Dear Safranim, It is my pleasure to announce the release of Judaic Digital Library and to invite you to one of the first people to review what we believe to be a breakthrough not only in Jewish but in digital book publishing in general. Simply go to http://www.publishersrow.com/digitallibrary and sign-in to enjoy 72 hours of no-obligation, free use.
Most of today's online digital libraries present their material either in HTML or PDF format. The Judaic Digital Library, however, is using our own Secure Searchable Image Format (SSIF). This is what allows it to securely publish online authoritative digital editions of the printed books without the need for installation of any plug-ins. It also lets one to use the Library on almost any computer behind any firewall. The Library is designed to help librarians and educators of Judaica to fulfill their mission whether they are in an academic/scholarly, a Jewish school, or an adult education environment. It can also be used as a powerful educational and community-building tool for synagogues. As a Jewish library, the Judaic Digital Library naturally pays special attention to specifically Jewish needs. For instance: --Hebrew, Yiddish, Russian and other languages that have been used by Jews are made searchable without requiring installation of special fonts by the end user; --both the Hebrew text of the Torah and its English translation are searchable; --all biblical references in most of the Library commentaries work interactively with the JPS Hebrew-English Tanakh; --clicking on a biblical reference in a commentary opens the Tanakh in the proper place, with Hebrew and English side-by-side (these features are possible thanks to Ellen Frankel, the visionary publisher of the Jewish Publication Society); -- all books in the Library can be annotated with comments that can shared with others: traditional Jewish "study-buddy" learning method has been adopted to the age of the Internet for teacher- or rabbi-led classes as well; --libraries wishing to publish Judaic material for the use of their own members and/or for sale to others are welcomed to do so as well. The eBooks can be purchased individually or in collections and delivered to either IP ranges or using special logins. There is no minimum purchase requirements and deep discounts are available to large customers. To get a no-obligation, free quote for your specific configuration of Judaic Digital Library, please contact me directly. Yours, Alexander Gendler Publisher, Varda Books 9001 Keating Avenue Skokie, IL 60076 USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] | www.publishersrow.com/digitallibrary 1-866-322-0993 | 1-847-568-0594 Jewish-Interest Books for Computer-Assisted Reading and Research Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
