David's exploits could fill several volumes.... If only he stayed in one place 
long enough to chronicle them. But if that happened, there would be fewer of 
them. 
The entire field, and the world at large, have benefited from David's 
extraordinary career. As AJL, we as a community have had the best seats in the 
house.
Thank you and best wishes.
Fred Isaac
Sent via the Samsung Galaxy Tab E, an AT&T 4G LTE tablet
-------- Original message --------From: Rachel Leket-Mor 
<rachel.leket-...@asu.edu> Date: 1/12/18  8:55 AM  (GMT-08:00) To: "Hasafran 
List Posting (Hasafran@lists.osu.edu)" <Hasafran@lists.osu.edu> Subject: Re: 
[ha-Safran] FW: David Hirsch's retirement 


I echo my colleagues in congratulating David Hirsch on his impactful, 
international career that stretched the boundaries of “field librarianship” in 
the extreme. I had the pleasure of visiting him at UCLA and see, first-hand, 
some of the
 treasures he collected in less-travelled parts of the globe. David’s exemplary 
contribution to collection building of Judaica and Islamica, in multiple 
languages, is indeed inspiring to many at AJL and MELAnet.
 
Congratulations, David! 
Rachel
 
 
Rachel Leket-Mor, MA, MLIS
Associate Librarian
Curator, Open Stack Collections
IsraPulp Collection
Arizona State University Library
Phone: 480-965-2618
 
Editor-in-Chief, Judaica Librarianship
Association of Jewish Libraries
http://ajlpublishing.org
 
 
 
 
 
 

From: Hasafran <hasafran-boun...@lists.osu.edu> on behalf of Veronica Belling 
<veronicabellin...@gmail.com>

Date: Thursday, January 11, 2018 at 4:20 PM

To: "crmil...@library.ucla.edu" <crmil...@library.ucla.edu>

Cc: "hasafran@lists.osu.edu" <Hasafran@lists.osu.edu>

Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] FW: David Hirsch's retirement


 


David was truly an inspirational librarian. I have known him since my first 
convention in Clevelad in 1997. I have never before met any librarian as 
knowledgable and dedicated. AJL will not be the same without him. I can only 
believe that
 he is going on to some new adventure. 

 


Warmest wishes and best of luck David, 


 


Veronica Belling, 


University of Cape Town



 

On 11 January 2018 at 19:21, Miller, Caroline <crmil...@library.ucla.edu> wrote:



Safranim,
 
Below is the official announcement of David Hirsch’s retirement from UCLA.  I 
never thought I’d see the day.  He has held many leadership positions within
 AJL and has been a frequent presenter locally at AJL workshops and at the 
national convention over the years.  Please join me in wishing David a mazal 
tov and best wishes on the next chapter in his life.
 
Caroline
 
Caroline R. Miller
Team Leader, Discovery Team
UCLA Library Cataloging & Metadata Center

2400 Life Sciences Building

621 Charles E Young Drive South

Box 957230

Los Angeles, CA  90095-7230


From: Osorio, Jennifer


Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 4:25 PM

To: All Library Staff <everyoneinlibr...@library.ucla.edu>

Subject: David Hirsch's retirement


 
Dear Library Staff,
 
With regret, but warm wishes, I’m announcing the retirement from the UCLA 
Library of David Hirsch, Librarian for Jewish,
 Middle Eastern, South Asian Studies at UCLA. David’s last day in the office 
will be January 19th, if you would like to stop by and see him before he leaves.

 
David has been an integral part of the UCLA Library since 1989, when he joined 
us as the Jewish Studies Bibliographer in
 what was then known as the Bibliographer's Group, a department he also came to 
lead as Vice Chair and Chair a few years later. Over the years, David has been 
our liaison for numerous areas, for varying lengths of time, including African 
Studies, Armenian Studies,
 Middle Eastern Studies, Central Asia, South Asia, Yemeni Studies and so many 
other areas that I will invariably forget one if I try to list them all. David 
has definitely suffered from the curse of the polyglot when we’ve needed 
someone to take something on,
 but his insatiable curiosity and relentless work ethic have helped meet the 
constantly-evolving demands of the job.
 
David’s ability to make connections around the world via his many invited 
talks, State Department-sponsored workshops and
 book fair participation, along with acquisitions trips, enabled the UCLA 
Library to build world-class collections in Middle Eastern and Jewish Studies. 
HIs cultivation of donors and passion for his collections led to endowed funds 
for a number of his collecting
 areas, particularly Jewish Studies and Armenian Studies, allowing the Library 
to document important diaspora communities in Los Angeles and around the world. 
He's served the profession in a number of organizations, including as President 
of the Middle East
 Librarians Association and the Research and Special Libraries’ Division of the 
Association of Jewish Libraries. HIs expertise in building collections was 
especially highlighted during the two-year sabbatical he took to serve as Chief 
Librarian and Library
 Advisor in the National Library of Abu Dhabi, from 2009-2011. And he’s 
continued to be involved in library initiatives such as Collecting LA and the 
International Digital Ephemera Project (IDEP) until the present day, as well as 
being an early adopter of collecting
 non-traditional materials for research, such as ephemera, cookbooks and zines.
 
While David’s collection-building has been an obvious part of his activity, 
many of you may not know as much about his scholarly
 activity.  He’s been an adjunct professor in the Department of Near Eastern 
Languages and Culture for many years, teaching a course on Middle East 
Bibliography, and has been such an integral part of the Center for Near Eastern 
Studies, that last year he was
 asked to serve as temporary chair of their advisory board, the first librarian 
to do so. Over the course of his career, he’s received numerous grants to 
research and document topics in his areas, such as Latin American Judaica, 
Middle Eastern emigre publications
 and Turkish zines.
 
On a more personal note, I would like to add that in spite of how busy he is 
and how much he travels, David has always been
 willing to mentor and help newer librarians. As an area studies librarian, I 
have myself benefited from his expertise and knowledge and will miss him. We 
wish him the best of luck in his continued endeavors and travel.
 
 
 
Jennifer Osorio, MLIS, MA
Interim Head, International Studies
Librarian for Ethnic Studies, Latin American Studies and Spanish/Portuguese
UCLA Library
(310) 825-5526
 




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