Development of a Thesaurus as an Access Tool for the Jewish Networking Infrastructure Project English version presented at the International Conference = Sviluppo di un tesauro come uno strumento di accesso per il Jewish Networking Infrastructure Project Versione italiana presentata alla Conferenza internazionale

摘要

The goal of the Jewish Networking Infrastructure Project (JNIP) is to establish basic infrastructures, which will enable the increased development of Jewish networking. The overall objectives are: (1) to develop a joint Jewish market for information, services and products leading to economies of scale in providing education, training, community development, collaborative decision making; (2) to lead to an increased level of interaction between different components of the Jewish People; reaching out and sustenance for Jewish Identity while developing unity and preserving diversity. The project leaders have embarked on the organization of a broad coalition of Jewish umbrella organization and foundations, to engage their support for this project. The JNIP objectives will be facilitated through the integration of existing Jewish web sites and creating conditions for seamless access to a variety of media databases (sound, pictures, video), directories, indexes, catalogs and archives.