Re: [ha-Safran] Personal libraries

The answer is, "it depends." I just finished removing 32 heavy boxes of books donated to the library. I wish that I could have kept more, but there is no room. On Tue, Feb 8, 2022 at 12:59 PM Maxine Wolfson via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > Check with any neighboring Holocaust

[ha-Safran] Question on transcribing titles

This is a question for catalogers of Hebrew language materials. I found this 245 transliterated field 245 1 3 ha-Baʻal Shem Ṭov ṿe-ḳabalat ha-Ari : ǂb kaṿanot ṿe-yiḥudim le-hamtaḳat ha-dinim she-masar meḥolel ha-ḥasidut le-talmidaṿ = The Baʻal Shem Tov and the Lurianic Kabbalah : inten

[ha-Safran] Hebrew searching on WorldCat

Greetings fellow catalogers: I have been creating Hebrew catalog records with the WorldCat Connexion client (not via the browser). I usually search by title in Hebrew letters first. Sometimes the record is not found. I then search by author. The record is found and the title is exactly the same

[ha-Safran] Sacred Texts and Respectful Burial -- latest blog

My latest blog, Sacred Texts and Respectful Burial, is about a geniza project. We buried 90 cubic feet of books. Many were siddurim that no one wanted. The congregation is using a newer edition. https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://kol-safran.blogspot.com/2022/__;!!KGKeukY!09tbPpibvF35jJdd_qlSKrX-mL

Re: [ha-Safran] ISO: online Jewish book library ?

Esther, When we were on lock down, I added all the free Jewish studies books that I could to the library catalog. I also added books from the Internet Archive so that I could get rid of paper copies of older books. The Library has about 600 e-books. You are welcome to take a look. https://urlde

[ha-Safran] Searching Israel Union catalog

Is anyone else having trouble searching the Israel Union Catalog ( https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://merhav.nli.org.il/__;!!KGKeukY!w0RaoSM0xWj7tdeL7fvRSqObRXUZo_DHYycYUEnsfjZnUjNKnbV_ZIeYoxeir1UEy5XAPko4Aga7KwmskZgCHg$ ) ? I get an error message code 520 DS -- Daniel D. Stuhlman Chicago, I

Re: [ha-Safran] Film Recommendation Needed

Arranged 2007 · 1 hr 32 min Drama · Comedy · Independent Rochel is an Orthodox Jew, and Nasira a Muslim. Both are going through the arranged marriages;with family pressure on the one hand and the outside world’s rejection of traditional values on the other. This is a delightful movie directed and

[ha-Safran] EVENT: Three Jewish Libraries in the UK

This was sent to me from H-Judaic. Perhaps it is of interest to you? One project I am working on at the moment is cataloging Hebrew pamphlets from the Cecil Roth collection. 6PM GMT is 12noon CT EVENT: Why Do Jewish Libraries Exist?

Re: [ha-Safran] Question: distinguishing 19th-century books from later reprints

There are so many questions here that it is hard to answer. Products can be printed in countries that are not the country of publication. Look at many current books that are printed in China. The title page contains what the publisher wants the purchaser or reader to know about the book. The jo

[ha-Safran] Encyclopedia Talmudica

My library has three volumes of Encyclopedia Talmudica (in English) dated 1974. I can not even find out if this is still sold. It is not listed on the publisher's website. Does anyone have more volumes? Does this have any value for a collection? -- Daniel D. Stuhlman Chicago, IL dstuhlman at gma

Re: [ha-Safran] library software

For my synagogue library of about 8,000 items, I use OPALS. It is fully web based. For my home collection I use LibSoft. Of course I don't use the circulation module. I don't pay for the web based catalog. I have 34000 items in the catalog and that is not a limiting factor. LibSoft just sent a

Re: [ha-Safran] library software

I just purchased OPALS for my personal use. It was a great deal. I hope that I have fewer frustrations that with my previous LMS. So far I have not transferred my data. On Thu, Feb 16, 2023 at 12:14 PM Daniel Stuhlman wrote: > For my synagogue library of about 8,000 items, I use OPALS. It

