Re: [ha-Safran] Questions for Jewish Librarians

2017-01-08 Thread Beth Dwoskin
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,

Re: [ha-Safran] Questions for Jewish Librarians

2017-01-06 Thread Rachel Leket-Mor
Harris <thar...@tdhs-nw.org<mailto:thar...@tdhs-nw.org>> Cc: hasafran <hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu<mailto:hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu>>; enidl <en...@aol.com<mailto:en...@aol.com>> Sent: Thu, Jan 5, 2017 8:15 pm Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Que

Re: [ha-Safran] Questions for Jewish Librarians

2017-01-05 Thread Aileen Grossberg
afran <hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu>; enidl <en...@aol.com> Sent: Thu, Jan 5, 2017 8:15 pm Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Questions for Jewish Librarians I had a similar idea about creating a database of Jewish resources way back in 1980, when I was AJL President. I invited colleague

Re: [ha-Safran] Questions for Jewish Librarians

2017-01-05 Thread Barbara Leff
I had a similar idea about creating a database of Jewish resources way back in 1980, when I was AJL President. I invited colleagues from academic/archival libraries, synagogue/school/center libraries, Bureau of Jewish Education directors, Jewish publishers, and others. We called the

Re: [ha-Safran] Questions for Jewish Librarians

2017-01-05 Thread ted
), then you’ll be searching catalogs one-by-one So all the tools exist today. Both take work. Ted Ted Koppel tkop...@comcast.net From: Toby Harris Sent: Thursday, January 5, 2017 4:37 PM To: Martha McMahon ; hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu Cc: en...@aol.com Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Questions

Re: [ha-Safran] Questions for Jewish Librarians

2017-01-05 Thread Michelle Chesner
It sounds to me like they're looking for a version of Worldcat tailored to Jewish libraries. What do they mean by Jewish library? Do they mean libraries in Jewish institutions? Institutions containing Judaica? More clarification would help. My best, Michelle Michelle Chesner Norman E.

Re: [ha-Safran] Questions for Jewish Librarians

2017-01-05 Thread Toby Harris
Dear Martha: I don't know of one - other than Worldcat, which smaller Jewish libraries and maybe some academics aren't members of. Sounds like a great idea! Toby Harris, Librarian Temple De Hirsch Sinai 206-693-3379 Seattle 425-559-2578 Bellevue http://lib.tdhs-nw.org