Bloomfield Library for Humanities and Social Sciences Hebrew University of Jerusalem Mount Scopus

Jerusalem, 91905

Israel

Tel: 972-2-5883397

Fax: 972-2-5322435

www.mslib.huji.ac.il

Bloomfield Library for Humanities and Social Sciences Newsletter

Cultural events תשע"ג

Book launchings Screenings and discussions about films Literary meetings with Arab authors Art exhibitions Conferences and workshops

Improvements

We have added an

LCD screen at the

entrance to the

library in order to

highlight various

activities in the

library and on

campus.

We have upgraded

our computer

screens to 19".

Two high quality

scanners have

been added for

student use.

Our homepage has

been redesigned.

We have opened

the Beta version of

the new interface

of the library

catalog: HUFind.

Cultural events in the library

"Between Lectures and Classes: Speak-ing of Books": Recent book launchings of works written by lecturers of the Hebrew University. Prof. Ariel Hirschfeld: The Tuned Harp: The Language of Emotions in H. N. Bialik’s Poetry (in Hebrew). Prof. Nahman Ben-Yehuda: Theocratic Democracy: the Social Construction of Religious and Secular Extremism, winner of the 2011 Distinguished Book Award of the International Division of the American Society of Criminology. Prof. John Gal and Prof. Idit Weiss-Gal Policy Practice in Social Work (in He-brew). Parashat Hamayim: Immersion in Water as an Opportunity for Renewal and Spir-itual Growth, edited by Alona Lisitsa, Da-lia Marx, Maya Leibovich and Tamar Duvdevani (in Hebrew). Prof. Pinhas Shifman: One Language, Different Tongues: Studies in Law, Juda-ism and Society (in Hebrew). Dr. Yuval Noah Harari: From Animals into Gods : A Brief History of Humankind The event (in Hebrew) was filmed on YouTube.

Photography exhibitions at the library entrance: Light and Fire

Women speak Democracy

Hebrew U students "photograph" in

Spanish

Hebrew U students "photograph" in

Korean

Other events: Lighting of Hanukkah candles

Showing of the film: Footnote

Literary meeting with Ala Hlehel on his book: My Secret Relationship with Carla Bruni

this issue: Cultural events in the library

Improvements

News from our departments

2011-2012

ב“תשעש ש

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Library Authority

Bloomfield Library for the Humanities and Social Science

Computers at 3rd floor

Reference Department Workshops and Seminars:

Workshop on bibliog-

raphy organizers: End-

Note Web and Zotero

Workshops for B.A.

students to meet the

needs of their respec-

tive departments.

Workshops for students

of advanced degrees to

introduce them to their

specific databases.

We would be happy to

receive requests from

lecturers for workshops

tailored to their stu-

dents' needs.

Please contact:

msrefer@savion.huji.ac.il

Seminar for Faculty:

"Into the Information Net-

work: Up-to-date databases

and discovery tools".

Reading rooms: The Children's

Literature

Collection has

been moved to

shelves near

the Hebrew

literature area

on the fifth

floor.

Many books in

the reference

collection have

been relocated

to the main

shelf areas in

order to make

the materials

more accessi-

ble to our

readers.

New shelves

have been

added where

needed.

A new sitting

area has been

added to the

fifth floor

reading room.

Newly Purchased

Databases: Blackwell Encyclopedia

of Sociology

DataStream

Eighteenth Century Col-

lections Online

Encyclopedia of Lead-

ership

Encyclopedia of Urban

Studies

Filmakers Library

Online

International Encyclo-

pedia of Political Sci-

ence

IVC Online Databases

(Israel Venture Capital)

Medieval Sources

Online

Oxford Scholarship

Online

U.S. Federal Agency

Documents, Decisions

and Appeals Collection

Periodicals Department The number of shelves for

current periodicals has

been reduced and in their

place we have added more

tables and comfortable

chairs for our readers.

Circulation Department In cooperation with the

Dean of Students, the de-

partment has begun to lend

out cellular modems for the

use of students who are

called up to the IDF Re-

serves.

The department also has

begun to lend other equip-

ment for the benefit of our

readers: calculators, elec-

tronic dictionaries, e-book

readers, keyboards in vari-

ous languages and mice.

This summer the Reserve

Book Collection circulation

status has been was

changed to all-day circula-

tion (rather than just over-

night).

The Rare Book Collection

that was in a closed room

on the fifth floor has been

moved to the Circulation

Department. Rare books

can be borrowed and read

in the library during all of

the library's opening hours.

New reading corner Periodicals

Media Department

Dr. Yuval Noah Harari: From Animals into Gods : A Brief History of Humankind

From “Women speak Democracy” exhibition

Hanukkiah , Uvieeler Collection, at the entrance of the library

Prof. Ariel Hirschfeld: The Tuned Harp: The Language of Emotions in H. N. Bialik’s Poetry

Reference Department Workshops and Seminars:

Workshop on bibliog-

raphy organizers: End-

Note Web and Zotero

Workshops for B.A.

students to meet the

needs of their respec-

tive departments.

