Watch Tower Publications Index 2001-2015 in PDF

[ArthurW]

We've had the Research Guide for two years now (three in some languages) in PDF format in several languages, but the slave is happy to announce us that the PDF edition of the full English "Watch Tower Publications Index 2001-2015" is available for download on jw.org.

https://www.jw.org/download/?output=html&pub=dx01-15&fileformat=PDF&langwritten=&txtCMSLang=E

You might want to check back to the link above at a later date to check whether other languages have been added.

Enjoy!

 

[jwhess]

The references link you to WOL.  But if you aren't connected, you can still look up the publication and then go to a downloaded version (Watchtower, for instance) and look it up individually.

[mserskine]

Here's the link to download directly from JW.org.

 

https://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/Watch-Tower-Publications-Index-2001-2015/

[leoperales]

When was this announced?  

Edited May 28, 2016 by leoperales
Never mind, I saw it was posted under Books and Publications.

[Trey]

The What's New post announcing it:

https://www.jw.org/en/whats-new/watch-tower-publications-index-in-pdf-format/

 

My RSS reader says 5 hours ago. 

[On the huh]

Make this a epub or JW Library version with the links in-built and you will have a real mini reference library tool in one handy file.

 

Would still love to see other large publications in pdf format - Insight, Proclaimers.

[Old]

16 hours ago, Jonathan77 said:

Make this a epub or JW Library version with the links in-built and you will have a real mini reference library tool in one handy file.

 

Would still love to see other large publications in pdf format - Insight, Proclaimers.

There were computer versions of our pubs floating around 30 years ago or so. This was before the WTB&TS put out the NWT in Folio form. I had the Incite Book and the NWT on my computer as well as a few other books. I remember it took 18 floppies to load the Incite book to my computer. About 12 for the NWT. There are are probably some of these still around. I think they were in TEXT format. Any TEXT can be turned into a PDF.

This brings back memories of my early computing days. A ex-Bethelite  sold a modest program that was a pretty fair word search engine.

The NWT, Insight and all current  publications were provided by different Brothers and could be found on  Bulletin Boards. Some, were charging for them to cover their costs. That is when we got the cease and desist from our organization. The legal loophole was if you owned a personal copy of a pub you had the right to a copy for your personal use in the form of your choice, but it was a copyright violation to give or sell a copy to a second party. The NWT in  folios came out right after that.

The brother that wrote the search program for these electronic publication switched over to a Windows gui  format and started charging big sum (for those days) and most of the interest in his program dwindled away. 

The Folio edition of the NWT was slow and difficult to search compared to this other program which I used it until we got the Watchtower Library. 

Those were the days.  

[jwhess]

2 hours ago, Old said:

There were computer versions of our pubs floating around 30 years ago or so. A ex-Bethelite  sold a modest program that was a pretty fair word search engine.

The Folio edition of the NWT was slow and difficult to search compared to this other program which I used it until we got the Watchtower Library. 

I remember the program, I think it was Qsearch or something close to that.  For its day, it was amazing.  Much better than the Folio disks.  I remember MS-DOS.

[On the huh]

I remember those disks.  I do have the Insight and Proclaimers book in PDF, but these are unofficial versions made from scans and not of high quality.

[trottigy]

I noticed that the abbreviation kt is missing. It came out in 2008 and we are using it this week at the CL&M meeting.

 

Perhaps, it just is not referenced anywhere; so, they didn't add it. 

[timpin]

kt ?   ...   where that list of acronumns again!  ?

Edited May 29, 2016 by timpin

[leoperales]

2 hours ago, timpin said:

kt ?   ...   where that list of acronumns again!  ?

 

The tract Would you like to know the truth?  It can be downloaded on JW Library. 

[mserskine]

2 hours ago, timpin said:

kt ?   ...   where that list of acronumns again!  ?

 

The list is on page 4

[leoperales]

6 minutes ago, mserskine said:

The list is on page 4

Yes, but the kt publication is not on the list. That's what Jerry was referring to. I had to refer to the Watchtower Monthly Literature Movement sheet (S-28) to see which publication it was. 

[jayrtom]

4 hours ago, leoperales said:

Yes, but the kt publication is not on the list. That's what Jerry was referring to. I had to refer to the Watchtower Monthly Literature Movement sheet (S-28) to see which publication it was. 

Just write "kt"  on wol search box (or any other pub symbol)  and it shows the pub name

[leoperales]

2 minutes ago, jayrtom said:

Just write "kt"  on wol search box (or any other pub symbol)  and it shows the pub name

I learned something new today! 

[On the huh]

The new tracts T-30 through to T-37 are also not listed on page 4.  Same for rp - Road to Paradise tract.  No tract is.

[ArthurW]

I suppose tracts are not included as references at all. In "How to Use This Index" > "References" > "Order of Listing", it says: The Watchtower, Bibles, books, booklets and brochures, Awake! and Our Kingdom Ministry. So tracts are not included. Same is true for the 1986-2015 index included in the Watchtower Library.