[ha-Safran]: PT Librarian pos. at East Meadow Jewish Center
Part Time Librarian position available at East Meadow Jewish Center. Twelve hours per week, including 2 Sunday mornings a month. The responsibilities include: having classes visit the library for monthly lessons, purchasing books and accessioning them as well as a monthly newsletter column. Please contact Dale Demner at 1-718-343-8037 or dldem...@hotmail.com [] Reply [] --- 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]: Yiddish Theatre Festival @ AJL Convention
Come enjoy the Montreal International Yiddish Theatre Festival, June 13-22, 2011 at the Segal Center with your AJL friends and colleagues. Avoid disappointment register for 'The Megillah of Itzik Manger' a musical comedy presented by the Yiddish Theatre of Israel. Supertitles in English make the theatre accessible for all. Tickets are available to AJL convention attendees at a reduced rate, and include return transportation to the hotel. For more information about the Yiddish Theatre Festival go to: http://www.segalcentre.org Marsha Lustigman Librarian, Bialik High School 6500 Kildare Rd. Montreal H4W 3B8 514-481-2736 www.bialikmtl.ca --- 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]: Mobsters from Chicago convention?
Hello, I've checked the AJL website, but can't seem to find the answer there...I have a student who is doing research on Jewish mobsters in Chicago. If I remember correctly, there was someone who did a presentation at the 2009 convention on this very topic! Unfortunately, I cannot find my convention schedule from that year, and that session is not listed in the convention proceedings. Does anyone remember who presented on that topic? Thanks, Michelle Michelle Chesner RAS Secretary Columbia 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
[ha-Safran]: Mazal tov to Michal Davis
On behalf of AJL, we wish a hearty Mazal Tov to Michal Davis, Librarian at Yeshiva University High School for Girls and former co-chair of the Accreditation Committee, on her upcoming marriage to Avrum Savitsky on March 13th. Another librarian-librarian match. Ken yirbu! -- Joyce Levine, President SSC Division, AJL --- 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]: Bridges, A Jewish Feminist Journal
For the cost of shipping, I will send any takers the following issues of Bridges: Vol. 11, No 2 Aut 2006 Vol. 11, No 1 Spr 2006 Vol. 10, No 2 Aut 2005 Vol 10, No 12004 Vol 9, No 2 2002 Vol 9, No 1 2001 Vol 8, No 1 & 2 2000 Vol 7, No 2 1998 Vol 7, No 1 1997-98 Vol 3, No 2 1993 Toby Harris, Librarian Temple De Hirsch Sinai 1522 E. Pike Street Seattle, WA 98122 206-315-7398 Seattle 206-315-8486, Ext 7481 Bellevue http://www.tdhs-nw.org/learning/special_programs.php3 Library Hours:3-6 Wed, Bellevue;1-6 Thur, Seattle;9-12:30 Sun, both Over 10,000 Judaic books & CDs! Donate books from our wish list at: http://astore.amazon.com/tedehisi34peo-20?node=4&page=1 --- 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]: Jewish essays in IT GETS BETTER
Dear Safranim I wanted to give you a heads up on what I deem to be Jewish contributors to the essays in the forthcoming book, IT GETS BETTER, By Dan Savage and his husband, Terry Miller (Dutton/Penguin, March 22, 2011) I read through it last night and tagged the 10% of the 110+ essays that I think are of special interest to Jewish readers. As librarians, you are acutely aware of the pain and bullying and confusion among gay, lesbian, different and perceived to be gay teens in your communities. The youtube videos of IT GETS BETTER and, now, this book of transcribed essays and original writings will also, hopefully, be of help in our cities and villages. Without ruining the book for you... here are some notes that I took on it, prior to its release. (In the days after Purim, the editors will have readings in NYC (3/22), LA(3/24), Seattle(3/29), SF(3/29) and Chicago(3/23)) IT GETS BETTER Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living Edited by Dan Savage and Terry Miller March 2011, Dutton Penguin Last summer, each week, the news had a story about a young teenage student who was bullied for being gay or being perceived gay who committed suicide. Dan Savage, a Seattle based sex and relationships columnist was outraged. He asked his husband, Terry Miller, who shuns all publicity, if they could both make a youtube video which told teens that IT GETS BETTER. Terry immediately agreed, a friend shot and edited the video, and they uploaded the video on September 22, 2010. They expected 100 total videos to be compiled on youtube for the project Within 24 hours, someone uploaded a second video In three days, there were several hundred videos At the end of the week, there were 1,000 uploaded videos Within four weeks the U.S. White House called: Could President Obama submit a video to ItGetsBetter.org and the Trevor Project? There are now more than 10,000 videos uploaded for ITGETSBETTER. Manhattan's CBST synagogue has its own set of videos from congregants, The Gap has employee videos, Google and LinkedIn even have their own set of employee-made videos. Dan Savage's publisher and editor, Penguin and Dutton, decided to turn a selection of transcribed videos and other expanded essays, about 110 in all, with additional resource information, into a book. The theme of the essays are why gay or questioning or outsider or bullied or any youth should not kill themselves and be self destructive, since their lives will