Re: [ha-Safran] Encyclopedia Judaica sets

I consider it an honor that I have placed two sets of EJ's in new homes. One is in the home of a friend who is a law professor and the other was given to a rabbi just starting his career.I tossed a set that was in poor condition. Perhaps you ask some new rabbis if they want a set? On Thu, Ma

[ha-Safran] Job Posting at U of Pennsyvania

I just saw this posting on Higheredjobs.com Hebrew Specialist for University of Pennsylvania https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.higheredjobs.com/details.cfm?JobCode=178323836&utm_source=03_17_23&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=JobAgentEmail__;!!KGKeukY!2ilZMAHiCXfBLgbhAF12ltCkhxquAZQLquPCIyrEA

[ha-Safran] Story request

Hello Colleagues, I have a reader looking for the short story "My Mother's Kerchief" by I.L. Peretz. It does not appear in any anthology that I own or have in the library where I work. I can't find the story in any online source. I don't have *Short Story Index* to look up a source. I know th

Re: [ha-Safran] Story request --> found

original language. Many catalog records have formatted contents notes. This helps patrons find stories in anthologies. I asked for help and no one was able to give even a reasonable suggestion. Suggesting that I contact XYZ Library is not much help. This was a published story, not an ar

Re: [ha-Safran] Beth David Library (Reform) in Westminster California is Being cut in half.

Forgive me for my humor --- I think you should ask that your salary be doubled for all the pain and *tsorot* of decision making. I purged many of the books from the Temple Sholom collection and replaced them with electronic books. We now have more than free 405 e-books. This only

Re: [ha-Safran] Question about Passover Frog songs/stories

While I am hardly an expert in Jewish children's literature, I have done a little research. Your library probably has one of the biggest historical collections of Jewish children's literature. Until the 1960's very few books outside of text books were especially written for children. The K'tonto

Re: [ha-Safran] Help with weeding

I have just two suggestions. 1. When you withdraw books, mark the catalog entry as "withdrawn" so that you know that the library once owned the book and a decicions was made to remove it from the collection. That way the bvibliographic information is not lost and if someone tries to donate a copy

[ha-Safran] Storytellers in Isael

Safranim: Below is a message from Yoel Perez, a storyteller and scholar from Haifa, Israel. I have personally met him in Haifa and we had dinner together.. Donnie My brothers and sisters: the storytellers. You know me as an Israeli storyteller, whose website *C. **F. F

Re: [ha-Safran] Printed in Russia/Poland Stamps in Non-Russian and Polish Books

Hi Michelle, I sent an answer directly David. The US Customs requires that all items imported be labeled in English as to the country of manufacture. Just as books published in New York could be printed in China; books published in Frankfort could be printed in Russia. See https://urldefense.co

Re: [ha-Safran] Getting Rid of 1, 500 Used Judaica Books for Adults Where?

Hanukkah samah! It sad that no one really wants old books. I got into the business of selling books when 500 books were suddenly dropped on me. Some of books are still unsold and sitting on the shelf. Good luck I hope you find a good home for them. Daniel Stuhlman On Sat, Dec 9, 2023, 6:48 PM

[ha-Safran] Book Shepard

Every Wednesday at lunch time Rabbi Leonard Matanky of Congregation KINS (my shul in Chicago) has a videocast called Daytime Dialogues. This past week he interviewed.he interviewed Stuart Schnee. He is a book shepard, who lives in Israel and for over 20 years he has helped authors get published.

Re: [ha-Safran] looking to tour the NLI on April 24th: is anyone available from the library staff?

