[ha-Safran] Job vacancies at the British Library

/AGF666/cataloguer-hebrew-manuscripts-digitisation-project/ Best wishes and chag sameach/happy Easter Vanessa Freedman Vanessa Freedman Hebrew & Jewish Studies Librarian, University College London Convenor, Hebraica Libraries Group UCL Library Services University College London Gower Street Lo

[ha-Safran] Practical RDA cataloguing for Hebraica - e-forum May-July 2013

With apologies for cross-posting. The Hebraica Libraries Group presents: A practical e-forum for the creation and discussion of RDA catalogue records for Hebrew script languages. It's free and open to everyone! The forum will run from Thursday 23rd May to Thursday 11th July. Participants will

[ha-Safran] FW: Life in Fragments: Stories from the Cairo Genizah

Further to recent postings about the Genizah digitization project, colleagues may be interested in this series on BBC radio. Unlike TV programmes, it is possible to listen to BBC radio programmes on the iplayer from outside the UK. Best wishes Vanessa Vanessa Freedman Hebrew & Jewish Studies L

Re: [ha-Safran] Cairo Geniza Book

You may be interested to know that this collection is being sold by Westminster College jointly to the Bodleian and Cambridge University Libraries. See http://www.westminster.cam.ac.uk/ and http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/news/historic-rivals-join-forces-to-save-1,000-years-of-jewish-history Best

Re: [ha-Safran] Mikra'ot Gedolot apparent new edition?

I came across this too so would be interested if anyone knows the answer to question 1 below (I am copying this to Hasafran as well, as it's not strictly a cataloguing issue). Thanks Vanessa Vanessa Freedman Hebrew & Jewish Studies Librarian UCL Library Services University College London Gower

[ha-Safran] FW: Mikraot Gedolot HaKeter

@vrfreedman Website: www.ucl.ac.uk/library<http://www.ucl.ac.uk/library> **Please remember the environment and only print this if necessary** From: Jordan S. Penkower [mailto:penk...@bezeqint.net] Sent: 18 December 2013 18:03 To: Freedman, Vanessa Subject: Mikraot Gedolot HaKeter Vanessa, s

[ha-Safran] FW: Mikraot Gedolot HaKeter - once again

reed...@ucl.ac.uk<mailto:v.freed...@ucl.ac.uk> Twitter: @vrfreedman Website: www.ucl.ac.uk/library<http://www.ucl.ac.uk/library> **Please remember the environment and only print this if necessary** From: Jordan S. Penkower [mailto:penk...@bezeqint.net] Sent: 03 January 2014 06:17 To: F

[ha-Safran] Job vacancy - Project cataloguer, University College London

With apologies for cross-posting. A vacancy has arisen for a Cataloguer to work on a project that involves cataloguing 4,000 pamphlets from UCL's Jewish Special Collections. Working within the Retrospective cataloguing team, you will be responsible for producing high quality bibliographic recor

Re: [ha-Safran] Judaica Librarianship, Vol. 18 (2014)

Dear Rachel I look forward to reading it. Will it be available via EBSCO as well? Best wishes Vanessa Vanessa Freedman Hebrew & Jewish Studies Librarian UCL Library Services University College London Gower Street London WC1E 6BT Tel: +44 (0) 20 7679 2598 (Internal ext. 32598) Fax: +44 (0) 20

[ha-Safran] Jewish pamphlet cataloguing project

With apologies for cross posting. We have just started a project at UCL to catalogue our Jewish pamphlet collections. See my blog post http://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/library-hebrew/2014/07/uncovering-ucls-jewish-pamphlet-collections/ Best wishes Vanessa Vanessa Freedman Hebrew & Jewish Studies Librar

Re: [ha-Safran] Jewish Chronicle of London

We have an institutional subscription, though it was quite difficult to arrange, as they're not really set up for it. They don't use IP recognition, so we have an institutional username and password, which are on a password protected page, so they are only available to our staff and students. V

