I forgot to mention the budget as a consideration. I hope that the synagogue realize the library's value now that they have a talented librarian like you. Amalia
Sent from my iPad On Apr 28, 2013, at 11:25 PM, Amalia Warshenbrot <[email protected]> wrote: > Haim, > Congratulation ! This is a fun job. Keep in mind that a synagogue library > is not an academic institution. When I started working in a synagogue library > I got carried away and purchased resources that never circulated. > AJL developed several bibliographies of basic books for synagogue libraries. > A few things to take into consideration are: > Who will use the library ? Congregants, Religious school teachers, Religious > school students, Fiction readers, people who plan to become Jews by choice, > non-members etc. > I will involve the Rabbis as well. > Please check the bibliography bank on AJL website, but, keep in mind that > the bibliographies' authors did not update them. The list is searchable and > can be very helpful. > Please feel free to contacts me with further questions. > Amalia Warshenbrot > VP for the SSC president. > > Sent from my iPad > > On Apr 27, 2013, at 10:18 PM, Haim A Gottschalk <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Safranim, >> >> I am doing a recon project at the library of my synagogue. This project will >> also involve reclassifying the books and doing an evaluation of the >> collection to determine the library's strengths and weaknesses. Currently, >> I am doing an evaluation of only the rabbinic collection. I would like to >> build up the library's core rabbinic collection. My question is: Even >> though I have an idea of what the core rabbinic collection ought to look >> like (based on my experience of working in Judaic collections and personal >> learning) and could develop and ad hoc list, I would like to know if a list >> of core rabbinic titles has ever been published? >> >> Thank you, >> Haim >> >> Haim A Gottschalk >> Head - Library Committee >> Congregation Beth Shalom >> Bloomington, IN >> __ >> 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: >> [email protected] >> To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: >> https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran >> Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] >> Ha-Safran Archives: >> Current: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html >> Earlier Listserver: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html >> AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org >> -- >> Hasafran mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > __ > 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: > [email protected] > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > Earlier Listserver: > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org > -- > Hasafran mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
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