On my next trip to Israel I would like a tour, too. I hope that you get an answer. Before COVID I was able to tout the old facility. DS Daniel D. Stuhlman ddstuhlman at earthlink.net Chicago, IL Blog: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://kol-safran.blogspot.com/__;!!KGKeukY!xr5IdyXMR9mWcdJ9Bl

[ha-Safran] Hotel reservations

Is there any reason not to stay at the Ramada San Diego airport? It is .4 miles from the conference hotel and rooms are a lot less (starting at $159) and they include free parking. Donnie -- Daniel D. Stuhlman Chicago, IL dstuhlman at gmail.com Blog: Kol Safran

Re: [ha-Safran] Grant opportunity

This grant opportunity came to me from a list for school librarians. If you work in a school and you are a member of AASL then perhaps this is a good opportunity? DS On Wed, May 8, 2024 at 8:31 AM Harry Coffill < 197762c6cb83-dmarc-requ...@listserv.syr.edu> wrote: > Friends: > A grant oppo

Re: [ha-Safran] Buying books

There is no one vendor that can supply all of your library's needs. For American commercial publishers Baker and Taylor may work. For Jewish publishers a local bookseller may give you better service. For older books you may need to buy from a used book dealer. I hope that helps. DS Daniel D.

[ha-Safran] Problems connecting to Z39

I am trying to connect to the National Library of Israel with a Z39.50 connection. The instructions I followed at found at: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nli.org.il/en/at-your-service/librarians*z39__;Iw!!KGKeukY!xvaS5ruAlz_FhK5-QjZrvOwdfyvT3-2LlPjHW2K4KbVL-yesnu039jmdLkj4HMWxtZM_zgSRgyh

[ha-Safran] Revised conference presentation

Hello conference attendees and those who didn't make it. I just finished revising and expanding my conference presentation: "Cool Items to Catalog." The narrative is in this file : *Cool_things_narrative1.docx *The narrative is 13 pages and covers the topic in greater detail than the conference s

[ha-Safran] Hello Academic Librarians in Israel

Shalom, I am visiting Israel for two weeks starting Dec 30. I would love to visit some academic libraries to learn and share what we do in academia. I am already planning a visit to the Unversity of Haifa. I have a special inerest in Hebrew cataloging of hard to catalog materials. I have two r

[ha-Safran] Website for Israeli public affairs website

Safaranim: I just became aware of this website. They have many free e-books on Israeli security, political history, diplomacy, and Israeli public figures.The publications are free and available in both Hebrew and English. None of the e-books seem to be in WorldCat. I cataloged the website and y

[ha-Safran] New Blog article -- Eretz Yisrael before 1948.

I just published a work in progress on the mention of the Land of Israel in children's literature before 1948. I am searching for comments because I am not an expert in children's literature. Please comment and feel free to share the link. https://kol-safran.blogspot.com/2018/12/eretz-yisrael-in-

[ha-Safran] People of Jerusalem

Here's my first article about my trip to Israel https://kol-safran.blogspot.com/2019/01/people-of-jerusalem-2019.html One paragraph is library related. I am hoping to prepare an article on the libraries I visited. Let me know what you think. -- Daniel D. Stuhlman Chicago, IL dstuhlman at gm

[ha-Safran] Lastest Blog article -- Libraries in Israel 2019

In January and I visited libraries in Israel. My latest blog is the report. Also read the previous blog on the people of Jerusalem. A third article is planned comparing places I visited with old postcards of the same places https://kol-safran.blogspot.com/2019/01/people-of-jerusalem-2019.html

[ha-Safran] Opps I sent the wrong link

Here is the correct link to my blog article on the Libraries of Israel visit. https://kol-safran.blogspot.com/2019/02/visiting-libraries-in-israel-2019.html Daniel D. Stuhlman Chicago, IL dstuhlman at gmail.com Blog: http://kol-safran.blogspot.com/ LinkedIn profile. http://lnkd.in/ZBzHh5 __ Mes

Re: [ha-Safran] i'm searching for a story

It is a well-known story in many versions. I think Nathan Ausebel's *A treasury of Jewish **folklore* or his *A treasury of Jewish **humor* has a version. DS On Thu, Feb 28, 2019 at 2:17 PM Heidi Rabinowitz via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > Attached is a page of a story that my

[ha-Safran] Artifacts in the catalog

Shalom, Does anyone library have artifacts or realia in your library catalog? I'm starting a collection of kippot. I have developed some rules for cataloging them, but I just want to see another opinion. Thanks, DS -- Daniel D. Stuhlman Chicago, IL dstuhlman at gmail.com Blog: http://kol-s

