http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.education.libraries.mela hourly 1 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 http://gmane.org/img/gmane-25t.png http://gmane.org http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.education.libraries.mela/9266 <pre>*From:* James Simon *Sent:* Wednesday, May 15, 2013 9:45 AM *To:* melanet-l-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org *Subject:* Global Dimensions of Scholarship and Research Libraries - preliminary report MELA Friends: Attached you will find the preliminary report from the December 2012 event "Global Dimensions of Scholarship and Research Libraries: A Forum on the Future&lt;http://www.crl.edu/events/8478&gt;." This forum brought an array of scholars, librarians, and other stakeholders together to consider the future of research libraries and their role in advancing international scholarship and the globalization of the universities of which they are a part. This preliminary report shares a vision of the new, broad-gauged information infrastructure and services that will energize scholarship on issues of local and international concern, now and into the future. Its recommendations are offered as a point of departure for discussions among stakeholders. We are eager to generate ideas from organizations and </pre> Jonathan Rodgers 2013-05-17T10:16:18 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.education.libraries.mela/9265 <pre>[I've checked several Syria-based sites and they are all unavailable! There we go again].-A. Web monitor: 'Syria has largely disappeared from the Internet'&lt;http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/05/07/web-monitor-syria-has-largely-disappeared-from-the-internet/&gt; Web monitor: 'Syria has largely disappeared from the Internet' Posted by Max Fisher&lt;http://www.washingtonpost.com/max-fisher/2012/10/10/9d0a891e-12e7-11e2-a16b-2c110031514a_page.html&gt; on May 7, 2013 at 5:16 pm [Screen shot of Google's traffic data from Syria shows sharp drop-off at 2:45 p.m. Eastern time.]&lt;http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/files/2013/05/syria-google-taller.jpg&gt; Screen shot of Google's traffic data from Syria shows sharp drop-off at 2:45 p.m. Eastern time. Both Google and a Web security company called Umbrella Security Labs are indicating that the entire country of Syria may have been severed from the Internet. The outage appears to have begun at 2:45 p.m. Eastern time, or 9:45 p.m. in Syria. Accordi</pre> Ali Houissa 2013-05-08T13:30:17 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.education.libraries.mela/9264 <pre>Hello Can anyone help me get an English translation of this poem by Ahmed Shawki? Thank you مضناك جفاه مرقده وبكاه ورحم عوده حيران القلب معذبه مقروح الجفن مسهده يستهوي الورق تاوهه ويذيب الصخر تنهده وينادي النجم ويتعبه ويقيم الليل ويقعده الحسن حلفت بيوسفه والصوره انك مفرده وتمنت كل مقطعه يدها يدها لوتبعث تشهده جحدت عيناك زكي دمي وكذلك خدك يجحده قد عز شهودي اذ رمتا فأشرت لخدك اشهده بيني في الحب وبينك ما لا يقدر واش يفسده مابال العاذل يفتح لي باب السلوان واوصده ويقول تكاد تجن به فاقول وأوشك اعبده مولاى وروحي في يده قد ضيعها سلمت يده ناقوس القلب يدق له وحنايا الاضلع معبده قسما</pre> Lila Saab 2013-05-08T10:20:23 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.education.libraries.mela/9263 <pre>I received the following book for review in MELA Notes. Please contact me directly if you are sure you can return a review WITHIN SIX MONTHS: Nazli Eray, The emperor tea garden. Translated from the Turkish by Robet Finn ((Syracuse UP, 2013) Thanks, Rachel Simon MELA Notes Book review editor rsimon-uX/v2g6dJhCyum0STUha2w&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org&lt;mailto:rsimon-uX/v2g6dJhCyum0STUha2w&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org&gt; </pre> Rachel Simon 2013-05-07T17:11:47 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.education.libraries.mela/9262 <pre>hi all, apologies if this has been posted before; it appeared back in Feb. I just stumbled across it today &amp; thought it might be of interest: An Egyptian Legacy: the German Bookshop in Cairo http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/1515/23/An-Egyptian-legend.aspx cheers, Brenda *Brenda E. Bickett* Bibliographer for: *Center for Contemporary Arab Studies *Center for Eurasian, Russian &amp; East European Studies *Prince AlWaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding *Dept. of