Re: [ha-Safran]: Library advocacy
Great videos at this link! But could they be captioned? Libraries are particularly important for deaf schools, and some librarians (and others) are themselves deaf / hard-of-hearing as well ... Best, Kimberley Shaw Wellesley College Library --- 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: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: New Archives Database at Yeshiva University
Discovering Yeshiva University Archives' extensive holdings of primary source materials just became much easier with the release of a new online database of finding aids to its archival collections. The database includes full text searching across all finding aids, displays search hits in context, and enables results to be navigated with ease. Additionally, patrons can browse all finding aids by Title, Creator and one or more Subject terms, the latter of which should greatly facilitate identifying all collections relating to particular areas of study. This initial launch includes EAD finding aids for over 270 of the Archives' collections, relating to modern Jewish history and culture in the United States and abroad. Finding aids for a number of the larger collections include folder-level inventories. Additional inventories, new finding aids, as well as enhanced searching features will be added as the project proceeds. The finding aids database uses the eXtensible Text Framework (XTF) open-source architecture, developed by the California Digital Library and customized by Library staff members. The database may be accessed at http://libfindaids.yu.edu:8082/xtf/search. We invite your questions and feedback. Deena M. Schwimmer, Associate Archivist Yeshiva University Archives mail: 500 W. 185th St. / New York, NY 10033 / interoffice: MGL - 602 email: dschw...@yu.edu / phone: (212) 960-5451 / fax: (212) 960-0066 --- 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: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee's Reviews
Dear Colleagues: The Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee produces a compilation of its reviews each year and makes it available on CD. We are currently evaluating new ways of disseminating this information, and would appreciate your input: If you acquired a Quest for the Best Sydney Taylor Book Award CD-ROM at a convention or by ordering it from AJL, did you ever put the CD into your computer and take a look at the documents stored on it? If so, how was reading the reviews helpful? Did it assist you with collection development? With preparing for booktalks or other programming? In some other way? Is the format of the review compilation useful to you (ie. being on CD-ROM, being arranged alphabetically by title, etc.)? What elements of the compilation are useful to you? __ introductory material (history of Sydney Taylor and the award, criteria for recognition, lists of past winners) __ scores given by committee members to each title __ positive reviews __ negative reviews I am anxious to receive your feedback at ch...@sydneytaylorbookaward.org. Thank you for your input. Kol tuv, Kathe Pinchuck, Chair Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee Association of Jewish Libraries www.SydneyTaylorBookAward.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: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
