CoHSL-list June 2008

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by KALAMOS BOOKS

An unusual slice of Greek American social history : GKINE, MICHAEL He Simerini Hellenamerikanike Mageirike dia mageirous kai oikogeneias eis ten Helleniken kai Angliken ... New York, Typographeiou "O Kosmos". 1938, First Thus. Hardcover. '.. praktikai kai dedokimasmenai syntagai dia ten paraskeuen phageton kai glykismaton : sylloge duo chiliadon (2,000) syntagon eis ten Helleniken kai Angliken" The author (described on the title page "Archimageiron" ) has assembled a collection of 2000 or so recipes, in Greek and English, evidently for the use of Greek restauranteurs in the USA . It lists all kinds of ingredients and sauces and recipes that can be combined in assorted ways to provide different dishes from soups to desserts to create varied daily menus. In the centre is a section printed on blue paper with sample menu "Bill of Fares" listing choices of dishes and possible price ranges (A Regular Dinner for only 35 cents, or a "Table d'Hote" selection for 75 cents ! ) A nice slice of Greek American culinary and social history ! Book is clean and tight, except for the endpapers which appear to have beeen used as a notepad by a previous owner ( named as "James Glaros" of Donora PA). Very Good. USD 95.00 ============================================== June Samaras KALAMOS BOOKS (For Books about Greece) 2020 Old Station Rd Streetsville,Ontario Canada L5M 2V1 Tel : 905-542-1877 E-mail : kalamosbooks(a)gmail.com www.kalamosbooks.com

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Librarian for Western Europe-- position announcement

by Rhea Karabelas Lesage

Dear Cohsl listserv members, This position is within my department (Collection Development) and is a great opportunity for the right candidate. It's not related to our field of study, but please pass this job posting along to colleagues whom you might find interested and qualified. I'd be happy to answer any questions that potential applicants might have. Thanks! Rhea * * ************************************************************************************************************************** * *Librarian for **Western Europe*** *Harvard College Library* *Cambridge**, **MA*** Founded in 1638, Harvard has a rich legacy of libraries that continues into the 21st century. The Harvard College Library (HCL), a system of ten centrally administered libraries among Harvard's decentralized departmental and graduate school libraries, holds 11 million of the 15+ million collections of the University. Major holdings are in humanities and social sciences, sciences, fine arts, music, anthropology, poetry, film, maps, theatre, East Asian materials, government and international affairs, and rare books and manuscripts. The Librarian for Western Europe is primarily responsible for collection development and related technical and public service functions within Widener Library for selected areas of Western Europe. Specific areas and/or languages of coverage will be determined by the successful applicant's qualifications, in conjunction with the assignments of continuing staff. The Collection Development bibliographers work as a closely collaborative team. This position carries primary responsibility to develop and manage at least one substantial segment of the Library's European collections in the humanities and social sciences, and to participate in similar activities for other areas. Specific tasks include selection of library materials (print, non-print, and electronic); consultation on preservation issues; analysis and evaluation of collections in terms of coverage, format, and distribution among Harvard's libraries. Core responsibilities will center on one or more of the following clusters: France and Italy, including Romance-language areas of neighboring countries; Germany and German-speaking areas of neighboring countries, plus the Netherlands; and Scandinavia. Secondary areas of responsibility may include parts of these regions, plus others, such as Hungary and Romania. Develops and oversees approval plans as appropriate. Manages the budgets for areas of collection responsibility. Develops and maintains a written collection development policy. Provides specialized reference services to students and faculty in relevant fields. Serves as a liaison to other units in the Harvard College Library, and with faculty and students, to develop collections that support research and teaching. Works closely with librarian liaisons to academic units. Participates in national initiatives concerning collections and information resources related to Europe. Cultivates close working relationships with representatives of the book trade and with the overall community of information providers. Basic Qualifications: An MLS from an ALA-accredited degree program, or the equivalent combination of relevant education and experience, are required. An advanced degree in some facet of European Studies is required, doctorate or equivalent degree preferred. Fluency required in at least two languages in the following clusters: French/Italian; German/Dutch; Scandinavian languages; Finnish (highly desirable but not required); additional languages desirable. Demonstrated competence and a minimum of four years' experience in collection development in a research library or similar setting. Working knowledge of research trends and the scholarly process. In-depth knowledge of relevant European booktrades and publishing patterns, including non-print and electronic resources. Familiarity with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access) is required. Experience with on-line integrated library catalogs, basic desktop, and Internet applications required; familiarity with the Aleph system preferred. Additional Qualifications: Additional languages desirable. Broad familiarity with trends, programs, and developments in scholarly communication and information resources. Experience with electronic databases highly desirable. Excellent communication skills, written and oral and strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in planning for and delivering library services. Flexibility and versatility to effectively contribute to an evolving work environment. Ability to manage resources to achieve concrete goals, are all required. Involvement in professional and scholarly organizations is expected. Please apply to http://jobs.harvard.edu <http://jobs.harvard.edu/> and search using requisition #34258. For additional information, please visit http://hcl.harvard.edu/collections/ Harvard University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Harvard University requires pre-employment reference and background screening. -- Rhea K. Lesage Head and Bibliographer for Modern Greek Modern Greek Section Collection Development Department Widener Library Harvard College Library Cambridge, MA 02138 (617)495-3632 FAX (617)496-8704