Arabic &amp; Islamic Studies *Dept. of French (*interim*) *Dept. of Slavic Languages *Div. of Eastern Mediterranean Languages (Persian &amp; Turkish) Georgetown University Library Washington DC 20057-1174 voice: *202/687-4482 www.library.georgetown.edu bickettb-eicrhRFjby6OECnbzgFItQ&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org* </pre> Brenda Bickett 2013-05-07T13:48:55 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.education.libraries.mela/9261 <pre>Turkish novels spark controversy at Tehran Book Fair http://www.payvand.com/news/13/may/1039.html http://www.radikal.com.tr/dunya/irandan_ask_i_memnu_ve_hareme_toplatma_karari-1132106 The controversy concerns, inter alia, a Persian translation of Aşk-ı Memnu (Forbidden Love), a romance novel by Halid Ziya Uşaklıgıl that was first published in Turkish more than a century ago (1899-1900). The Iranian censors' objections may have been sparked by allegedly immoral scenes in the currently popular Turkish television soap opera of the same title that is loosely based on the novel. The soap opera is banned in Iran. But Majid Hamidzade, the director of the Tehran Book Fair, counters that in his view there's no objectionable content in Halid Ziya's book. </pre> Riedlmayer, Andras 2013-05-05T20:32:27 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.education.libraries.mela/9260 <pre>Congratulations David! Saeed </pre> Saeed Damadi 2013-04-30T23:15:22 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.education.libraries.mela/9258 <pre> Dear David, Pîroz bê, indeed! And, thank you for unoffially mentoring me and, I am sure, many other MELA members. Well deserved. Shayee Khanaka Librarian for Linguistics &amp; Middle East-North African Collections 438 Doe Library University of California Berkeley CA 94720-6000 (510) 768-7620 (510) 666-2020 (fax) </pre> Shayee Khanaka 2013-04-30T18:06:57 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.education.libraries.mela/9257 <pre>Dear colleagues: Can you suggest a reliable, no-string, free, software to read ".bok" files. Please suggest ONLY, if you have used the program and did not encounter any problem, or it does not bring any spyware with it. Thanks in advance. Muhammad al-Faruque ====================== *Muhammad al-Faruque,* Ph.D. Champaign, Illinois, USA </pre> Muhammad al-Faruque 2013-04-30T16:45:47 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.education.libraries.mela/9253 <pre>Congratulations David! Well deserved. Mary-Jane Mary-Jane Deeb, Ph.D. Chief, African and Middle Eastern Division The Library of Congress email: mdee-+hwoy1Po9Oc&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org phone: 202-707-1221 fax: 202-252-3180 The views expressed by the author are not necessarily those of the Library of Congress </pre> Deeb, Mary Jane 2013-04-30T14:19:18 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.education.libraries.mela/9249 <pre>Congratulations David -----Original Message----- From: melanet-l-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org [mailto:melanet-l-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org] On Behalf Of john-7zZ2ziRf1NQPLAd4YsOjsw&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org Sent: Monday, April 29, 2013 6:50 PM To: melanet-l-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org Subject: [MELANET-L] Congratulations David Congratulations to our colleague and friend David Hirsch for being named the "Librarian of the Year at UCLA" It is my pleasure to announce that David Hirsch, a librarian in UCLA's Charles E. Young Research Library Collections, Research and Instructional Services, has been chosen by the Librarians Association of the University of California, Los Angeles, as the 2013 Librarian of the Year. This award recognizes excellence in librarianship over the last twelve to eighteen months, particularly as it furthers the teaching and research mission of UCLA, and meets the intellectual, informational, and cultural needs of the university community. The award, confer</pre> Visel, Patrick 2013-04-30T13:42:26 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.education.libraries.mela/9248 <pre>Congratulations, David. I am very pleased to know that you are being recognized in this way. Another step on a most productive career. Well deserved! Cordially, Karl Schaefer Dr. Karl R. Schaefer Cowles Library Drake University