Re: [ha-Safran] streaming films through the Kanopy website

[Rebecca Levitan via Hasafran]

Baltimore County Public Libraries offers Kanopy. Apparently (unsurprisingly) 
usage went WAY up  when the branches closed for COVID.




Rebecca Levitan | Librarian II
Baltimore County Public Library | Pikesville Branch
1301 Reisterstown Road
Baltimore, MD 21208
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Kanopy is very expensive and it is probably better for the mainstream type of 
things.  I did not rely on it for Jewish/Israel Studies that much.  Our film 
studies faculty come from a multitude of departments, disciplines, and programs 
and use both documentaries and motion pictures.  We used to subscribe but had 
to cancel their services because of the cost. The decision to subscribe to it 
was not well-vetted in the first place.  When we canceled - it created a lot of 
issues with confusion, access, etc.


Yelena Luckert
Director of Research, Teaching & Learning
Librarian for Jewish and Slavic Studies
University of Maryland Libraries
College Park, MD 20742
Phone:  301-405-9365
Fax:  301-405-9191
yluck...@umd.edu

***Due to the COVID-19 outbreak and to protect community health and safety, the 
Libraries is utilizing teleworking tools. I am available via email, Google 
Meets, and Zoom and I look forward to connecting with you.***


On Fri, Jul 3, 2020 at 11:31 AM Emily Bergman via Hasafran 
mailto:hasafran@lists.osu.edu>> wrote:
Kanopy is very expensive.  This is my third institution that provides access to 
Kanopy, and all have complained about the cost.  I've seen the same complaint 
on library listservs.  We don't put the individual titles in the catalog, 
because Kanopy is pay-per-view and the cost was too high due to having to pay 
even when students were just looking.  Now students have to know about Kanopy 
and look at the site.  As Shoshanah said, many libraries have cancelled their 
subscriptions.  Emily

Emily Bergman
emilyanneberg...@gmail.com


On Thu, Jul 2, 2020 at 1:30 AM Steven M. Bergson via Hasafran 
mailto:hasafran@lists.osu.edu>> wrote:
Wondering how to get additional learning / culture after our wonderful AJL 
Digital Conference has ended?

Earlier today, I learned about Kanopy, which doesn't seem to have been 
mentioned on hasafran yet.

from https://www.kanopy.com/about-us :

"We stream thoughtful entertainment to your preferred device with no fees and 
no commercials by partnering with public libraries and universities. Everyone 
from film scholars to casual viewers will discover remarkable and enriching 
films on Kanopy. Log in with your library membership and enjoy our diverse 
catalog with new titles added every month.

Some libraries may limit the number of videos users can watch per month (the 
number will vary by library). If this is the case, you will see a "play credit 
tracker" at the top right of your library's Kanopy platform to alert you of how 
many play credits you have remaining for the month."

To be honest, I'm underwhelmed by the search engine the site is using 
(especially since the site seems to be targeting librarians and library users), 
but I nonetheless was able to find films that satisfy 3 of my interests : 
libraries, Jewish life, and popular culture.

Among the available films :

Ex Libris - The New York Public Library (2017)
Frederick Wiseman's new film EX LIBRIS goes behind the scenes of one of the 
greatest knowledge institutions in the world and reveals it as a place of 
welcoming cultural exchange and learning. With 92 locations throughout 
Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island, the library is committed to being a 
resource for all the inhabitants of this multifaceted and cosmopolitan city, 
and beyond.

The Hollywood Librarian - A Look at Librarians Through Film (2009)
They have more cardholders than VISA, more customers than Amazon, and more 
outlets than McDonald's. Meet America's librarians. THE HOLLYWOOD LIBRARIAN: A 
LOOK AT LIBRARIANS THROUGH FILM is the first comprehensive treatment of the 
subject of librarians. A vivid blend of factual documentary, feature film, and 
storytelling, it reveals the history and realities of librarianship in the 
entertaining and appealing context of American movies. Interviews with actual 
librarians, intercut with film clips of cinematic librarians, examine such 
issues as literature, books and reading, censorship, library funding, 
citizenship and democracy. For the first time, we see and understand the real 
lives and real work of American librarians who for decades have been

[ha-Safran] Reviewers for The Sydney Taylor Shmooze

[Heidi Rabinowitz via Hasafran]

The Sydney Taylor Shmooze is a mock award blog that reviews Jewish
children's and YA books. We have a great group of volunteer reviewers, but
there are a lot of books to cover and they could use some help! Would you
like to become a reviewer? We are seeking people who have a good general
knowledge of the genre of Jewish kidlit and who have some experience
writing critical reviews. Please note that we don't have access to
publisher review copies, so reviewers need to find their own copies of the
books.