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Photos of University of Iowa pre-flood and flood

by KALAMOS BOOKS

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Bodling, Kurt <kbodling(a)state.pa.us> Date: Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 4:01 PM Subject: [EXLIBRIS-L] Photos of University of Iowa pre-flood and flood To: EXLIBRIS-L(a)listserv.indiana.edu Just came across this Flickr page with photos of volunteers moving Special Collections at University of Iowa (Iowa City) out of the lower levels to upper floors of the library just before the recent floods there: http://www.flickr.com/photos/uinews/page8/ Their timeline for protecting the Special Collections is at: http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/news/2008/06/14/libraries-evacuation-timeline/ Kurt Kurt A.T. Bodling Rare Books Librarian Office of Commonwealth Libraries Pennsylvania Department of Education http://www.statelibrary.state.pa.us ============================== - June Samaras KALAMOS BOOKS (For Books about Greece) 2020 Old Station Rd Streetsville,Ontario Canada L5M 2V1 Tel : 905-542-1877 E-mail : kalamosbooks(a)gmail.com www.kalamosbooks.com

15 years, 10 months

GREEK HISTORIC MATERIAL

by KALAMOS BOOKS

*CANADIAN** UNIVERSITY** ACQUIRES GREEK HISTORIC MATERIAL * Robert McDonald and his wife Donna have donated a major collection of Greek political materials to Simon Fraser University's Special Collections Division. The items donated were collected in Greece during the period 1967 to 1974 <http://www.fhw.gr/chronos/15/en/1960_1970/03.html>, while Robert McDonald was a correspondent for the BBC. The collection consists of historically sensitive items that document the political events of Greece at the time, such as resistance organizations' secret circulars, political prisoners' signed documents and tapes that contain unpublished interviews with key political figure Evangelos Averoff<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelos_Averoff>. The collection has been assessed as a "complete" collection on this historically important era in Greek politics. Robert McDonald was born in Vancouver in 1943 and attended the University of British Columbia. He has worked as a journalist since that time and has lived in Greece and London, England and collaborated with his wife Donna, also an author, to produce the historically valuable McDonald Archives. McDonald has written a number of books including Pillar and Tinderbox, the Greek Press and the Dictatorship, (published by Marion Boyars, NY, London, 1983), a study of how the colonels' regime used force, censorship, economic sanctions and "legal" measures to control the Press. The title is an ironic reference to a statement by a spokesman for the junta, who once described Press freedom as a pillar to uphold the state and a tinderbox to set it alight. For more information please contact Maria Hamilton, the Greek Studies program co-ordinator, mhamilton(a)sfu.ca The program is interdepartmental and includes language, archaeology and history. Simon Fraser University: www.sfu.ca/hellenic-studies & Special Collections and Rare Books at SFU Library<http://www.lib.sfu.ca/about/collections/specificcollections/specialcollecti…> -- June Samaras KALAMOS BOOKS (For Books about Greece) 2020 Old Station Rd Streetsville,Ontario Canada L5M 2V1 Tel : 905-542-1877 E-mail : kalamosbooks(a)gmail.com www.kalamosbooks.com -- June Samaras KALAMOS BOOKS (For Books about Greece) 2020 Old Station Rd Streetsville,Ontario Canada L5M 2V1 Tel : 905-542-1877 E-mail : kalamosbooks(a)gmail.com www.kalamosbooks.com

