[ha-Safran] New Israeli books, announced by Rubin Mass; cat. #448: Elul 5772 / Sept. 2012
Dear safranim and book friends, We'll be happy to send you, upon your request by e-mail, our new catalogue: Recent Books From Israel Cat. No. 448, September 2012 (Elul 5772). The catalogue contains 574 new titles which are divided into few files: 1. Titles in Hebrew, including religious books (Sifrei kodesh). We add a file of Hebrew titles in transliterated text . 2. Non-Hebrew tiltes. You are invited to place your orders by e-mail ( mailto:rm...@barak.net.il rm...@barak.net.il) or to use the attached order form. We are working on a new web site, it will be uploaded soon. In meantime our old web (rubin-mass.com) is closed. We hope you enjoy this new selection of Israeli books. WE WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY AND A MEANINGFUL NEW YEAR, AND SHANA TOVA. Rubin Mass Ltd.- Your literary stop in Israel. Oren Mass === RUBIN MASS Ltd., Publishers and Booksellers Exporters of ALL Israeli books and periodicals POBox 990, Jerusalem 91009, Israel ___ \/ \/\ \_/ / _ \ Tel. 972-2-6277863 Fax 972-2-6277864 rm...@barak.net.ilhttp://www.rubinmass.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
Re: [ha-Safran] using books in art (2)
From: hasafran-boun...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu [mailto:hasafran-boun...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu] On Behalf Of Maria Markovic Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 10:57 AM To: helen.chronis...@gmail.com; hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] using books in art (2) Hi Helen: Thank you for the two sites. I collect them all. BTW, if you click on images on my Pinterest site, they link you to the originating site itself. Unfortunately, books are treated not as a complex art object by itself (content, binding, font, illustration, material its printed on, format, etc.). In most instances, the books or magazines are used only for their physical qualities - perhaps with exception of artists like Sue Blackwell re-creating the scene from the Alice in Wonderland, or, Ragnhildur Jóhanns creating poetry of his own out of cut-out words. Even Nicholas Jones and Brian Dettmer are relating to the content of the books they create their art from. Any other art or craft objects are using books as a mundane building material (Dalhousie University students built a hut from unused telephone books, Liu Wei built skyscrapers sculpture from old schoolbooks...). Madrid-based Alicia Martin shows our attitude toward printed culture represented by books - among others - by pouring them out the windows onto the streets. Is it an image of information overflow? Disrespect for paper-based culture being surrounded by digital-based one? Other media are recycled or, upcycled, too. Have a look at the boards Crafts (http://pinterest.com/terimm53/crafts/), Crafts - Textile, Jewelry and beading, Mixed media or, Wood and steel art. Here are just a few: CDs, chips, construction waste material, pencils, old Lego blocks, plastic shopping bags, drift wood, plastic bottles, bottle caps, toys, clothes, are items that are used and re-used again. As a librarian I had to downsize the collections myself. Many of the items ended on the landfill. If just a few end up as a new art form, it's for the better. Concluding, the issue is complex. The louder the issue is voiced the better. I think we are replacing a media that lasted for centuries for a media that is still extremely fragile. But this is a point for another discussion. Best wishes and happy HHs, Terezia Matus Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 23:36:46 -0400 From: helen.chronis...@gmail.commailto:helen.chronis...@gmail.com To: hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edumailto:hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu Subject: [ha-Safran] using books in art After I sent the library committee co-chair a link to a pinterest page of book art, he sent me these interesting links. Destroying Books For Art: Photographs By Cara Barer http://www.kpbs.org/news/2009/sep/22/cara-barers-book-photography/ Books Broadsides http://library.osu.edu/about/departments/preservation/book-arts-division/books-broadsides/ __ 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.edumailto: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.edumailto: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.edumailto: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
Re: [ha-Safran] What to do with used books from Beth Ahm in Detroit?
