@inbook{bibcite_14654,
  author = {Vanessa Freedman},
  title = {Making the Dewey Jewey: Gershom Scholem as a Librarian},
  abstract = {<p>After immigrating to Palestine in 1923, Scholem worked as a librarian at the Jewish National and University Library in Jerusalem before embarking on a full-time academic career in 1927. This brief episode was nonetheless highly influential in the field of Judaica librarianship because of Scholem{\textquoteright}s adaptation of the Dewey Decimal Classification for the library{\textquoteright}s Judaica Department. This article outlines the characteristics of Scholem{\textquoteright}s scheme, and it describes the institutional and historical context in which he worked during this period. It analyzes how the scheme was shaped both by this specific context and by Scholem{\textquoteright}s family background and early life, his Zionist outlook, his distinctive approach to Jewish Studies, and his academic interests.</p>},
  year = {2018},
  journal = {Scholar and Kabbalist: The Life and Work of Gershom Scholem},
  pages = {253{\textendash}271},
  publisher = {Brill},
  address = {Leiden, The Netherlands},
  isbn = {9789004387393},
  language = {English},
}