***** From another list... ***** -----Original Message----- From: Troy Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: October 1, 2003 5:04 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [lbc] Geniza
In "Library: An Unquiet History" there is a mention of genizas. In Jewish tradition ritual texts, especially texts that mention God, could not be destroyed. Genizas were storehouses to contain these texts that could not be destroyed when their useful life was up. This made me think of a library that I read about that I believe is in Chicago that collects books that other libraries or institutions are discarding. They accept a discarded book if they can find that less than a certain number of libraries own that title. Does anyone on the LBC list know the name of this library? Troy Johnson, Electronic Services Librarian Creighton University School of Law Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 402 280 2832 From: Chris Rippel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: October 1, 2003 6:08 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [lbc] Geniza Could you be thinking of a last copy center? Illinois did a survey asking about the interest of a last copy center. See www.niulib.niu.edu/ccm/IBHE_99-00.html New Hamshire apparently has one. See www.state.nh.us/nhsl/lcc/ From: searing susan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: October 2, 2003 10:19 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [lbc] Geniza Could you be thinking of the Center for Research Libraries? http://wwwcrl.uchicago.edu/ CRL got its start as a shared repository for little-used materials from a group of midwestern universities. To learn more, at the above URL, click on "About CRL" and then on "CRL History." Sue Susan E. Searing Library & Information Science Librarian University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 306 Main Library, MC-522 1408 West Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL 61801 Phone: 217-333-4456 Fax: 217-244-4358 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact me at anytime via any of the methods listed below. Thank you. Jeff Jeff Corbett Library Technician McLean Budden 2525-145 King St. W Toronto ON M5H 1J8 Tel & Fax: 416 642 8084 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: www.mcleanbudden.com ========================================================================== HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