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Modern Greek Studies Conference

by KALAMOS BOOKS

Modern Greek Studies Conference The City of Athens is inaugurating a series of international events aiming at promoting Modern Greek Culture. The "First World Conference of Modern Greek Studies" (www.elladastonkosmo.gr) will take place in Athens from July 3 to 5, aiming to offer a chance for reflection on the prospects of enhancing scholarly work on Modern Greek Studies worldwide<http://www.mediainfo2004.gr/cgibin/hweb?-A=1029&-V=specials&-w=> . A National Book Centre <http://book.culture.gr/english/m01.htm> exhibition under the title "Greek Literature in 40 Languages<http://www.ekebi.gr/transdb/thb.asp>" will take place within the conference framework. Modern Greek Studies Conferences: <http://www.eens.org/cm/cm_dokument.asp?uuid=235> European Society of Modern Greek Studies<http://www.eens.org/cm/cm_dokument.asp?uuid=235>; <http://%20http/mgsa.org/> Modern Greek Studies Association, USA <http://%20http/mgsa.org/> Greek News Agenda: 2008 Events in Greece - A Mini Guide<http://www.greeknewsagenda.gr/newsletter/archive.php?msg=374> =========================== June Samaras KALAMOS BOOKS (For Books about Greece) 2020 Old Station Rd Streetsville,Ontario Canada L5M 2V1 Tel : 905-542-1877 E-mail : kalamosbooks(a)gmail.com www.kalamosbooks.com

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Re: [Cohsl-list] CoHSL-list Digest, Vol 36, Issue 4

by KALAMOS BOOKS

> Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:38:55 +0300 > From: Giannis Kosmas <kosmas(a)lib.uoc.gr> > Dear all, > > Zephyros' URL has been changed lately. Should you have problems > accessing its interface, please try linking to the new URL, > http://zephyr.lib.uoc.gr ============ Gianni, The new URL links to the first page - but the "continue" button goes to this message <<Not Found The requested URL /announce was not found on this server>> June S ============================ June Samaras KALAMOS BOOKS (For Books about Greece) 2020 Old Station Rd Streetsville,Ontario Canada L5M 2V1 Tel : 905-542-1877 E-mail : kalamosbooks(a)gmail.com www.kalamosbooks.com

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Zephyros

by Giannis Kosmas

Dear all, Zephyros' URL has been changed lately. Should you have problems accessing its interface, please try linking to the new URL, http://zephyr.lib.uoc.gr All the best, Giannis

15 years, 10 months

Final Call for the Survey of Library Special Collections Digitization

by KALAMOS BOOKS

From: primarydat(a)aol.com Primary Research Group is planning an international survey of Library & Museum special collections digitization efforts and seeks participants among academic, public and special libraries and museums worldwide. Participants are listed in an appendix but responses are aggregated and confidential. This survey will close on June 14th, 2008. Participants receive a free PDF copy. To take the survey, follow the link below: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=DBVvP4afH_2b2PLtkUfRqCrw_3d_3d If you would like to learn more about Primary Research Group before making a decision please visit our website at www.primaryresearch.com. James Moses Primary Research Group, Inc. Tel. 212-736-2316 Fax 212-412-9097 ================================ June Samaras KALAMOS BOOKS (For Books about Greece) 2020 Old Station Rd Streetsville,Ontario Canada L5M 2V1 Tel : 905-542-1877 E-mail : kalamosbooks(a)gmail.com www.kalamosbooks.com

