Watchtower Library on DVD

[jwhess]

On 11/14/2020 at 4:56 PM, Qapla said:

Another update that went fast and no problems

 

Mine was "automatic" and was waiting for me when I opened the program.  The update box simply asked me if I wanted to "Install" at that time.  I assume it must have "downloaded" previously.

[Qapla]

mine was semi-automatic.

 

It wasn't there when I opened the WTL - but I was using it off-and-on during the day and had left it "open" - the box popped up when I was using the library so I just clicked "OK" and it worked.

[Luigi62]

What's New!

 

New and old Circuit & Regional Programs.

Article Series (BQA, FAQ, ITF, BCL)

Examining the Scriptures Daily 2017-2020

Plus the latest Publications. (MWB 2021, NWSTY (Galatians, Ephesians) SW 2021, WP 2021, ES21,)

[MikeyRo]

Article series and the most recent study notes for the two Pauline letters were introduced in update 2006.

[jwhess]

My WTL (DVD Library) on Windows 10 just updated.  I didn't see how big it was.

 

 

[jwhess]

Shouldn't this update be number 2100 or 2101?

[Qapla]

3 hours ago, jwhess said:

I didn't see how big it was.

 

303.8 MB

 

Mine updated without issue

 

[Sheep]

4 hours ago, jwhess said:

My WTL (DVD Library) on Windows 10 just updated.  I didn't see how big it was.

I got this update yesterday morning already.

[On the huh]

Aid book and the original YPA book (1989) added to Watchtower Library DVD and Online

[jwhess]

It is now update 2009.  I don't understand why we quit using the year in the number.

2009 should be year 2020 event #9.  This is the second update this year,  so I would think the old numbering system would show year 21 event #2 or 2102 for the update number?  Oh well....

 

[On the huh]

I'm not sure why the Aid book have been added.  WT Library has publications going back to 1970, and 1950 for WTs.  The Aid book was published in 1971, so I guess for the sake of completeness, or for transparency, it is now included.

 

The 1989 YPA was removed after the revised Volume 1 was released in 2011.  The same happened with the Greatest Man book was removed after the release of Jesus-The Way, but that was restored soon after.  The 1989 YPA does contain material not in the revised edition.

 

Tracts 71 and 72 are still missing, but I think these were removed for another reason.

[Qapla]

Before update

 

After Update

 

 

Updated quickly and smoothly with no issues at all

[Floyd]

What is Watchtower Library? Just kidding. I bought my first computer just so that I could run WTL. However I have not used it in years now.

[jwhess]

50 minutes ago, Floyd said:

What is Watchtower Library? Just kidding. I bought my first computer just so that I could run WTL. However I have not used it in years now.

I use mine every day.  The indexes are awesome.  References back to 1935...♥️

[Old]

1 minute ago, jwhess said:

I use mine every day.  The indexes are awesome.  References back to 1935...♥️

Same here, often many time in a day. I find it frustrating to look for specific information using WOL.

[Thesauron]

I'm not sure why the Aid book have been added.  WT Library has publications going back to 1970, and 1950 for WTs.  The Aid book was published in 1971, so I guess for the sake of completeness, or for transparency, it is now included.
 
The 1989 YPA was removed after the revised Volume 1 was released in 2011.  The same happened with the Greatest Man book was removed after the release of Jesus-The Way, but that was restored soon after.  The 1989 YPA does contain material not in the revised edition.
 
Tracts 71 and 72 are still missing, but I think these were removed for another reason.

Aid to Bible Understanding is available in the WOL as well. Aid to Bible Understanding https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&pub=ad&srctype=wol&srcid=share

I use mine every day.  The indexes are awesome.  References back to 1935...

The WOL Index goes back to 1930....

[jwhess]

2 hours ago, Thesauron said:

Aid to Bible Understanding is available in the WOL as well. Aid to Bible Understanding https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&pub=ad&srctype=wol&srcid=share
The WOL Index goes back to 1930....

Thank you.  The WTL regular index goes back to 1930 as well.  The mistake was entirely mine.

[On the huh]

I can't help but feel that the digital editions of the index needs editing.  Unless you are one of the few people with access to those older publications, its pointless and a little annoying to see references to articles you can't read.  So either edit and remove the reference to publications not included in the library, or better still, an option to show/hide those references.

[TRUTH04]

9 hours ago, jwhess said:

Thank you.  The WTL regular index goes back to 1930 as well.  The mistake was entirely mine.

But those old publications are greyed out. Do you have a way to read them?

[TRUTH04]

13 hours ago, Old said:

Same here, often many time in a day. I find it frustrating to look for specific information using WOL.

I agree. Another thing I have noticed is that WTLib has a way to tempt you to move from one reading to another. You have one thing to research, but you find yourself reading more and more other things. It's quite easy too.

[The Outcast]

1 hour ago, TRUTH04 said:

But those old publications are greyed out. Do you have a way to read them?

It's good to have your own library.
You can also use the Kingdom Hall library.
Then there are some online collections for very old literature.
You can also ask here on JW Talk if you need anything specific.

[jwhess]

2 hours ago, TRUTH04 said:

But those old publications are greyed out. Do you have a way to read them?

I have scanned copies of most of the publications so I can read them.  Having the specific reference in the index helps me find them easier.

 

For references earlier than 1930 (like a Watchtower from 1890), I will pull up the PDF for that year and use the PDF "find" button and type in the search word.  the program will search the entire year for me.

[Thesauron]

But those old publications are greyed out. Do you have a way to read them?

Usually you will have to find hardware copies, but most referenced material is available in our digital libraries anyway,

[TRUTH04]

18 hours ago, jwhess said:

I have scanned copies of most of the publications so I can read them.  Having the specific reference in the index helps me find them easier.

 

For references earlier than 1930 (like a Watchtower from 1890), I will pull up the PDF for that year and use the PDF "find" button and type in the search word.  the program will search the entire year for me.

Wooow, I wish I had that. Can it be shared?

[jwhess]

3 hours ago, TRUTH04 said:

Wooow, I wish I had that. Can it be shared?

It would depend on your personal view of sharing scanned images of publications.  But the total accumulated size of the project is massive.  It amounts to 60-70 Gigabytes of material.  Way to much to send by electronic means.  you could load a portable hard drive and transport it (that is how I moved to to my new computer.

 

This is a collection that I started in the late 1980's and have upgraded and added to since then.

 

If you just need a copy of the 1891 Watchtowers, that could be done.

Edited March 1, 2021 by jwhess