Re: [ha-Safran]: Transferring audiotapes to CDs?

2004-07-21 Thread alba toscano
Have any of you had experience transferring old audiotapes to CDs for your library's archives? Year 2004 prices in the U.S.A. are a total mystery to me but if you project having a lot of stuff to copy now and in the future, you might consider buying the electronic bits and pieces necessary

[ha-Safran]: Elazar vs. LC

2004-07-21 Thread Poshi Mikalson
Dear All, I am currently volunteering to help set up a new synagogue library in Davis, CA. One of the members on the library committee is a reference librarian for the University of California, Davis. Here is the controversy: I recommended that we use LC records (when available)for copy

[ha-Safran]: on the lighter side for July

2004-07-21 Thread Yossi Galron
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RE: [ha-Safran]: Elazar vs. LC

2004-07-21 Thread Rettberg, Dan
Dear Poshi-- You might remind him that not all academic libraries use LC, and certainly there are many college, seminary, and professional libraries that do not. I am familiar with large academic libraries that use separate classification systems for Rare Books, for Law, and for their general

Re: [ha-Safran]: Elazar vs. LC

2004-07-21 Thread Ted Koppel
First, to give credit where it is due - that quotation about standards was the work of Andres (Andrew) Tannenbaum, who coined it in around 1995. ( I have used it many times in talks and presentations). He's Dutch, and a fairly big name in the internet standards world. But, to the matter at

[ha-Safran]: Library Journal reviewer bias

2004-07-21 Thread Ethan Starr
Andrea Levin of CAMERA has written an interesting article about Library Journal's reviews of books on the Arab conflict with Israel. CAMERA has found that books that are one-sided or slanted more against Israel, are reviewed more favorably by Library Journal than by other well-known review

Re: [ha-Safran]: Elazar vs. LC

2004-07-21 Thread Daniel Stuhlman
Your librarian from CD Davis is right. First she is on site and familiar with your set up. She know you and your library. I teach cataloging and I know the limitations of LCC and other systems. No system works perfectly for every library; we have to make compromises. When using LCC you have

[ha-Safran]: Jewish communities books offer - France no. 1

2004-07-21 Thread Robinson Books
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Re: [ha-Safran]: Elazar vs. LC

2004-07-21 Thread Poshi Mikalson
I teach cataloging and I know the limitations of LCC and other systems. No system works perfectly for every library; we have to make compromises. When using LCC you have the collective brains of all the librarians of LC and other research libraries to help you. Since no one