on 10/17/03 4:31 PM, Catherine Buck Morgan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > From the Scout Report, Oct. 17 edition: > > 11. Jewish Encyclopedia.com >> http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com >> Standing as a testament to the wide ranging contributions of the Jewish >> people to world culture and history, this Web site contains the complete >> contents of the massive 12-volume Jewish Encyclopedia, originally published >> between 1901-1906 by the Funk & Wagnall's Company. Conceived and funded by >> the Kopelman Foundation, this compilation is the only free encyclopedia of >> Judaica available on the Internet. While the encyclopedia obviously does not >> include such topics as the creation of the state of Israel or the Holocaust, >> it is a rather fascinating collection that recalls an interesting period in >> scholarship, and is a helpful historical document. Visitors can browse by >> the encyclopedia by letter, along with viewing a transcription of each entry >> and any accompanying images included with each entry. Those who might be >> interested in helping compile an updated version of the encyclopedia are >> also invited to join the mailing list. [KMG] > And the great improvement of this on-line version over the original print form is in being able to search as though it had an index - which the priint does not have. Does anyone else have the feeling that non-fiction works without indexes are virtually useless, and at best very annoying?
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