Journal Give Aways

I have the following journals to donate for postage reimbursement.  
Contact me directly, please.
The Arab Rev.(Cairo)
vol. 1, no. 4
            5
           10
           13 
Araby
no. 2
Asian and African Studies
vol. 1
     7
     8, no. 1
    14      2
Brit. J. of Middle Eastern Stud.
vol. 18, no. 1
             2
     20      2
Grass Curtain
vol. 1, no. 1
            2
            3
            4
     2, no. 1
            2
IDF J. 
vol. 1, no. 2
     2, no. 1
            2
Int'l J. of Middle Eastern Stud.

Nominations solicited

Dear MELANetters,

It's that time of year, time to don my official MELA presidential
hat, bang my official MELA presidential gavel, and ask the important
question:

Who among you is willing to serve on our executive committee, either
as MELA VP/program chair, or member-at-large?

Elections will be held at our upcoming meeting but the names of the
candidates are to be posted 60 days before the meeting, according to
our bylaws:

"Members shall be notified of the candidates for each vacancy sixty
days before the annual meeting. The election shall be by secret ballot
from a list of two or more candidates for each vacancy, provided by
the Nominating Committee with provision for additional nominations
from the Membership by mail or during the annual meeting."

Like a refresher on the bylaws of our organization? Visit this page
on the MELA website:

http://www.lib.umich.edu/libhome/Area.Programs/Near.East/melabylaws.html

MELA 2001 will be held in San Francisco, along with MESA as usual. 
The VP/program chair does not necessarily need to be based near the
conference venue, but some who have occupied this post in the past
have found that it does help.  This post is held for only one year. 
The term for member-at-large is 2 years.

CFP: Medieval Libraries and their Materials

Call for Papers-Topics in Medieval Librarianship: 
Libraries and their Materials 
Proposed Session for 36th Annual Conference on Medieval Studies 5/01

Libraries evolved continuously throughout the Middle Ages. Yet, which
forms did this evolution take? Which influences contributed to this
process? How does this process change libraries between Late Antiquity
and the Renaissance? These questions define scholarship related to this
matter.

Therefore, the panelists should be prepared to address these questions
(or others like them) in their presentations. The presentation subject
can date from any Medieval or Early Modern period. The regional focus
can come anywhere in the Medieval world including Europe, the Middle
East or Asia. (The hope in this regard is to compare different regions
of the world.) Various writing materials and the library's role in
antique, medieval and early modern society would also be welcome
topics. Other suggested subjects and topics could be considered as well
pending the organizers' approval.
Papers should be crafted as to be read in 15-20 minutes. This time
limit is to allow time for questions and discussion from the audience.
Please send your completed abstract cover sheet, computer needs form
and a 250 word abstract by September 15, 2000 to either:
David J. Duncan, Reference Librarian, Humanities
Ablah Library
Wichita State University
1845 Fairmount
Box 68
Wichita, KS 67260-0068
Phone: (316) 978-5077

Cumulative TOC to MELA Notes

Dear MELA members:

For the umpteenth time, I, as editor, have been asked to verify a citation 
form MELA Notes--this time as commonly from an issue to which I have no 
access.  Our library I have discovered does not subscribe.

Is there a MELA member, or are there MELA members, on the list who can 
provide me with photocopies or scanned images of the tables of contents of 
every issue from number 1 though number 63.  I can use them to compile 
initially a table of contents for the entire run to be placed on the  MELA 
Notes web site.  If there is someone far more ambitious and vigorous than I 
who would like to produce a real index to all of MELA Notes, that would be 
wonderful.

Please reply to the list to avoid duplication of effort in supplying 
photocopies of the TOC's to the 63 numbers.

Many thanks.  I'll keep you informed as to which numbers I receive and 
still need.

Jonathan Rodgers

Re: Cumulative TOC to MELA Notes

I have several nos. of MELA Notes I can donate if that will help.
SRSilverburg

Date sent:      Sun, 10 Sep 2000 20:34:14 -0400
To:             Middle East Librarians Association   <MELANET-L@...>
From:           Jonathan Rodgers <jrodgers@...>
Subject:        Cumulative TOC to MELA Notes
Send reply to:  MELANET-L@...

Dear MELA members:

For the umpteenth time, I, as editor, have been asked to verify a citation 
form MELA Notes--this time as commonly from an issue to which I have no 
access.  Our library I have discovered does not subscribe.

Is there a MELA member, or are there MELA members, on the list who can 
provide me with photocopies or scanned images of the tables of contents of 
every issue from number 1 though number 63.  I can use them to compile 
initially a table of contents for the entire run to be placed on the  MELA 
Notes web site.  If there is someone far more ambitious and vigorous than I 
who would like to produce a real index to all of MELA Notes, that would be 
wonderful.

Please reply to the list to avoid duplication of effort in supplying 
photocopies of the TOC's to the 63 numbers.

Many thanks.  I'll keep you informed as to which numbers I receive and 
still need.

Jonathan Rodgers

MELA Notes early issues

Jonathan,

I actually have scanned all of the early issues of MELA Notes.  I will
arrange to get them to you.  Send me a note off list as to the format
you
would prefer.

John

Exalted High Curmudgeon of MELA

To:  MELANET-L@...

Zajal by Chahrour Al-Wadi

Nizar Kabbani in English

Re: Nizar Kabbani in English

Please do not send image files as attachments in messages posted to the
MELA list, or to other mailing lists. Like many librarians, I'm subscribed
to many mailing lists and have to deal with a flood of incoming e-mail. 
It doesn't take many messages with 141K attachments to put my mailbox
over quota.

If you want people to see these images, put them on a website and mention
the URL in your posting.

Thanks for your consideration.

Andras Riedlmayer
<riedlmay@...>

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>I am a professor at the University of Connecticut with a query for Medieval
>Librarians. I was given your list-server address. Could you give me access
>to place the following message? Thank you, Dan Caner
>
>Dear Middle East Librarians list
>
>A colleague referred me to you as a possible source of information regarding
>a video which I might rent or purchase for use in a class. I am an assistant
>professor in the history department at the University of Connecticut. I
>teach a Western Civ class, and this year am including a series of "debate"
>projects, based on videos which students have seen in advance. For two of
>the three debates I have good material - a video on the Black Athena debate
>and another on the fall of Rome. I would most like to find a video on the
>Pirenne thesis; if that is not possible, then a video about the effect of
>Islam upon European identity.
>
>I would appreciate any suggestions.
>
>yours,
>
>Daniel Caner
>Assistant Professor of History and Classics
>Department of History, U-103
>University of Connecticut
>Storrs, CT 06269-2103
>
>office: 230 Wood Hall
>office phone: 860-486-3650
>departmental fax: 860-486-0641
>
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