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Conceptual Understanding In History - How Do We Develop It?, Brian Doig, K Piper, Suzanne Mellor, Geoff Masters

Prof Geoff Masters AO

This is a reprint of the findings for history of a 1992 survey carried out by the Australian Council for Educational Research, published in 1994. It looked at 2900 students in Victorian schools at Years 5 and 9, and assessed their geographical, historical, cultural and political understandings based on a set of tasks. The reports of the findings for history teachers are dramatically important.

Vol. 9 Front Matter

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Vol. 9 Table Of Contents

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Vol. 9 Front Matter - Continued

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Judaica Librarianship In The Age Of The Internet, Bella Hass Weinberg

Judaica Librarianship

What is the function of Judaica Librarianship, a printed journal, in the age of the Internet? This question has an underlying assumption: that paper journals will continue to exist in the electronic era. The question as well as the assumption are explored in this editorial.

Commentaries (1995)

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Climbing Benjacob's Ladder: An Evaluation Of Vinograd's Thesaurus Of The Hebrew Book, Roger S. Kohn

Judaica Librarianship

The Thesaurus of the Hebrew Book, by Yeshayahu Vinograd, is reviewed in the context of both general bibliography and of general Hebraica bibliography. Significant contributions in Hebrew bibliography preceding the Thesaurus are discussed. After reviewing a previous work of Y. Vinograd, the author evaluates the Thesaurus from a bibliographer's perspective, using the criteria established by Louise-Noelle Malcles. The article concludes with a biographical note on Yeshayahu Vinograd.

Judaica Reference Sources: A Selective, Annotated Bibliographic Guide, [Compiled By] Charles Cutter, Micha Falk Oppenheim. 2nd Edition. Juneau, Ak: The Denali Press, 1993. 224 P. Isbn 0- 938737-31-7. $35., Zachary M. Baker

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Library Of Congress Subject Headings In Jewish Studies: Recent Changes (1994–1995), Joseph Galron-Goldschliiger

Judaica Librarianship

The following subject headings of interest to Judaica and Hebraica librarians were culled from Library of Congress Weekly Lists (1994) nos. 6-52 (Feb. 9, 1994–December 28, 1994), and (1995) nos. 1–36 (January 4, 1995-September 6, 1995). This list continues my earlier one, published in Judaica Librarianship, vol. 8, no. 1–2 (Spring 1993–Winter 1994), pp. 73–82. The list is also an update of my 4th edition of Library of Congress Subject Headings in Jewish Studies (New York: Association of Jewish Libraries, 1993).

Midrash In Jewish Children's Literature, Diamond Goldin Barbara

Judaica Librarianship

The term midrash has a specific meaning and a broader one. Specifically, midrash refers to the post Talmudic body of writings (post-500 C.E.) such as Midrash Rabbah and Pirke de-Rabi Eliezer. In broader terms, midrash has come to mean a Jewish story that explains, clarifies, or elaborates on an event or passage in the Torah.

There are many stories in midrasnhic sources that are appropriate and valuable to retell for children. A retelling of the story "Solomon and the Demon King," for instance, can captivate a fifth grader today who plays computer games and rides a skateboard, just as ...

Rabbi Yitzhak Kertesz, 1956–1995: Menuḥato Kavod, Jozsef Schweitzer

Judaica Librarianship

A translation (by Zvi Erenyi) of a eulogy for Yitzhak by Dr. Jozsef Schweitzer, Director of the Rabbinical Seminary in Budapest. The eulogy appeared originally in the March 1, 1995 issue of the Hungarian periodical Uj Elet (New Life).

The Story Of The Sarajevo Haggada, Kemal Bakaršić

Judaica Librarianship

The story of the rescue of Sarajevo's Haggada codex during the Second World War was put together first by checking archives and other reliable sources, and thereafter contrasting the findings with the legend itself. It appears that a fictional story has filled a gap in the historical record of the postwar years; the legend has protected persons involved in the salvation of the Haggada.

Judaica Resources On The Internet, For Adults And Children, Diane Romm, Naomi M. Steinberger

Judaica Librarianship

Introduces the reader to the history of the Internet and the requirements for accessing it. The three major capabilities of the Internet-electronic mail, telnet, and file transfer protocol are discussed. Examples of how Jewish Internet resources may be used in the educational arena are included. The article concludes with a list of Jewish Internet sites.

Jewish Theological Seminary Of America Library. Broadside Collection. Hamden, Conn.: Micrographic Systems Of Connecticut For The Jewish Theological Seminary Of America, 1992. 3 Microfilm Reels. $35.00 Per Reel + Shipping, Barry D. Walfish

Judaica Librarianship

Reviews the broadside collection published by the Jewish Theological Seminary on microfilm, provides highlights from the collection, and evaluates the organization, cataloging, and indexing of the material.

Some Problems Of Ladino/Judezmo Romanization, Zachary M. Baker

Judaica Librarianship

While ALA/LC standards have been developed for the Romanization of Hebrew and Yiddish for bibliographic purposes, the lack of such a standard for the Romanization of Ladino/Judezmo impedes access to materials in that language. The distinctiveness of Ladino/Judezmo argues that it be treated on its own terms, and not as merely derivative of its principal components, Spanish and Hebrew. This article establishes the rationale for an ALA/LC standard for the Romanization of Ladino/Judezmo and suggests sources that could serve as its basis.

