,Hebrew in Bits and Bytes: An Introduction to Coding and Formatting of Hebrew Electronic Resources

Hebrew in Bits and Bytes: An Introduction to Coding and Formatting of Hebrew Electronic Resources


 

Publication Date: January 2004

Publisher: Association for Jewish Studies; Association for Jewish Studies

Author(s): Heidi Lerner; Heidi Lerner

Research Area: Culture and religion; Education

Keywords: Hebrew; Language; Technology; Internet

Type: Brief

Abstract:

The author outlines challenges of archiving, searching, creating and transferring text in Hebrew characters. She reviews relevant information on various schemes for coding Hebrew characters, offers a list of digital Hebraica resources, and offers a glossary of terms relevant to these issues.