[ha-Safran] Questions for Jewish Librarians

A member of the board of the Jewish Virtual Library posed these questions if anyone can share their thoughts: I wanted to know if 1. there is a website which combines all digital catalogues from Jewish libraries around the world, which would allow complex searches, such as "show me all books

Re: [ha-Safran] Questions for Jewish Librarians

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

Re: [ha-Safran] Questions for Jewish Librarians

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.

[ha-Safran] Weine call number suggestions, please

Just received a book I’d ordered by Todd Parr, who writes so well for young children, addressing issues and feelings with empathy and gentle self-empowerment. These are not overtly Jewish books, but I’m glad to include them in my synagogue library. The two I already have are easily catalogued

Re: [ha-Safran] Questions for Jewish Librarians

There are two realistic ways of doing this sort of thing.Note: this is what I do for a living – library automation – so I think I’m qualified to reply. a.. Creating a physical Union catalog – that is, collecting the MARC records and holdings information, loading them into a single

Re: [ha-Safran] Questions for Jewish Librarians

It would be a wonderful accomplishment and help mightily when weeding older books from small libraries like mine. I am often hesitant about discarding older books which no longer have a place both in use, interest, or physical self space in my library but I would keep for historic reasons if

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 colleagues from academic/archival libraries, synagogue/school/center libraries, Bureau of Jewish Education directors, Jewish publishers, and others. We called the