Dear Lee et al, We have already started this type of libguide collection on our AJL wiki. See: http://www.jewishlibraries.org/main/Resources/AJLWiki/tabid/200/Default.aspx?topic=Bibliographic+Instruction+for+RAS+Libraries
I put it under the topic Bibliographic Instruction for RAS libraries since those were the initial ones I began collecting. But you have a good point in that it should be broadened to include all types of libraries. I will move it (at least temporarily) to the "General Topics" section until we figure out how this project will evolve. Can I include your guide in the list? Best, Joyce On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 2:09 PM, Lee Jaffe <[email protected]> wrote: > I wanted to see if there was interest in this group in developing a shared > collection of online resources for Jewish research and reading. I know AJL > maintains the Bibliography Bank and some other sites, but none of these > meet the need I'd like to address. I'm thinking of subject guides to > online resources - primarily free and available to all users - that we all > could use to assist our communities. > > As an example, look at the guides I've started to create for my Temple > library at https://sites.google.com/site/tbeaptoslib/guides. > > In the midst of doing this work, it occurred to me that I was probably > reinventing the wheel and this would be done better through a cooperative > effort. My idea is to organize a series of generic subject guides that > would be relevant and useful to anyone anywhere. Instead of dozens of us > researching, building and maintaining our own guides, there'd be one > centralized set of guides we'd build and maintain collectively. > > I can think of a couple of ways to approach this. This could happen under > the auspices of AJL - and perhaps "branded" as an AJL resource - or > privately by a group interested individuals. From the technical side, it > could be as simple as setting up a generic website, with shared ownership > and permissions, that will allow us to create and edit the guides > collaboratively. A more sophisticated arrangement - such as LibGuides - > would let us share components within a customized framework. > > I'd be glad to discuss and explore this idea with AJL as a whole or > individually with anyone interested in taking this further, > > Thank you, > > Lee Jaffe > Temple Beth El, Aptos > > __ > 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 > > -- *Joyce Levine * Director of Library and Media Services North Shore Hebrew Academy High School <http://www.nshahs.org> 400 North Service Road Great Neck, NY 11020 Publications Chair Association of Jewish Libraries <http://www.jewishlibraries.org> <[email protected]>
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