Hello Jackie, There are also two free open-source programs, Liblime Koha (http://www.koha.org/main.asp?page=1030) and Evergreen (https://evergreen-ils.org/) They are both modular and have granular controls so you can set them up to your exact specifications. I suggested these to my old synagogue when I offered to help set up their library for circulation but it fell through. I have followed these projects for a long time as I am an advocate for free open source alternatives in general whenever possible. I can't vouch for their support if you encounter issues, but most open-source projects have very robust community documentation/support forums as well as formal support structures.
Best, Eli Lieberman HUC-JIR NY -----Original Message----- From: Hasafran <[email protected]> On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2019 12:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Hasafran Digest, Vol 400, Issue 5 Send Hasafran mailing list submissions to [email protected] To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [email protected] You can reach the person managing the list at [email protected] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Hasafran digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Holocaust Education Week - "The Tailor Project" - Toronto, Nov. 6/19, 7.30 p.m. (Anne Dublin) 2. Canadian Jewish Literary Awards - Toronto - Sun. Oct. 27/19 (Anne Dublin) 3. Re: Suggestions for Cataloging a Nursery School Library (Finkelstein, Alice) 4. Re: Suggestions for Cataloging a Nursery School Library (Leibowitz, Faye R) 5. Re: The new combined NEWS & REVIEWS (Kolodney, Uri) 6. Re: Suggestions for Cataloging a Nursery School Library (Maxine Wolfson) 7. Re: The new combined NEWS & REVIEWS (Sally Stieglitz) 8. New in Jewish Studies from Academic Studies Press (Academic Studies Press) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 10:12:30 -0400 From: Anne Dublin <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: [ha-Safran] Holocaust Education Week - "The Tailor Project" - Toronto, Nov. 6/19, 7.30 p.m. Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Dear AJL Members, If you happen to be in Toronto on Nov. 6/19, please consider attending my talk about ?The Tailor Project?. See below for more details. All the best, Anne Dublin As part of Holocaust Education Week?Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda?Synagogue?and?TheTailor Project?are pleased to invite you to ? ?Gathering More Threads: The Tailor Project 70 Years Later? ? Featuring Award-Winning Author Anne Dublin Wednesday, 6 November, 2019 7:30 PM ? 9:30 PM No cost, pre-registration required at the link below: https://www.beby.org/event/tailorproject ? After the Holocaust, over 1,000 Jewish tailors and their families were chosen?from displaced persons camps to come to Canada through the Garment?Workers? Scheme (?The Tailor Project?).?ANNE?DUBLIN will give an illustrated,?interactive lecture that will include the historical context of the Scheme, a short?documentary film, and family stories.?The Tailor Project?is now being?rediscovered by?Impakt Labs?with significant implications for immigrants?and refugees coming to Canada.? ?? ANNE?DUBLIN?is the award-winning author of biographies and historical novels?for young people and a popular speaker in the GTA. She has a special interest?in the Tailor Project, for her family were Holocaust survivors who came to?Canada through the Tailor Project in 1948. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Sponsored by The Goldfinger Family Fund at Beth Emeth and?AJL ? Ontario Chapter (Association of Jewish Libraries) Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.osu.edu/pipermail/hasafran/attachments/20190920/a3ee8a0a/attachment.html> ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 10:53:18 -0400 From: Anne Dublin <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: [ha-Safran] Canadian Jewish Literary Awards - Toronto - Sun. Oct. 27/19 Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" I'm delighted to announce that? A Cage Without Bars (Second Story Press) will receive the Canadian Jewish Literary Award (Youth) 2019. http://cjlawards.ca/?I hope my family, friends, and colleagues will be able to attend this event. Wishing a sweet New Year to my AJL friends and colleagues, Anne Dublin Here's the press release: The Canadian Jewish Literary Awards is honouring eight outstanding books for 2019.? Now in its fifth year, the Canadian Jewish Literary Awards recognizes and rewards the finest Canadian Jewish writing. Winners have been declared in the following categories: fiction, memoir, biography, history, scholarship, Holocaust, Yiddish, and books for children and youth.?? ??Choosing just eight Award winners was a challenge this year,? says Jury chair, Edward Trapunski. ?The depth and breadth and quality of the submissions show the vibrancy of the culture and the appeal of Jewish themes for fiction and non-fiction writers.? The awards ceremony will be held on October 27, 2019, at 2:00 pm in the Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East Building, York University, 4700 Keele St., Toronto. Everybody is invited and welcome. Admission and parking are free. The York University subway station is conveniently right outside the door of the theatre.? Meet the winning authors and hear them speak about their books. A dessert reception will follow where the award-winning books will be available for purchase and author signing. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Alice From: Hasafran <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jacqueline Benefraim via Hasafran Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2019 9:50 PM To: Hasafran <[email protected]> Subject: [ha-Safran] Suggestions for Cataloging a Nursery School Library Shalom, I posted this in the summer, but I got a limited response. I've volunteered to help get my synagogue's library in order. There are two parts to the collections. The adult reference materials are held in the chapel and will be checked out on an honor system; the children's library is in a room that is being converted into an official library. Of course my synagogue will be joining AJL. Another shul member who already works in a public school will be in charge of children's collection. She wanted to know what program works best for a collection of about 1,000 title. We want to be able to check out books using a scanner, so I'd also appreciate a suggestion as to what scanner you'd recommend. Todah Rabbah and Shannah Tovah, Jackie [cid:[email protected]] -- Jackie Ben-Efraim "Although the books had changed, I the reader had not." Micha Yosef Berdichevsky 1865-1921 Special Collections Librarian Ostrow Library American Jewish University 15600 Mulholland Drive Los Angeles, CA 90077 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.osu.edu/pipermail/hasafran/attachments/20190920/1cec9d99/attachment.html> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Best wishes, Faye Leibowitz General Languages Catalog Librarian University of Pittsburgh [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> From: Hasafran <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jacqueline Benefraim via Hasafran Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2019 9:50 PM To: Hasafran <[email protected]> Subject: [ha-Safran] Suggestions for Cataloging a Nursery School Library Shalom, I posted this in the summer, but I got a limited response. I've volunteered to help get my synagogue's library in order. There are two parts to the collections. The adult reference materials are held in the chapel and will be checked out on an honor system; the children's library is in a room that is being converted into an official library. Of course my synagogue will be joining AJL. Another shul member who already works in a public school will be in charge of children's collection. She wanted to know what program works best for a collection of about 1,000 title. 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It will printout labels for the barcode, card pocket,card (if you're using the latter two), tell you when an item is overdue, creates reports etc. Maxine Wolfson - Rosen Library Temple Emanu-El 99 Taft Street Providence, RI 02906 401-331-1616 Ext 18 www.teprov.org On Fri, Sep 20, 2019 at 2:38 AM Jacqueline Benefraim via Hasafran < [email protected]> wrote: > Shalom, > > I posted this in the summer, but I got a limited response. > > I've volunteered to help get my synagogue's library in order. There > are two parts to the collections. The adult reference materials are > held in the chapel and will be checked out on an honor system; the > children's library is in a room that is being converted into an > official library. Of course my synagogue will be joining AJL. > > Another shul member who already works in a public school will be in > charge of children's collection. She wanted to know what program works > best for a collection of about 1,000 title. We want to be able to > check out books using a scanner, so I'd also appreciate a suggestion > as to what scanner you'd recommend. > > Todah Rabbah and Shannah Tovah, > > Jackie > > [image: ShannahTovah.png] > > -- > Jackie Ben-Efraim > > *"Although the books had changed, I the reader had not." **Micha Yosef > Berdichevsky 1865-1921* > > Special Collections Librarian > Ostrow Library > American Jewish University > 15600 Mulholland Drive > Los Angeles, CA 90077 > __ > 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/ma > illist.html > Earlier Listserver: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/mailli > st.