Re: [ha-Safran]: Question about how to catalog/display
At 23:23 12/18/03, you wrote: What do you do with a donation of a book that is a work of art? You can't process it with the usual labels, pocket, stickers, etc. We have received donation of an original Haggadah with black and white art work from linoleum cuts. It is a limited edition (fifty), bound in thick leather. This is a routine situation for rare books. The book gets an acid free bookmark with the call number. These books are usually kept under lock and key. Daniel Stuhlman Chicago, IL 60645 ddstuhlman @ earthlink.net http://home.earthlink.net/~ddstuhlman/liblob.htm == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: Hasafran at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listserver at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 at osu.edu AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
RE: [ha-Safran]: Question about how to catalog/display
Andrea-- It sounds as though you have received your first rare or special acquisition. Congratulations. Collecting such materials can be very interesting and rewarding, and, to my mind, could be a definite part of a school, congregational, or community library program as well. Such items are great for display, and can be good starting points for conversations with potential doners. They can be good educational tools for class room use, or for special tours offered whole classes as well. Consider using this book as the basis for collecting Haggadot or Jewish art books. These are both areas that could attract the interest of patrons or donors. Money given for such acquisitions could lead to gifts for other needs as well. The first thing to do is to remember the basic rule of Special Collections care and processing. Do nothing to the piece that cannot be undone. This of course, means not marking it any way, not attaching any pockets, strips, bar codes, etc. etc. Such a piece should be non-circulating, and available for examination and use by individuals only under the direct supervision of a staff member. Pencil only should be used around the piece, no food or drink should be permitted near it. The only real exceptions I know to the basic rule can be writing a call number in a light pencil in an unobtrusive area, or, I understand, the application of acid-neutral ink with some sort of security code. Personally, I have never done that, and am uncomfortable with the practice. My advice is not to mark the piece in any way. You can mount a call no. and library I.D. on a strip of acid-neutral paper, and tuck it into the book, box, packet, etc. Cataloging such materials can be another world entirely from regular cataloging. Given that this is your first piece, and that you may not have thought about a direction for further acquisitions, I would suggest keeping things as simple as possible. Initially, I would add a field to the record noting that it is a limited ed., together with the no. of copies produced, as well as the number of the copy which you own. Preferably, quote the actual statement from the piece itself. I would also note any special additions that would not normally be a part of a printed book. Here I am thinking of the signature of the artist or engraver. Also, I would give a minimal description of the linoleum cuts. If the book is housed in a box, describe that as well. These additions will benefit patrons, in letting them know exactly what you have, and will, in themselves, act as security measures. Should you ever need to identify the piece as yours, the more information specific to your piece you can add to the record the better off you will be. Given the range of value you mention, I would also send a copy of your description and a statement of value to your insurance company, and ask that it be mentioned specifically in your policy. As to storing the piece, keep it somewhere out of direct or natural light, and somewhere away from extremes of temperature and humidity. Oh, and don't forget to enjoy it! Dan Rettberg Rare Book and Manuscript Bibliographer Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Cincinnati, Ohio [EMAIL PROTECTED] === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 at osu.edu AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Omanut ha-Yehudit
A faculty friend from the University of Cincinnati sent me the following note. We do not have the dust jacket he mentions. Is there anyone out there who can help him? Please do respond to the list, especially if you are addressing the issue of dust jackets in collections. Thanks, Dan Rettberg Rare Book and Manuscript Bibliographer Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Cincinnati, Ohio mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Steven Fine [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 11:12 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Request for ha-Safran Hi Folks! I am looking for the paper jacket to Omanut ha-Yehudit, ed. Z. Ephron and C. Roth (Tel Aviv: Masadah, 1956/57). I need a scan of the front cover. If anyone has it, I would most appreciate your help. I am using the design of this jacket as a historical source to explain the ideological underpinnings of Jewish Art scholarship at mid-century. A broader question: does any library systematically collect Jewish book jackets? They really are an important and overlooked, historical source worth preserving. Thanks much, Steve - Steven Fine, Jewish Foundation Professor of Judaic Studies, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0169 == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: Hasafran at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listserver at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 at osu.edu AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
[ha-Safran]: Chadash-Yashan article
Dear Safranim, I am trying to locate an article about the issue of chadash-yashan on Pesach. The patron said it appeared in the Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society (RJJ) in an early volume. If anyone can help with this, please let me know. Thanks, and wishing all of you a happy Hanukah! Joyce Levine North Shore Hebrew Academy H.S. Great Neck, NY _ == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: Hasafran at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listserver at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 at osu.edu AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
