BDH is an online feature of the Spanish National Library (BNE) (www.bne.es), which provides free access to thousands of computerised books. At present, according to the site, there are 17,500 works available. At the same time the Federation of Publishing Houses and  BNE have started the “Enclave” project, which makes available to the public, at a fee, copyright works. Among the many Publishing Houses taking part in the project are the Salesian Publishing Houses CCS and Edebé.

On the basis of the information available about the progress of the Enclave project which contains 1100 titles, the number of those accessing the various sections in the first months has considerably increased.

Among the first 60 books most consulted in the whole of  BDH, books published by the Salesian CCS are in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 8th place. Specifically these are: “Christians in history,”, “The cry of adolescents”, “30 practical pieces of advice for educating” and “Navigating the seas of solidarity.”

Using the BDH or the Enclave project sites it is possible to consult some extracts from the books and also to access the platform for the distribution of the books and to acquire them on-line: in the case of CCS, this is the site www.todoebook.com. Here it is possible to consult a catalogue of hundreds of on-line books from the Salesian publishers on Don Bosco, Salesian pedagogy, education and pastoral work…

Aware that the future is in the area of on-line books, CCS is working to ensure its presence in this new cultural place. In fact the founder of the Salesians, Saint John Bosco, always wanted to be at the forefront of technology in the area of communication. In the middle of the XIX century he was promoting the printing and distribution of good books, he created work-shops for the graphic arts  and took part in industrial exhibitions so as not to be left behind in what at the time were the latest developments in communication.

Published 17/02/2010