[ha-Safran] FW: Hermann Gollancz's MSS

With apologies for cross-posting. Can anyone help with this query? As far as I know these manuscripts aren’t at UCL. In the John Rylands Library I came across a Syriac collection of chams (a small codex), which is very similar to those which were published by Hermann Gollancz in 1912 (please f

[ha-Safran] Jewish pamphlet project phase 2

With apologies for cross-posting. We are delighted to announce that Phase 2 of the Uncovering UCL's Jewish Pamphlet Collections project will begin shortly, following a successful grant application. See this article in the UCL Library Newsletter http://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/library-news/2016/02/uncove

[ha-Safran] Guide to Hebrew cataloguing

With apologies for cross-posting My guide to Hebrew cataloguing for those without knowledge of Hebrew is now available on the Historic Libraries Forum website http://www.historiclibrariesforum.org.uk/hlf/publications.html Thanks to all those who made helpful comments on the draft. Best wishes

Re: [ha-Safran] Guide to Hebrew cataloguing

uk/library<http://www.ucl.ac.uk/library> **Please remember the environment and only print this if necessary** From: Freedman, Vanessa Sent: 16 June 2016 09:56 To: 'lis-hebraica-l...@jiscmail.ac.uk' ; 'hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu' ; 'heb-n...@lists.acs.o

[ha-Safran] Uncovering UCL’s Jewish Pamphlet Collections: an update

With apologies for cross-posting. An update on UCL’s Jewish pamphlets project is available on our blog http://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/library-hebrew/2016/07/uncovering-ucls-jewish-pamphlet-collections-an-update-2/ Best wishes Vanessa Vanessa Freedman Subject Liaison Librarian: Hebrew & Jewish Studies

[ha-Safran] Digitisation of printed materials

With apologies for cross-posting. We have just completed digitising a pilot batch of Jewish pamphlets as part of our Uncovering UCL's Jewish Pamphlet Collections project, and we have encountered some issues with OCR of Hebrew and Gothic scripts (particularly where there is a mixture of scripts

Re: [ha-Safran] Battle of Cable Street October 4, 1936

There were several pieces about it in the Jewish Chronicle: http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/164022/day-east-end-united-fight-against-blackshirts http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/164023/difficult-legacy-battle-cable-street http://www.thejc.com/node/164553 Vanessa Vanessa Freedman Subject Lia

[ha-Safran] FW: Recruiting: Head of Asian & African Collections, British Library

I’m posting this on behalf of a colleague at the British Library. Vanessa Freedman Subject Liaison Librarian: Hebrew & Jewish Studies and Information Studies UCL Library Services University College London Gower Street London WC1E 6BT Tel (Mon, Thu, Fri): +44 (0)20 7679 2598 (Internal ext. 32598)

[ha-Safran] Job opportunity at Leo Baeck College, London

I have been asked to circulate this advertisement for (longer version attached): LEO BAECK COLLEGE LIBRARIAN A wonderful opportunity has arisen for the post of Librarian at Leo Baeck College to start in September 2017. This position is a unique chance for the right person to participate in the

[ha-Safran] Papers of Hartwig Hirschfeld

I have been contacted by a scholar who is trying to locate the papers of Professor Hartwig Hirschfeld, who taught at Jews' College in London prior to his death in 1934. I haven't been able to locate them in any UK institution and was wondering if by any chance they are held somewhere overseas.

Re: [ha-Safran] Papers of Hartwig Hirschfeld

one's death’. Shabbat shalom Vanessa From: Michelle Chesner [mailto:michm...@gmail.com] Sent: 29 June 2017 17:08 To: Freedman, Vanessa Cc: hasafran@lists.osu.edu Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Papers of Hartwig Hirschfeld Apologies - the message sent before I was ready. Archivegrid notes tha

[ha-Safran] Jewish Pamphlets project Phase 3

With apologies for cross-posting. I'm delighted to announce that Phase 3 of the Uncovering UCL's Jewish Pamphlet Collections project is now under way. For more information, see this blog post http://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/library-hebrew/2018/03/uncovering-ucls-jewish-pamphlet-collections-phase-3/ Best

