Re: [ha-Safran]: ********** for ALA Council
It is important for Jewish libraries to have a say at ALA (American Library Association), since ALA is one one of the parties editing the Anglo-American Cataloguing rules and making other policies that affect all American libraries. They have also in the past, passed, with little discussion, resolutions biased against Israel. If I read the Ha-Safran messages correctly, there is nothing in the official bio-blurb that makes reference to this person's connections to AJL and its issues, so it was helpful for the poster to point this out. -Stanley Nachamie [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: [ha-Safran]: ********** for ALA Council
I agree with Bernard. One of the reasons I value my AJL membership in general, and this list in particular, is that both facilitate the discussion of bibliographical and narrowly professional concerns, without too much overflow into discussions of politics of whatever sort. One of the results of this, I think, is that AJL, while a much more diverse organization than might appear on the surface, is an exceptionally friendly and respectful organization, and the participants in the discussions on this listserv, to my mind, display these virtues to a fault. The occasional overflow on this listserv is just that, occasional, and I usually deal with it by using my delete button. I would not like to see us become a clearing house for endorsements and discussions of candidates running for any sort of office in any organization, ours included. If any member of any other organization wants to know to what other professional organizations a given candidate may belong, that member should petition the organization in question to include such information on the announcement describing the candidates background and qualifications. I do not think it a reasonable expection that candidates running for office in one organization should be vetted on the listserv of another. Dan Rettberg Rare Book and Manuscript Bibliographer Klau Library Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Cincinnati, Ohio [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: [ha-Safran]: ********** for ALA Council
I agree with Stanley. ALA's past anti-Israel, anti-Jewish history makes it important for all of us to know when we have the opportunity to vote for candidates who are AJL members and will speak in a different voice. The benefit of sharing this knowledge outweighs the risk of cluttering our listserve. Elizabeth Edelglass Dept. of Jewish Education of Greater New Haven 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]: ********** for ALA Council
I must say that I'm surprised there hasn't been more discussion on this important topic. I agree with Ted Koppel's implication that the use of this list for ALA electioneering is inappropriate, regardless of any individual's qualifications. I'm not a member of ALA, but I'm sure that each official candidate for their Council is given the opportunity to have a bio-blurb about them presented to the voing members of ALA. That's done in CLA and OLA, to which I belong *and* to AJL! So why would we want to clutter up our listserv with these things? Edith Lubetski said: I think it is a service to us to be informed of ALA candidates who would be, at the very least, sympathetic to our interests as AJL members. In fact, when there is an ALA election, I would appreciate hearing from our members which candidates would support our issues. I do not know any of the candidates personally or professionally so that any input is helpful. Where should this stop? Should we include comments about various people running for public office of all kinds that would impact libraries, or only Jewish libraries? Should we allow actual full blown lobbying? What about having comments about people who do *not* support our issues? Besides all that, what in fact ARE our issues and on which ones have we registered consensus so we know which way we as a group are prepared to allow candidates who support them to have their names touted to us? I think this should be stopped here and now before it gets out of hand! Shabbat shalom, Bernard Katz, former head, Special Collections and Library Development McLaughlin Library, University of Guelph founding former treasurer, AJL-Ontario Chapter author, descriptive bibliog. of L.M. Montgomery's books (in progress) and chair, Ontario Library Association Copyright Task Force 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]: ********** for ALA Council
No matter what her qualifications are, is it proper to use Hasafran for electioneering? Twice? 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: 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]: ********** for ALA Council
I think it is a service to us to be informed of ALA candidates who would be, at the very least, sympathetic to our interests as AJL members. In fact, when there is an ALA election, I would appreciate hearing from our members which candidates would support our issues. I do not know any of the candidates personally or professionally so that any input is helpful. Edith Lubetski - Edith Lubetski Phone:212-340-7720 Hedi Steinberg Library Fax: 212-340-7808 Stern College for Women Yeshiva University 245 Lexington Av. NY NY 10016 USA 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: 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
