The new 'Otzar HaHochma' Site - information for institutions
Otzar HaHochma is proud to announce the launch of the long-awaited Otzar HaHochma Site!
Access the site via http://www.otzar.org/otzar.asp
or through the site www.otzar.org by clicking
on the homepage.
- Otzar HaHochma boasts a user-friendly and incredibly fast interface that fully leverages the most innovative technology available.
- The 'Otzar HaHochma site' enables the use of Otzar HaHochma without downloading software to your PC.
- Users with Macintosh computers will now be able to access Otzar HaHochma with their browser.
- The new site now allows for concurrent user licensing for institutions. Students and faculty will be able to access Otzar HaHochma through your institution's IP range using EZ-Proxy.
Information about the Otzar HaHochma Site
Otzar HaHochma is the world's largest digital library of more than 45,000 Judaic books.
The digital library more than 45,000 Judaic books scanned page by page in their original fomat, from ancient times to the modern period, from the beginning of print until the present day, from the early days of the printing press to the present digital age. The library consists of books encompassing all realms of Judaism.
Aside from the value of the books themselves, the Otzar HaHochma program is a highly developed learning aid.The sophisticated search engine based on Optical Character Recognition (OCR) with a very high precision rate allows maximum accessibility to the books and their content.
The digital library consists of old and rare books, first editions, rare publications, memorial volumes, journals and thousands of the latest copyrighted books from the leading publishing houses.
Search:
You can browse the library in the following ways:
- 1. Search by title, author, or year of publication
- 2. Text search by word, word combinations, etc.
- 3. Advanced search options including full and omitted spelling, word spacing, etc.
- 4. Search by a wide range of topics.
Print:
Printing options.
Outlines:
Thousands of books in the Otzar HaHochma collection now have an outline pane to conveniently reference sections and subsections. Save time scrolling, just click on the outline entry to open the correct place!
Stored Searches:
Always have your search results available!
The results of any search you perform will be available in a convenient tab format for instant reference, whenever you want! Click on a result to browse that source.
Coming Soon!
These features are currently available in the Otzar HaHochma software and will be added to the 'Otzar HaHochma Site' in the near future.
- 1. Hyperlinks: Developed with state-of-the-art technology, Hyperlinks enables researchers to locate sources for quick and accurate cross-referencing. Click on a highlighted book name quoted in the text, and a popup window will appear with the source, already open to the right page!
- 2. Scan-to-text conversion: Converts the scanned page images to text files using OCR technology.
- 3. Effortlessly access commentaries on Shas, Shulchan Aruch, and Torah Portions:
- Instantly access all Shas commentaries in the Otzar HaHochma library by selecting Tractate, page (daf) and page-side(amud).
- Access all Shulchan Aruch commentaries in the Otzar HaHochma library by selecting Section and Chapter (siman).
- Access all Torah commentaries by selecting the name of the Torah portion.
- The commentary will be listed in the search results panel. Simply click on the result listing to open the commentary to the correct page and passage!
Purchase of a user license:
We will be happy to advise you regarding your specific institution’s needs.
Contact Ruth Shimon, ruth@otzar.biz, ++972-2-586.60.78 ext. 110, Mon-Thur between 9.00-14.00.
Customers from locations abroad should email us with their contact information and we will be happy to provide you with assistance.