[ha-Safran]: Encyclopaedia Judaica available

2011-10-30 Thread Poshi Mikalson
Shalom! We have a congregant with a set of Encyclopaedia Judaica available for either pick up in Sacramento, CA or for the cost of shipping. The set is in excellent condition. If you are interested, please contact: Sunny Romer sunnyro...@gmail.com Poshi Mikalson, ALS, MSW Head

[ha-Safran]: Copyright question

2009-09-15 Thread Poshi Mikalson
to DVD: 1) Can they be circulated? If no, then: 2) Can they be viewed in the library (i.e. like a reference book)? If no, then: 3) Can they at least be used for educational purposes within a classroom setting? Thank you in advance for your responses! L'Shalom, Poshi Mikalson, ALS, MSW Librarian

RE: [ha-Safran]: Movie classification

2007-11-20 Thread Poshi Mikalson
again for your replies! L'Shalom, Poshi Mikalson Librarian Congregation B'nai Israel Sosnick Library 3600 Riverside Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95818 916-446-4861 ext. 18 Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association

[ha-Safran]: Movie classification

2007-11-19 Thread Poshi Mikalson
you! L'Shalom, Poshi Mikalson Librarian Congregation B'nai Israel Sosnick Library 3600 Riverside Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95818 916-446-4861 ext. 18 Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish

RE: [ha-Safran]: JHVC DVD issue

2007-07-01 Thread Poshi Mikalson
Stories with Shari Lewis DVD as part of the JHVC collection. L'Shalom, Poshi Mikalson Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL

[ha-Safran]: JHVC DVD issue

2007-06-28 Thread Poshi Mikalson
synagogues/Jewish collections are dealing with this change. Are you placing the DVD in your collection? Are you making it accessible to children, or handling it as a special case? Or, do you feel that this is not an issue? I welcome your thoughts and opinions. L'Shalom, Poshi Mikalson Librarian

[ha-Safran]: Hitler biography

2006-07-05 Thread Poshi Mikalson
Dear All, Forgive me if this has been discussed before, but is it appropriate for a synagogue library to have a biography about Hitler in the collection? L'Shalom, Poshi Mikalson Sacramento, CA Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author

[ha-Safran]: Bookplates

2006-05-24 Thread Poshi Mikalson
years ago. Have such things now become extinct? I've already tried Gaylord, Brodart, bookplateink.com, among others, without much success. If you know of any printer anywhere that can print such bookplates, could you please send me their contact info? Thank you so much Poshi Mikalson, ALS

[ha-Safran]: Russian/Hebrew Tanakh

2006-04-30 Thread Poshi Mikalson
! Poshi Mikalson __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send

Re: [ha-Safran]: Judaica Library or Judaic Library?

2006-03-21 Thread Poshi Mikalson
on that ground alone. L'Shalom, Poshi Mikalson (peeping out from her school books just long enough to read a few emails) Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL

[ha-Safran]: 7th grade reading list

2005-10-06 Thread Poshi Mikalson
that would be appropriate for this age group? Thank you in advance! Poshi Mikalson Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send

[ha-Safran]: Hebrew cataloging information

2005-10-06 Thread Poshi Mikalson
in the final test phase, please contact Jarrett Volzer at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Shanah Tovah! Poshi Mikalson __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author

[ha-Safran]: Will Eisner's last book

2005-10-02 Thread Poshi Mikalson
Dear All, What is the general opinion of Will Eisner's final book, The Plot: The Secret Story of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion? So far I have read mixed reviews. Shana Tova, Poshi Mikalson Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author

[ha-Safran]: Katrina donations

2005-09-26 Thread Poshi Mikalson
Dear All, Congregation Bet Havarim's library (Davis, CA) had a booksale and would like to donate the proceeds to a Jewish library that was destroyed or damaged due to Katrina. Where should they send the check? L'Shalom, Poshi Mikalson __ Yahoo! Mail - PC

Re: [ha-Safran]: Library Automation

2005-09-13 Thread Poshi Mikalson
Dear Paula, I'm sending this to the list, because your email address bounced. I have a detailed response for you. If you can contact me privately with your correct email address I'll be happy to send it to you! L'Shalom, Poshi Mikalson Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those

Re: [ha-Safran]: Dogtown

2005-09-13 Thread Poshi Mikalson
Dear All, I didn't receive too many responses, but those I did confirmed what I suspected: There appears to be no Jewish content in the book Dogtown. Poshi Mikalson Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL

[ha-Safran]: Dogtown

2005-09-06 Thread Poshi Mikalson
Dear All, Forgive me if this has already been discussed, but does Anita Diamant's new book The Last Days of Dog Town have any Jewish characters or Jewish content? L'Shalom, Poshi Mikalson Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily

[ha-Safran]: Last call for Hebrew catalogers

2005-08-19 Thread Poshi Mikalson
requests to join in to Jarrett Volzer at [EMAIL PROTECTED] The invitation will remain open for a couple more days before the testing period begins. L'Shalom, Poshi Mikalson, ALS Surpass Software Jewish Library Specialist toll free: 877-379-6537 phone: 530-908-9755 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED

[ha-Safran]: If you want Hebrew cataloging....

