Dear safranim, I received this e-mail and I am hoping that some of you can help this librarian out. You can contact himdirectly.
Thanks, Heidi Lerner From: Heidi G Lerner <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 7, 2019 1:57 PM To: SAIA DAVID C. <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Cataloging questions [EXTERNAL E-MAIL] ________________________________ From: SAIA DAVID C. <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Sent: Monday, October 7, 2019 10:07 AM To: Heidi G Lerner <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: Cataloging questions Hello Heidi, My name is Dave Saia, and I am the librarian at Heim Middle School, in Williamsville, NY, just outside of Buffalo. Through one of my coworkers here at Heim Middle, I have been asked to assist a small local synagogue to help them get their library organized. Two synagogues have just merged and built a new facility and both had a resource library. Now that they have merged, they have a collection of about 2,000 items. Most of the books are in English, but there are some titles…maybe about 150 that are in Hebrew or Yiddish. I am really looking for some advice and help getting started with cataloging in either of these two languages. I have found some resources at some of the larger academic libraries, like Yale University. But the materials seem above my head, and beyond what we will need here. The Temple has purchased one of those software packages for library organization and building. It allows Z39.50 MARC record transfer through Amazon and the Library of Congress. It also seems to allow records to be transferred through file upload. I am not Jewish, and I have no knowledge of Hebrew or Yiddish. The folks at the Temple have told me they will have someone help me with translation of materials into English. My hope is that we can find most of the records we need through Z39.50 transfer. I am wondering if there is anyone in the AJL Cataloging Committee who has experience with Z39.50 through the Library of Congress. Also, I am wondering if there might be a Jewish libraries cataloging consortium that would give us access to MARC records if we need it. Thank you for whatever insights and thoughts you can share! Sincerely, Dave *** David Saia, Librarian Heim Middle School Williamsville Central Schools Williamsville, New York
__ 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
