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The Archival Project
The (Judaica) Archival Project was founded in 1987 (5747) by Machon Mekorot, as a non-profit preservation and access program for Sifrei Kodesh and Rabbinics. From 1988 to 1999 the Project operated a microfilm and scanning lab at JNUL the Jewish National and University Library of the Hebrew University. The Project was supported by private foundations, book lovers and from the sale of facsimile copies. Over half a million pages were filmed from thousands of rare and out-of-print Hebrew works.
From 1995 the Project pioneered the concept of a Virtual library by posting catalogs and scans of rare books on its web site. Catalogs of other facsimile and reference book publishers were added with the goal of creating a central portal for Rabbinics and Jewish Studies. Recently the web site was reorganized as the VirtualGeula portal, including some commercial Judaica sites in an effort to earn income for the project.
Over the last decade, due to rapid changes in preservation technology, microfilm has been replaced by digital media. The Project has adapted to these changes by changing from a static "film and save" strategy to a dynamic sharing of copies among a small group of Jewish publishers who are disseminating digital copies of our printed heritage of Sifrei Kodesh and Rabbinics.
The Project's goal today is to scan, save and exchange copies of every rare Sefer that our readers order for personal study. This sharing of resources or "Gemach" approach, although more modest in scope, is more effective than large scale preservation projects, which are difficult to fund in the present economic climate.
Unfortunately our major libraries are continuing to lose a substantial portion of their base collections due to paper acidification. As for Judaica and Hebraica the percentages are even higher due to inferior paper quality, low print runs, and the willful destruction of Jewish books during the Holocaust. We therefore appeal to our members and readers to continue to help us (and to pool resources) towards our long term goal of creating a central library for Sifrei Kodesh in Jerusalem.
Please contact us at the address below for more information.
Y. Rosenes, Project Director
7 Toledano St., POB 45281, Jerusalem 91450, Israel
yaakovr@yahoo.com
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