In my library I have a policy of not adding ARCs/galleys to the
collection for the following reasons:
* ARCs and galleys are promotional tools that are not meant to be
a substitute for buying the book; they're not meant to be donations
to libraries. They're meant to be tools that help
A small correction:
IANAL but unless there is a signed written contract in place between
the publisher and the person reviewing the advance copy, there are no
legal issues with reselling or transferring the ARC. In the US, the
doctrine of first sale, allows people to do whatever they went with
Hi Everyone!
On Tuesday morning, August 4, 2009, I was at Ben-Gurion airport to
greet the new olim that made aliyah from North America to Israel.
There were 238 olim on the flight including 63 singles
(55 joining the IDF) and 36 families with 113 children.
The youngest oleh in the group is 3
Dear Friends,
My Book Club (of which I am the discussion leader) is reading Not
Me by Michael Lavigne. In the book there is the line He did not
ask to be forgiven, nor did he seek punishment. He
sought redemption. This is probably the most important line in the book.
It is very easy
Kudos to Diane and Joyce for their initiative with the AJL. This
will be excellent for those involved with mentoring. Why not start
with culling some of the pearls from the existing homepage, be it
FAQs, resources, etc.? The information is difficult to find, but yet
extremely valuable.
Available from Gefen Books
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Readers of HaSafran with better memories than mine have identified
the title of the book I was looking for is MY SPECIAL FRIEND by
Floreva G. Cohen, photographs by George Ancona, published by the
Board of Jewish Education of Greater New York in 1986.
Thanks to everyone who replied.
Linda
The book is My Special Friend by Floreva G. Cohen, published by the
Board of Jewish Education of Greater New York, 1986.
Basya Karp, Librarian
Shulamith High School and Shulamith School For Girls
Brooklyn, New York
jewishlibrar...@yahoo.com
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Dear Safranim,
Is there anyone in the New York City area that uses Surpass software
for their online catalog? If so, please answer me on my own email.
I am helping a school set up a library and they may want to use
Surpass. Thank you.
Noreen Wachs
Ramaz Middle School Library
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Two more convention recordings have been added to the AJL Podcast.
You can now hear Barbara Schneider-Kempf's special plenary session
Stolen Books at http://jewishlibraries.org/podcast/?p=326, and you
can hear Maureen Reister's session on Active Learning
e-newsletter
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I've just posted a new episode of The Book of Life podcast. This one
is the final episode in the Book Expo series of interviews I did on
the trade show floor at Book Expo America, and this time the focus is
on books for children. You can hear about all the great new Jewish
kids' books coming
Is there anyone who has gotten (and used) the new version of the
Lieberman Talmud Databank?
Is it online, or still only a CD version? How does it compare to the
2002 version?
Any comments would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Michelle
Michelle Chesner
Judaic Public Services Librarian and
Dear Friends,
We are pleased to announce our new website
www.manuscriptleaves.com which features over 400 leaves from
illuminated Hebrew manuscripts which we have reproduced over the
course of the past 30 years. All of the leaves are for sale and are
ideal for teaching purposes or for gifts.
Does anyone want a collection of Jewish Book Month posters 1978-2002
or suggest an archive which might be interested? I'll send them.
Thanks,
Toby Harris, Librarian
Temple De Hirsch Sinai
(206)315-7398 Seattle
(206)323-8486, Ext. 7481 Bellevue
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Dear Safranim,
In addition to the list posted yesterday, I just learned that the oldest
extant Yiddish journal, Di Tsukunft, is also available online now:
http://www.tsukunft.orghttp://www.tsukunft.org
Kol tuv,
Amanda (Miryem-Khaye) Seigel
Dorot Jewish Division, Room 111
The New York Public
Shalom,
I would like to hear from friends that are using OPAL library
software. I was asked about it from a library that wants to use it
instead of Athena.
Amalia Warshenbrot
Former director of the
Levine-Sklut Judaic library Resource Center
Charlotte North Carolina
704-365-3313
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We received the following journals from the Boston Bureau of Jewish
Education, which was just closed. They duplicate our collection
holdings. I am willing to give them to any one who is interested,
for the price of shipping:
Alternatives in Religious Education
74 Spring, Fall
75 Winter,
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