tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61302998098104466132011-06-07T20:30:21.136-10:00Phoenix, Arizona, June 17 - 20, 2007Sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08653569816201223711noreply@blogger.comBlogger331100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130299809810446613.post-50444537982846543982007-07-18T19:24:00.001-10:002007-07-18T19:47:11.105-10:00

Jewish News of Greater Phoenix, July 6, 2007

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This is the first story published inJewish News of Greater Phoenix about the 2007 convention (Scottsdale, AZ).We've made it to the front page!

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Just for fun, I uploaded a few of my pictures from the convention into the slide show maker at slide.com. Thought you might enjoy the results.~ Heidi

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Usually when I bring home a book for my tweenagers from a conference, it's as if I put a kiss of death on it. Almost by definition, if I thought they would like a book, they were determined to hate it.But this year ... enter Rabbi Harvey. The kids fought over the Adventures of Rabbi Harvey : a graphic novel of Jewish wisdom and wit in the Wild West by Steve Sheinkin. And as soon as one of them

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If you would like to see the OPALS powerpoint that was presented at convention by Harry Chan, you can find it in the cataloguing section of the Jewish School Librarians wiki at jewishschoollibraries.pbwiki.com.

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I arrived in Scottsdale for the convention in the middle of the keynote speaker dinner Sunday night, so I was a little dazed and confused (not to mention hungry and jetlagged). So, I apologize for not posting about Jonathan Kirsch earlier and for how sketchy this report will be. I invite (really beg) someone to write a more complete summary!Jonathan did phone in a greeting on the June 17

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Safranim -Thanks for a wonderful convention. It was a joy and a pleasure to see so many of you, the sessions were great, and I learned so much as always.I am collecting Convention photos to post for our enjoyment. So a couple of requests.I have created a Flickr Group called Association of Jewish Libraries. If you have a flickr account, you can join this group and post photos directly to the

Heidi Estrinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03412775388549758908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130299809810446613.post-85356596887169667362007-06-20T19:14:00.000-10:002007-06-20T19:25:46.362-10:00

The convention, sadly, has ended (sigh). However, we'll still be sharing our comments and impressions so don't tune out yet. I'm hoping for a few more phonecast reports from some convention attendees. Also, Karen Ulrich says she'll be setting up a photo-sharing site on Picasa or Flickr or something, so that we can all upload our convention photos.I wanted to second Sheryl's comment that the

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The biggest disadvantage of presenting in the last session of the conference is that I had the whole conference to worry about it! I enjoyed it, but I'm really glad its over.For those who missed my handout (that little scrap of paper) the site is hereThanks to everyone who shared hints about how they use wikis and blogs. I realized that I steered you wrong in one thing. You can attach files to

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Here are more pics from the honorees at their book signing.

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For the most part, the food and service at the hotel has been excellent - with the one exception of the vegetarian entre at the banquet. I still haven't quite figured out what it was - an undercooked potato kugel maybe?Anyway, its great to hear about wonderful books and to see how much the award winners appreciated the recognition.The top picture is Heidi Estrin with Jo Taylor, daughter of the

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Sorry about the sideways pix- turn your head sideways to enjoy these scenes from some of the many sessions we've had with our award winning authors. left to right: Brynn Sugarman displays photos of her adopted daughter Rachel, model for Rebeca's Journey Home; Esme Raji Codell & Jennifer Roy signing autographs; Stephen Krensky showing art from Hannukah at Valley Forge; Greg Harlin was his own

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Once again, one of the highlights of the convention was to wander among the vendors and drool over the books and gifts. I always especially enjoy the artists and craftspeople who show up.Avima Darnov modeled one of her hand woven Tallitot. She had a variety of gorgeous soft wool and silk tallitot and crocheted kippot. Contact her at: TheTallitCorner@aol.comBobby Harr had a variety of mezuzot,

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Ellen Kastel talked about the archival collections at JTS and the challenges of making them accessible. She has been trying to make the archives at JTS and the collections of the Ratner Center for Conservative Judaism available through the same searches.JTS has Google search on their homepage - it searches all sections of their website. This searching also improves their standing in the

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Sara Spiegel began with an examination of digital books.She found that libraries have embraced e-serials and e-reference books.She asked "why haven’t they embraced e-books?" Could not afford to buy duplicate works in different formatsWere afraid that patrons would only want e-version and books would be eliminatedReaders still wanted to read from paper. There is no one aggregator of Jewish

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Libby White and Ellen Cole, book reviewers and editors, par excellence, guided us on how to write a good review.Libby pointed out that writing a review is not a plea to feed the author's children. She stated the importance of knowing the subject that you are reviewing. You should be able to verify the facts, compare the work in question to similar works, and determine if the book adds to the

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We all know that librarianship can be a thankless profession. Its only appropriate that AJL take a few minutes to thank and recognize a couple of the people who have made a difference in our profession. Zachary Baker presented the AJL Life membership award to Phil Miller, my colleague on the HUC New York campus. Phil is long time AJL member and past president. Of course Zachary mentioned

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Marsha Lustigman began with Library 2.0: are you ready for the class of 2020? We must reach outside of the library walls to the web, where our students ‘live’ What is Library 2.0?It is user centered (they create and contribute)Its is multi-mediaIt is socially richIt is communally innovative We need to move from content providers to content creators. Our challenges: Marsha asked: are we teachers,