and do get better. It includes resources and suggestions. The book features contributions by President Barack Obama, David Sedaris, Kate Clinton, Murray Hill, Bishop Gene Robinson, Ellen Degeneres, Tim Gunn, UK PM David Cameron, financial advisor Suze Orman, Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, Chaz Bono, Bruce Ortiz, PereZ Hilton, Alex Orue and many more. There are also several Jews who were selected to include essays. They include Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, the senior rabbi at Congregation CBST in Manhattan; Jules Skloot, the Brooklyn based dancer and choreographer, graduate of Hampshire and Sarah Lawrence, and member of Jews with Tattoos; Dr. David Rosen in Ottawa, who writes with his partner, Sean B Lane; six gay Orthodox Jewish young men have a group essay in which they discuss life growing up in Orthodox and Haredi and Hasidic homes and Jewish summer camps, their survival in these institutions, and their current, much more happy and productive lives. Also included are: Barbara Gaines, 53, the Executive Producer of the Late Show with David Letterman. She writes of growing up on Long Island, playing clarinet in the school band, and attempting suicide after college. But if she had died in 1979, she would have missed out on the rest of a fabulous life, her partner, their 4 year old, and her life at the CBST synagogue. Adam Roberts, a Jewish graduate of Emory and star of the Food Network and the Amateur gourmet flogger (food blogger) site writes a hilarious essay on cooking a Friday night meal for his parents, his partner, and his partner's parents. In between recipes and tangential asides on food, he discusses being bullied in school, and finding how to express himself in a comedy troupe in college. As he says, high school is like a cold depressing tv dinner, but it gets better and you might end up as a plated dish of braised (braised!!) shirt ribs with polenta (*not kosher) There are also essays by Michael Feinstein, a piano player (hehe) Suze Orman, 60, a financial advisor and proud lesbian who says life is "NOT EASY, but it is all worth the struggle!" (she is very demonstrative on video and in print) Andy Cohen, Executive Vice President of Bravo, the cable channel, and head of original programming who writes of growing up in St Louis and wondering if he would be Charles Nelson Reilly and Paul Lynde; finding himself during a year abroad at college; and being himself for the rest of his life. Jessica Leshnoff
[ha-Safran]: Looking for a place to donate
A local family is looking for a place to donate siddurim. They are old but in good condition. Some are translated into Yiddish, Polish, Russian or Hungarian. There may be other sefarim, as well. Any suggestions that I can pass along? Thanks. Michal Malen North Shore Hebrew Academy Library --- 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]: Next deadline for AJL News and AJL Reviews contributions
Dear all, Please note that the deadline for the next issues of AJL News and AJL Reviews is April 15, 2011. The next digital issues will be posted on May 15, 2011. Please send all contributions directly to me at general-edi...@jewishlibraries.org Thank you, Uri --- 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]: Downsizing collection assistance
I am being forced to downsize a 7000-volume Jewish library that contains Yizkor books, Russian language, adult and juvenile fiction and non-fiction, VHS Jewish Heritage Collection and many resource teaching materials. The JCC needs the library space for other programming. Can anyone offer suggestions or techniques for this overwhelming task. The objective is to reduce the collection to 1/3 of its size. I am particularly interested in knowing what to do with books that no one wants. Thanks for any help you might offer off the listserve. Gratefully, Leona Fleischer Archive/Library Associate GJCC Nashville, TN --- 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
Irgun, Haganah and Lehi
Does anyone have any books they can recommend on the Irgun, Haganah and Lehi? Many thanks. Leah Moskovits Torah Academy of Bergen County Teaneck, New Jersey --- 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]: Help finding book title, Uzu and Muzu
The title is "Uzu u-Muzu mi-Kefar Kakaruzu" and was published in Hebrew in 1987 (Keter, Jerusalem). The Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature website says that an English translation "is available", but I didn't find any further information. http://www.ithl.org.il/book_info.asp?id=388 You might want to email them and ask. This text was adapted as a children's play by the same name (Uzu and Muzu from the village of Kakaruzu) and its English version was indeed created by Sara Keren (not Kerem). Uri --- 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]: "In Her Hands : the education of Jewish girls
