[ha-Safran] School Workshop-Assn. of Jewish Libraries, NY Metropolitan Area Chapter

[Rita Lifton]

The New York Metropolitan Area Chapter of the Association of Jewish Libraries 
(AJL-NYMA) will hold its 2016 Day School Workshop on Tuesday, March 29th, 1-4 
pm, at The Ramaz Lower School, in the Multi-Purpose Room located on the ground 
floor, 125 East 85th Street (between Lexington and Park Avenues), New York, NY 
10028. *A photo ID is required for entrance to Ramaz.*

PROGRAM:

1:00-1:20 pm Registration, Refreshments, Networking
1:20-1:30 pm Welcome by Rabbi Eric Grossman, Ramaz Head of School

1:30-2:15 pm  Librarianship in the Digital Age - Haviva Donin Peters, 
Librarian, Ramaz Lower School, and Noreen Wachs, Librarian, Ramaz Middle School

2:30-3:30 pm  The Status of Curricula and Student Resources in Teaching about 
Israel and the Middle East: Empowering Librarians to Make Change - Steven 
Stotsky, Senior Research Analyst, CAMERA (Committee for Accuracy in Middle East 
Reporting in America)

REGISTRATION:

RSVP required by Friday, March 25th: Haviva Donin Peters, 
pete...@ramaz.org. Payment is at the door: AJL-NYMA 
members, $10; non-members, $15 (*Annual dues for AJL-NYMA, $25)

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Re: [ha-Safran] Choosing an online catalog software - Shaarei Shalom Library

[Lee Jaffe]

> Has anyone out there had good experiences with online catalog software?  
> Would you recommend the latest version of the software you use?


We just went through this process and posted a couple of notes on
HaSafran about our experience.  The short version is that we ended up
selecting Libib, a start up catalog service on the low end of the
range, but one that fits our situation fairly well. The longer
assessment can be found here.

http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran@lists.osu.edu/msg06372.html

Our catalog, still in development with about 1500 records, can be seen
at http://tbeaptos.libib.com/i/temple-beth-el-aptos


A couple of points I'd like to offer up that might save you a few
hours of unnecessary work.

I didn't find the AJL site to be much help.  I started with a search
of the HaSafran archive and then the KnowledgeBase and found very
little that was current, up-to-date or practical.  One somewhat
helpful source was the list of catalogs: "somewhat" because many of
the links are broken but still helpful when you find a working temple
catalog and can see how different systems work.  My note to the list
garnered some pointers and offers of help, but nothing that got me
past the crucial hurdles of assessing and selecting a catalog package.

Here are a few basics I picked up ...

When you say "software," do you mean a package you license or purchase
and load on local hardware?  Or are you also considering off-site
hosting options?  We don't have the means to support a local option,
so I did not look into these.  However, there are some important
players.

We investigated Surpass because we saw they had church library pricing
($495) but that was a local option, and the remote/hosted option was
beyond our means.

Quite a few temple libraries also use Follett's Destiny system.  This
was priced beyond our means and we didn't investigate.

OPALS is an open-source catalog system that is strongly recommended
and well-supported.  You can load and run the software for free or
there are several services that will host your catalog for a fee.
Again, we didn't investigate this very far once we looked at some of
the hosting fee schedules.

The top-of-the-line option we explored most thoroughly is
LibraryWorld.  This is a robust and well-supported hosted catalog
system with an attractive annual fee.  You can set-up a free trial
account, load records and assess the functions on your own.  We
decided to look elsewhere after trying to load records.  The bulk load
option required providing MARC format records and our experience of
loading ISBNs one-by-one was in the 5-10% success rate range.  Will
still say that LibraryWorld came with strong recommendations from our
colleagues, even if it didn't fit our needs and resources.

Libib is a less-expensive system with fewer features but still feels
like a library catalog.  One of our reasons for going forward with
this choice was the ease in uploading records: bulk loading ISBN
lists, scanning ISBN barcodes from book covers via an iOS or Android
app, entering ISBN, LCCN and keywords ... We have a 85-95% success
rate, having to enter a very small number of records manually.  For
more info about pros/cons, see the above link to my posting.

Further down the hierarchy you find LibraryThing which was an
intriguing option – they have a "For Libraries" module – but we found
the interface too loose and too easy to get sidetracked into other
libraries... and we lost patience figuring out how we'd made it work
for us.

There are some other book collection packages – e.g., Collectorz – out
there that could also be applied to a modest library catalog.

For any of the systems you are considering seriously, I'd recommend
setting up a trial – if the trial is beyond your resources, the system
is probably a non-starter – and loading a sample of records.  See how
easy it is to load records, what kind of "hit rate" you get, how easy
it is to customize the interface and edit records to your
specifications.  Then let some knowledgable and critical testers wreak
havoc in your test database and tell you what they think.