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[Fwd: RE: [Fwd: RE: [Fwd: Query from LC]]]

by Rhea Karabelas Lesage

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: [Fwd: RE: [Cohsl-list] [Fwd: Query from LC]] Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 20:19:34 +0100 From: Anastassia Loukina <anastassia.loukina(a)stx.ox.ac.uk> To: <karabel(a)fas.harvard.edu> Dear All, I agree with many others that the modernization of ALA romanization for table is long overdue and I would very much support switching to ISO. I am worried though that by going for a half-measure and rejecting the rough breathing now, we will end up with even greater inconsistencies than the ones we have now. Especially considering that a large number of libraries will not do retrospective amendments, this will lead to a lot of inconsistencies on the catalogues. Another point is that a number of books and journals in Greece are still published in old orthography (as political or stylistic statement). This means that we could either get rid of the breathings altogether and then we will have to diverge from the books which do have breath marks; (same applies to older editions and reprints). Or we could consistently reflect what's on the book, which will create enourmous inconvenience for the readers who will need to search for both Ellenike and Hellenike in case the book was published in old orthography. Plus two editions of the same book may have different 245 field. Of course, it can be solved with 246 field. To summarize: I would be happy to gor for "Elliniki", but I am not sure it is justified to switch from Hellenike to Ellenike, since both are counterintuitive anyway. All best wishes, Anastassia -- Anastassia Loukina OULS Subject Consultant for Modern Greek University of Oxford tel. 01865 270437 -- Rhea K. Lesage Head and Bibliographer for Modern Greek Modern Greek Section Collection Development Department Widener Library Harvard College Library Cambridge, MA 02138 (617)495-3632 FAX (617)496-8704

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[Fwd: Query from LC]

