Re: [ha-Safran] New book about Israel for young people
I Hope that someone will send a review to the Newsletter. Amalia From: Lisa Silverman Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 6:24 PM To: mailto:hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu Subject: [ha-Safran] New book about Israel for young people Hello Safranim: I got a free copy of this new book, “Israel Matters” from our Jewish Federation, who is sending it to all the local synagogues. It looks quite good and I volunteered to distribute the info about it to other librarians. Find it here: http://www.behrmanhouse.com/israel-matters It is an introduction to topics relating to Israel for a wide audience, particularly middle school and high school students. It would be a good text for a class. Israel Matters Understand the Past s Look to the Future By Mitchell Bard BEHRMAN HOUSE History/Middle East/Israel Grade 8-Adult Trade Paperback. 218pp $22.50 ISBN: 978-087441-858-3 www.behrmanhouse.com/Israel-Matters Connecticut Order at www.behrmanhouse.com Lisa Silverman Library Director Sinai Temple Blumenthal Library 10400 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90024 310-481-3215 __ 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.service.ohio-state.edu To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran __ 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.service.ohio-state.edu To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
[ha-Safran] Interesting article on mentoring
Create Career Success By Becoming a Mentor http://www.careerealism.com/career-success-mentor/?utm_source=feedburnerutm_medium=feedutm_campaign=Feed%3A+careerealism+%28CAREEREALISM%29 July 3, 2012 * by Bud Bilanich * This blogpost by Bud Bilanich is a somewhat lengthy, yet helpful read for those who are considering either becoming mentors or mentees. Mentorship is an excellent benefit of many professional organizations, including our very own AJL. Applicants for accreditation often request a mentor to both facilitate and expedite the process. However, consulting a mentor is often helpful when making lateral transitions in employment (for example from circulation access to technical services). Some even turn to knowledgeable mavens when considering the adoption of new trends, technologies or policies in their institution. It is a known fact that the world is in the throes of a technological revolution. But we are also experiencing an information revolution. Many of us feel ill-prepared for the vast changes in the workplace. Traditional mentoring, reverse mentoring, and peer-to-peer mentoring can render great support in navigating these new waters in the library and information arena. Do read this article and let me know if you have a particular area of expertise which you'd like to share with others. If you are hesitant to request a mentor, why not drop me a line and we can explore your goals and expectations? Mentoring is an excellent vehicle for individual participation in our organization no matter where you and your mentor are located. One of my new mantra's for AJL is: AJL: Where every member is a mentor. Looking forward to hearing from you soon! Yours, Stephanie (Sara Leah) Gross MSLIS, MATESOL Chair, AJL Mentoring Pollack Library Yeshiva University 500 West 185th Street New York NY 10033-3229 212.960.5442 __ 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.service.ohio-state.edu To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
Re: [ha-Safran] Educational media
So the verdict on filmstrips is to toss them--not surprisingly. I used to love teaching w/ filmstrips, though. They allow the teacher to narrate what s/he wants, at any pace, to linger over one slide, pass over another. Can't do this w/ DVD's. I don't think the content is outdated at all, for example, we have many that show scenes from the lives of historical figures; right now I'm looking at one I came across: Passover Art of the Middle Ages. I taught a class about this last year and spent many hours putting together a power point on it -- and here is all the material on a lovely color filmstrip! And no worries about the equipment shutting down, getting an error message, having to re-boot, how do I get rid of that side bar, etc. So I think it's too bad, not to mention wasteful and non-compliant with sustainablilty-- that all this great material is going in the trash bin. That's my $.02! Andrea PS: Thanks to Robbin Katzin, who informs me that Harvad's Judaica collection at the Widener library does collect these filmstrips. Andrea Rapp Wise Temple, Cincinnati Ohio __ 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.service.ohio-state.edu To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
Re: [ha-Safran] Educational media Redux