in Tsarist Russia" X-Original-To: Hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=3uSaImBeuprzHBlOOPjkqgu+7PcxSRW0m2Aphm9Zmck= c=1 sm=0 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=ugFvkfIBRL/WdPz6TiXDkA==:17 a=Vt2AcnKq:8 a=pSZzf3RB:8 a=-phcVqUg3QhPeWxZuN4A:9 a=IzIpdBvfI9e71w49_BgA:7 a=5g9AEZ4OAmJyhB9R4cwRCSzfo2wA:4 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=ugFvkfIBRL/WdPz6TiXDkA==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Originating-IP: 76.181.167.86 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.1.0.9 X-Spam-Score: 1.30 (*) [Tag at 7.00] MISSING_SUBJECT,SPF(neutral,0) X-CanIt-Geo: ip=71.74.56.124; country=US; region=OH; city=Columbus; latitude=39.9968; longitude=-82.9882; metrocode=535; areacode=614; http://maps.google.com/maps?q=39.9968,-82.9882&z=6 X-CanItPRO-Stream: lists (inherits from default) X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 128.146.216.21 X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN In celebration of Women's History Month 2011, please join the Hebraic Section, African and Middle Eastern Division and The European Division, Library of Congress for a presentation by Eliyana R. Adler. "In Her Hands : the education of Jewish girls in Tsarist Russia" Dr. Adler will be speaking at noon on Tuesday March 15, 2011, in the African and Middle Eastern Division Reading Room, located in the Thomas Jefferson Building room 220. The Jefferson Building address is: 10 First Street S.E., Washington, D.C. Metro: Capital South. The event is free and open to the public. --- 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]: FS: The Tradesmen and Farmers of Yiddishland, 1921-1938
An interesting photo-book illustrating an interesting aspect of Eastern European Jewish life, the resettlement of Jews as agricultural workers and rural tradesmen in "productive" professions. Call 4125-831-3228 or email to reserve a copy. We ship and bill to libraries and institutions. Individuals are asked to prepay. Polack, Emmanuelle, edited by. "Artisans et paysans du Yiddishland/ The Tradesmen and Farmers of Yiddishland/ Bal-melokhhes un foyerim inem Yidishland, 1921-1938." Paris, ORT France, Somogy Editions D'Art, 2006. Quarto in dust jacket, map, 96 pp., duotone photos throughout. Hardbound. In French, English and Yiddish. Preface by Serge Klarsfeld. Articles are "On Reading Photographic Images," Anne Grynberg and "From Shtetl to Kolkhoz: The Tradesmen and Farmers of Yiddishland (1921-1938)," Emmanuelle Polack. Featuring photos reproduced from original glass plates in the Paris archive of ORT. The images were taken to serve the fund-raising purposes of ORT in the west and the propaganda purposes of the Soviet and Romanian governments. Nevertheless, they are a rare source of images of rural Jewish life in those places and that time. (56877) $18.00 Postpaid within the US. Additional elsewhere. END Henry Hollander, Bookseller 843 Twenty-Fourth Avenue San Francisco, CA 94121 tel 415-831-3228 http://www.hollanderbooks.com http://hollanderbooks.blogger.com boyc...@hollanderbooks.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]: Book of Life Podcast: Defying Gravity
The Book of Life podcast presents an interview with Carol de Giere, author of Defying Gravity: The Creative Career of Stephen Schwartz from Godspell to Wicked. You can listen to the interview to hear tidbits about Carol's time backstage on Wicked and about the Jewish influences on Schwartz's work at http://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2011/03/defying-gravity.html. Enjoy! Heidi Estrin, Host www.bookoflifepodcast.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]: Looking for poem on Leah and Rachel
Colleagues, I'm hoping that the description below will sound familiar to one of you out there. A patron is looking for a short poem for which he doesn't know the name of the author or the exact title, but it's about how Mother Leah stands at the grave of her sister, Rachel, who has died giving birth to Benjamin, and vows to raise this child for her sister. The patron thought it appeared in The Reconstructionist many years ago but our search of the ATLA database which indexes it and a brief manual search didn't come up with it. Any ideas? Debbie Stern, Library Director 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
[ha-Safran]: Cataloging graphic novels
In our synagogue library we use the Weine system and mark fiction as "F" and young adult fiction as "YA F." The Sydney Taylor collection this year is full of graphic novels, and others are coming through. Do you guys have special designations for them? Thanks! Barbara Congregation Mishkan Tefila Chestnut Hill, MA --- 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]: Holocaust labels
Hi, Thank-you to those who responded to my query about Holocaust labels. Demco does not ship to Canada, but they directed me to Carr McLean, which does, and I was able to order them from them. Much appreciated! Natasha Krause Library Technician Vancouver Talmud Torah School Vancouver, BC, Canada --- 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]: How many linear feet (or # of books) in a
Michelle, This is of course hard to predict or estimate. Maybe one way to estimate it is to look at Cutter's Judaica reference sources : a selective, annotated bibliographic guide (1591581338) and see what areas you are going to concentrate on. Then decide how many feet for each main subject - and multiply. You need to remember that if you're going to include large sets - let's say a whole Talmud or Entsiklopedia Mikra'it - you'd need more space... I would also go to the actual current stacks and measure just to get an idea of "how many books in average are in one linear foot". Using Cutter's book for this purpose could combine the selection process and space estimate together... Uri --- 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]: How do I get to the newsletter