Please don't toss Mae Weine's card catalog!!! Toby Harris, Librarian Temple De Hirsch Sinai 1511 E. Pike Street Seattle, WA 98122 206-315-7398 Seattle 206-323-8486, Ext 7481 Bellevue Visit our online catalog at http://lib.tdhs-nw.org Aug/Sept Library Hours: 10-5 Wed, Bellevue; 10-5 Thur, Seattle Over 10,000 Judaic books CDs! Donate books from our wish list: http://astore.amazon.com/tedehisi34peo-20 -Original Message- From: hasafran-boun...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu [mailto:hasafran-boun...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu] On Behalf Of tan...@surewest.net Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 11:26 PM To: Hasafran (hasaf...@lists.osu.edu) Subject: [ha-Safran] What to do with used books from Beth Ahm in Detroit? Hello, A cousin of mine sent the following message - if you can help, please let me know. Thanks The library at Beth Ahm (aka Beth Abraham) is in disrepair and we are looking to downsize what we have in our inventory. We have many very old children's books, some adult non fiction and loads of Jewish texts. We do not want to just throw these away or discard anything that might be priceless or worthy of keeping and we don't quite know where to turn. (Our librarian for years was Mae Weine, who apparently has some fame in the Jewish library world..in terms of her cataloging system??? We have her original card catalogue in our library too. Our first response is to discard it, but this could be something that might be appreciated by others and I would hate to destroy something of value to Jewish librarians. Original message Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:46:02 -0500 From: hasafran-bounces+tanfam=surewest@lists.service.ohio-state.edu (on behalf of Ann Abrams aabr...@tisrael.org) Subject: [ha-Safran] I'm confused about PJ Library To: Hasafran (hasaf...@lists.osu.edu) hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu I have often donated surplus books, especially titles for children, with the help of the URJ's (Union of Reform Judaism) Small Synagogue Group. Perhaps Conservative and Orthodox synagogue organizations have a comparable organization? Here's the URJ contact for anyone interested in exploring this: http://urj.org/cong/small/ Ann Abrams, Librarian Temple Israel, Boston From: ss.ra...@gmail.com [ss.ra...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Ms. Sara Ravid [sravid@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2012 9:37 AM To: Marga Hirsch Cc: Amy Turim Larry Hershman; Heidi Estrin; sfr...@jewishhartford.org; lsilver...@sinaitemple.org Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] I'm confused about PJ Library ...and Marga's post touches on an issue that I have wondered about for a long time, namely how we can best partner with PJ Library on an Institutional level. This discussion shifts my thinking a little... perhaps we might advocate for a consultant on their Board to help them think larger-picture strategically -- solicit a list of starting points from our membership, such as that of maximizing the potential of the gently-used books, and draft a letter. Start off with the closed SSC lists, of course... It had been my understanding that, like AVI CHAI, you don't approach Grinspoon, but I was reading in the Boston Jewish Advocate about the late Jonathan Samen at the JCC here who had reached out to Grinspoon and started some awesome programming. (Their two most recent issues are available for free, so click soon: http://www.thejewishadvocate.com/news/2012-08-24/ Read both the article and the obituary.) Of course, it is possible that this happened through an institutional partnership relationship. In PJ's case, institutional partnership means the group that does the distribution. It's a tough balance -- we don't have the infrastructure for that, or even to get local Federation grant funding to take on that role, and that role is not what we want to be doing since it's all about the paperwork and distribution, but those are the groups that end up the programming and strategic outreach, which is where we shine. This has been even more on my radar of late, as I've been seeing all of this from the vantage point of Jewish communal outreach to new parents, which includes things like PJ Library storytimes. These could easily be done in synagogue libraries, by librarians. (In full honesty, I have not been keeping up with HaSafran, and surfaced this thread when searching my e-mail to follow up on my 7th month old's pending membership...) Maybe since DC is just starting out this is a good place to get in on the ground level? Glad to be a data-on-the-ground provider of Boston-area intel, but, like Marga, no time to work on this... Thank you Sara On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 2:57 PM, Marga Hirsch mhir...@pasyn.org wrote: Jane’s post touches on an issue that I have begun to be concerned about, namely, the developing glut of gently used PJ Library books. Park Avenue Synagogue families with children aged 6 months
Re: [ha-Safran] Bibliography Bank
Y ou can also search the current bibliography bank by title, author, date, age level, etc... located on the drop down menu at the top of the list Browse records in . http://www.jewishlibraries.org/main/BookLists/BibliographyBank.aspx ___ From: francinemen...@comcast.net To: hasafran hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 4:54:07 PM Subject: Bibliography Bank Hi All, As the new Bibliography Bank Chair, I would like to welcome you to submit book or material lists, or updated lists that were submitted in earlier years to me at francinemen...@comcast.net or fmen...@jccdet.org . You will find the current lists on the AJL website by clicking on Book Lists at the top of the home page and clicking on Bibliography Bank on the left. The current list is set up so you can search by topics. The most recent lists are at the top. You will also find the guidelines for submitting material at http://www.jewishlibraries.org/main/BookLists/BibliographyBank.aspx I look forward to working with you! Best, Francine Menken, Head Librarian JCC Library West Bloomfield, MI __ 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