Andrea Rapp wrote: I used to love teaching w/ filmstrips, though. They allow the teacher to narrate what s/he wants, at any pace, to linger over one slide, pass over another. Can't do this w/ DVD's. Do I just adore Andrea or what? Soul mates forever. that all this great material is going in the trash bin Oh, bless my ears and whiskers, before the bin, send them to Alba! ... Harvad's Judaica collection at the Widener library does collect these filmstrips. ...and Alba of La Javura in Valencia (Spain), let's always keep that little feisty group in the back of your head right there behind the little eyeballs. So get those shoe boxes prepped. Happy summer Alba Alba Toscano, presª Sinagoga conservador La Javurá calle Uruguay 59, pta 13 46007 Valencia (España) email: lajav...@lajavura.org mailto:lajav...@lajavura.org tlf 963 802 129 móvil 658 721 769 UStream: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/la-javura-on-line Webpage: http://www.lajavura.org Skype: albatoscanovalencia Blog de Bitacora de los Viajes con La Javurá http://bitacoralajavura.posterous.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: Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
[ha-Safran] FW: [MLA-L] FW: [Sonneck] CFP: SAM Jewish Studies Interest Group Call for Presentations
Sharon Benamou Hebraica/Judaica and Music Catalog Librarian Email: bena...@library.ucla.edumailto:bena...@library.ucla.edu Phone: (310) 825-8642 Fax: (310) 794-9357 From: Malmon, Sandi-Jo [mailto:smal...@fas.harvard.edu] Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 7:01 AM To: ml...@iulist.indiana.edu Subject: [MLA-L] FW: [Sonneck] CFP: SAM Jewish Studies Interest Group Call for Presentations Forwarded from the SAM e-list... Ms. Sandi-Jo Malmon Librarian for Collection Development and E-Resources Coordinator for the Humanities Eda Kuhn Loeb Music Library Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138 Tel. 617.495.2794 / Fax. 617.496.4636 P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail From: sonneck-boun...@list.pitt.edu [mailto:sonneck-boun...@list.pitt.edu] On Behalf Of Erica Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 10:06 PM To: sonn...@list.pitt.edu Subject: [Sonneck] CFP: SAM Jewish Studies Interest Group Call for Presentations CFP: SAM Jewish Studies Interest Group Call for Presentations Society for American Music Annual Meeting: Little Rock, Arkansas, March 6-10, 2013 I am pleased to announce a roundtable session for the 2013 annual meeting of the SAM Jewish Studies Interest Group entitled Musical Representations of the 'New Jew' in Twentieth-Century Popular Media of the United States. This session serves in part as a reaction to Nathan Abrams' recently published study, The New Jew in Film: Exploring Jewishness and Judaism in Contemporary Cinema (Rutgers University, 2012). In exploring over three-hundred films, Abrams sets out to illuminate a notable upsurge in the diversity of Jewish representation in film by the late twentieth-century. Most noteworthy, however, is [his] concern to reveal how the representation of the Jew is used to convey confidence or anxieties about Jewish identity and history as well as questions of racial, sexual, and gender politics (http://rutgerspress.rutgers.edu/acatalog/the_new_jew_in_film.html). The Interest Group is soliciting proposals for ten-minute presentations relating to musical representations of Jewishness in the twentieth century in all spheres of popular media of the United States. We envision the roundtable as a structured but informal occasion for a lively exchange of ideas. We will begin with brief individual presentations, then move on to questions and discussion relating to the topics presented and other areas of interest to the speakers and attendees. Your contributions need not be conceived as formally delivered papers, but must be well organized presentations. The ten-minute limit is inclusive of any music or media. In the interest of fostering a cross-disciplinary conversation that will continue after the conference, we encourage submissions from scholars in all fields; we likewise welcome graduate student submissions. The following is a list of topics for your consideration: Musical representation of Jewishness in: 1) television of all eras; 2) the Broadway musical; 3) twentieth-century film; 4) radio dramas of the 40s-50s; 5) documentaries intended for mass consumption. Please send a title and abstract of 150 words in an attached Word document to e...@ku.edumailto:e...@ku.edu no later than July 10, 2012. Proposals will be forwarded to the program committee for blind review. (Do not include any identifying information in your submission). The committee will select no more than two presentations from those submitted. Our decision will be communicated by the third week of July. We look forward to reviewing your abstracts. SAM Jewish Studies Interest Group Erica K. Argyropoulos, Chair ___ Sonneck mailing list sonn...@list.pitt.edu https://list.pitt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sonneck arp (1948-2010) To unsubscribe: mla-l-unsubscr...@indiana.edu To contact the listowners: mla-l-requ...@indiana.edu To change options: https://iulist.indiana.edu/sympa/suboptions/mla-l Archives: https://iulist.indiana.edu/sympa/arc/mla-l Music Library Association homepage: http://www.musiclibraryassoc.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: Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