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org > -- > Hasafran mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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[image: 1569000424.png] *Yitz Greenberg and Modern Orthodoxy: The Road Not Taken <https://www.academicstudiespress.com/out-of-series/yitz-greenberg-and-modern-orthodoxy>* edited by Adam Ferziger, Miri Freud-Kandel, and Steven Bayme September 2019 | 310 pp. 9781618116147 | $35.00 | Paperback Sixteen scholars from around the globe gathered at the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies in the bucolic Yarnton Manor in the Oxfordshire countryside in June 2014, for the first (now annual) Oxford Summer Institute on Modern and Contemporary Judaism. The current volume is the fruit of this encounter. The goal of the event was to facilitate in-depth engagement with the thought of Rabbi Dr. Irving ?Yitz? Greenberg, concentrating particularly on the historical ramifications of his theological and public stances. Consideration was given to his lifelong and complex encounter with the Modern Orthodox stream of American Judaism and the extent to which his teachings functioned as ?the road not taken.? This auspicious gathering was most certainly characterized by deep appreciation for Greenberg?s original outlook, which is predicated on his profound dedication to God, Torah, the Jewish people, and humanity. But this was by no means gratuitous homage or naive esteem. On the co ntrary, those in attendance understood that the most genuine form of admiration for a thinker and leader of his stature?especially one who continues to produce path-breaking writings and speak out publicly?is to examine rigorously and critically his ideas and legacy. We are confident that the creative process that was nurtured has resulted in a substantive contribution to research on the religious, historical, and social trajectories of contemporary Judaism, and, similarly will engender fresh thinking on crucial theological and ideological postures that will ultimately enrich Jewish life. This volume offers readers a critical engagement with the trenchant and candid efforts of one of the most thoughtful and earnest voices to emerge from within American Orthodoxy to address the theological and moral concerns that characterize our times. --- [image: 1569000451.png] *Beyond Jewish Identity <https://www.academicstudiespress.com/out-of-series/beyond-jewish-identity>* edited by Jon A. Levisohn and Ari Y. Kelman September 2019 | 290 pp.; 1 fig. 9781644691298 | $35.00 | Paperback There is something deeply problematic about the ways that Jews, particularly in America, talk about ?Jewish identity? as a desired outcome of Jewish education. For many, the idea that the purpose of Jewish education is to strengthen Jewish identity is so obvious that it hardly seems worth disputing?and the only important question is which kinds of Jewish education do that work more effectively or more efficiently. But what does it mean to ?strengthen Jewish identity?? Why do Jewish educators, policy-makers and philanthropists talk that way? What do they assume, about Jewish education or about Jewish identity, when they use formulations like ?strengthen Jewish identity?? And what are the costs of doing so? This volume, the first collection to examine critically the relationship between Jewish education and Jewish identity, makes two important interventions. First, it offers a critical assessment of the relationship between education and identity, arguing that the reification of identity has hampered much educational creativity in the pursuit of this goal, and that the nearly ubiquitous employment of the term obscures significant questions about what Jewish education is and ought to be. 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With intellectual integrity and remarkable religious insight, Polen?s work expands the reach of Torah into an academic quest for ever-broadening depth and connectivity. The essays in this collection, written by students, colleagues, and friends, are a testament to his enduring impact on the scholarly community. The contributions explore a range of historical periods and themes, centering upon the fields dear to Polen?s heart, but they are united by a common thread: each essay is grounded in deeply engaged textual scholarship casting a glance upon the sources that is at once critical and beneficent. As a whole, they seek to give readers a richer sense of the fabric of Jewish interpretation and theology, including the history of Jewish mysticism, the prom ise and perils of exegesis, and the contemporary relevance of premodern and early modern texts. 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