[ha-Safran] New Blog article -- Cataloging of Kippot

When we wanted to start a collection of kippot, we needed some rules for bibliographic records. My latest article is on the cataloging of artifacts. The article is aimed at catalogers and serious library users. Enjoy and don't hesitate to share the link. http://kol-safran.blogspot.com/2019/05

Re: [ha-Safran] BBYO camp in the Poconos has a collection of Jewish books, collected over the last 60+ years and is looking for a new home for them

Since two people have asked about used books, let me give one opinion based on many years of collecting and more than 10 years of selling used books. 1. I don't make a living selling books. I am lucky to sell 2-3 books per month. Selling is part of my mission to get books into the hands of those

[ha-Safran] New Blog entry Used Books in the Market Place

Eleven days ago I posted a few thoughts on the selling of used books. This new blog entry is an expansion of those thoughts. https://kol-safran.blogspot.com/2019/07/used-books-in-marketplace.html Please enjoy and feel free to share the URL. The previous article is on asking questions. I did not

[ha-Safran] Collecting and cataloging invitations

Is anyone collecting bar/bat mitzvah and wedding invitations? I have a cataloging question -- I am thinking of collecting Bar/Bat mitzvah invitations. I'm trying to think of ways to bulk catalog them. That is not catalog each item, but still have information so that I can check for a name. Do you

Re: [ha-Safran] UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE IN A PUBLIC LIBRARY DEPT.

I don't want to defend rude behavior, however, many times I have helped someone with a difficult printing situation. I tried so many options before it worked, that I couldn't even remember what I did. DS On Wed, Sep 4, 2019 at 2:09 PM Michal Strutin via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote:

[ha-Safran] new

I came across an article from July 1940 concerning an arrest of two men for wearing short shorts. I searched online newspaper files and had to visit two libraries in another city in quest for the reason. This blog article, Who Wore Short Shorts? is the story of the search. https://kol-safran.

[ha-Safran] Librarians outside the US Fulbright Specialist Program

Shavuah tov, I part of the Fulbright Specialist Program. This is a program to send specialists to all parts of the world.I would like to share my knowledge and expertise in the areas of Judaica librarianship, cataloging, information seeking behaviors, or other others of librarianship. The Fulbr

[ha-Safran] Trip to Israel

Hello safranim in Israel, I am planning to visit Israel Dec 30 - Jan 12. I would be interested to visit with librarians and discuss common concerns. Since the upcoming AJL conference is in Chicago in June 2020 and I am one the committee, I would be happy to share any ideas and answer any question

[ha-Safran] New Blog Celebrating with a meal

I working on editing a haggadah. This blog article is one of the introductory essays. I am seeking opinions and reactions. Thanks. https://kol-safran.blogspot.com/2019/11/i-am-editing-passover-haggadah.html DS -- Daniel D. Stuhlman Chicago, IL dstuhlman at gmail.com Blog: http://kol-safran.blog

[ha-Safran] Visiting Libraries in Israel

Shalom, I will be in Israel Dec 30 - Jan 12 and would love to visit some libraries and share ideas. On Jan 9th I will be speaking at the University of Haifa on the topic of the role of the library and librarians in the world of Google. I could give the same talk at another place. I have Jan 2,

[ha-Safran] Lecture in Haifa Jan 9

If you are in Haifa in January 9, 2020 please come. אם אינך רואה את התמונה לחץ כאן [image: lib google] -- Daniel D. Stuhlman Chicago, IL dstuhlman at gmail.com Blog: http://kol-safran.blogsp

[ha-Safran] sad news from YIVO

Yivo lays off all librarians. A sad day for Jewish scholarship. https://forward.com/yiddish/438538/yivo-yiddish-library/?fbclid=IwAR1Ay7gMDGAFutJ7acD7-yXu8jW74YUFIJ0TASH669yDVNQH1h9BbaKBGvg -- Daniel D. Stuhlman Chicago, IL dstuhlman at gmail.com Blog: http://kol-safran.blogspot.com/ LinkedIn

