[ha-Safran]: Thank you for a wonderful AJL convention

2009-07-13 Thread Peggy K Pearlstein
Dear Shoshana and Cheryl: Thank you for a wonderful AJL convention in a wonderful city! Peggy Peggy K. Pearlstein, Ph.D. Head, Hebraic Section African & Middle Eastern Division Library of Congress Washington, DC 20540 Tel: (202) 707-3779 Fax: (202) 252-3180 p...@loc.gov --- Messages and opinio

[ha-Safran]: YOUR questions on Social Media

2009-07-13 Thread Heidi Estrin
We had a lively session at the convention about Social Media. We could have gone on talking about the topic the rest of the evening, but since we had to cut it short, I promised to continue the conversation online. I'll be creating one or more episodes on The Book of Life to help you guys under

[ha-Safran]: Renew your membership

2009-07-13 Thread AJL Membership
Dear AJL Members, 687 Members did renew their Membership for 2009/2010 (membership cards will be mailed in September) Did you renew your membership? Please renew membership today! Remember - you can renew your membership using a Credit Card with PayPal at: http://www.jewishlibraries.org/ajlwe

Re: [ha-Safran]: Urgent - signed & award books

2009-07-13 Thread Abigail Yasgur
SeferSoGood: I am curious to know how it went with max Said Yes! The Woodstock Story. We are listed with top 9 Woodstock books on Good Morning America. --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewis

[ha-Safran]: Creating an Online Catalogue of European Jewish

2009-07-13 Thread crjs
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Re: [ha-Safran]: If you could name one good book

2009-07-13 Thread Shmuel Ben-Gad
One possibility is the historical novel about the Maccabees, My Glorious Brothers by Howard Fast. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the As

[ha-Safran]: Zotero - managing your research resources

2009-07-13 Thread Dov Winer
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[ha-Safran]: The best convention

2009-07-13 Thread Amalia Warshenbrot
Shalom, I agree with all my colleagues that praise the convention. It is evident that hard work and consideration contributed to the convention's high quality. Let me add that, for me, the highlight of the convention was Michael Grunberger's lecture about he ownerless Jewish books in the afterm

[ha-Safran]: Web Site Story

2009-07-13 Thread Andrea Rapp
Fans of the blogs, wikis, etc. will enjoy this spoof: http://culturepopped.blogspot.com/2009/06/im-on-twitter-im-on-facebook-la-la-la.html Andrea --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish

Re: [ha-Safran]: Robert Spencer (www.Jihadwatch.org) on ALA

2009-07-13 Thread Shmuel Ben-Gad
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Re: [ha-Safran]: Robert Spencer (www.Jihadwatch.org) on ALA

2009-07-13 Thread Ellen Zyroff
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Re: [ha-Safran]: Robert Spencer (www.Jihadwatch.org) on ALA

2009-07-13 Thread Shmuel Ben-Gad
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[ha-Safran]: Superman birthplace

2009-07-13 Thread Andrea Rapp
One of the talked about children's books of the past year was Boys of Steel -- about the Jewish teens who created Superman-- and Jews had a role in the creation of other comic book heroes. Here's a story from this week's Wall Street Journal bearing on the topic:

RE: [ha-Safran]: Adult Books for Teens

2009-07-13 Thread library
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RE: [ha-Safran]: Dropping Dewey

2009-07-13 Thread library
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[ha-Safran]: Book of Life podcast

2009-07-13 Thread Heidi Estrin
I've just posted a new episode of The Book of Life podcast. This one features recordings from Book Expo America, interviews with publishers about their new Jewish-interest titles for adults. Check it out at http://www.bookoflifepodcast.com. Heidi Estrin --- Messages and opinions expressed

[ha-Safran]: AJL Facebook page

2009-07-13 Thread Heidi Estrin
If you are on Facebook, please become a fan of the AJL Facebook fan page athttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Association-of-Jewish-Libraries/122826568335. If you're not already on Facebook, you can still view the AJL page, you just can't post to it unless you're a member. The Facebook page was jus

[ha-Safran]: Books, Want List: Jewish Publication Society

2009-07-13 Thread Allison Chang
Dear friends, Historicana (www.historicana.com) would like to purchase the Jewish Publication Society imprints listed below. If you have any titles available for purchase, please contact Irvin Ungar at 650-343-9578 or un...@historicana.