Re: [ha-Safran] Educational media
Unfortunately non of the educational staff expressed interest so I ended up tossing filmstrips (and video tapes) in both the synagogue and public school. I do think even this outmoded technology has its advantages: being able to make an image as large as the space permits, being able to show details because the image is large, being able to stop and concentrate on one frame. Though it's been some years since I used a filmstrip, there was a certain magic for young children in the darkening of the room and then suddenly a picture appeared. I guess it was the novelty of something they had not seen before as we used filmstrips long after they had been replaced by tapes and then discs. Maybe you can find a place for them in an institution that has not been able to upgrade its technology. Aileen Grossberg Lampert Library Congregation Shomrei Emunah Montclair, NJ -Original Message- From: Andrea Rapp anrapp2...@yahoo.com To: Hasafran hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu Sent: Mon, Jul 2, 2012 4:34 pm Subject: [ha-Safran] Educational media What have you all done w/ educational filmstrips and slide sets? Toss them? Convert them? Just save them? Andrea Rapp Wise Temple, Cincinnati Ohio __ 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.service.ohio-state.edu To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran __ 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.service.ohio-state.edu To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
[ha-Safran] Jews in sports
We're looking into doing Jews in Sports for next year's theme instead of One-Synagogue-One-Book. We're looking for books and other materials for young and old that aren't about Hank Greenberg or Sandy Koufax or Lipman Pike. In fact, we'd like to go outside baseball, and maybe even find some women if there are any. Fiction would be good too, but can't think of anything between The Natural and The Art of Fielding, and the only thing Jewish about those is their authors. We need to broaden our horizons! Please shower ideas on us! Thanks! Barbara Mende Librarian Congregation Mishkan Tefila 300 Hammond Pond Parkway Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 (617) 332-7770 Fax: (617) 332-2871__ 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.service.ohio-state.edu To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
[ha-Safran] Fw: Old Follett software
Since I've been asked to share responses, I'm doing so. Those of you who have more info for me, please send it to the list too. Barbara - Original Message - From: Marcie Eskin To: 'Librarian' Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 9:04 AM Subject: RE: [ha-Safran] Old Follett software Hi Barbara - I had a similar problem when I got a new computer to act as the server for InfoCentre, another mature Follett program. A tech-savvy congregant on my Library Committee set up a virtual machine on my computer using VMWare, a software product which cost about $100 using an educational discount through SHI Corp. (www.shi.com). VMWare partitioned off a part of the computer's hard drive on which we could install Windows XP and InfoCentre. It's working fine. I'm pretty sure the operating system compatibility is an issue for the server only, not for the client machines. I hope this is helpful. Marcie Eskin, Librarian Beth Hillel Congregation Bnai Emunah 3220 Big Tree Lane Wilmette, IL 60091 847-256-1213 x29 libr...@bhcbe.org From: hasafran-bounces+mjeskin=comcast@lists.service.ohio-state.edu [mailto:hasafran-bounces+mjeskin=comcast@lists.service.ohio-state.edu] On Behalf Of Librarian Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 1:42 PM To: hasaf...@lists.osu.edu Subject: [ha-Safran] Old Follett software We've been using Spectrum since it was Winnebago/Sagebrush. The synagogue system uses Windows XP. I just received an email from Follett saying that mature software wouldn't run reliably on versions of Windows above XP (starting with Vista). It would work, but data would be corrupted, etc. Then I discovered that the operating system for the whole synagogue is about to be upgraded. Has anyone had experience running Spectrum or other mature software with Vista/Windows 7? Upgrading to Destiny really isn't in the budget. Thanks! Barbara Mende Librarian Congregation Mishkan Tefila 300 Hammond Pond Parkway Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 (617) 332-7770 Fax: (617) 332-2871 __ 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.service.ohio-state.edu To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