Re: [ha-Safran] Unwanted donations

Donations are a mixed blessing. You have already done what I would do. However, sometimes I am able to sell some books and sometimes I know of people who would like the donated books and I let them know. Two weeks ago someone donated some medical scrubs. I put them on the giveaway shelves and t

Re: [ha-Safran] 2020 AJL Conference cancelled

The Catholic Library Association is having a virtual conference on April 2. The program is mostly speeches. That is not learning or professional development.I would attend such a conference. On Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 4:25 PM Fred Isaac via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > Thanks for t

Re: [ha-Safran] 2020 AJL Conference cancelled

My previous message had a typo. Sorry. I meant to say I would attend a conference with content, but not one with only hot air. I was looking forward to presenting a session at the conference. I* would* be willing to virtually present the session. For a week I have very little to do for my regul

Re: [ha-Safran] Internet Archive

I have long studied copyright issues. Copyright is an important right granted by the constitution for the promotion of knowledge and science. It was meant to give a limited monopoly to produce and sell publications. Originally it was a commercial protection not intellectual property protection. T

Re: [ha-Safran] Internet Archive Open Library lawsuit

I am not a lawyer, but here is an article written by someone who is a librarian, lawyer and copyright scholar. Libraries lend books under section 109 of the Copyright law "first sale. " The First Sale concept was upheld in the court case Capitol Records, LLC v. ReDigi Inc., 910 F. 3d 649 (2nd

[ha-Safran] My old Librarian's Lobby

Since I am losing my web host I have been trying to move all my old files to a new server. The first 9 LIbrarian's Lobby columns are now on my blog https://kol-safran.blogspot.com/ These are from 1997-8. Edits have been minimal. I have not attempted to update them. I removed the links to web p

Re: [ha-Safran] Heidi Rabinowitz presents at ALA Annual

Her presentation was the best part of the ALA conference. I was very disappointed with the speakers, their messages, and the format. I found it very hard to figure out how to attend sessions. The "on demand" sessions were not on demand. When I attended in person it was exciting. What did you th

Re: [ha-Safran] streaming films through the Kanopy website

My college looked into a subscription to Kanopy. It was way too expensive to justify subscribing. On Thu, Jul 2, 2020 at 9:47 PM Jacqueline Benefraim via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > Great find. I was familiar with Kanopy and even tried to get them to > advertise with AJL a few y

[ha-Safran] E-books for children

Has anyone found a collection of Jewish e-books for children that can be added to the library collection? -- Daniel D. Stuhlman Chicago, IL dstuhlman at gmail.com Blog: http://kol-safran.blogspot.com/ LinkedIn profile. http://lnkd.in/ZBzHh5

[ha-Safran] New Blog Article: The Power of Law

Every week I try to write a *davar* Torah with lessons from the Torah portion as applied to the business world. Usually these articles only go to my friends and relatives.Because of all the positive remarks, I revised the *devar* Torah for Re'eh for a more general distribution. It is now post

Re: [ha-Safran] : Would like advice concerning copyrights on Congregational oral histories

This may be an contractual issue. What agreements did the interviewees sign? On Thu, Aug 27, 2020, 6:47 PM Judy Weidman via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > A collection of oral histories recorded in the 1970s of members of our > congregation was posted on our website (with permission

[ha-Safran] New Blog: What Do You Really want? צדק

My latest blog, a tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, justice, and negotiations. "What Do you Really Want?" Click here: https://kol-safran.blogspot.com/2020/09/new-president-interview-part-42-what-do.html -- Daniel D. Stuhlman Chicago, IL dstuhlman at gmail.com Blog: Kol Safran

[ha-Safran] Cataloging of Unconventional materials

I am giving an expanded version of the presentation (Cataloging and Collecting of Unconventional Materials) I gave at AJL for the 2020 CLA Fall Virtual Conference, to be held on October 22-23, 2020. For information: https://cathla.org/ Schedule: https://cathla.org/common/Uploaded%20files/2020%20Fa

