I would like to echo the sentiments of Esther Nussbaum and Susan Dubin about the need for a certificate program in Judaica librarianship. This need is particularly acute for people who man Jewish day school libraries.
School librarians in general are becoming increasingly difficult to replace. I speak from experience as the retired director of the 12th largest school library district in Long Island. How much more so is it difficult to find certified librarians who have a background in Judaica. The people who service libraries in day schools are often part time, serving in other capacities within the school as teachers and/or administrators. Offering a certificate program to these people would give them the necessary skills to do their jobs in the library effectively without having to get a complete degree. I urge the University of Maryland and other library programs to offer an online certificate program in Judaica librarianship. It would be a tremendous help to bolstering yeshiva high school education. Diane Romm AVI CHAI Bookshelf Coordinator 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