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The first session of the morning! Here are some sketchy notes.Karen started off by recapping the union of OCLC and RLG. She went over some of the reasons for the mergers which include: they duplicated services; it would save money for libraries who were paying both OCLC and RLG; RLG would be able to focus on research, not on providing services. Currently, there are about 150 RLG partners. They’

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We are now phonecasting live from the AJL Convention. Scroll down to the "Listen In" section in the sidebar and click the Play button. I have just discovered that only the most current phonecast displays on the player unless you hit the POSTS link along the bottom edge of the player - then you can click on past posts that you may have missed.If you have any feedback about the phonecast, or

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Formed in 2001, Ruth Diskin Films Ltd. specializes in the distribution of films with distinctive content produced for the worldwide television. The Company facilitates the promotion, marketing, distribution and exhibition of independent films world-wide. Ruth Diskin

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Buying BooksThe majority of AJL's award-winning books will be sold in the convention exhibit hall by Barnes and Noble. Two important notes from B&N: Please make sure to bring a copy of your tax free status documentation! They can only accept POs from organizations with B&N accounts. Getting Them AutographedRachel Kamin (STBA Committee) and Suzi Dubin (Convention Programming) have arranged to

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The Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee will be selling the following items during the annual two-part presentation on Tuesday morning, June 19 (8:30-10:00 AM/10:30 AM – 12:00 PM). Please plan to bring cash or a check with you to the session. We can not accept credit cards. SYDNEY TAYLOR BOOK AWARD KIT $15.00 1 Quest for the Best CD-ROM with all reviews written by the committee members for

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At the upcoming convention, there will be a session called "Information Literacy in the Digital Era: Communication, Cooperation (and Copying!): Blogs/Pods/Wikis." I'll be presenting along with Marsha Lustigman and Karen Ulric on Monday June 18, 10:30am-noon, in Sonora C.If you are considering coming to that session, and if podcasting is one of the topics that interests you, I'd like to give you

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Native Cultures and Plants of the Southwest Tour; Sunday, June 17, 2007 7:00AM Pick up from Hilton 7:30AM Arrive at Desert Botanical Garden 10:00AM Arrive at Heard Museum 12:30 PM Arrive at King Solomon's Pizza for a kosher lunch 1:30PM Return to Hilton For your attention, Board and Council members (or anybody wishing to take the shorter tour), the bus will go in between the hotel

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The AJL Convention will be here before we know it. This year we have an amazing array of authors in addition to sessions by scholars, librarians, and researchers. An earlier post on this blog offered links to authors appearing at the convention who are Sydney Taylor Book Award gold and silver medalists. However, we'll have many other authors joining us in Scottsdale as well. Check out their web

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Take a look at the new Listen In section in our sidebar: you will see a small red-and-grey audio player from Gcast.By clicking the play button, you will be able to hear audio reports from the convention! That's right, we are phonecasting! (i.e. podcasting by phone) We'll be calling in reports from the convention, and hopefully interviewing attendees and guest speakers too.We probably won't be

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Hi AJLers,This is the last call for those interested in taking the guided tour, Native Cultures of the Southwest (Sunday, June 17th, 7:30AM-1:00PM; with option for earlier leaving, at 9:00 and at noon).What's in the tour?* A tour in the Desert Botanical Garden, "rated #1 for all Phoenix things to do" in Yahoo Travel (http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-2808344-desert_botanical_gardens_phoenix-i

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Did you know that the AJL 2007 Convention has its own wiki? A wiki is a website that allows any visitor to add, remove, edit and change content.The idea behind AJL's Convention wiki is that presenters can easily add information about their sessions, and even provide links to handouts or resources that they want attendees to know about. All presenters, convention organizers, and attendees are

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Ten award-winning authors and illustrators who create books for children and teens will appear at AJL's 42nd Annual Convention. All ten received recognition this year from AJL's Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee, which awards the best in Jewish children's literature. The convention usually brings in only three or four such author/illustrators, making 2007 a bonanza year for lovers of Judaic

Heidi Estrinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03412775388549758908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130299809810446613.post-42201981985912301272007-05-03T07:34:00.000-10:002007-05-03T07:43:33.568-10:00

Hi, everybody! I'm looking forward to seeing you all at the AJL convention, and I want to thank Sheryl for setting up this convention blog.As you may know, our keynote speaker will be Jonathan Kirsch. He's the author of really interesting analyses of the Bible, including:The Harlot by the Side of the Road: Forbidden Tales of the BibleMoses: a LifeKing David: The Real Life of the Man Who Ruled

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Here's where you can chime in. What are your favorite places to go (keeping the heat in mind)... places to eat? things to do? .. and of course, your favorite quilt or fabric stores? I remember that they have a great zoo.AJL has an area guide and a shopping guide on the convention page.I'm sure you'll be hearing this a lot - but plan to drink lots of water!

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Hi, I am Sheryl Stahl and once again, I will be hosting/coordinating the AJL convention blog. With the help of Heidi Estrin,I'm planning on posting notes about sessions, speakers, shopping, eating, touring, networking, and any other convention related things that comes to mind.We hope this will give a 'taste of the convention' to those who couldn't be here and to start conversations with those

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