Re: [ha-Safran] Responses to automating a small library

2012-06-08 Thread Daniel Stuhlman
This question about automation keeps appearing on Hasafran. The answer is "it depends." To figure out the balance between cost and performance you have to look at your needs and wants. You have to rank what you are willing to give up and what is non-negotiable. The discussion so far is a

Re: [ha-Safran] date due cards

2012-06-08 Thread Kerstin Paul
Dear Talya We put stickers in the books which have fields to be stamped with the due date every time a book is lend. When a user is borrowing a book at the circulation desk we simply stamp the correct due date on this sticker. This is done manually, so if you also still are have a manual check o

Re: [ha-Safran] Bar mitzvah book present for a French boy

2012-06-08 Thread ALBA TOSCANO
About the Rabbi's Cat and sexual references, I have all the Rabbi's Cat nº1,2,3,4 and I'd say Walt Disney has more sexual references than these books do. I'm not even going to hazard a guess as to what a 13-year old probably watches on video games or has stashed under his matress, so the whack

Re: [ha-Safran] Bar mitzvah book present for a French boy

2012-06-08 Thread chapters
Most of us copy-catalogue. A searched, a few years ago, in CAT showed that 7 out of 10 libraries put the book on the Young Adults shelf. I consider myself a liberal person, but after reading it I had to consider parents that might be offended. If I were Dr. hart, who knows knows the parents

Re: [ha-Safran] Responses to automating a small library

2012-06-08 Thread Emily Bergman
Just remember, Daniel, that some synagogue libraries are run by non-librarians who really need the help/input from their ha-safran colleagues who have been through the experience. Also remember that some libraries, like mine, are run by volunteers who have demanding, full-time jobs and don't have

[ha-Safran] Joy Kingsolver

2012-06-08 Thread Andrea Rapp
I would like to call or email Joy about something, and do not have her contact info.Joy, are you there? Andrea Rapp Wise Temple, Cincinnati __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJