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The Association of Jewish Libraries Wiki

Your one-stop knowledge base for everything related to Judaica librarianship.

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General Topics

• FAQs About Judaica Librarianship
• Social Media for and about Jewish Libraries
• Blogs for and about Jewish Libraries
• Wikis for and about Jewish Libraries
• Podcasts for and about Jewish Libraries
• Wikis for and about libraries in general
• Building and Designing a New Library

 Research Libraries, Archives, and Special Collections

• Acquisitions for RAS Libraries
• Online Resources for RAS Libraries
• Periodicals for RAS Libraries
• Vendors for RAS Libraries 
• Technical Services for RAS Libraries
• Cataloging for RAS Libraries
• Automation for RAS Libraries
• Bibliographic Instruction for Students and Teachers
• Public Relations for RAS Libraries
• Fundraising for RAS Libraries
• Programming for RAS Libraries
• Professional Growth for RAS Librarians
• Continuing Education for RAS Librarians

Jewish School Libraries

• Acquisitions for Jewish Elementary School Libraries
• Booklists for Jewish Elementary School Libraries
• Periodicals for Jewish Elementary School Libraries
• Online Resources for Jewish Elementary School Libraries
• Hebrew Literature for Jewish Elementary School Libraries
• AV Materials for Jewish Elementary School Libraries
• Judaic Software for Jewish Elementary School Libraries

• Acquisitions for Jewish High School Libraries
• Booklists for Jewish High School Libraries
• Periodicals for Jewish High School Libraries
• Online Resources for Jewish High School Libraries
• Hebrew Literature for Jewish High School Libraries
• AV Materials for Jewish High School Libraries
• Judaic Software for Jewish High School Libraries

• Technical Services for Jewish School Libraries
• Cataloging for Jewish School Libraries
• Automation for Jewish School Libraries

• The Librarian and the School
• Lesson Plans for Jewish Elementary School Libraries
• Lesson Plans for Jewish High School Libraries
• Programming for Jewish Elementary School Libraries
• Programming for Jewish High School Libraries
• Public Relations for Jewish Elementary School Libraries
• Public Relations for Jewish High School Libraries
• Fund Raising for Jewish Elementary School Libraries
• Fund Raising for Jewish High School Libraries
• Professional Growth for Jewish School Librarians
• Continuing Education for Jewish School Librarians
• Philosophical and Practical Issues for Jewish School Libraries
• Standards for Jewish School Libraries
• Policies for Jewish School Libraries
• Jewish School Libraries Throughout the World

Synagogue and Center Libraries

• Starting a New Library 
• Library Management  with supplementary worksheets
• Acquisitions for Synagogue and Center Libraries
• Weeding and Discarding Unwanted Materials for Jewish Synagogue and Center Libraries
• Technical Services for Synagogue and Center Libraries
• Classification and Cataloging for Synagogue and Center Libraries
• Automation for Synagogue and Center Libraries
• Lesson Plans for Synagogue and Center Libraries
• Public Relations for Synagogue and Center Libraries
• Fundraising for Synagogue and Center Libraries
• Programming for Synagogue and Center Libraries
• Professional Growth for Synagogue and Center Librarians
• Continuing Education for Synagogue and Center Librarians
• Philosophical and Practical Issues for Jewish Synagogue and Center Libraries
• Standards for Jewish Synagogue and Center Libraries
• Policies for Jewish Synagogue and Center Libraries
• Book Care for Jewish Synagogue and Center Libraries

Special Collections

• Historical Jewish Children's Books
• Background Reading
• Criteria for Selection
• Links to Existing Collections
• Holocaust Materials
• Evaluating Holocaust Literature