Library

Rare Archimedes text resurfaces in a French museum, researchers confirm

A page long thought missing from the Archimedes Palimpsest has been identified at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Blois, France. 

Blois, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Inv. 73.7.52.
‘Princess Abigail and the Factory of Emotions’ (see Friday).

Jerusalem highlights: March 6-12

When practical knowledge meets field experience – a foundation is built that can help tackle present challenges and prepare for the future

The social repository everyone can use: Tools, guides, and insights from the field

 Egypt and Greece clash over St. Catherine's – home to Moses's Well, world's oldest library.

Egypt and Greece clash over St. Catherine's – home to Moses's Well, world's oldest library


Googling, Tel Aviv style

Local start-ups, developers and entrepreneurs have found a new home in Google's Campus Tel Aviv.

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Wandering Jew: Amsterdam’s appeal

A visit to Amsterdam gives travelers a chance to explore a city that has seen Jewish flourishing, sadness.

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The Jewish Olympics

The Olympian challenge of the Jewish people is to make sure that those Jews who know Torah and Talmud also employ their brains in the lab.

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Finding the key to keywords

Pproject of Nat'l Library, Haifa Univ. Library to archive Hebrew journals is leading way in non-Latin based digitization efforts.

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A record book

Ma'aleh Adumim schoolchildren join together to make the biggest volume in Israel.

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Facebook app to the rescue – of book publishers

Stellar Startups: BookPulse provides a method for publishers to manage networks of fan pages, which enables them to leverage successful and popular books to help readers discover new books.

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An earnest lender and collector

Edyth Geiger founded an English-language lending library that started from her one-bedroom apartment and expanded to house 30,000 books over several rooms.

EDYTH GEIGER with her giraffe collection.

'Israeli book ban may be imposed in Scottish libraries'

Move is part of boycott policy by council near Glasgow, 'Jewish Chronicle' reports; Israel supporters: Scottish Council is like Iran, Saudi Arabia.

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A ray of light in Beit Shemesh

The Benjamin Children’s Library is struggling valiantly with dwindling funds to accommodate its ever-growing community of readers.

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