Evi has made a proposal that has some merit: Supporting and sponsoring libraries in order to further the profession when the institutions are unable to do so.
While I'm in favor of discussing the idea, I think our organization itself should be our first priority. Several people hafe "kicked around" the idea of an AJL Endowment for a few years, but there is a baseline amount opf money to fund such a thing, and we don't have it. I'd be interested in knowing what other members opf the list have to say. I don't think it's entirely an "either/or" proposition. I agree fully that we should be supportive of institutions when they are under financial pressure, just as we do when they are under intellectual attack. Fred Isaac Temple Sinai Oakland, Ca 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
