The New York Metropolitan Area Chapter of the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL-NYMA) invites you to attend its 2008 Spring Conference:
DIGITAL LIBRARIES: BUILDING, COLLABORATION, AND EFFECTIVENESS Three directors of prominent Jewish research libraries will discuss the methodology of implementing a digitization program based on their own experiences. They will go on to describe their respective institutions' digitized collections and offer suggestions for evaluating the impact and effectiveness of digitizing a Library's collections. They will conclude with a look to the future - into what uncharted territory will digitization take us next? PRESENTERS: Robert Sink, Chief of Archives and Library Services, The Center for Jewish History Arthur Kiron, Schottenstein-Jesselson Curator of Judaica Collections, The Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Library, University of Pennsylvania Naomi Steinberger, Director of Library Services, The Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary Monday, April 7, 2008, 1-5 pm The Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary (First Floor, Mendelson Convocation Center) 3080 Broadway (at 122nd Street) New York, NY 10027 REGISTRATION INFORMATION FOR THE AJL-NYMA DIGITIZATION CONFERENCE: Members of the NYMA Chapter of AJL, $10; non-members, $18. RSVP and send payment, made out to AJL-NYMA, by Wednesday, April 2, to: Leslie Monchar, President, AJL-NYMA, 2 White Meadow Road, Rockaway, NJ 07866; E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *YOU ARE INVITED TO STAY FOR TWO FREE PUBLIC EVENTS DESCRIBED BELOW. PLEASE NOTE SEPARATE RSVP INSTRUCTIONS FOR EACH EVENT. ATTENDANCE IS FREE FOR BOTH BUT RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED: "Inside the Making of the 'Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia'" - a discussion and celebration with the co-editors, Paula Hyman, Professor of Modern Jewish History, Yale & President of the American Academy for Jewish Research; and Dalia Ofer, Professor of Holocaust Studies, Hebrew University, & Head of its Institute of Contemporary Jewry; discussion moderated by Shuly Rubin Schwartz, Associate Professor of American Jewish History & Dean of the Albert A. List College of Jewish Studies, The Jewish Theological Seminary. This event will be held 5:30-7:30 pm in the Private Dining Room (PDR), adjacent to the main dining room. Dinner will be served and the Encyclopedia (CD set) will be on sale at a 20% discount! Sponsored by the Jewish Feminist Research Group, the Graduate School of JTS, and the JTS Departments of Jewish Literature and Jewish History. RSVP to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to reserve a place. The Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary will mark the centennial of the death of Moritz Steinschneider (1816-1907) and honor his life's work with the following program: "Moritz Steinschneider, Father of Modern Jewish Bibliography" - Speakers: Dr. Ismar Schorsch, Chancellor Emeritus and Rabbi Herman Abramovitz Professor of Jewish History, The Jewish Theological Seminary; and Dr. Menahem Schmelzer, Albert B. And Bernice Cohen Professor Emeritus of Medieval Hebrew Literature and Jewish Bibliography, The Jewish Theological Seminary. This event will be held at 7:30 pm in the Mendelson Convocation Center, on the first floor of the JTS Library building. RSVP to Public Events at (212) 280-6093 or e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] to reserve a place. 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