See previous message sent to this list on Feb. 14. Thank you, Uri Dear ha-Safran subscribers, As you all know by now, the AJL Newsletter which was previously printed on paper and distributed by mail, is now split into two separate electronic publications which will be posted online only. The current issues are "Vol.1, No.1" for each title. Please see the AJL website under News & Announcements for the links (http://www.jewishlibraries.org/ajlweb/). Both files are in PDF format and are searchable within the Adobe application; all website and email addresses should be linked. Depending on the browser you use, the PDF will be open within the browser or 'outside' of it with the Adobe Acrobat application. These two issues are distributed freely to all AJL members and ha-Safran subscribers. In the near future, once our new website is operative, AJL members will be required to login with their password in order to access future issues. Information about the website and passwords will be communicated later on. I would like to invite you to peruse the new issues and forward them to whomever you deem might be interested! Please let me know if you have any questions, comments or suggestions! I would like to thank all people who were involved in the production of these issues, and especially to Karen Ulric, Linda Silver, Merrily Hart, Anne Dublin, and Daniel Scheide. Thank you, Uri --- 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]: Linda Silver's Best Jewish Books
As many of you know, JPS recently published Linda Silver's new book: Best Jewish Books for Children and Teens: A JPS Guide A guide to what's really worth reading for young people By Linda R. Silver MLS Find it on the JPS website here: http://jps.org/product.php?id=445&promocode=SILVER The book offers a top librarian's picks of the best in writing, illustration, reader appeal, and authentically Jewish content in picture books, fiction and non-fiction, for early childhood through the high school years. For a limited time JPS is offering 30% off the price of this book exclusively for the HaSafran family. Don't miss this invaluable resource for librarians and your patrons alike. Enter code SILVER at checkout to save 30% on this book. Best, Laurie Schlesinger Director of Sales & Marketing The Jewish Publication Society 2100 Arch Street, 2nd Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103 800-234-3151 ext. 50613 or (215) 832-0613 lschlesin...@jps.org Please note the new JPS website address: www.jps.org and my new email address lschlesin...@jps.org Subscribe to our News Feed: http://www.jewishpub.org/news/rss.php --- 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]: Retirement
February 23, 2011 Dear Friends and Colleagues, By now you have seen the positing on Hasafran for the position I have had the privilege to occupy for more the thirty years. Yes, I am retiring. My decision was determined by two major factors, my health and the times. Information needs change and the means of transmitting those needs change, and I feel I have reached that point in my life in which change is not coming as easily as earlier. It is perhaps time to pass the baton to someone younger and swifter. In my formal letter of resignation I stated the following: "Not long ago I had occasion to refer to a book, which upon taking from the shelf I recognized it as a volume I had processed for Rabbi Kiev early in my career. The spine had dried out, and because of the now brittle paper, it could not be effectively rebound. "After over thirty-seven and one half years I see myself perhaps not unlike that book. My spine is not as supple and my skin has dried out. "Rebinding" is not an option. "Given my overall health, as well as the weight of the challenges facing the Klau Library in the immediate future, I think it is the right time for me to depart. "These years have had many "peak experiences." Having been selected by Herbert C. Zafren to work at the College and under his direction was a tremendous privilege that has shaped my life. "Working with David Gilner, a wonderful colleague and equally important, if not more so, a dear friend, has been a delight. "And while there is so much I shall miss (and, true, some I shall not miss), the warm camaraderie of my colleagues at our four libraries is especially something I shall always cherish." I must add here what a special place in my heart the Association has.. Those annual conventions of the Association were among those "peak experience" in referred to. For so many strangers became instantly not just colleagues but most definitely friends This is something words cannot adequately express. And how awesome (and I use this word in its original, and not in the contemporary popular colloquial sense) has been the Association's growth in the past three decades! When I assumed the presidency in 1982 (and after we had straightened out the membership rolls) we had 613 dues paying members. (Do you think that number has significance?) Now our membership is nearly double that number. And we continue to grow in strength. That the Association honored me with Life Membership still touches me deeply. And while I hope to continue to attend our conventions, I shall definitely miss our in-person interactions, and I hope we can remain in touch. To that person who succeeds me at the College-Institute, I wish you every success, for you will be working among some of the finest individuals, both as professionals and as persons you will ever meet. My warmest best to you all, Phil 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