[ha-Safran] Job opportunity at Leo Baeck College, London

Posted on behalf of Leo Baeck College: Assistant Librarian/Cataloguer Leo Baeck College is seeking to recruit an Assistant Librarian/Cataloguer to work over two days (10 hours) a week, Monday preferably and one other day (not Friday) in the College Library. The Assistant Librarian/Catalo

[ha-Safran] Job opportunity at Leo Baeck College, London

Posted on behalf of Leo Baeck College (with apologies for cross-posting). LEO BAECK COLLEGE LIBRARIAN A great opportunity has arisen for the post of Librarian at Leo Baeck College to start at the beginning of September 2018. This position is the perfect chance for the right person to work in o

Re: [ha-Safran] LibraryThing for Synagogue/School libraries

Please could I be copied in on replies as I'm thinking of using it for my synagogue library. Thanks Vanessa Vanessa Freedman Hebrew & Jewish Studies Librarian UCL Library Services University College London Gower Street London WC1E 6BT Tel: +44 (0) 20 7679 2598 (Internal ext. 32598) Fax: +44 (

Re: [ha-Safran] Searching Israel Union catalog

Ahava Cohen posted this on Twitter earlier: Due to scheduled maintenance of @NLIsrael servers the library website and catalog (incl

Re: [ha-Safran] Ilana Tahan - BDE

Ilana was a wonderful colleague and friend. It is such a loss to the profession and to the Jewish Studies community. The funeral is taking place in Israel. The British Library is currently planning various ways for colleagues and friends to remember her. I will pass on the details when I have t

[ha-Safran] FW: Memorial for Ilana Tahan - 3 September 2024

From: Erdman, Michael Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2024 6:32 PM Cc: Mengoni, Luisa Elena Subject: Memorial for Ilana Tahan - 3 September 2024 ⚠ Caution: External sender Good Afternoon, The Asian and African Department would like to invite you to a commemoration of the life and legacy of Ilana

Re: [ha-Safran] FW: Memorial for Ilana Tahan - 3 September 2024

: Freedman, Vanessa Cc: lis-hebraica-l...@jiscmail.ac.uk; Hasafran Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] FW: Memorial for Ilana Tahan - 3 September 2024 Thank you, Vanessa! Is there any chance the memorial will be live-streamed? I know many of us would love to attend from outside the UK. Michelle On Wed, Aug

Re: [ha-Safran] Support the National Library of Israel!

Does anyone have details of how to donate outside the US? Best wishes Vanessa Vanessa Freedman Subject Liaison Librarian: Hebrew & Jewish Studies UCL Library Services E-mail: v.freed...@ucl.ac.uk Twitter: @UCLHJSLibrary @vrfreedman Website: www.ucl.ac.uk/library

[ha-Safran] Transcription enhancement of a digitised multi-lingual pamphlet collection

With apologies for cross-posting: You may be interested in this report on enhancing the OCR of digitised items from our Jewish pamphlet collection (in Hebrew, English and a variety of other languages) https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10121599/__;!!KGKeukY!nLXEr3

Re: [ha-Safran] new piece on DEAR MR. DICKENS—and Sally Rooney

The original letters are held at UCL Special Collections (MS MOCATTA/26) and were included in our ‘Charles Dickens at 200’ exhibition in 2012 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/exhibitions/charles-dickens/__;!!KGKeukY!lRPdsDV4abAQwYEUkO7RcX8LIg3VHy2_tLvvKFbur0STJNzy4A8sYpXO

Re: [ha-Safran] Talmud ebooks?

Sefaria has iOS and Android apps. You can download whole books or even the entire library to read offline. In answer to the original question, I use Sefaria (on my iPad) to study Daf Yomi and it works very well. You can view vocalised or unvocalised Hebrew/Aramaic text alongside the Koren Engli

[ha-Safran] UCL Special Collections

With apologies for cross-posting. UCL Special Collections has a new guide to our rare book, manuscript and archive collections relevant to Hebrew & Jewish Studies https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/collections/special-collections/our-collections/subject-guides/hebrew-jewis