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(based upon the 10/27/99 revision of the AJL Handbook and later comments or corrections)
The charge of the R&S Cataloging Committee is to act a liaison with the Cataloging
Policy and Support Office (CPSO) of the Library of Congress on issues affecting Judaica
cataloging including subject problems raised by R&S Division members, and suggest
possible solutions; and to educate members as to new policies or procedures affecting
Judaica cataloging in the form of workshops at AJL conventions and/or a cataloging column
in one of the AJL
publications.
Acts as a liaison with the Cataloging Policy and Support Office of the Library of
Congress on issues affecting Judaica cataloging, including subject problems raised by
R&S Division members, and to suggest possible
solutions.
Educates members as to new policies or procedures affecting Judaica cataloging in the form of workshops at AJL conventions and/or a cataloging column in one of the AJL publications.
The committee consists of five members and the chair; the president of the R&S Division shall be an ex-officio member to advise on organizational policy, etc. The chair is appointed by the president of R&S in consultation with the R&S Executive Board. Members are appointed by the chair for a period of two years; membership may be extended for a second term. Before consenting to the committee appointment, members should be strongly encouraged to attend the AJL annual conventions, since this is the only opportunity for the committee to meet.
Current Members (as of July 2008):
| Joan Biella (ex officio) | Library of Congress | perpetual | jbie@loc.gov |
| Rachel Simon | Princeton | 2008-2010 | rsimon@princeton.edu |
| Jasmin Nof | University of Maryland (chair) | 2007-2009 | jnof@umd.edu |
| Nancy Sack | University of Hawaii | 2007-2009 | sack@hawaii.edu |
| Marlene Schiffman | Yeshiva University | 2008-2010 | schiffma@yu.edu |
| Aaron Taub | Library of Congress, (vice chair) | 2008-2010 | atau@loc.gov |
| James Rosenbloom (ex officio) | RAS president | 2008-2010 | rosenbloom@brandeis.edu |
See wiki site for full list of Agendas, Minutes, etc. What follows below is incomplete.
(5JSC/LC/5. Comments to
Daniel by Aug. 25, 2006)
(5JSC/LC/8. Comments to
Daniel by Aug. 25, 2006)KB Schedule Introduction (recommended reading for certain aspects of Internationalization proposal)