Workshops for students

of advanced degrees to

introduce them to their

specific databases.

We would be happy to

receive requests from

lecturers for workshops

tailored to their stu-

dents' needs.

Please contact:

msrefer@savion.huji.ac.il

Seminar for Faculty:

"Into the Information Net-

work: Up-to-date databases

and discovery tools".

Reading rooms: The Children's

Literature

Collection has

been moved to

shelves near

the Hebrew

literature area

on the fifth

floor.

Many books in

the reference

collection have

been relocated

to the main

shelf areas in

order to make

the materials

more accessi-

ble to our

readers.

New shelves

have been

added where

needed.

A new sitting

area has been

added to the

fifth floor

reading room.

Newly Purchased

Databases: Blackwell Encyclopedia

of Sociology

DataStream

Eighteenth Century Col-

lections Online

Encyclopedia of Lead-

ership

Encyclopedia of Urban

Studies

Filmakers Library

Online

International Encyclo-

pedia of Political Sci-

ence

IVC Online Databases

(Israel Venture Capital)

Medieval Sources

Online

Oxford Scholarship

Online

U.S. Federal Agency

Documents, Decisions

and Appeals Collection

Periodicals Department The number of shelves for

current periodicals has

been reduced and in their

place we have added more

tables and comfortable

chairs for our readers.

Circulation Department In cooperation with the

Dean of Students, the de-

partment has begun to lend

out cellular modems for the

use of students who are

called up to the IDF Re-

serves.

The department also has

begun to lend other equip-

ment for the benefit of our

readers: calculators, elec-

tronic dictionaries, e-book

readers, keyboards in vari-

ous languages and mice.

This summer the Reserve

Book Collection circulation

status has been was

changed to all-day circula-

tion (rather than just over-

night).

The Rare Book Collection

that was in a closed room

on the fifth floor has been

moved to the Circulation

Department. Rare books

can be borrowed and read

in the library during all of

the library's opening hours.

New reading corner Periodicals

Media Department

Dr. Yuval Noah Harari: From Animals into Gods : A Brief History of Humankind

From “Women speak Democracy” exhibition

Hanukkiah , Uvieeler Collection, at the entrance of the library

Prof. Ariel Hirschfeld: The Tuned Harp: The Language of Emotions in H. N. Bialik’s Poetry

Bloomfield Library for Humanities and Social Sciences Hebrew University of Jerusalem Mount Scopus

Jerusalem, 91905

Israel

Tel: 972-2-5883397

Fax: 972-2-5322435

www.mslib.huji.ac.il

Bloomfield Library for Humanities and Social Sciences Newsletter

Cultural events תשע"ג

Book launchings Screenings and discussions about films Literary meetings with Arab authors Art exhibitions Conferences and workshops

Improvements

We have added an

LCD screen at the

entrance to the

library in order to

highlight various

activities in the

library and on

campus.

We have upgraded

our computer

screens to 19".

Two high quality

scanners have

been added for

student use.

Our homepage has

been redesigned.

We have opened

the Beta version of

the new interface

of the library

catalog: HUFind.

Cultural events in the library

"Between Lectures and Classes: Speak-ing of Books": Recent book launchings of works written by lecturers of the Hebrew University. Prof. Ariel Hirschfeld: The Tuned Harp: The Language of Emotions in H. N. Bialik’s Poetry (in Hebrew). Prof. Nahman Ben-Yehuda: Theocratic Democracy: the Social Construction of Religious and Secular Extremism, winner of the 2011 Distinguished Book Award of the International Division of the American Society of Criminology. Prof. John Gal and Prof. Idit Weiss-Gal Policy Practice in Social Work (in He-brew). Parashat Hamayim: Immersion in Water as an Opportunity for Renewal and Spir-itual Growth, edited by Alona Lisitsa, Da-lia Marx, Maya Leibovich and Tamar Duvdevani (in Hebrew). Prof. Pinhas Shifman: One Language, Different Tongues: Studies in Law, Juda-ism and Society (in Hebrew). Dr. Yuval Noah Harari: From Animals into Gods : A Brief History of Humankind The event (in Hebrew) was filmed on YouTube.

Photography exhibitions at the library entrance: Light and Fire

Women speak Democracy

Hebrew U students "photograph" in

Spanish

Hebrew U students "photograph" in

Korean

Other events: Lighting of Hanukkah candles

Showing of the film: Footnote

Literary meeting with Ala Hlehel on his book: My Secret Relationship with Carla Bruni

this issue: Cultural events in the library

Improvements

News from our departments

2011-2012

ב“תשעש ש

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Library Authority

Bloomfield Library for the Humanities and Social Science

Computers at 3rd floor