Thanks, Debbie. Based on my very limited investigation of OPALS, it is far too
costly for most synagogues. I would love to hear differently.
Beth Dwoskin
2005 Calumet
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
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From: Deborah Stern <[email protected]>
To: Beth Dwoskin <[email protected]>; Lois Ruby <[email protected]>; Rachel
Haus <[email protected]>
Cc: Hasafran <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 6, 2012 9:31 AM
Subject: RE: [ha-Safran] Correction RE: Automation for small synagogue library
Thanks for this advice Beth. Just want to point out the distinction between an
automated catalog and an integrated library system for automating your library.
Librarything is an example of the former, but it doesn’t include modules for
computerized circulation, etc. Systems such as OPALS, cited on the AJL Wiki,
are examples of the latter.
Debbie
From:Beth Dwoskin [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 8:32 PM
To: Lois Ruby; Deborah Stern
Cc: Hasafran
Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Correction RE: Automation for small synagogue library
I write as a professional cataloger and the chair of a synagogue library
committee where we just completed automating our catalog this week.
The first consideration is cost. I'm assuming that there are limited
resources, because that's usually the case. If you have money, you should
interview the librarians who use the various small-library systems that are
mentioned on the wiki.
We used LibraryWorld, which is about $400/year. If I were to start again, I
would use Librarything, which I recommend for libraries that are beginning a
project for these reasons:
1. It is virtually free--about $25/year. You can learn the process of
cataloging, make mistakes, change your mind, and have crises, all without a
meter running.
2. If and when you finish the project, you will have a MARC database that is
exportable to any other system you decide to/can afford to use.
Beth Dwoskin
2005 Calumet
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
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From:Lois Ruby <[email protected]>
To: Deborah Stern <[email protected]>
Cc: Hasafran <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 5, 2012 6:15 PM
Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Correction RE: Automation for small synagogue library
This thread has been so helpful to me as I begin the daunting task of
automating a 5,000 volume library at my synagogue -- after being "retired" for
about 15 years! Thanks, all.
LOIS RUBY
Author of The Secret of Laurel Oaks and Strike! Mother Jones and the Colorado
Coal Field War (Filter Press, 2012)
www.loisruby.com
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From: "Deborah Stern" <[email protected]>
>To: "Rachel Haus" <[email protected]>, "Hasafran"
><[email protected]>
>Sent: Tuesday, June 5, 2012 3:49:25 PM
>Subject: [ha-Safran] Correction RE: Automation for small synagogue library
>Sorry, the survey is from 2010, not 2012.
>
>Debbie
>
>From:[email protected]
>[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Deborah
>Stern
>Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 4:55 PM
>To: Rachel Haus; Hasafran
>Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Automation for small synagogue library
>
>This page on the AJL Wiki,
>http://www.jewishlibraries.org/main/Resources/AJLWiki/tabid/200/Default.aspx?topic=Automation+for+Synagogue+and+Center+Libraries,
> about automation systems for synagogue libraries, resulted from a 2012 survey
>of AJL members. Although it’s not annotated, there are links to the web sites
>of most of the systems mentioned.
>
>Debbie Stern, AJL VP for Publications
>Mordecai M. Kaplan Library
>Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
>
>
>
>From:[email protected]
>[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rachel Haus
>Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 11:40 AM
>To: Hasafran
>Subject: [ha-Safran] Automation for small synagogue library
>
>Dear Hasafranim,
>
>I am writing on behalf of a small synagogue in Lansing Michigan with a
>collection of about 2000 books (they classify with Elazar) . They are thinking
>of automating, but need advice. While I know this question has been posted
>many times before, (and I checked out the AJL Wiki on the subject), I wonder
>if there is more recent and detailed info I can provide. The Wiki is from 2001
>and is simply a listing of library automation companies without commentary.
>
>We use ResourceMate and so I can comment on my experience, but I wondering if
>anyone else can suggest programs suitable for a small library and share
>his/her experiences.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Rachel Haus
>Library Director
>Congregation of Moses Library
>Kalamazoo MI
>[email protected]
>
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