http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/410122/ being sponsored by the
Jewish Community Project. It's open to the public and free. One
need only RSVP. They ran an ad in the Jewish Week and it caught my
eye as something people in the tri-state area might wish to attend.
Stephanie Gross, MLS
http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/410122/ Is the internet good for the
Jews? This is a panel discussion to be held in New York City
February 6th at 7:30 PM. It is free to the public, but one should
RSVP. I think that it will probably be of interest to many members
of this listserv who are
Middlebury to Launch School of Hebrew
In cooperation with Brandeis University, Middlebury will establish
the School of Hebrew in the summer of 2008, bringing the number of
languages taught in the College's summer programs to 10. The
curriculum of the seven-week session will focus on modern
I have long been an admirer of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks' books. Perhaps
you might consider To heal a fractured world or The dignity of
difference. I haven't finished reading his latest The home we build
together: Recreating society, but so far it's been a great
read. His works deal with the
Has anyone looked into making it simple to print individual entries
from Hasafran digest? I use Clipmate and can usually capture a few
paragraphs for printing as needed. However, today, I slipped up and
ended up with a few extra pages. Since we're all endeavoring to
conserve on paper, ink,
I don't have much to add to the positive kudos and suggestions put
forth in the last digest. They more or less reflect my favorable
impression of this very useful, broad-minded resource. I receive
Hasafran once daily and scroll through it to see what might be of
interest. However, I see that
Two suggestions:
1. Could we please adopt AJLCleveland2008 as our social bookmarking tag?
2. Do people use Twitter? I noticed that ALA Anaheim has set up
an account for members to use at their convention.
Great going, Tina, with the blog!
Looking forward to seeing you all in a few
I'm passing this on to Hasafran, as I think some members may wish to apply:
INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY: ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE, New York, NY
Posted: 26 Jun 2008 11:01 AM CDT
A chance to work with professionals at one of the country's premier
human relations civil rights organizations. The
Mentors wanted. In these challenging times, Judaica librarians are
faced with the ever-present budget-cuts while endeavoring to maintain
their libraries and their valuable services. After getting off to a
late start, I wish to turn to experienced librarians who would like
to volunteer a bit
You are cordially invited to attend the AJL Mentoring
Committee/Chicago Conference. Location: TBA Time: 5 PM.
This year has proven to be one of exceptional challenges and
unforeseen difficulties. I together with Suzie Dubin and past
committee members have been discussing how the Mentoring
AJLMentoring is now on Twitter, Delicious (and Flickr). Please pass
on useful sites and articles of interest to be posted. More
importantly, if you're already mentoring and have a relationship with
another library professional, why not send along that information to
our committee?
http://www.facebook.com/n/?group.phpgid=127700011998mid=c84cfaG3c2fd566Gac48fcG6
For those of you who are interested in voicing your opinion
..
Stephanie (Sara Leah) Gross
Stephanie Gross, MLS
Chair, AJL Mentoring Committee
Pollack Library
Yeshiva University
500 West 185th Street
New York NY
Kudos to Diane and Joyce for their initiative with the AJL. This
will be excellent for those involved with mentoring. Why not start
with culling some of the pearls from the existing homepage, be it
FAQs, resources, etc.? The information is difficult to find, but yet
extremely valuable.
Introducing PBworks Summer Camp
Want to build the ultimate classroom wiki and have it ready for the
start of the fall semester? Join us for our third annual PBwiki
Summer Camp (it's free!)
We know that a lot of educators have heard about wikis but just
aren't sure how to use them in the
for the convention
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I've been appointed moderator for Diane and Heidi's session. In
addition to Heidi's suggestions in her latest post to Hasafran, might
I suggest the article I wrote in the February/March 2010 Newsletter
Yoohoodoyou Yahoo? (it's at the very end) and its adaption to the
AJL wiki :
remote users
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Kudos to all those who helped plan the marvelous convention in
Seattle. Kudos, too, to all those who attended. We had a fairly
lovely turnout of new attendees at the Mentoring activities. I am
always amazed at the level of talent and enthusiasm that our new
members bring to our
PLA offers free online library advocacy training
By Amy Sargent
Created 07/12/2010 - 11:32
CHICAGO The Public Library Association (PLA) is now offering
Turning the Page Online, an interactive advocacy training course,
free of charge to all ALA members.
