Lee, The Jewish Digital Commons is specifically a list of digital resources themselves, not guides to resources. It was inspired by the CJH site, which is currently not being updated as far as I can tell, but we've moved to a Google spreadsheet to input digital resources that fit under a broad definition of the term "digital humanities" (such as digitized primary sources, GIS/mapping projects, and others) You can see that spreadsheet here: http://bit.ly/JewishDHProjects.
It might be important here to note our different audiences, though. A temple guide to Jewish resources would look very different from a university guide to Jewish Studies. It might therefore be worthwhile to do something like this along divisional lines (RAS/SSC). Many of the university libraries already have LibGuides, which can be shared easily, and are on the wiki, as Joyce mentioned. Best, Michelle Chesner Librarian for Jewish Studies Columbia University On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 12:14 PM, Joyce Levine <[email protected]> wrote: > 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]> > > __ > 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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