[ha-Safran]: Cataloging question

2007-12-12 Thread Amy Kaplan
Regarding Ruth Gruber's book, Witness – for those using Weine, what call number did you use? Thank you. Amy Kaplan, Librarian Bell Library, Congregation Beth El 8000 Main Street Voorhees, NJ 08043 (856)675-1166, ext. 305 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those

[ha-Safran]: Cataloging question - tractate �Mourning� (Semahot)

2006-12-19 Thread David Elazar
Use 123.3 Evel Rabbati(Evel Rabbati. This tractate is about laws and customs pertaining to death and mourning, and is sometimes euphemistically called Semakhot ("joy"). ) For more information do a Google search - "Evel Rabbati" David David Elazar Rishon LeZion, Israel [EMAIL PROTECTED] ww

[ha-Safran]: Cataloging question

2006-12-11 Thread Eileen Polk
Dear Friends, I have a copy of the tractate “Mourning” (Semahot) from the Yale Judaica Series. I am using Elazar for cataloging and I do not see any heading for this tractate in the 100’s. What call number should I give this? Thank you, Eileen Polk, Librarian Prentis Memorial Library Temple

[ha-Safran]: Cataloging question

2006-01-30 Thread Andrea Rapp
I have a question about cataloging a book of festschrift; a collection of essays about no particular subject - just on topics that the honoree, a rabbi, was interested in. How does one handle these? (We use Weine). Thanks in advance... Andrea Rapp Wise Temple, Cincinnati Messages and opini

[ha-Safran]: Cataloging question

2005-06-07 Thread Adas Israel Librarian
Where would you put, in Elazar, Jewish Cowboys and Jews among theIndians? The state breakdowns don't really help since the areas covered in books overlap. Any ideas? Joann Lesser Librarian Adas Israel Congregation Washington, DC Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the ind

[ha-Safran]: Cataloging question

2005-05-31 Thread Andrea Rapp
I would like to ask others how you catalog a book such as "What Did They Think Of the Jews?" edited by Allan Gould or other works (such as "Ezra Stiles and the Jews") which give the views of non-Jews about Jews and Judaism. These views may be hostile or philosemitic. Do you use one call number for

[ha-Safran]: Cataloging question

2005-03-25 Thread Bonnie Orlin
I was interested in learning how each of you catalogs series, individually or as one number and multi volumes. The question arises particularly around Tanach - I have seen commentaries cataloged by the book-i.e. all the Genesis commentaries together, and also by the series-Anchor bible togethe

Re: [ha-Safran]: cataloging question

2004-06-07 Thread Poshi Mikalson
Dear Wendy, Looking toward the future, my first question would be: Do you think that the adult library would want/need to share the on-line (automated) catalog with the children's library at some time? If so, then I would recommend using the adult subject headings, with the subfield "v" denoting

Re: [ha-Safran]: cataloging question

2004-06-04 Thread Stanley Nachamie
There could be problems in authority control, because sometimes the "adult" subject headings and the "children's" subject headings disagree. So "X" may be a perfectly good "adult" subject heading, but is not the valid "children's" heading (and vice versa). So your catalog might look something like

Re: [ha-Safran]: cataloging question

2004-06-03 Thread Daniel Stuhlman
At 00:11 06/04/04, you wrote: >I am beginning to automate my library manually and the children's library >is separate from the adult. There is no adult librarian and I don't forsee >there being one in the near future. > >When I am entering subjects in the MARC records, do I use the adult >subject

[ha-Safran]: cataloging question

2004-06-03 Thread WENDYSCARR
I work part-time (4 hours) a week in my temple's library as the children's librarian. (I am a certified school librarian and also work full-time in a public school). I am beginning to automate my library manually and the children's library is separate from the adult. There is no adult librari