Hi Michelle, I am the volunteer librarian for our new temple library at the Garden City Jewish Center, and I found that the best use of my time and the temple's funds has been to catalog our small but growing collection with an online system called LibraryThing<http://www.librarything.com>. Borrowers can browse the catalog 24/7, and the cost is $25 for a lifetime membership. As you enter each book, most of the pertinent information, including an image of the book's cover, fills in automatically. I generally add tags. Since Dewey is limited for a Jewish library, we catalog the books according to the Elazar system, which has worked out well. On LibraryThing, inside the box labelled "Dewey" I write the word "Elazar" followed by the Elazar catalog number. I use A Classification System for Libraries of Judaica<http://www.amazon.com/Classification-System-Libraries-Judaica/dp/0765759837> by David and Daniel Elazar as my cataloging "bible." And by sharing your LibraryThing administrative password, you can easily train volunteers to assist you in adding books to your catalog.
Hope this helps. Deborah Rood Goldman Librarian Marketing and Communications Union for Reform Judaism 212-650-4009 URJ Biennial: Meet. Pray. Learn. San Diego, CA * December 11-15, 2013 Register now for the largest Jewish gathering in North America! -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michelle Sandler Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 7:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ha-Safran] Reform Synagogue Library Budget Question for Non Funded Libraries : I have been given funding by my reform synagogue's endowment fund to automate a 2500 volume library and buy supplies. I have chosen Library World online automation software. The price is $425 a year. I have only been given funding for one year. How do synagogues without a library budget pay for this software every year? I am a retired disabled librarian who is volunteering to do this as I am able. All the books have Elazar numbers on the spine labels from a previous volunteer who was not a degreed librarian. They are all faded away and falling off. No card catalog or OPAC was ever made before. Sincerely Michelle Gail Sandler Temple Beth David Westminster, 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: [email protected]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[email protected]> https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
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