karl.schaefer-uRDrSPzFSZeHXe+LvDLADg&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org&lt;mailto:karl.schaefer-uRDrSPzFSZeHXe+LvDLADg&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org&gt; "[The] practice of scholarship and teaching is a matter of public good, not commercial exigency... In a scientific age, when secular knowledge must undergird secular understanding, independent scholar-teachers are more critical than ever before. When they and their training are redefined as dispensable, valued only for their instrumentality in the competitive arena of vocational skill training, academic freedom becomes a privilege of powerful universities and status-laden faculty. Everyone else would be disposable, and a disposable faculty would not speak truth to power, but rather do its bidding." (Mary Burgan, Whatever Happened to the Faculty?) "...[L]et us reme</pre> Karl R Schaefer 2013-04-30T13:40:52 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.education.libraries.mela/9238 <pre>Congratulations to our colleague and friend David Hirsch for being named the "Librarian of the Year at UCLA" It is my pleasure to announce that David Hirsch, a librarian in UCLA’s Charles E. Young Research Library Collections, Research and Instructional Services, has been chosen by the Librarians Association of the University of California, Los Angeles, as the 2013 Librarian of the Year. This award recognizes excellence in librarianship over the last twelve to eighteen months, particularly as it furthers the teaching and research mission of UCLA, and meets the intellectual, informational, and cultural needs of the university community. The award, conferred during the Association’s spring meeting on April 24, 2013, recognizes David’s continual efforts to enhance the Library’s Middle East collections, helping to make the UCLA Library the premier West Coast destination for Middle East scholars and researchers. David also worked on three exhibits, on Afghan history, Armenian printing history, and Isl</pre> john-7zZ2ziRf1NQPLAd4YsOjsw< at >public.gmane.org 2013-04-29T22:49:36 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.education.libraries.mela/9237 <pre>I received the following book for review in MELA notes. Please contact me directly only if you can return a review WITHIN SIX MONTHS: Craig Loomis, The Salmiya collection: stories of the life and times of modern Kuwait (Syracuse UP, 2013) Thanks, Rachel Simon MELA Notes Book review editor rsimon-uX/v2g6dJhCyum0STUha2w&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org&lt;mailto:rsimon-uX/v2g6dJhCyum0STUha2w&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org&gt; </pre> Rachel Simon 2013-04-29T19:12:31 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.education.libraries.mela/9234 <pre>If you're interested in learning more about NYU Press's major new Arabic translation project (funded by the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute), you can read the managing editor's piece on how they tackled the intellectual, editorial, and typographic questions raised by this effort. http://publishingperspectives.com/2013/04/introducing-the-library-of-arabic-literature-in-english&lt;https://xmail.uchicago.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=YyS3sLKR7Eyp6Cz4fr0R-tqOTQt1FNAIqWbFC74XF3puwUuaQyGEywEeNNB6DkEC0pfKrTSHMwQ.&amp;URL=http%3a%2f%2fpublishingperspectives.com%2f2013%2f04%2fintroducing-the-library-of-arabic-literature-in-english&gt; The first volume is available now. See: http://nyupress.org/search.aspx?keyword=library%20of%20Arabic%20Literature&lt;https://xmail.uchicago.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=YyS3sLKR7Eyp6Cz4fr0R-tqOTQt1FNAIqWbFC74XF3puwUuaQyGEywEeNNB6DkEC0pfKrTSHMwQ.&amp;URL=http%3a%2f%2fnyupress.org%2fsearch.aspx%3fkeyword%3dlibrary%2520of%2520Arabic%2520Literature&gt; -Chuck Jones- ISAW - NYU </pre> Chuck 2013-04-25T22:03:25 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.education.libraries.mela/9232 <pre>http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/11370/the-end-of-an-era_the-less-than-grand-opening-of-t --- Rıfat Bali LIBRA Istanbul Tel : 90 - 212 - 232 99 04 / 05 Fax: 90 - 212 - 231 11 29 w &lt;http://www.librakitap.com.tr/&gt;ww.librabooks.com.tr </pre> RIFAT BALI 2013-04-25T16:04:34 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.education.libraries.mela/9230 <pre>Can anyone help me to find the full text of this article? پس از نخستین پیروز By Khamenei Thanks! David David G. Hirsch Librarian for Middle Eastern Studies