SSA archive of old Soaring magazines now active

SSA is pleased to announce the activation of a new feature for SSA
members that is available exclusively on the SSA's website, www.ssa.org.
With the click of a button, SSA members may now access previous issues
of Soaring Magazine published more than 12 months ago. The years 1999
- 2008 are currently available through this online archive.
Additional issues will be posted weekly until the project is completed
and all past issues of Soaring (other than those published in the past
12 months) are included in this library. Because of copyright
protections for recent issues of the magazine, when the library is
completed, it will be the most comprehensive online source for past
issues of Soaring.

There are also some features available only through this official SSA
archive and that are not available in any other online Soaring
magazine library. First, when you peruse the archives we hope you
will be pleased with the "magazine reader" viewer that allows you to
navigate through each issue, turning the pages as though you were
reading a printed magazine. If you prefer, you can also download the
entire issue at one time in PDF format and either print the magazine
or review it at your leisure.

Another feature we think SSA members will find hugely valuable is a
special search engine that forms the cornerstone of the archive
project. Seeking particular information will no longer take hours of
thumbing through back issues to find something. Instead, you can type
in a keyword or phrase and the search engine will give you a list of
all issues in which the search words appear. You can use this feature
to search for information in a single issue or in the entire library
of past issues. There is also a menu available to help guide you
through the issues.

The archive can be accessed by SSA members directly at
http://www.ssa.org/magazine/archive/, or from the SSA website (http://
www.ssa.org) by selecting the "Soaring Magazine Archive" menu item.
Because this website feature is available only to SSA members, to
access it you must log in, using your SSA member number and password.
If you have not already gotten a password to use the "members only"
features of the website, click on "login help" on the SSA homepage.

As noted above, the years 1999 - 2008 are currently available and the
intent is that additional years will be added weekly until all but the
most recent 12 months are loaded into the archive. (FYI, the search
engine requires that the magazine be scanned using an OCR quality scan
that takes more time and care to create, which is a major reason the
project has taken longer to bring active than originally anticipated.)

The SSA wishes to thank Titian Scholtemeyer, who put in untold hours
developing this benefit for our membership, along with Doug Easton,
Micki Minner and the SSA staff for making this project a reality.
Special thanks are also owed to SSA member David Robertson of Ray
Township, Michigan, who made an exceptionally generous financial
contribution to SSA to help in the costs of developing this project.

Phil Umphres, Chairman
The Soaring Society of America, Inc.

Nice Job! Something that is intuitive and easy to use. Quality is
great. Five star rating!

On Dec 22, 7:23*pm, Phil Umphres wrote:
SSA is pleased to announce the activation of a new feature for SSA
members that is available exclusively on the SSA's website,www.ssa.org.
With the click of a button, SSA members may now access previous issues
of Soaring Magazine

Well done! Now to go write that check to the Eagle Fund....

-Evan Ludeman / T8

On Dec 22, 5:23*pm, Phil Umphres wrote:
SSA is pleased to announce the activation of a new feature for SSA
members that is available exclusively on the SSA's website,www.ssa.org.
With the click of a button, SSA members may now access previous issues
of Soaring Magazine published more than 12 months ago. The years 1999
- 2008 are currently available through this online archive.
Additional issues will be posted weekly until the project is completed
and all past issues of Soaring (other than those published in the past
12 months) are included in this library. *Because of copyright
protections for recent issues of the magazine, when the library is
completed, it will be the most comprehensive online source for past
issues of Soaring.

There are also some features available only through this official SSA
archive and that are not available in any other online Soaring
magazine library. *First, when you peruse the archives we hope you
will be pleased with the "magazine reader" viewer that allows you to
navigate through each issue, turning the pages as though you were
reading a printed magazine. *If you prefer, you can also download the
entire issue at one time in PDF format and either print the magazine
or review it at your leisure.

Another feature we think SSA members will find hugely valuable is a
special search engine that forms the cornerstone of the archive
project. *Seeking particular information will no longer take hours of
thumbing through back issues to find something. *Instead, you can type
in a keyword or phrase and the search engine will give you a list of
all issues in which the search words appear. *You can use this feature
to search for information in a single issue or in the entire library
of past issues. *There is also a menu available to help guide you
through the issues.

The archive can be accessed by SSA members directly athttp://www.ssa.org/magazine/archive/, or from the SSA website (http://www.ssa.org) by selecting the "Soaring Magazine Archive" menu item.
Because this website feature is available only to SSA members, to
access it you must log in, using your SSA member number and password.
If you have not already gotten a password to use the "members only"
features of the website, *click on "login help" on the SSA homepage.

As noted above, the years 1999 - 2008 are currently available and the
intent is that additional years will be added weekly until all but the
most recent 12 months are loaded into the archive. *(FYI, the search
engine requires that the magazine be scanned using an OCR quality scan
that takes more time and care to create, which is a major reason the
project has taken longer to bring active than originally anticipated.)

The SSA wishes to thank Titian Scholtemeyer, who put in untold hours
developing this benefit for our membership, along with Doug Easton,
Micki Minner and the SSA staff for making this project a reality.
Special thanks are also owed to SSA member David Robertson of Ray
Township, Michigan, who made an exceptionally generous financial
contribution to SSA to help in the costs of developing this project.

Phil Umphres, Chairman
The Soaring Society of America, Inc.

This is wonderful.

OSTIV has recently launched an archival (growing) site for Technical
Soaring for members. This will be presented at the SSA convention.

Frank Whiteley

Many, many, many thanks to David Robertson for funding this wonderful
resource.

- John DeRosa
Secretary, ChicagoLand Glider Council
VP, Sky Soaring Glider Club