Re: [ha-Safran] Cataloging of Unconventional materials

I do not know. You will have to ask CLA. On Wed, Sep 30, 2020, 9:43 AM Fruma Mohrer wrote: > This is very interesting? If one.attends only your session do you know > what the cost will be? Thank you very much! Chag Sameach! Fruma > > On Tue, Sep 29, 2020, 6:00 PM Daniel Stuhlman

[ha-Safran] Hanukkah party via Zoom

Hanukkah samah. I am hosting a Zoom Hanukkah party for adults. Have you played games via Zoom before? How do I give the clues to some and not the others? We are going to play charades or pictionary. Shabbat shalom, Donnie -- Daniel D. Stuhlman Chicago, IL dstuhlman at gmail.com Blog: Kol

[ha-Safran] The New National Library

In the current blog from the National Library of Israel they reprint an article from their blog from Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. ( https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://blog.nli.org.il/en/rabbi-sacks-home-of-the-book/__;!!KGKeukY!kyeQrae64CPWT28FCt_ulerOnfKzuuhZ_qZ4Xmw1N1jlWud4ZOjWj7Pbbw-W-ZhDnpg$ ) Rabb

Re: [ha-Safran] Digital primary sources in Hebrew on war, displacement or migration

Gabriel, I think you need to ask the patron more questions about what they need. Generally academic databases are language agnostic. Ebsco and Proquest are used in Israel. Perhaps your patron could look at the digital resources of Israeli universities? Perhaps the patron could use a website that

[ha-Safran] New Blog Post: Gifts for the library

New Blog Post: Gifts for the College Donations and gifts may be a treasure or burden for libraries and other institutions. Here are some of my thoughts. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://kol-safran.blogspot.com/2021/01/president-interview-pt-44-gifts-for.html__;!!KGKeukY!lhUoY9nmi-aJcPOdfaIAKpE

[ha-Safran] ALA mid-winter

I attended the ALA Midwinter Conference virtually. They had 7,012 attendees. 7,698 attended in Philadelphia in 2020, and 6,347 attended in Seattle in 2019. Without the need to travel they had significantly fewer attendees. I missed the excitement of being there in person and I missed learning f

[ha-Safran] Judaica periodical database

Is there a database that has Judaica periodicals that is available and affordable for the synagogue or Jewish school? I would like to give remote access to content. I searched EBSCO, but didn't find anything. Ebsco has not yet answered my query. Thanks. -- Daniel D. Stuhlman Chicago, IL dstu

[ha-Safran] Jewish Librarian Spied on New York Nazis

>From the New York Jewish Week Jewish Librarian Spied on New York Nazis in the 1930s : Florence Mendheim's story recalls another era when many refused to take far-right domestic extremism seriously. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/a-jewish-librarian-spied-on-new-yo

[ha-Safran] Jewish Book Week archives

I am conducting research to find out what Jewish children were reading before 1948, In the Jewish Book Week Annual of 1952 on page 35, it says the National Committee for Jewish Book Week published a list of Jewish books for the Hebrew School Library and another for the Jewish home. I can't find

[ha-Safran] Searching for K'Tonton article

I need help finding an article that is not in any digital source. I can't find a paper copy in any Chicago library. I did want to see the whole issue, but I will have to settle for a scanned copy of the article. In the first issue of Women's League Outlook (September 1930) is the first K'Tonto

[ha-Safran] Revised Blog-- Heroes of Learning

In 2000 I wrote a series of blogs on heroes of learning. I have been updating and revising these articles while retaining the spirit of the original. In November 2000 I wrote about Rabbi Shmuel Jablon. Now he is the executive director of Shappell's in Jerusalem. After some exchanges of e-mail

Re: [ha-Safran] For synagogue librarians--amount of donations confidential?

