I think that your idea falls under the goals of the Strategic Plan. Looking forward to continuing Ed webinars available to members through our website !
Jackie Ben-Efraim Sent from my iPhone > On May 27, 2015, at 12:03 PM, Weisman, Yaffa <[email protected]> wrote: > > A few years ago we had a long discussion about creating a certificate program > or its equivalent at AJL, where RAS professional librarians will broaden & > deepen their Judaica knowledge, and SSC librarians will acquire Library & > Information Science tools to advance their professional skills. > After a prolonged free-floating discussion on ha-Safran this idea, as many > other good ideas before it, came to naught as no one volunteered to take it > to the next level of creating a curriculum, researching Institutions that > would agree to sponsor it, academically as well as financially, and “all that > jazz”…It was very disheartening and no one picked it up since then. > Recently I have asked Chaim Gottschalk, who was one of the more active > participants in that discussion, to be the Continuing Education leader on the > AJL Council, and to try & revive the idea in our current digital environment. > To support the renewed effort, I will be asking the AJL Council to approve a > significant raise in our next Continuing Education budget. I am hoping that > we can create such a framework this year, gain the professional and financial > support needed for it, and start implementing it in the near future. I > believe that although it may feel like an Herculean task, it is not > Sisyphean. Anyone? > Yaffa,, a.k.a > President, AJL > > From: CARLJS [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Hirsch, David > Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 11:45 AM > To: Academic Judaica Libraries > Subject: Re: [CARLJS] Retraining SSC librarians for RAS? > > In some libraries a subject PhD is accepted in lieu of the MLS. I have seen > that happen here at UCLA several times. It used to be that the successful > candidate would be required to complete an MLS within 2-3 years but that rule > seems to have gone by the wayside here. > > Best, > > David > > > From: CARLJS [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Taub, Aaron > Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 11:38 AM > To: Academic Judaica Libraries > Subject: Re: [CARLJS] Retraining SSC librarians for RAS? > > And academic librarian positions often require a subject Master’s degree in > addition to the M.L.S. > > Best, > A > > From: CARLJS [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rose > Shoshanah Seidman > Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 2:30 PM > To: Academic Judaica Libraries > Subject: Re: [CARLJS] Retraining SSC librarians for RAS? > > Thanks Michelle for a very important question that I have pondered for a > while now. > > I would add to your list of requirements: Hebrew and other foreign languages > (especially Western European) besides collection development and cataloging. > I think that at Northwestern the knowledge of Hebrew and foreign languages > would be much more desirable than knowledge of cataloging. I am sure that > many of our colleagues in SSC have some languages and could master the other > skills. > > As a group we should look into that and confer about how to help those > colleagues. I would be very interested in hearing from our colleagues who > are directors of libraries and in administration. > > The field of Judaica Librarianship is certainly changing. > > Shoshanah > > Shoshanah Seidman > Faculty Liaison, Program for Jewish Studies, > Northwestern University Library > 847-467-2914 > > > > From: CARLJS [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Michelle Chesner > Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 1:07 PM > To: Academic Judaica Libraries > Subject: [CARLJS] Retraining SSC librarians for RAS? > > Hi all, > > It seems that RAS and SSC librarians have the opposite problems. RAS > positions open and stay vacant for years because there is nobody to fill > them, while SSC librarians are being cut left and right (to me, Temple > Emanuel was one of the few synagogues that would have a librarian forever > because of the importance of its collection, but we see now that this wasn't > true). I know my position was open for two years before it was filled; and I > know of a position currently open that seems to be having difficulties > finding appropriate candidates. > > I can list about 5-10 jobs that were open for Judaica librarians in the past > 5 years, and the ones I know about all had difficulties in finding > candidates. At the same time, many RAS librarians are at the cusp of > retirement, and unlike SSC positions, the universities would have to do some > serious explaining to donors and departments if they would take away the JS > librarians lines. > > Is this a group that can be tapped? What would it take to retrain an SSC > librarian to make them ready for RAS? An MA plus some collection > development/cataloging classes? I think if we really think this out, we > might all benefit. > > Best, > Michelle > > P.S. I think the same questions could be asked of Jewish Studies PhDs, but > maybe that's for another email... > __ > 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.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
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