[ha-Safran] REMINDER: Groner-Wikler Applications are Being Accepted

Hello Everyone, Applications are now being accepted for the Groner-Wikler scholarship for AJL conference attendance. * The application deadline in February 24, 2017.* The Groner-­Wikler Scholarship of $1500 for conference attendance *is generously underwritten by Kar-Ben Publishing* and given

[ha-Safran] New Podcast: Adam and Thomas

The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi Rabinowitz, features Jeffrey Green, translator of Aharon Appelfeld's Hebrew novel for young readers, Adam and Thomas. This book won the 2016 Sydney Taylor Book Award for Jewish children's literature; watch The Book of

Re: [ha-Safran] Questions for Jewish Librarians

I just sent a paper to Judaica Librarianship proposing a project like this for yizkor books.  It would be an international database.  If it worked, it could be a model for all Jewish content. My paper talks about the implications for cataloging.  The two big questions, which I don't address,