Rambi is basically a scholarly periodical index based on the periodical holdings of the JNUL. There is some overlap with IJP (e.g., JQR, Modern Jewish Studies, Shofar), but IJP includes a lot of popular magazines and journals that would not meet Rambi's scholarly criteria. So, for a synagogue or school library, Rambi would not be a substitute for IJP. Same applies to the Israeli Index of Hebrew Periodicals which indexes a lot of popular periodicals that Rambi doesn't include and which is also by subscription only.
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