Temple Sinai (Washington DC) uses the Elazar system of classification. Given that there are no recent updates, we are having increasing trouble classifying current books. A few examples of areas where we are finding Elazar lacking include immigration, multi-racial themes, different family structures, antisemitism, Holocaust (for example descendants of survivors and victims), and historical time periods. We have started making our own categories, but we would be interested in hearing how other libraries are handling this. If you have any suggestions or ideas, please contact Librarian Ruth Polk at [email protected].
Ruth Polk Temple Sinai Librarian 202.363.6394 x218 [email protected] Library catalogue: tsl.hl.scoolaid.net/bin/home Temple Sinai 3100 Military Road NW l Washington, DC 20015 (F) 202.363.6396 templesinaidc.org __ 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
