Migne's Patrologiæ Græcæ

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The Religion and Technology Center is pleased to announce the availability in electronic form of Migne's Patrologiæ Græcæ. Long a classic, this series of more than 160 volumes remains the most comprehensive record of Greek patristic material in existence. Though many of the works covered in the series have been published more recently in various critical editions, Patrologiæ Græcæ remains the only published source for much of the material, and the completeness of coverage is unsurpassed by other modern editions of similar material.

The electronic form of Patrologiæ Græcæ (Electronic PG) has been digitized in image format, thus greatly reducing the cost while preserving the appearance of the original pages. The tables of contents of Patrologiæ Græcæ are notoriously vague and unhelpful, so we have created completely new and comprehensive electronic tables of contents in our version. Although full-text searching will not be possible with the images, metadata searching (including such items as patristic writers and titles of works in Latin and English) will be possible (metadata searching is not yet available in our online sample, below).

We plan to create a true, full-text (XML) version of Patrologiæ Græcæ in the future, and customers who buy the image version now will be entitled to an upgrade to the full-text version for a price equal to the difference between the full-text and image versions. In other words, there is no penalty for purchasing the image version early. With our version of Patrologiæ Græcæ, there is no leasing of the data, paying for the same content year after year. Users who purchase Patrologiæ Græcæ will own their copy of it, and libraries will be able to put it on servers for their students to use, or they will be able to create CD-ROMs of individual volumes for circulation through the library.

Electronic Patrologiæ Græcæ is available through online access via the Web, on an external hard disk, or on a set of 16 DVDs.

The base price of Patrologiæ Græcæ for institutions is $3,000, plus the cost of delivery. Consortial pricing is available. We offer special prices for individuals and for institutions outside North America and Western Europe. For more details on pricing, see below.

Please review the following selected volumes of Patrologiæ Græcæ online at no charge. You may also click here to see the full list of Patrologiæ Græcæ volumes (an online subscription is required to view the contents of each volume).
Note: To view the volumes below, you must enter "any" for both the username and the password, if they are requested.
PG 4: Dionysius the Areopagite, Pt 2
PG 36: Gregory of Nazianzus
PG 49: John Chrysostom

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Prices for Patrologiæ Græcæ - all prices quoted in US dollars

Base cost of the content for any institution of higher education in North America or Western Europe: $3,000.00
Base cost for individual in North America or Western Europe affiliated with any academic institution, or for secondary schools: $1,000.00
Base cost for individual in North America or Western Europe not affiliated with any academic institution: $300.00
Discount for purchase as member of consortium (between five and ten sales): 10%
Discount for purchase as member of consortium (more than ten sales): 20%
Special offer for individuals: Individuals who refer their own institution will receive a free copy of Patrologiæ Græcæ for their personal use (this copy may not be transferred to an institution; cost of media extra) when the institutional purchase is finalized. Individuals who refer institutions other than their own will receive their choice of a 5% finder's fee (for every institution referred) or a free copy of Patrologiæ Græcæ for their personal use.
**NEW!!** Custom orders for individuals only: Individual volumes may be purchased on DVD-ROM for $25 US apiece, plus shipping (no discounts on custom orders).

Note: For institutions or individuals outside of North America or Western Europe, please contact us directly via e-mail at info@reltech.org for price quotations. We offer substantial discounts to purchasers from economically disadvantaged countries.

Delivery Options

External Hard Drive: The purchaser may choose to receive Patrologiæ Græcæ on an external hard drive (combo firewire/USB 2 drive). The cost of the hard drive (currently $250), plus the actual cost of shipping for locations outside North America, will be added to the base cost to arrive at the total system price. The disk will contain all the images, software, and instructions necessary to set up Patrologiæ Græcæ on an institution's server (Mac, Windows, or Linux).
DVD: RelTech offers Electronic PG on DVD for $100 plus shipping (for locations outside North America). The contents are identical with that found on the external hard drive. (Please note that $100 is the cost of the media; the cost of the data must be added to this price. See the table below.)
Online Access Option: The purchaser may choose to access Patrologiæ Græcæ online for $400 per year. Online access requires the purchase of a base system (with or without the external hard drive). The advantage of this option is that no installation of any sort is required, either by the user or by RelTech. To date, approximately 90% of our institutional customers have chosen the Online Access Option.

SUMMARY OF COMMON PURCHASE OPTIONS AND PRICING
Base Cost (data)	Delivery Cost (media)	Total
Institution: $3,000	Online: $400 annually	$3,400 in year 1 + $400 in subsequent years
Institution: $3,000	Ext. Hard Drive: $250	$3,250
Institution: $3,000	DVD: $100	$3,100
Secondary School: $1,000	Online: $100 annually	$1,100 in year 1 + $100 in subsequent years
Secondary School: $1,000	Ext. Hard Drive: $250	$1,250
Secondary School: $1,000	DVD: $100	$1,100
Individual: $300	Online: $100 annually	$400 in year 1 + $100 in subsequent years
Individual: $300	Ext. Hard Drive: $250	$550
Individual: $300	DVD: $100	$400

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For questions about or to place an order by e-mail or phone for Patrologiæ Græcæ, please contact us at info@reltech.org or 210-363-8230.

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