"Hayah Noten Ba-Hem Simanim": Hebrew Abbreviations, Chiefly Rabbinic, And Their Ala/Lc Romanization, Joan Biella, Rachel Simon

Judaica Librarianship

This list provides the ALA/LC standard romanization of many acronyms and initialisms commonly encountered in Hebrew cataloging. The list is arranged by Hebrew abbreviation. Spaces and apostrophes are ignored in filing. Initial Hebrew definite articles are not ignored. The list includes a few terms that are not abbreviations, but which may be mistakenly interpreted as such.

Ambiguities In The Romanization Of Yiddish, Bella Hass Weinberg

Judaica Librarianship

Romanization of Yiddish is one of the most complex activities in Hebraica cataloging, especially for publications that do not use Standard Yiddish Orthography. The Library of Congress has adopted the VIVO table for vowels, but uses its own Hebrew table for consonants. LC's publication Hebraica Cataloging provides little guidance on Yiddish Romanization, and MARC records contain many errors and inconsistencies in the application of the table. VIVO's linguistic reference works, notably Uriel Weinreich's Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary and the translation of Max Weinreich's History of the Yiddish Language, often contradict each other in the Romanization of ...

Library Of Congress Classification For Judaica: Recent Changes (1993–1994), Ella Ruderman

Judaica Librarianship

The additions and changes to the Library of Congress Classification made from April 1993 to December 1994 and which are relevant for Judaica libraries are covered in this column. Most of the changes come under classes BM (Judaism), BS (Bible), DS (History of Asia) and PJ (Oriental philology and literature). Of major significance are the following changes: (1) Class number DS110 (Israeli regions, towns, etc., A–Z) was expanded with an extensive list of new cutters. (2) The scope of class number PJ5054 was limited to Hebrew authors who published between 1946 and 1990, and a new class number, PJ5055 ...

Ajl Sydney Taylor Award Presentations, 1994, Claudia Z. Fechter

Judaica Librarianship

The Sydney Taylor Awards were established in 1968 to honor the memory of one of the favorite and finest of all children's literature providers. Sydney Taylor, herself, set the standard of teaching about Jewish values and a Jewish way of life through stories. In her memory, her husband, Ralph Taylor, of blessed memory, and now her daughter, Jo Marshall, have provided a handsome prize for the outstanding writers and illustrators of new Jewish juvenile literature. No children's collection should be without these wonderful works.

Ajl Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award Competition, 1994, Lillian Schwartz

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Epistle From Israel (1995), Ya'akov Aronson

Judaica Librarianship

This column reports on activities of the Judaica Librarians' Group, projects of the Jewish National and University Library, and developments in the field of Judaica in university and yeshiva libraries from 1994 to 1995. Also included is information on a new bookmobile service in Jerusalem that provides Judaica materials on tape, and about new editions of classic Judaica texts.

The Library Of The Seminario Rabínico Latinoamericano (Latin-American Rabbinical Seminary), Irene L. Münster, Rita F. Saccal

Judaica Librarianship

The history, organization, and current financial situation of the Library of the Seminario Rabínico Latinoamericano in Buenos Aires, Argentina, are described. Besides a card catalog for books, the Library maintains an analytical catalog for journals and collections. Sample entries from the two catalogs, as well as an excerpt from the authority list of Spanish subject headings, illustrate the paper.

Yitzhak Kertesz (1956–1995): In Memoriam, Zvi Erenyi

Judaica Librarianship

The career and contributions of Yitzhak Kertesz, the late Chief Librarian of the Leo Baeck Institute in New York, are described. Appended is a translation of a eulogy by Dr. Jozsef Schweitzer, Director of the Rabbinical Seminary in Budapest, which appeared originally in Hungarian.

Recommended Judaica Reference Works, 1992–1995, Charles Cutter, Micha F. Oppenheim

Judaica Librarianship

The purpose of this column is to recommend current Judaica reference sources, both general and specialized. It is intended to serve as a guide to new tools for scholarly research as well as to more popular, but reliable works. The annotations describe the scope and use of each work.

This column lists selected reference materials that appeared from 1992 to 1995. Works published in 1990 and 1991 that were not reviewed in prior columns are included as well. Hebrew reference works are starred, and Hebrew bibliographic data corresponding to the Romanized entry appears at the end of the list.

Association Of Jewish Libraries Reference Book Award, 1993, Peggy K. Pearlstein

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Remarks at the Banquet of the Association of Jewish Libraries held in Atlanta, GA, June 21, 1994.

Reference Books Received (1995)

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Index Of Advertisers

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Reference Sources For Sephardic Studies, Rachel Simon

Judaica Librarianship

Some of the main reference sources for Sephardic studies in the broader sense, namely, covering issues related not only to the Jews of the Iberian peninsula and their descendants, but also to those of the Middle East and North Africa for the same period of time, are described. The categories covered are: Sepharad and Sephardic culture, the Sephardic diaspora, catalogs of special collections, and subject catalogs.

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Judaica Americana: An Annotated Bibliography Of Publications From 1960 To 1990, By Nathan M. Kaganoff. Preface By Jonathan D. Sarna. Brooklyn: Carlson Publishing, Inc., 1995. 2 Vols. Isbn 0-926019-75-9. $150, Robert Singerman

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