Re: [ha-Safran]: Online Encyclopedia of Jewish Women.

I have a different take on this issue. I think the JWA's new online encyclopedia is a great contribution to Jewish studies and its merits far overshadow any political considerations. I did a search for the term "Palestine" and reviewed the first 40 or so entries. As far as I was able to see,

[ha-Safran]: Cataloging Workshop-XML

Please join us for the 2009 Cataloging Workshop of the New York Metropolitan Area Chapter of the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL-NYMA): XML FOR CATALOGERS IN 2009: EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, TOOLS AND TRENDS – Featuring KEVIN REISS, University Systems Librarian, the Office of Library Services,

[ha-Safran]: Gale Racism Encyclopedia follow-up

Good news! In my last posting, I described being contacted by John H. Moore, editor of the Encyclopedia of Race and Racism, because he'd heard I was investigating him. After a brief exchange in which he tried to rationalize the inclusion of an overtly anti-Semitic and unscholarly article on

[ha-Safran]: Answer to the music question

Thanks to the many people who sent me suggestions about how to find permission to use a certain piece of music on my podcast. Honestly, I've decided that I'm spending too much time worrying about this, as it is not an essential element of the podcast, and I'm not pursuing it any further. Howeve

Re: [ha-Safran]: Looking for a female roommate

I don't know what happened to the phone numbers! The home one is correct; work is 202-362-4433 x116 Thanks! -- Hi Y'all, Looking for a female roommate for AJL Convention. Please get in touch.

Re: [ha-Safran]: Barcodes from Excel?

At 06:47 PM 03/08/2009, you wrote: Dear Safranim, Does anyone have a recommended method for generating item barcodes in Code 3 of 9 format from information in an Excel document? All you need is a bar code font, which are available for free. Format the cells for bar codes and then print. Here

Re: [ha-Safran]: Barcodes from Excel?

Sara, The simplest way would simply be a mail merge into microsoft word using a bar code font. If your data is already properly inputed in excel, it's simply a matter of downloading one of the free barcode fonts, putting asterisks at both ends of your item barcode, and formatting what you want yo

[ha-Safran]: New Book-The Litvak Legacy by Mark Ozer

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