Greetings Judy: Clearly your executive director is not understanding the nature and psychology of fundraising and donations. Part of the reason we announce donations is for the competition. Donors think "If my friend Y gives that much, I'll give more." Donation amounts are routinely published i

[ha-Safran] YU Covid archive

This a forwarded message from Davis Selis. YU is gathering documents for a Covid archive. Please forward anything about your synagogue's activities and policies concerning the pandemic. -- If your shul has changed it’s masking policy for vaccinated individua

Re: [ha-Safran] Gently used PJ Library books

Hi Ann, I have given them out at Shabbat services. Not all of our members subscribe. This is better than giving out candy. Donnie -Original Message- From: Ann Abrams via Hasafran hasafran@lists.osu.edu Sent: Jun 7, 2021 9:30 AM To: Hasafran hasafran@lists.osu.edu Subject: [ha-Safran] G

[ha-Safran] Descriptive cataloging question

I have an edition of Arthur Szyk's Passover Haggadah that has printing on one side of the leaves and then folded before binding. It looks like a regular page and is counted as a regular page. I have another edition of this book and the pages are printed on both sides. Since the covers are diffe

[ha-Safran] Palestine Songs

As a follow-up to my conference presentation on Zionism in Children's literature, I uploaded the two pre-1945 albums with Hebrew songs to the Internet Archive. These two items were not found in any digital format before. *Sing Palestine * https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://archive.org/details/

Re: [ha-Safran] Machzorim

The congregation where I work is getting rid of more than 100 boxes of siddurim. We tried to get places for them and no one wanted them. They will sadly be buried. On Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 10:49 AM Martin Kaminer via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > You might consider sending them to

[ha-Safran] An article from JTA about JTS Library.

An article from JTA about JTS Library. Michelle Chesner is quoted in this article. *A Jewish library’s treasure surfaced at auction. How did it get there? *BY ASAF SHALEV JULY 27, 2021 HTTPS://WWW.JTA.ORG/2021/07/27/UNITED-STATES/A-JEWISH-LIBRARYS-TREASURE-SURFACED-AT-AUCTION-HOW-DID-IT-GET-TH

Re: [ha-Safran] question about kippot

I am a librarian at a Reform congregation. The library has a collection of kippot from bar/bat mitzvah and wedding celebrations. I don't know the practice of individuals. In classes some wear a kippah and some don't. I was hoping to do an historical analysis of styles, but I don't have enough

[ha-Safran] Talks during Sukkot

If anyone is in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood of Los Angeles during Sukkot, please come to Knesset Israel (2364 S Robertson Blvd). I will be talking between mincha and maariv on the first two days on the topic of nation building in Sefer Devarim. -- Daniel D. Stuhlman Chicago, IL dstuhlman at

[ha-Safran] American Jewish University Library

I was in Los Angeles for all of Sukkot. Since I like to visit libraries, I arranged with Jackie Ben-Efraim of AJU to visit. I met Jackie online at the AJL conference and discovered that she shares my interest in collecting postcards. On Thursday of Hol Hamoed I visited AJU Library. I want to te

Re: [ha-Safran] Synagogue library in an orthodox shul?

I belong to two Orthodox shuls. Both have large collections of books. One has a room that is called "Library." I would not call these collections "libraries" because they have no catalogs, no person in charge, no collection development policies, etc. They never asked for librarian expertise fr

[ha-Safran] Electronic subscriptions

Does anyone have an electronic subscription for the library to Forward or HaAfetz? So far the representatives I have dealt with seem to never heard of a library wanting to subscribe. __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed

[ha-Safran] Conventions or conferences in Israel

Hello Israeli safranim, I want to go to Israel for winter vacation. Are there any library of academic conventions or conferences that I could attend? The only ones I found were medical conferences and I'm not a physician. Thanks, DS -- Daniel D. Stuhlman Chicago, IL dstuhlman at gmail.com

[ha-Safran] Database access

This question is for those who use OPALS. The state of Illinois gives us access to EBSCO databases. I have the login credentials, but I can't figure out how to make the login for patrons seamless. So far OPALS and EBSCO have not been able to help. Do you have database access through your librar

[ha-Safran] Grant opportunity

Hevre If you found a grant opportunity for $1000 outside of your budget what would you library ask for? The grant could be for collection development, programming, equipment, outreach, etc. Just a thought. Thanks -- Daniel D. Stuhlman Chicago, IL dstuhlman at gmail.com Blog: Kol Safran <