Resources for ERMIE

[Kevin W. Woodruff]

I don't know if anyone is aware of the wonderful resources that can be downloaded for free at the Internet Archive http://www.archive.org

The Archive is scanning the library of Princeton Theological Seminary and many great commentaries and reference works are available for download and dozens of titles are appearing every day. I place them in a folder and then connect them to BibleWorks in my ERMIE. This goes a long way of rectifying the lack of commentaries.

Kevin

[Gilbert Salinas]

I don't know if anyone is aware of the wonderful resources that can be downloaded for free at the Internet Archive http://www.archive.org

The Archive is scanning the library of Princeton Theological Seminary and many great commentaries and reference works are available for download and dozens of titles are appearing every day. I place them in a folder and then connect them to BibleWorks in my ERMIE. This goes a long way of rectifying the lack of commentaries.

Kevin

I would like to know HOW you find the "library of Princeton Theological Seminary and many great commentaries and reference works are available for download".

Is there a way to search for these titles??

How did you put them in a folder, and connect them???

Gilbert Salinas

[MortenJensen]

Yes, I too would be happy if you would post a step-by-step instruction on this.
Thanks
Morten

[Kevin W. Woodruff]

1. Go to: http://www.archive.org/details/Princeton

2. Search for authors or titles

3. Download the PDF for the titles selected to a folder

4. To open Ermie and add a resource stored on your computer to it, go to Resources on the main menu in BibleWorks and then click Ermie (External Resources Manager). The organizational tree on the left side of the catalog contains a number of topical folders. Choose the appropriate folder topic for the resource that you wish to add to Ermie and then click the Add button in the lower left corner of Ermie. In the Add item window type a descriptive Name of new item to create: and enter the complete Path for a document on your computer or the URL address for a website in the field marked Path/URL:. Click the Create Item button and then Done.

When the resource has been added to the viewer catalog simply double click on the item and it will be displayed in the lower portion of Ermie. To view a larger portion of the resource in Ermie, click on Hide catalog. For more information on using Ermie to view resources outside BibleWorks see the help file.

[Gilbert Salinas]

Thanks for the information!!!!

Gilbert

[Dale A. Brueggemann]

Here's a site you might like to check out and even link to ERMIE:

http://tanakhml2.alacartejava.net/co...khml/index.htm

[Dale A. Brueggemann]

Tyndale House (Camrbridge University, UK) is providing and fantastic toolbar for your web browser. Check it out here:

http://www.tyndalehouse.com/toolbar/Help/Intro.htm

[MortenJensen]

Hi all

Can I suggest: what about turning this thread into a ERMIE-master list?

A list of good books to share with other users.

Morten

[Glenn Weaver]

You can also share Ermie files. Under the "More . . ." button you can save the file. Then you can upload it to this site, email it to friends, post it on a website, etc.

There is also an Import option under the "More . . ." button. A word of warning, though--if I remember correctly, importing will add duplicate entries if you already have the same entry in your current Ermie catalog.

You don't have to import a shared Ermie catalog, though. You can keep it as a separate catalog and open it whenever you want. You can have as many Ermie catalogs as you wish, and open them whenever you want.

[Michael Hanel]

You can also share Ermie files. Under the "More . . ." button you can save the file. Then you can upload it to this site, email it to friends, post it on a website, etc.

Another small caveat. If people are downloading the PDFs from archive.org and saving them on their computer, the ERMIE catalog will be a little less valuable, because it will be pointing to a folder on their specific computer which won't exist on the computer that it's shared with. However, if your ERMIE links are pointing to websites, they would be readily available to anyone.