Proceedings of the 46th Annual Convention of the Association of Jewish Libraries
Montreal, Quebec, June 19-22, 2011
Compiled by Jasmin Nof
© 2011 by the Association of Jewish Libraries
ISSN: 1525-4496
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Table of Contents
Elhanan Adler: English Language Subject Headings in the Catalog of the National Library of Israel
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Ya’akov Aronson: Building a Manuscript Collection: the Bar Ilan Experience
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Sharon Benamou, Daniel Scheide: Yalla Balagan: Trends in Israeli Hip-Hop
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Joan Biella, Heidi Lerner: RDA and Hebraica: Applying RDA in One Cataloging Community
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Leah Cohen: Nes le-Hitnoses Bo/A Banner to be Waved: Canadiana at the Lowy Collection at Library and Archives Canada
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Vanessa Freedman: The Maskil, the Kabbalist and the Political Scientist: Judaica Classification Schemes in their Historical Context
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Shannon Hodge: Canadian Jewish Heritage Network: A Demonstration
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Rebecca J.W. Jefferson: The Price Library of Judaica Anniversary Project
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Heidi Lerner: Jewish Studies “Born Digital”
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David Levy: Moral/Ethical Halakhic Concerns of the Online Environment: Safeguarding the Ethical Essence of Judaism Living with Torah in the Digital Age
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Bibliography
Eddie Paul: Mapping Memory in Expatria: Institutional Memory and the Idea of Public in the Jewish Public Library
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Howard Schwartz: How the Ari Created a Myth and Transformed Judaism
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María Angeles Gallego: Judaica Reference & Bibliography Award Recipient
Acceptance speech
Jo Taylor Marshall: Daughter of Sydney Taylor
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Kristina Swarner: Sydney Taylor Book Award Recipient
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