You can check out The Sydney Taylor Shmooze here:
https://www.sydneytaylorshmooze.com/

And you can apply to become a reviewer here:
https://www.sydneytaylorshmooze.com/p/reviewers.html

Thanks!
Heidi Rabinowitz & Susan Kusel & Chava Pinchuck
Co-Admins, The Sydney Taylor Shmooze
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[ha-Safran] Claremont School of Theology's Ancient Biblical Manuscripts Collection

[Diane Romm via Hasafran]

Claremont School of Theology has announced that it is going to make its Ancient 
Biblical Manuscripts Collection, which is "the world’s largest collection of 
images of ancient religious manuscripts, (Jewish and Christian, biblical and 
extra-biblical)," available online through the Internet Archive. It is 
currently on microfilm.
https://blog.archive.org/2020/06/30/premier-religious-school-donates-quarter-of-a-million-volumes-to-internet-archives-open-library/

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Re: [ha-Safran] Hasafran Digest, Vol 441, Issue 4

[Michelle Sandler via Hasafran]

>
> I am interested in the California Synagogue Consortium of E-Books.  What
> does it cost and what is it exactly?


Michelle Sandler, MLS
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Beth David, Reform Synagogue
Westminster California
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[ha-Safran] Thank you!

[Anne Dublin via Hasafran]

Dear colleagues and friends,
I would be remiss not to add my thanks to all the other messages sent so far. 
Thank you to the organizers, AV staff, participants, speakers, and “chatters” 
who added immeasurably to this conference. I would not have been able to attend 
the in-person conference, so this virtual conference gave me an opportunity to 
connect with many of you. From the comfort of my own home, I attended many 
interesting and forceful presentations. Although I’m no longer in the librarian 
business, I still feel connected to this wonderful group of book lovers and 
book mavens. May you go from strength to strength.
All the best from Toronto,
Anne Dublin

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Re: [ha-Safran] streaming films through the Kanopy website

[Yelena Luckert via Hasafran]

Kanopy is very expensive and it is probably better for the mainstream type
of things.  I did not rely on it for Jewish/Israel Studies that much.  Our
film studies faculty come from a multitude of departments, disciplines, and
programs and use both documentaries and motion pictures.  We used to
subscribe but had to cancel their services because of the cost. The
decision to subscribe to it was not well-vetted in the first place.  When
we canceled - it created a lot of issues with confusion, access, etc.


Yelena Luckert
Director of Research, Teaching & Learning
Librarian for Jewish and Slavic Studies
University of Maryland Libraries
College Park, MD 20742
Phone:  301-405-9365
Fax:  301-405-9191
yluck...@umd.edu

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak and to protect community health and
safety, the Libraries is utilizing teleworking tools. I am available via
email, Google Meets, and Zoom and I look forward to connecting with
you.***  *


On Fri, Jul 3, 2020 at 11:31 AM Emily Bergman via Hasafran <
hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote:

