[ha-Safran] Questions about using www.encyclopedia.com

Dear Safranim, Can anybody tell me if they use www.encyclopedia.com/ as a reliable and authoritative web site for elementary or middle school students to conduct their research? Any expert advice pertaining to this age group would help from teachers or librarians and we are wondering if other

[ha-Safran] Common Core Questions for Jewish Day School Librarians

Dear Safranim, These are questions addressed to librarians working in Jewish day schools in the U.S.A. 1. Are you using the Common Core Standards in your Jewish day school library? If so, how? 2. And if you are using them, how helpful do you think they are or aren't to balance the library

[ha-Safran] Male Roommate Needed for 2014 AJL Conference in Las Vegas

Hello. I am looking for a male roommate for the 2014 AJL Conference this summer in Las Vegas. Please be a responsible and considerate male who is willing to split the cost of the room with me. If you are interested, please contact me off of the list at bpast...@comcast.net. Thank you. __

[ha-Safran] RenWeb

My fellow dear colleagues, Our school, Shalom School, is investigating the possibility of moving from Athena to RenWeb. We have read reviews regarding RenWeb. Can you please provide honest feedback regarding the utilization of their library system? Please feel free to contact me and I

[ha-Safran] OPALS versus Destiny

My fellow dear colleagues, Since our school is seriously considering switching from Athena to a new OPAC and doing a complete migration of records, we are wondering what the strengths and weaknesses are for OPALS and Destiny when they are used in elementary school libraries. Both look like

[ha-Safran] Roommate Needed in Charleston

I am looking for a male roommate who is fairly neat and considerate to split the cost of the hotel with me for the June 19, 2016 to June 22, 2016 AJL Conference in Charleston. My e-mail is bpast...@comcast.net . Please contact me soon if you are interested. Thank you, Ben Pastcan __

[ha-Safran] Responses to the Technology Questions for Jewish Day Schools and Hebrew Schools from Preschool to Sixth Grade

Dear Safranim and Safraniyot, I am very grateful for your responses to my technology questions with the school library I work at. If you have more feedback to give me before Monday to answer my questions, that would Also be helpful. The next steps are to actually implement some of your

[ha-Safran] Technology in Preschool to Sixth Grade Jewish Day School Library

Dear Safranim and Safraniyot, We are looking to buy newer technology to use with students from our preschool up to sixth grade in the library I work at, I would like to find answers to these questions by next Monday (May 8, 2017) for our school from librarians and people in similar