Charles E. Young Research Library UCLA Box 951575 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575 email: dhirsch-pJ6Lu2hYgzjHDPtHwZCLWA&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org Tel: +1-310-825-2930 Fax: +1-310-825-3777 efax: +1707-313-7712 </pre> Hirsch, David 2013-04-23T18:21:02 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.education.libraries.mela/9229 <pre>Registration is open for the Global Library Leadership Workshop, taking place 22 -23 May 2013, at The American University in Cairo, Egypt. The registration form can be found here&lt;https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1RwtNKRfZRnhYC2Ze_ZAfSSA5Pdg0_eol3fltPs1Yr1g/edit&gt; - and there are just a few spots left! Please contact Amanda Click (aclick-4R0yXDogevz2fBVCVOL8/A&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org&lt;mailto:aclick-4R0yXDogevyn+EJxYGL2xA&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.orgu&gt;) with questions. Workshop Description This workshop is designed for middle and senior management in libraries and information centers, who want to encourage development and positive change in the field. It will be open to librarians and information professionals in Egypt and the Middle East and North Africa. Participants will learn to think about leadership and management in new ways, and work together to develop action plans to take back to their home institutions. Workshop participants will develop skills including team building, collaboration and communication. Topics to be cov</pre> aclick 2013-04-23T16:28:49 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.education.libraries.mela/9227 <pre>Cataloging and Classification Quarterly is looking for articles about the adoption of RDA *outside* the US CALL FOR PAPERS The Adoption of RDA in Various Countries A special issue of Cataloging and Classification Quarterly will be devoted to the adoption of RDA in various countries. Previously, issues 7-8 of volume 49, titled "RDA Testing: Lessons Learned and Challenges Revealed," related the experiences of selected libraries within the United States, from testing to implementation. This issue will look at libraries outside of the United States. Submissions for this special issue should describe the implementation or planned adoption of RDA; authors should explain the reasons for the choice and describe the various phases involved. Some possible topics include: * Benefits to users * RDA implementation procedures in various countries, including staff training * Implications for cataloging policies at an individual library, for a consortium, and/or for a country * Cost</pre> Joyce E. Bell 2013-04-23T12:48:25 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.education.libraries.mela/9226 <pre>Dear all, A colleague of mine is looking for the reference below: *Nāmah bi Saʿd al-Dīn Ḥamawayh*: the only known copy of this letter is preserved in a collection (*majmūʿa*) in Baghdad (MS 2033) (Markazī, 1/517). ------------------------------ Is there a way you could guide him how to get to the accurate reference for it? Best regards, Walid Ghali </pre> Walid Nasr 2013-04-23T08:49:02 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.education.libraries.mela/9223 <pre>It is with a very heavy heart that I let people of the MELA community know that Jim Pollock recipient of the 2007 Partington award passed away on April 14 in Washington, Iowa. Below is the obituary that appeared in the Bloomington, IN paper on Friday April 19. Laila Salibi-Cripe Herman B. Wells Library Indiana University 1320 E. 10th St. Technical Services Dept. E-350 Bloomington, IN 47405 (812)855-0676 ________________ Rev. James W. Pollock, 91 Mar. 21, 1922-April 14, 2013 Washington, Iowa-- Rev. James W. Pollock, age, 91, of Washington, Iowa, died Sunday, April 14, 2013, at the United Presbyterian Home. A memorial service will be held at the United Presbyterian Home Main Dining Hall in conjunction with the Evensong Service at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 28, 2013. Rev. Kitch Shatzer and Pastor Bob Wollenberg will officiate. Internment will take place at Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington, Iowa at a later date. Memorials have been established for the United Presbyterian Home. Online condolences may be</pre> Salibi-Cripe, Laila S 2013-04-21T13:42:29 Search the mailing list at Gmane query http://search.gmane.org/?group=$group=gmane.education.libraries.mela