You don't mention a number of considerations that may be crucial to
your selection process and I'm not going to speculate on your
situation or what might work for you.  But budget, size of the
collection, technical and personnel resources and, if you plan to
circulate the collection, the size of the community served will be
factors.


Regarding your question ...

> Does it support the Weine Cataloging & Classification System?

I don't know that any system "supports" Weine natively – i.e., brings
over Weine call numbers – but perhaps someone else can share their
experience on that front.  The systems we tested supplied DDC and LCC
info (as well as LCCN, ISBN, etc.).  In our experience, Libib provides
a blank Call Number field and we have to supply our own local call
number.  We consult the Weine classification table and we look at
other Weine libraries to see how they 

[ha-Safran] Monday evening at the 51st AJL Conference - dinner and movie

[Rose Shoshanah Seidman]

Hi Noreen  and colleagues:

Thanks Noreen and colleagues for registering to come to Charleston SC to enjoy 
a great program at the 51st AJL Annual Conference.

Marty's Place is the new vegan restaurant/cafeteria at the College of 
Charleston, Program of Jewish Studies.

This is approximately 1 ¼ miles from the Marriott Charleston on Lockwood Drive, 
Charleston SC.

There are cabs available.  The hotel has a shuttle service that will take you 
downtown to the college.

Marty's Place is a good option for Monday night when we are free to eat 
wherever we want.  If many of you would like this option, please let them know 
in advance so they can be ready to accommodate you.  Also, remember that Monday 
night is "Movie Night" at the conference.  We are selecting a very good film 
and/or documentary so it would be wonderful if you were to come back to the 
hotel to enjoy this activity.

Looking forward to seeing all of you, most of you, many of you!

Best regards,
Shoshanah

Shoshanah Seidman
Faculty Liaison, Program for Jewish Studies,
Northwestern University Library
51st Annual Conference co-Chair, Association of Jewish Libraries
847-467-2914


From: Noreen Wachs [mailto:nor...@ramaz.org]
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2016 12:55 PM
To: Rose Shoshanah Seidman
Subject: Conference question

Hi Shoshana,
I just registered for the convention. On Monday evening I would like to eat out 
at Marty's Place, the vegan restaurant that is kosher. I know it is not within 
walking distance of the hotel. How long of a cab ride is it and are cabs 
available? Thanks
Noreen Wachs
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Re: [ha-Safran] Choosing an online catalog software - Shaarei Shalom Library

[Michelle Sandler]

I love Resource Mate.  The first year it is about $700 then each year there 
after it it $108 per year.

Michelle Sandler MLS
Volunteer Librarian Temple Beth David
Westminster CA

Sent from my iPod. Humorous or nonsensical autocorrects are a "feature".

> On Mar 6, 2016, at 1:19 PM, Nina  wrote:
> 
> Good afternoon:
> 
> We have a volunteer ibrary committee that is dedicated to cataloging our 
> combined Jewish and Genealogy collections.  We are going to use the latest 
> version of the Weine System recommended by AJL.
> 
> Has anyone out there had good experiences with online catalog software?  
> Would you recommend the latest version of the software you use?
> 
> Does it support the Weine Cataloging & Classification System?
> 
> Thank you for your input.  We greatly appreciate any guidance.  It seems 
> unnecessary in this day and age to contact ALL software companies when surely 
> some have outshone the others as good systems for the small to medium special 
> collection.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Nina Lane
> [a retired medical librarian]
> 
> cell 703-966-6527
> 
> 
> 
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[ha-Safran] Newsleter Jerusalem books Ltd Purim 2016

[Jerusalem Books]

Newsletter  Purim 2016 Jerusalem Books Ltd

Dear Friends, 

 87018  Har Ha-Osher  aka Mount of Beatitudes, the latest by Amir Gutfreund
and published posthumously. Kinneret Zemora - Bitan,  978-965-566-159-0.
(2016). $28.00   Don't miss also recent Aggadat Bruno ve-Adella,
978-965-552-902-9, Kinneret Zemora Bitan$ 29.00 Or Mazal Orev by this
author.

 

Diwan,  ha-Shira ha-Temanit ha-kelalit, New and Old Yemenite Arabic Poems
(in Hebrew /Judeo Arabic) ed. By Mordechay Titzhari. (634 PP. hard)  86723
$ 59.00

 

87050 Moladeti Erets Canaan, Uzi Ornan  in Hebrew and Arabic - on
contemporary heterogeneous Israeli Society. (soft)   Reslimg publ. $  27.00

Controversy has surrounded Gader hai, 978-965-13-2458-1, by Dorit  Rabiniyan
and published by Am Oved. The novel involves a romance between Arab and Jew.
Yet the famous work of Israeli Literature, Modern Hebrew Literature taught
for HS Diploma exams, (bagruyot) was Ha-Me'ahev,  Lover, by A. B Yehoshua.
In the end the MinisterBennet decided against the committees advice so as to
allow the book as part of  curriculum.  83857  $ 29.00   

 

87051 Ha-Zar ha-mekomi , the Local Stranger: embodiments of hybridity within
modern Hebrew literature, by Ayelet Shamir and  published by Resling.   $
28.00

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Yiddish, Bet Leyvik , 87065 'Baym yam on baym taykh, By the Sea and the
River,' 978-965-7348-36-9, by Wasserman, Luba.   $ 17.00  

87068  Arba Kanfot, 978-965-7348-33-8, by Welwel (Velvel T'shernin)
Tasharnin, Poetry, $19.00

An older title released many times and made into a play,  Far Vous Lekht de
Kala, Why Does the Bride Laugh, by Esther Bar Hayim, and last year's,  Oif
Der Alter, Af Der Alter, While Being Old, by Avraham Meyerkevich
(978-965-7348-42-00) $ 24.00

Liberal magazine.   New Magazine in Hebrew: new issues 19, 20, on Politics
Culture and Media, interested in a subscription?  

In Bible, Jewish Thought & Philosophy and also Rabbinics, Sefer ha-Yovelim,
the Book of Jubilees,  introduction, translation and interpretation, by Cana
Werman, published by Yad Yitzhak Ben Zvi, 978-965-217-380-5. Not the book
published by Magnes over half a dozen years ago.  Spitzer's must have's.
86311  $66.00

 

Sifre Kodesh  - Rabbinics:

86921  Sefer Dibur u'mahshava sikum u'perush  le-Sefer Netsah Yisrael l'
Mahara"l mi-Prag, ed.s Rabbis Shelomo and Aharon (Machon) Toledano.
Commentary on the Classic R' Lowe,2 vols.   $ 68.00   

  

86922 Ha-Mesorti'in ha-kadmonim, ha-mehuyavim le-halakha u'portse gevulot,
by Akiva Sterberg,  Important scholarly work reflecting possibly more
liberal, or more radical rabbinic scholars. An interesting topic which is
appearing more frequently in Rabbinics and Jewish Thought examining the
differing, pluralistic approaches and conclusions Jewish scholars have
employed and arrived at. Serving to investigate and document the diversity
within Jewish thinking and understanding of Jewish texts, traditions,
customs and law (halakha).  $  30.00 

  

86776 Sefer Neshamat Shabtai Levi,, it is important classical Jewish
Philosophy circ 16th Century CE, Prague. The book is Kabbalistic and
mystical and rabbinic scholarly. The author was a Physician Dr.  Sheftel
Horovitz and influenced Hassidut. Ed. By Erez Hadad publ. Hesder Rishon
LeTzion.  $ 27.00   

87036 Sefer Bazak Labone, Divre Ze'ev al ha-Torah, R' Binyamin Cohen z"l an
important scholar and figure of 19th Cent CE Bohemia (Moravia). This is
complete now from manuscript although part was published (about/more than)
fifteen years ago. This new edition is with the assistance of Mifal Moreshet
Yahadut Hungaria and published by Machon Yerushalayim..  The books are
significant also for their History of the area north of Prague and the
relations between Jews and the surroundings. The anti-Jewish laws, including
prohibiting all but the firstborn Jews to marry. Yes, the others were not
recognized and seen as aliens. There were head taxes etc. Much of the
relations with other communities and rabbinic figures are discussed and
documented. $58.00

 

87046 Halamish Le-ma'ayano mayim, the Flint Into a Fountain of Waters,
Studies in Kabbala, Jewish Law, Custom and Philosophy submitted to Prof.
Moshe Hallamish, ed by Elqayam and Haviva Pedaya, published by Carmel,
978-965-540-567-5.  The editor is head of Jewish thought at Bar Ilan
University. Haviva Pedaya is a distinguished author and Professor at Ben
Gurion U.  Rational vs. Mystical Jewish Philosophy,  Scholarly, Must Have,,,
$54.00 

 

87072  Seride teshuvot me-hakhmey ha-imperya ha-Ottomanit  : vol 1-2 (Seride
Teshuvot of the Ottoman Sages from the Cairo Geniza in the Elkan Natahan
Adler Collection of the Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary of
America, edited and by Shmuel Glick  also with Yaakov Schwartz Avraham
Levin, Ariel Grossman. Formally Bar Ilan University Press and JTS but
practically the Bet Midrash La-Rabanim be-America,