RE: [ha-Safran]: Omanut ha-Yehudit
Hi Dan, et al, You didn't mention HUC's Cincinnati policy about dust jackets ... from what I remember the practice had been to cut the inside flaps of the dust jacket and glue them into the books to preserve any author information etc. I know that jackets had been selectively kept as well (but not cataloged at all) I don't know if this the still the practice there. Happy Hanukkah! Sheryl Sheryl F. Stahl Senior Assistant Librarian Frances-Henry Library Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion 3077 University Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90007-3796 (213) 749-3424 ext. 4227 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.huc.edu/libraries/losangeles == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: Hasafran at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listserver at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 at osu.edu AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
[ha-Safran]: Judaica Holocaust imprint from India
Dear Friends, We are pleased to announce that starting in January of 2004 we will be distributing the English language Jewish Studies titles from India listed below. Please place your pre-orders with us today, or stop by and hand deliver them to us at our booth at the Association for Jewish Studies Conference in Boston this coming week. As always, all items are 100% returnable for any reason. Shipping is extra but minimal. We accept payment by check in US funds, major credit card, or paypal. We will also gladly invoice your institution. If you are ordering via fax, please confirm with a call or e-mail. You can also always use our on-line search engine to browse the more than 3000 titles we have listed on line at www.danwymanbooks.com. You'll also find other recent Judaica book lists posted there. Please also pass this list on to other colleagues who may be interested. We are also always interested in buying your duplicates and other books and periodicals for cash or trade. Chag Chanuka Sameach Thanks, Dan ENGLISH-LANGUAGE JUDAICA FROM INDIA AVAILABLE FROM DAN WYMAN BOOKS 1. Bhatti, Anil; Johannes H. Voigt, editors. JEWISH EXILE IN INDIA 1933-1945. New Delhi, Manohar Publishers Distributors, 2001. Cloth 8vo, 195 pages. ISBN : 8173042373. While a considerable amount of international research on exile and emigration of persecuted Jews from central Europe, to North and South America and other parts of the western world and soviet Union was carried out in 1970s and 80s, almost no scholarly effort had, until now, been directed towards such migration to India. The present volume seeks to fill this gap in some measure. This volume has emerged from contributions by Indian, German, Israeli scholars from a variety of disciplines presented at an interdisciplinary symposium held at New Delhi and papers invited by the editors subsequently. Untapped sources from British, German and Indian Archives have been analyzed in order to map out the political and social parameters of this emigration movement and its cultural and intellectual interpretations. $40.00 2. Ahir, D.C., editor. DR. AMBEDKAR ON JEWS AND NEGROES. New Delhi, Bluemoon Books, 1998. Paperback, 21 cm, 30 pages. ISBN: 8187190280. Contents: Preface I. Dr. Ambedkar on Jews and Negroes 1. Slavery in Rome 2. Jews and Servility 3. Negroes and Slavery 4. Slavery and Untouchability 5. Negroes in America 6. Slaves and Untouchables 7. Jews and Untouchables; Conclusion. $30.00 3. Ahmad, Barakat. MUHAMMAD AND THE JEWS: A RE-EXAMINATION. New Delhi : Vikas, 1979. x, 140 pages. Includes maps; 25 cm. ISBN 070690804X. At head of title: Indian Institute of Islamic Studies. Includes bibliography on pages 127-134. Also includes index. Subjects: Muhammad, Prophet, d. 632 -- Relations with Jews. $40.00 4. Ananda [sic]. HINDU VIEW OF JUDAISM. New Delhi, APC, 1996. Cloth, 8vo, xx, 299 pages. Includes appendices, 23cm. A study in comparative religion from a Vivekanandan perspective. Historical aspects are dealt with and theologies compared and contrasted. $35.00 5. Benjamin, Joshua M. THE MYSTERY OF ISRAEL'S TEN LOST TRIBES AND THE LEGEND OF JESUS IN INDIA. New Delhi, Mosaic Books, 2001.Cloth, 8vo, ix, 150 pages. Includes tables, figures, references, index. 23cm. ISBN: 8185399573. $30.00 6. Caravella, Miriam Bokser. THE HOLY NAME : MYSTICISM IN JUDAISM. Punjab, India : Radha Soami Satsang Beas, 1989. Cloth, 8vo, xx, 300 pages. 23 cm. Includes index and bibliographical references on pages 283-288. Subjects: Mysticism -- Judaism. Spiritual life -- Judaism. Cabala -- History. $35.00 7. Goodman, Hananya, editor. BETWEEN JERUSALEM AND BENARES : COMPARATIVE STUDIES IN JUDAISM AND HINDUISM. Delhi, Sri Satguru Publications, 1997. Cloth, 8vo, xiii, 344 pages. Includes tables, notes, index. 23cm. The book stands at the crossroads between Jerusalem and Benares and opens a long awaited conversation between two ancient religious traditions. It represents the first serious attempt by a group of eminent scholars of Judaic and Indian studies to take seriously the cross-cultural resonance among the Judaic and Hindu traditions. The essays in the first part of the volume explore the historical connections and influences between the two traditions, including evidence of borrowed elements and the adaptation of Jewish Indian communities to Hindu culture. The essays in the second part focus primarily on resonance between particular conceptual complexes and practices in the two traditions, including comparative analyses of representations of Veda and Torah, legal formulations of dharma and halakhah and conceptions of union with the Divine in Hindu Tantra and Kabbalah. Contents include: Acknowledgments Preface by David Shulman; 1. Introduction : Judaism and Hinduism: Cultural Resonances by Hananya Goodman; 2. The Love and Hate of Hinduism in the Work of Jewish Scholars by Wendy Doniger Part I : HISTORICAL ENCOUNTERS; 3. Lexical Borrowings in
