Dear Colleagues, >From time to time I come across news items which I share on Hasafran. All I do is pass on the information, for the benefit of those who may not have seen it. And yet, some of you see fit to punish me for my good deed.
Frequently, and invariably, after each message I forward, that has nothing whatsoever to do with me personally, or the institution I work for, I get questions (or klotz kashes) regarding said message, as if I wrote it with my own hand... I have always thought that librarians, as information specialists, have a higher than average IQ, which would direct them to ask further questions to the conference organizers, or the book publishers, rather than other the naive shnook, who passed on a particular item of info. You don't believe me? See below what I got as a reaction to my recent forwarding of the CFP for the forthcoming MORITZ-STEINSCHNEIDER CENTENNARY CELEBRATION. The announcement did include the e-mail address of the organizers, to whom all questions should be directed, yet some of you preferred to address their comments or concerns to the poor messenger. Yidn, have mercy! Aviva Astrinsky YIVO Institute for Jewish Research >....This conference sounds well worth attending. Do you happen to know if >presenters will use English as the common language or is it primarily a >German conference, or will it be a mixed bag? At the very least, I hope the >proceedings become available for purchase. > > BIBLIOGRAPHY AND THE STUDY OF CULTURAL TRANSFER > A MORITZ-STEINSCHNEIDER CENTENNARY CELEBRATION > > STAATSBIBLIOTHEK BERLIN, 20-22 NOVEMBER 2007 > Proposals of papers (2-3 pages) in English (preferably) or German > should be submitted simultaneously to Hans Hinrich Biesterfeldt > [EMAIL PROTECTED], Rachel Heuberger > [EMAIL PROTECTED], and Gad Freudenthal > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Deadline for submissions: 15 May 2006. It is > hoped that the travel and accommodation expenses of participants whose > papers will be selected can be paid by the conveners. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