In June 2007, the Bill Melinda Gates
(Resent with live link)
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I was delighted to read a most complimentary article about our very
own Adaire Klein in the July-August 2010 (v. 14, n 05) issue of
_Information Outlook: The Magazine of the Special Libraries
Association_ (pp. 21-24). For those of you who are not familiar with
this most talented young lady,
services and resources
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Compelling article on the commercialization of university libraries
in _The Chronicle of Higher Education_ by Daniel Goldstein
I read with great interest Daniel Goldstein's Library Inc. in the
October 17th, 2010 online issue of The Chronicle of Higher
Education. Of greater interest, however,
More on Goldstein's article and Corporate U from _The Chronicle of
Higher Education_
When I returned home last night, I found my print copy of the latest
_Chronicle of Higher Education_ in my mailbox (October 22, 2010 for
the record). I was pleased to discover that its supplement devoted
to
The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office
announced three new traveling exhibits focusing on Jewish artists who
have contributed to the culture of America and the world through
their lives and work. Public, academic and special libraries,
including museum libraries, and
FYI: ALA/ASCLA virtual Convergence online webinar series January
18th, 2011-January 21, 2011 [Professional Development Continuing Education]
Professional development remains an important part of a successful
library career, but we here at the Association of Specialized and
Cooperative Library
***If interested, please reply to mbenjamin [at] adl [dot] org ***
INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY AT THE ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE
The Anti-Defamation League is looking for an energetic, creative MLS
student to fill a position in the Rita and Leo Greenland Library and
Research Center. The position
The set of The Zohar (largesse) has been claimed. I am happy to see
so many interested members, though.
Stephanie Gross, MSLIS
AJL Mentoring
Pollack Library Rm. 406
Yeshiva University
500 West 185th Street
New York NY 10033
T: 212.960.5442
Skype: Stephanie.L.Gross
E: gr...@yu.edu
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ALA Techsource Workshop Webinar on
Integrating E-Books and
E-Readers into Your Library
With Sue Polanka
Two 90-minute sessions:
Tuesdays, Jan 25, 2011 Feb 1, 2011
4:00 - 5:30 p.m. ET
3:00 - 4:30 p.m. CT
2:00 - 3:30 p.m. MT
1:00 - 2:30 p.m. PT
In this two-session ALA TechSource Workshop, Sue
(A special thanks to Barbara Leff for her suggestions!) --
Marie Cloutier, AJL Administrative Consultant, has reminded me that
this month is _National Mentoring Month_.
Mentoring has become an under-utilized service of AJL membership,
perhaps in light of the massive SSC closings and revocation
Sorry, chevreh, I sent Marie a txt file and the lay-out as well as
hyperlinks were lost. With Spring semester rush, I somehow never
caught that error. I have reposted the revision to my own blog:
http://nylibrariansmeetup.blogspot.com as well as made reference to
it in my comment on
Library Support Staff Certification Program offers half-off registration fee
For Immediate Release
Mon, 01/31/2011 - 15:25
Contact: Jenifer Grady
ALA-APA, LSSIRT
CHICAGO - As part of a grant from the Institute for Museum and
Library Services (IMLS), the Library Support Staff Certification
I'm going to be in London 16-29th March. Librarians and library
students are welcome to contact me if they so desire to network,
consult and share.
Stephanie (Sara Leah) Gross
Chair, AJL Mentoring
ajlmentor...@gmail.com
gr...@yu.edu
Mobile in UK: 07856.606067
Stephanie L. Gross, MSLIS
I often land queries concerning various aspects of emerging
technology and librarianship, e.g. RFID tags, e-books and
licenses. Although we do have information on automation systems,
etc., we need to increase our knowledge-base on such 21st Century
topics. Would those of you with pertinent
Shalom!
This year the Mentoring Committee will once again be sponsoring
mentor pairs for first-time attendees. Please contact me if you'd
like to be paired with someone for the convention (or even
beyond). If you are a seasoned participant and would like to
volunteer your services to mentor
media for libraries
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For your information. (Posted by Stephanie/Sara Leah Gross, AJL Mentoring)
From: ALCTS-CE Announce [mailto:alcts.ce.annou...@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 11:08 AM
Subject: [IFLA-L] Launching Your Star Potential: Leadership for
Today's Libraries - an ALCTS Virtual Midwinter
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