Shalom all, I’m passing this along since I can’t remember seeing it announced on ha-Safran.
Thanks, Rachel Rachel Leket-Mor Associate Librarian Arizona State University Libraries PO Box 871006; Tempe, AZ 85287-1006 Phone: 480 965 2618 Religious Studies, Philosophy, Jewish Studies, Medieval and Renaissance Studies Curator, IsraPulp Collection http://libguides.asu.edu/profile/Leket-Mor Feed: LJ INFOdocket Posted on: Wednesday, February 05, 2014 9:05 AM Author: Gary Price Subject: Israel Launches Version 2.0 of Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Archive, 10,000 New Hi-Quality Images Avail [share save 171 16 Israel Launches Version 2.0 of Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Archive, 10,000 New Hi Quality Images Avail]<http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.infodocket.com%2F2014%2F02%2F05%2Fisrael-launches-version-2-0-of-dead-sea-scrolls-digital-archive-10000-new-hi-quality-images-avail%2F&title=Israel%20Launches%20Version%202.0%20of%20Dead%20Sea%20Scrolls%20Digital%20Archive%2C%2010%2C0> Direct to Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Archive<http://www.deadseascrolls.org.il/> From the Israel Antiquities Authority:<http://www.antiquities.org.il/article_Item_eng.asp?sec_id=25&subj_id=240&id=3043&module_id=#as> The upgraded website<http://www.deadseascrolls.org.il/> comprises many improvements: * 10,000 new multispectral images * Improved metadata * Additional manuscript descriptions * Content pages translated into Russian and German in addition to the current language * Faster search engine * Easy access from the site to the facebook page and to twitter and more. Read the Complete Announcement<http://www.antiquities.org.il/article_Item_eng.asp?sec_id=25&subj_id=240&id=3043&module_id=#as> Coverage Israel brings Dead Sea scrolls to life with upgrade of digital archive (via The Guardian)<http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/04/israel-dead-sea-scrolls-digital-archive> Only five expert curators worldwide are authorised to physically handle the scrolls. [Clip] “The novelty is the quality of the pictures through a system that was created especially for the scrolls,” said Pnina Shor, curator and head of the Dead Sea Scrolls Project at the IAA. “These are the best possible images of thousands of fragments. They are exactly like the originals. The technology was invented for Nasa. It is a living site and a uniquely comprehensive one for documents this old.” Direct to Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Archive<http://www.deadseascrolls.org.il/> Overview Video (Released Last Year When Version 1.0 of the Digital Archive Went Live) [share save 171 16 Israel Launches Version 2.0 of Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Archive, 10,000 New Hi Quality Images Avail]<http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.infodocket.com%2F2014%2F02%2F05%2Fisrael-launches-version-2-0-of-dead-sea-scrolls-digital-archive-10000-new-hi-quality-images-avail%2F&title=Israel%20Launches%20Version%202.0%20of%20Dead%20Sea%20Scrolls%20Digital%20Archive%2C%2010%2C0> View article...<http://www.infodocket.com/2014/02/05/israel-launches-version-2-0-of-dead-sea-scrolls-digital-archive-10000-new-hi-quality-images-avail/>
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