Re: [ha-Safran] query

2014-06-30 Thread Levine, Joyce
Hi Julie, Check out the wonderful article by Sheryl Stahl and Joel Kushner in the current issue of *Judaica Librarianship* at http://ajlpublishing.org/jl/ entitled *Be-tzelem Elohim*—In the Image of God: Identifying Essential Jewish LGBTQ Books for Jewish Libraries

Re: [ha-Safran] Hurrah to Susan Dubin co.

2014-06-30 Thread Levine, Joyce
Suzi and her committee did a marvelous job! Thanks to all of you for making the conference so successful! Joyce On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 10:51 PM, Etta Gold ego...@earthlink.net wrote: Beautifully articulated – yes, we all applaud you, Suzi and your entire committee. Thank you all! Etta

Re: [ha-Safran] Judaica Librarianship, Vol. 18 (2014)

2014-06-18 Thread Levine, Joyce
Congratulations on this remarkable achievement! I urge everyone to read the Editor's Note which details the the process Rachel Leket-Morand all those responsible for *Judaica Librarianship* went through in bringing this to fruition. I want to echo the words of Bella Haas Weinberg in which she

Re: [ha-Safran] Barcode scanners

2014-06-13 Thread Levine, Joyce
The Wasp scanner I have (which is relatively inexpensive) works perfectly well for circulation and cataloging. I just replaced an older one that stopped working so I now have two of these:

[ha-Safran] Jewish websites for kids

2014-04-10 Thread Levine, Joyce
Can anyone recommend websites besides Shalom Sesame geared to Jewish children? Many thanks and wishing all a happy Pesach, Joyce -- *Joyce Levine * Director of Library and Media Services North Shore Hebrew Academy High School http://www.nshahs.org 400 North Service Road Great Neck, NY 11020

Re: [ha-Safran] Judaica Librarianship Online: Vol. 15

2014-04-04 Thread Levine, Joyce
Mazal tov and kudos to Rachel and the entire board of Judaica Librarianship on this wonderful accomplishment! It's amazing to note that with the release of this green journal online, our exposure has increased exponentially. The open access feature for back issues really helps put AJL in the

[ha-Safran] Job posting: School librarian, Florida

2014-03-18 Thread Levine, Joyce
Dear Colleagues, I'm posting this on behalf of a school board member - please DO NOT respond to me directly as I have no further information. Best, Joyce *Overview*: Our librarian will work with our Head of School to usher our current library into the 21st century. The candidate will develop a

[ha-Safran] FW: School library workshop

2014-01-29 Thread Levine, Joyce
**Librarians as Leaders** As a school librarian, you serve many roles-directing teachers to resources, guiding students in research, leading PD events-supporting learning in so many ways! Now you have a unique opportunity to advance your own learning and become even more valuable to your

[ha-Safran] LibGuides now online

2014-01-19 Thread Levine, Joyce
Dear Safranim, A number you have been generous in sharing your excellent libguides which can now be accessed on the AJL wiki at http://www.jewishlibraries.org/main/Resources/AJLWiki/tabid/200/Default.aspx?topic=Bibliographic+Instruction+for+RAS+Libraries If anyone else would like to contribute to

Re: [ha-Safran] Book Thief

2014-01-19 Thread Levine, Joyce
We read The Book Thief in my high school book discussion group and the students loved it. It was also taught in our 10th grade English classes. I would highly recommend it for young adults. Joyce On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 2:46 PM, Paula Sandfelder ps...@bellsouth.netwrote: Friends,

[ha-Safran] Libguides to share?

2014-01-15 Thread Levine, Joyce
Dear Safranim, If any of you have developed Judaic online research guides that you'd be willing to share with others, I would be happy to post them on the wiki. So far we have an excellent link from HUC contributed by Sheryl Stahl. You can find it under Bibliographic Instruction for RAS Libraries

[ha-Safran] Hebrew story needed

2013-12-03 Thread Levine, Joyce
Hi all, Can anyone supply a copy of this Agnon story in Hebrew? הרופא וגרושתו Thank you in advance, Jyce -- *Joyce Levine * Director of Library and Media Services North Shore Hebrew Academy High School http://www.nshahs.org 400 North Service Road Great Neck, NY 11020 Vice President for

Re: [ha-Safran] Jewish Books Libraries: A Match Made in Heaven

2013-07-17 Thread Levine, Joyce
This is such an excellent article. Thanks, Ellen, for writing this piece which I'm sure will be shared widely by our members in advocating for the importance of their own libraries! Joyce On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 11:45 AM, Heidi Estrin he...@cbiboca.org wrote: AJL’s own Ellen Tilman has

Re: [ha-Safran] Contact info for Encyclopedia Judaica?

2013-07-10 Thread Levine, Joyce
I spent some time on the phone last year with someone from the development staff of EJ Online. He was responsive to my comments about the difficulty of searching and inconsistencies with their indexing. Sorry I don't have the info at hand but if you call tech support they can probably put you in

[ha-Safran] New edition of Weine now available!