by Rhea Karabelas Lesage

Colleagues-- I am re-posting this query since I would like to respond to LC. I apologize if I confused the issue by suggesting a complete change to the table-obviously this is a huge issue and will require much discussion and planning. Please just think about and respond my query from LC--its consideration to drop rule no. 3--the transliteration of the "h" for rough breathing (daseia) for modern Greek. I am pasting below Barbara Tillett's response to the library community which strongly objected to the proposed transliteration changes in 2004. She offered approximate numbers relating to the "h" in access points that would need to be changed. Obviously, the 2008 numbers are going to be higher, but it does not appear to be a daunting project. Greek colleagues, please let us know your thoughts if possible! All best, Rhea Barbara Tillett's letter: December 16, 2004 Dear Librarians: Thank you for your reactions to the proposed revision of the ALA/LC romanization table for Greek. The comments the Library received obviously indicate that the Anglo-American library community in the United States is not yet ready to adopt a totally revised table that reflects an internationally approved system. The Library of Congress has therefore decided not to make any changes to the Greek table at this time. However, we look forward to such time as the Library can prepare bibliographic records with the Greek characters included, using Unicode, and can provide the romanization of those characters through computer program. At that time we would propose to make the single change of eliminating note 3 (regarding the rough breathing sign) from the current romanization table, so the table would then reflect the orthographic changes made by the Greek government to the language in 1982. We are woefully out of date in the United States with changes made elsewhere in the world. As you are probably aware, this change was not incorporated into the romanization table when the orthographic changes took effect because of political differences within the U.S. with the Greek presidential decree that promulgated the changes. Although the elimination of note 3 in the current table will have an impact on headings existing in the file at that time, guidelines for how to deal with orthographic reform may be found in Library of Congress Rule Interpretations (cf. Index under Orthographic reforms). The Library has done a quick analysis of the access points in its current modern Greek bibliographic records and found 23,440 records that contain an access point romanized with the letter "h" as the first letter of a word, indicating a rough breathing sign. Collecting the access points and deduping them resulted in around 15,000 access points divided approximately as follows: MARC tag Potential no. of access points to change 100 345 110 210 111 47 245 11,964 410 5 440 822 600 255 610 204 611 1 630 17 651 28 700 305 710 502 711 13 730 8 800 46 810 100 830 271 These figures are on the high side, as they include some headings that would not be changed but would continue to be established in a conventional English-language form, e.g., Homer. They also include some non-Greek headings that were retrieved under the parameters used in the analysis. The Library did not limit its analysis to post-1982 modern Greek works. Thus, there may be some headings that would not undergo change as they have not been used on works published after orthographic reform. This is probably most apparent in personal name headings. When romanization tables are created or revised, we publish the table in the Cataloging Service Bulletin and provide a 3-month deadline for the library community to respond. This was done for the Greek table revision proposals. It appeared in CSB, no. 105, summer 2004, which was distributed in early August with a deadline of October 31, 2004. We regret we were not able also to scan the table revision proposal to post it on our CPSO Web site, as we would normally do, but after several attempts, technical problems prevented displaying the information properly. Sincerely, Barbara B. Tillett, Chief, Cataloging Policy and Support Office -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Cohsl-list] Query from LC Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 13:11:40 -0400 From: Rhea Karabelas Lesage <karabel(a)fas.harvard.edu> Reply-To: karabel(a)fas.harvard.edu, listserv for the Consortium of Hellenic Studies Librarians <cohsl-list(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu> Organization: HCL To: listserv for the Consortium of Hellenic Studies Librarians <cohsl-list(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu> CC: Lavinia Griffiths <lavinia.griffiths(a)kcl.ac.uk> Dear Colleagues, Bob Hiatt, Senior Cataloging Policy Specialist from the Cataloging Policy and Support Office(CPSO)of the Library of Congress, at Barbara Tillett's (Chief, CPSO) request, has been in touch with me about revisiting the transliteration issue, specifically,the rough breathing mark. I told him that I would bring the discussion to the list, since it does continue to be a problem. Modern Greek has been a monotonic language since the government decree in 1982. We are now well past its 25 year anniversaryand as time passes there are new generations of native-speaking Greeks who have no idea whether a word had a daseia in the days of polytonic Greek. I can certainly understand LC's desire to eliminate this anachronistic rule. Please note that the above query comes from LC. Below I am proposing that we think about the whole issue of transliteration as a group, especially if there is going to be a change on the rough breathing mark issue. Such a change will require retrospective conversion projects so perhaps we should take the time now to look at the bigger picture. Transliteration of modern Greek in library catalogs is a problem since the ALA/LC table does not match the rest of the international community. As libraries are looking at new discovery platforms in order to facilitate users' access to the catalog while giving them "Google-like" searching, it might be appropriate for us to consider using internationally accepted standards. Now that many of us have begun cataloging in the vernacular using parallel fields, I've seen some records in OCLC in which the transliterations are so far off that I can't recognize what scheme they have used. Some contributors appear to have already eliminated the "h" for the rough breathing. As more international libraries are loading records into OCLC I expect that this problem will continue to grow. I would like to propose that we come together as a group and decide how we want modern Greek to be transliterated going forward. Since the rough breathing mark issue needs to be dealt with, 1.Should we then consider a proposal to radically change the table to the International Standards Organization (ISO843,1997 version) which has a letter for letter transliteration? (With *no* exceptions, as the previous LC change proposed) This would enable us to download bibliographic information from publishers and libraries in Greece thus helping us in the speedy cataloging of these materials. 2.To our Greek colleagues, what scheme would you like to see libraries outside of Greece adhering to? Would this be helpful to you and your work? 3.What will this mean in terms retrospective conversion projects? 4.Finally, think about the pros and cons of: a. elimination of the rough breathing mark rule b. full adoption of the ISO843 scheme and PLEASE communicate them to this list! For a review of various transliteration schemes, I refer you to Thomas T. Pedersen's very helpful table and web site: http://transliteration.eki.ee/pdf/Greek.pdf http://transliteration.eki.ee/ I would like to encourage discussion on this list first before posting this to any other list. Please do forward this message to people that you think will add to this discussion and encourage them to join our list serv: http://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/cohsl-list Many thanks! Rhea -- Rhea K. Lesage Head and Bibliographer for Modern Greek Modern Greek Section Collection Development Department Widener Library Harvard College Library Cambridge, MA 02138 (617)495-3632 FAX (617)496-8704 _______________________________________________ CoHSL-list mailing list CoHSL-list(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu http://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/cohsl-list -- Rhea K. Lesage Head and Bibliographer for Modern Greek Modern Greek Section Collection Development Department Widener Library Harvard College Library Cambridge, MA 02138 (617)495-3632 FAX (617)496-8704

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