> Kanopy is very expensive.  This is my third institution that provides
> access to Kanopy, and all have complained about the cost.  I've seen the
> same complaint on library listservs.  We don't put the individual titles in
> the catalog, because Kanopy is pay-per-view and the cost was too high due
> to having to pay even when students were just looking.  Now students have
> to know about Kanopy and look at the site.  As Shoshanah said, many
> libraries have cancelled their subscriptions.  Emily
>
> Emily Bergman
> emilyanneberg...@gmail.com
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 2, 2020 at 1:30 AM Steven M. Bergson via Hasafran <
> hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote:
>
>> Wondering how to get additional learning / culture after our wonderful
>> AJL Digital Conference has ended?
>>
>> Earlier today, I learned about Kanopy, which doesn't seem to have been
>> mentioned on hasafran yet.
>>
>> from https://www.kanopy.com/about-us :
>>
>> "We stream thoughtful entertainment to your preferred device with no fees
>> and no commercials by partnering with public libraries and universities.
>> Everyone from film scholars to casual viewers will discover remarkable and
>> enriching films on Kanopy. Log in with your library membership and enjoy
>> our diverse catalog with new titles added every month.
>>
>> Some libraries may limit the number of videos users can watch per month
>> (the number will vary by library). If this is the case, you will see a
>> "play credit tracker" at the top right of your library's Kanopy platform to
>> alert you of how many play credits you have remaining for the month."
>>
>> To be honest, I'm underwhelmed by the search engine the site is using
>> (especially since the site seems to be targeting librarians and library
>> users), but I nonetheless was able to find films that satisfy 3 of my
>> interests : libraries, Jewish life, and popular culture.
>>
>> Among the available films :
>>
>> Ex Libris - The New York Public Library (2017)
>> Frederick Wiseman's new film EX LIBRIS goes behind the scenes of one of
>> the greatest knowledge institutions in the world and reveals it as a place
>> of welcoming cultural exchange and learning. With 92 locations throughout
>> Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island, the library is committed to being a
>> resource for all the inhabitants of this multifaceted and cosmopolitan
>> city, and beyond.
>>
>> The Hollywood Librarian - A Look at Librarians Through Film (2009)
>> They have more cardholders than VISA, more customers than Amazon, and
>> more outlets than McDonald's. Meet America's librarians. THE HOLLYWOOD
>> LIBRARIAN: A LOOK AT LIBRARIANS THROUGH FILM is the first comprehensive
>> treatment of the subject of librarians. A vivid blend of factual
>> documentary, feature film, and storytelling, it reveals the history and
>> realities of librarianship in the entertaining and appealing context of
>> American movies. Interviews with actual librarians, intercut with film
>> clips of cinematic librarians, examine such issues as literature, books and
>> reading, censorship, library funding, citizenship and democracy. For the
>> first time, we see and understand the real lives and real work of American
>> librarians who for decades have been a cultural force hiding in plain sight.
>>
>> Google and the World Brain (2013)
>> In 1937, the science fiction writer H. G. Wells imagined a "World Brain"
>> containing all of the world's knowledge, accessible to all people, that
>> would be "so compact in its material form and so gigantic in its scope and
>> possible influence" that it could transcend even nation states and
>> governments. Seventy years later, Google set about realizing Wells' vision,
>> launching a massive project to scan millions of books from university
>> library collections -- and triggering a fierce backlash in the process.
>> When it was discovered that over half of the first ten million books Google
>> scanned were still in copyright, authors from aroun

[ha-Safran] Thank You/תודה רבה

[BEN PASTCAN via Hasafran]

 
 
  
   I want to say thank you to all of the organizers and speakers at the wonderful digital Association of Jewish Libraries Conference.   You are helping us stay connected during this difficult COVID-19 pandemic through Socio, e-mails, phone calls, and Zoom.   I learned plenty from all of you about different titles, web sites, advocacy, and programs you implement at your libraries.  While this year the conference was not in person, to me, it felt like it.   I appreciate all of your efforts so much and I hope that we continue our digital success from this recent AJL conference moving forward from strength to greater strength.
  
  
   Sincerely,
  
  
   Ben Pastcan
  
  
   Ben Pastcan, Librarian
   
   bpast...@shalomschool.org
  
  
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[ha-Safran] AJL Annual Conference

[Lilian Rosenstreich via Hasafran]

I'm hoping that one more "thank you" won't break the internet. Last
week's conference was fantastic. Thanks to all who made this happen. 

Regards,
Lili Rosenstreich

Lilian Rosenstreich 

72 Glenmaura National Blvd, Suite 104B
Moosic, PA 18507 

862.251.2296 

EndlessMountainsPublishing.com [1] 

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[ha-Safran] GREAT CONFERENCE

[Shirazi, Gail via Hasafran]

Just wanted to say-WOW and thank you to all those who worked so hard to get 
AJL 2020 conference up and running.  It was a special experience.  Wonderful 
that so many of our colleagues from all over were able to "attend".  I do miss 
the interpersonal interaction and information sharing of the AJL live 
conference-but, It was so good to "see" you.  This was a real accomplishment.  
Kol Ha-Kavod to the committee and facilitators.  Stay Safe. Gail
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