2013-07-03 Thread Levine, Joyce
I'm happy to announce that the 9th edition of the Weine Classification Scheme (combined with an updated Relative Index) is now available for purchase on Amazon. Many thanks to those who participated in the work of the Revision Committee, headed by Joel Tuchman of Sinai Blumenthal Temple Library.

[ha-Safran] Cost-cutting webinar

2013-06-05 Thread Levine, Joyce
This announcement came to me from Easybib, and may be of interest to others: Funding is on the decline and budgets are strapped. How can libraries provide the resources their students need and want? At *3pm EDT Wednesday June 12th*, information literacy librarian Caity Selleck will host the

Re: [ha-Safran] JBC's new book club section

2013-05-06 Thread Levine, Joyce
Thanks, Stephanie. The link to JBC's book club suggestions can now be found on the AJL wiki, along with our own members' book club lists under Programming for Synagogue Center Libraries at

Re: [ha-Safran] Israeli Books in Translation for Children Youth - An annotated List

2013-01-30 Thread Levine, Joyce
Dear Vavi, Thank you so much for providing this wonderful resource. May we post it on the Bibliography Bank at our AJL website http://www.jewishlibraries.org/main/Resources/BibliographyBank.aspx Best wishes, Joyce Levine AJL VP-Publications On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 10:53 PM, Vavi Toran

Re: [ha-Safran] seeking online catalogs

2012-12-25 Thread Levine, Joyce
Dear Riva, The AJL website provides links to many of our members' catalogs, including those using Weine. You can access it at http://www.jewishlibraries.org/main/Resources/Membersrsquo;Catalogs.aspx Anyone else who'd like to add to this resource, please contact me and I will be happy to include

Re: [ha-Safran] : Jewish Book Month Adult List

2012-11-19 Thread Levine, Joyce
Dear Heather, If you mean the Jewish Book Council kit, which includes bookmarks listing adult and children's recommended books, it can be ordered at http://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/about/order-kit Joyce On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 1:08 PM, Lisa Silverman lsilver...@sinaitemple.org wrote: AJLSC has

[ha-Safran] Fwd: [nbsls] hurricane help

2012-11-14 Thread Levine, Joyce
-- Forwarded message -- From: Karen Kliegman kklieg...@herricks.org Date: Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 9:06 AM Subject: [nbsls] hurricane help To: Nassau BOCES School Library System nb...@nassauboces.org *Within your email program, please select* *FORWARD * *to send to one person and*

Re: [ha-Safran] Is there a Jewish equivalent to Christian Fiction?

2012-07-26 Thread Levine, Joyce
Hi Debby, I would compare Jewish fiction published by such companies as Targum Press or Feldheim to the similar category of Christian fiction. There is a strong emphasis on faith and adherence to Orthodox religion in these novels. The purchase of such titles for a public library would depend upon

[ha-Safran] Fwd: Call for Papers for NewCAJE's Educational Journal

2012-06-04 Thread Levine, Joyce
-- Forwarded message -- From: Call for papers for NewCAJE Journal sh...@comcast.net Date: Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 9:07 AM Subject: Call for Papers for NewCAJE's Educational Journal To: jlev...@nshahs.org Having trouble viewing this email? Click here

[ha-Safran] NewCAJE conference this summer

2012-05-22 Thread Levine, Joyce
Dear all, Some of you (or your teacher colleagues ) may be interested in attending and/or presenting at the NewCAJE conference for Jewish educators this summer. The Third Annual NewCAJE Conference will take place August 5-8, 2012 on the campus of Montclair State University in New Jersey, an easy

Re: [ha-Safran] Literary Suggestions

2012-04-18 Thread Levine, Joyce
Dear Rose, Would you be able to submit the list of suggestions to the AJL Bibliography Bank? I think it would be a great addition. Thanks, Joyce On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 6:46 PM, Rose Novil rno...@oakton.edu wrote: HI Eveyone, I hope all of you are having a beautifull Pesach. So many of you

[ha-Safran] Jewish Educational Leadership article needed

2012-02-22 Thread Levine, Joyce
Dear Safranim, I need an article from the current issue (Fall 2011) : Why Assessment? Decision-making for effective Hebrew language curriculumhttp://www.lookstein.org/online_journal.php?id=395 *by Vardit Ringvald* If you can send it to me it would be much appreciated, Joyce -- *Joyce Levine *

[ha-Safran] Rayna Clark, where are you?

2012-02-13 Thread Levine, Joyce
If Rayna Clark or anyone who knows her can respond, I would greatly appreciate it. I need her contact info. Thank you very much, Joyce -- *Joyce Levine * *Director of Library and Media Services* *North Shore Hebrew Academy High School 400 North Service Road Great Neck, NY 11020 President,

Re: [ha-Safran] Rayna Clark, where are you?

2012-02-13 Thread Levine, Joyce
PS. I've been told Rayna Clark moved to Pittsburgh and is no longer at YULA Girls HS. On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 3:33 PM, Levine, Joyce jlev...@nshahs.org wrote: If Rayna Clark or anyone who knows her can respond, I would greatly appreciate it. I need her contact info. Thank you very much