2005-08-15 Thread Poshi Mikalson
are preferable, but you need not be a Surpass Software customer to be one of their testers. If you are interested in participating, or have questions regarding if you would qualify as a tester, please contact Jarrett Volzer at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Poshi Mikalson, ALS Surpass Software Jewish Library

[ha-Safran]: Elazar question

2005-08-07 Thread Poshi Mikalson
We recently purchased Etan Boritzer's What is... books for children. I'm having difficulty finding an Elazar number for the books What is beautiful? and What is love? Any suggestions? L'Shalom, Poshi Mikalson Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author

Re: [ha-Safran]: Circulating music CD's

2005-07-25 Thread Poshi Mikalson
that will better hold CD cases. If you find a way to search for particular songs without having to catalog it in yourself, please let us know! L'Shalom, Poshi Mikalson Congregation B'nai Israel Sacramento, CA Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author

[ha-Safran]: and Hannah wept

2005-07-15 Thread Poshi Mikalson
Has there been an updated version of and Hannah wept or a new book to take its place? If not, should it still stay on the shelves, as some of the information is obviously out-of-date. I look forward to your answers! L'Shalom, Poshi Poshi Mikalson Library Automation Consultant Surpass Library

[ha-Safran]: Elazar vs. LC conclusion

2004-07-31 Thread Poshi Mikalson
political!) they chose to use the Elazar Classification System. Again, thank you. Your support in these matters is always wonderful and appreciated. Shabbat Shalom, Poshi Mikalson Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed

[ha-Safran]: Elazar question

2004-07-29 Thread Poshi Mikalson
Dear Elazar users, Can anyone explain the difference between 560 and 563? Can you give an example(s) of when 560 should be used instead of 563? Their are those of us who have expressed confusion privately, so maybe answers could be posted to the list for all to see. Thank you! Poshi Mikalson

Re: [ha-Safran]: RE: forwarding messages

2004-07-26 Thread Poshi Mikalson
of concern, I'll assume that it is not much of a concern on this list. Thanks all! Poshi Mikalson Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions

[ha-Safran]: Confidentiality issue

2004-07-23 Thread Poshi Mikalson
not without first removing personal information (such as the writer's name and email address). Is this true for Hasafran? Opinions and advisements would be appreciated! Shabbat Shalom, Poshi Mikalson __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers

[ha-Safran]: Elazar vs. LC

2004-07-21 Thread Poshi Mikalson
need to know that also--although it would go against all the reasons I chose Elazar for the B'nai Israel library! L'Shalom, Poshi Mikalson __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail Messages

Re: [ha-Safran]: Elazar vs. LC

2004-07-21 Thread Poshi Mikalson
, so it was no big deal to do a little original cataloging. Even as a novice volunteer I was able to figure out Elazar to some degree. I don't think it would be nearly as simple to train volunteers using LCC. BTW, thanks for all the great responses so far! L'Shalom, Poshi Mikalson Messages

Re: [ha-Safran]: Bookplates (Summary)

2004-07-18 Thread Poshi Mikalson
, Poshi Mikalson Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF

Re: [ha-Safran]: cataloging question

2004-06-07 Thread Poshi Mikalson
Dear Wendy, Looking toward the future, my first question would be: Do you think that the adult library would want/need to share the on-line (automated) catalog with the children's library at some time? If so, then I would recommend using the adult subject headings, with the subfield v denoting

[ha-Safran]: Responsa needed

2004-05-02 Thread Poshi Mikalson
Dear All, I have a patron who needs TRR 25-27 from Today's Reform Responsa. If you have it could you please either FAX me a copy or scan and attach to an email? Our FAX number is 916-446-2875. Please mark it attn: Poshi. Thank you!!! = Library Automation Consultant Surpass Library

[ha-Safran]: Annotated videography needed

2004-05-02 Thread Poshi Mikalson
particular scenes, and often either show too much film or don't use the resource at all. If such a videography exists, could someone please let me know? L'Shalom, Poshi Mikalson Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily

RE: [ha-Safran]: Firebombing of Jewish library in Montreal

2004-04-21 Thread Poshi Mikalson
revenge? L'Shalom, Poshi = Poshi Mikalson Congregation B'nai Israel Sosnick Library 3600 Riverside Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95818 (916)446-4861 ext. 18 Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL

Re: [ha-Safran]: Automation software that accommodates Hebrew

2004-03-28 Thread Poshi Mikalson
in the small, Jewish library market for the ability to fully incorporate Hebrew. To those who contact me, thank you in advance for helping to make our voices heard! L'Shalom, Poshi Mikalson = Poshi Mikalson Congregation B'nai Israel Sosnick Library 3600 Riverside Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95818 (916

[ha-Safran]: Holocaust survivors

2004-02-06 Thread Poshi Mikalson
in advance! = Poshi Mikalson Congregation B'nai Israel Sosnick Library 3600 Riverside Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95818 (916)446-4861 ext. 18 === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF

[ha-Safran]: Holocaust - parents guides

2004-01-30 Thread Poshi Mikalson
Dear All, My educator would like to know if there are any parent guides available for teaching their children about the Holocaust. Thank you! L'shalom, = Poshi Mikalson Congregation B'nai Israel Sosnick Library 3600 Riverside Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95818 (916)446-4861 ext. 18

[ha-Safran]: Catalog card software

2004-01-16 Thread Poshi Mikalson
and Good Shabbas! = Poshi Mikalson Congregation B'nai Israel Sosnick Library 3600 Riverside Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95818 (916)446-4861 ext. 18 == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries

[ha-Safran]: The Ten Plagues

2003-12-08 Thread Poshi Mikalson
Does anyone have a copy of the article that appeared in the Biblical Archaeology Review (I believe) regarding a possible scientific explanation of the Ten Plagues? Any other source that would list the entire explanation would also be welcome. Thank you in advance. = Poshi Mikalson

[ha-Safran]: Barcode scanner available

2003-08-06 Thread Poshi Mikalson
I have a never-been-used barcode scanner that I purchased 4 years ago. It's a Percon brand snapshot, standard, decoded part # 00-000-96. I also have the stand that comes with it. If anyone is interested in giving it a good home, please contact me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] L'Shalom, = Poshi