL Publications VP Mordecai M. Kaplan Library Reconstructionist Rabbinical College 1299 Church Road Wyncote, PA 19095 dst...@rrc.edu phone: 215-576-0800 ext. 234 fax: 215 576-6143 --- 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: hasaf...@osu.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
New Shalom Sesame series
From whom can one purchase all the shows available in the new 2010 Shalom Sesame series? Andrea Rapp Wise Temple, Cincinnati --- 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: hasaf...@osu.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]: Children without a shadow
Shalom Safranim, Already purchased by Duke University and Maryland University Children Without a Shadow, 66 min., Documentary In this beautiful documentary the story of one boy becomes the story of an entire people who were able to survive against all odds. Prof. Shaul Harel is a successful pediatrician in contemporary Israel. But in the 1930's he was 3 year old Charles a young Belgian Jew whose immigrant parents had the foresight to hide him as the dangers of war approached. One of the most effective ways to learn about the past is through the experiences of individuals. CHILDREN WITHOUT A SHADOW is the remarkable story of a remarkable man. This film allows a peek at a very personal story which embodies the courage and perseverance of those who survived the Holocaust. The story of the Jewish community in Belgium has not been previously explored and in this touching film we meet adults who survived the war and went on to become successful and even happy adults. We would be glad for your library to own a copy of this special film. The price for public libraries is $115 plus shipping and handling and $300 for university libraries. Please let us know if we can send you a copy for preview. To learn more about the film you can click on this link http://www.ruthfilms.com/children-without-a-shadow.htm Or contact us at: r...@ruthfilms.com Best regards, Ruth www.ruthfilms.com --- 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: hasaf...@osu.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]: Judaica Librarians' Group (Israel)
Judaica Librarians' Group (Israel) A study day about Rare Books was held by the Judaica Librarians' Group the beginning of November. Hosting the day was the National Library of Israel (NLI) in Jerusalem. Over 60 librarians from fifteen institutions attended and the program was chaired by Haim Levy of NLI, Chairman of the Judaica Librarians' Group. Yitzhak Yudelov, retired director of the Institute for Hebrew Bibliography at NLI, spoke about What Makes an Incunabula an Incunabula. He mentioned among the special characteristics of incunabula, differentiating them from later printed books, that they have no title pages, but include colophons like manuscripts; the pages weren't numbered; printers had a personal "relationships" with the works produced (an example given from a colophon was an apology by the printer for mistakes that crept into the work when he was sick and again when he was away at his daughter's wedding). David Ben-Naim, Curator of the Rare Book and Manuscript Collection at Bar Ilan University talked about How to Define a Rare Book. A number of criteria were mentioned, an interesting one being that though when talking about rare books one usually thinks about something old, if only a few copies of a newer edition of a certain work exist it might be rare and the older edition not. Dov haCohen of the Ben Zvi Institute discussed Identifying Unknown Authors of Books in Ladino. One familiar with the entire mileu of an era can find hints to the author's name or can correct previously incorrect information relating to an item. To demonstrate this an example was drawn from a Ladino work published in the Ottoman Empire. The publisher was thought to be S. Salim. Preceeding the "publisher's" name on the title page was a four letter abbreviation which, to those with an extensive knowledge of the period, would know meant approximately: Published during the reign of the Sultan Salim. Closing the day was a panel discussion about Is a Rare Book Collection Important in the Era of Digitization. Panel members were David Ben Naim, Dov haCohen, Prof Elhanan Adler (who holds too many positions in his retirement to mention here) and Orly Simon , Director of Public Services at NLI. Orly Simon opened the discussion by raising the question: which digital "publications" does a library collect? Prof. Adler added the comment that all are "rare" because only one copy of each exists. The discussion raised issues such as the importance of variations in different copies of the same work which are not available from a digitized copy; unclear pages in the original which may be reconstructed by seeing it in the original; the question of watermarks, ruling, etc., all of which can't readily be discerned from a digitized copy. And of course there's the different feeling one gets from holding a printed book, which in itself might be an artistic creation, as opposed to seeing the material on a computer screen or even reading it from a computer generated copy. On the business side, at a meeting of the group's Steering Committee a discussion was held about sponsoring a Rabbinics cataloging course for non-professional librarians who are in charge of the libraries at yeshivot, ulpanot, Beit Ya'akov schools, etc. and at present a canvass of these institutions is being made to determine if there is sufficient demand to justify such a course. 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: hasaf...@osu.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]: CORRECTED EMAIL ADDRESS!
Hi. To anyone who is trying to send in the results of Library Snapshot Day and is having their email bounce, please make sure you use this address: p...@jewishlibraries.org I think in my earlier message the "to p...@..." somehow turned into t...@... And messed up the email address. Sorry about that! Heidi Estrin
