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To access a small number On the page where the first page of books the document is displayed notice that at the top right, on the black background, you will need to have [http://www.java.com/en Java] and a [http://djvu.org/resources DjVu plug-in] installed on your computer. Mac users having problems with DjVu should read [http://www.caminova.net/en/support/snow_leopard_err.aspx DjVu Browser Plug-in Does Not Work in Safari on Mac OS X 10.6]. For more information, [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/helpadvice/faqs/djVu-viewer/index.jsp FAQsthese choices: Enhanced (DjVu) viewer] from Findmypast.co.uk
One [[File:Internet Archive read online.jpg]] If you choose the one indicated you will be able to read the text in book form. Use the icons at the bottom right of the screen to move between pages or change the layout. If you now choose the lens icon you can search for words in the text (the search can take a minute or two). Finally, notice that above the book there is the title in lower case, underlined. That is a link which, if you click on it, will take you to the earlier screen. Notice that in the lower half, in the white section and to the right, there is a choice of the internet Archive download options. The PDF choice is usually a good bet if you want the whole text for future reference. If you have any problems please email [mailto:jgdc99@gmail.com John Carpenter] '''[httphttps://help.archive.org/detailshc/lendinglibrary en-us Internet Archive Help Center]''' (Archive.org page). For texts, click on the section Archive.org*Scroll to "Search" for Search Tips which includes the section "How do I sort search results", the latter in Search - A Basic Guide *Scroll to "Books and Texts Information" *Scroll to "Borrowing From The Lending Library]". Some books are only available to read using a system similar to a lending library - only one person at a time is able to read the book. Includes information about signing up for an archive.org account, through which is necessary to read books in the Open Lending Library. Details : The "default" borrowing time period is one hour. Additionally, some books are given in also available for a 14 day period. The latter option may be displayed, or for some books, there is a downward arrow icon on the "Borrow for 1 hour" heading, which can be clicked on to show a 14 day borrowing option, which can be selected if required. For books which can only be borrowed for 1 hour, the book may be re-borrowed at the expiry of that time.*Archive BitTorrents. Some books are available to read using this format. See Files, Formats and Derivatives/Archive BitTorrents Video presentation [httphttps://openlibrarywww.familysearch.org/borrowrootstech/about Borrow eBooksrtc2021/session/navigating-the-internet-archive Navigating the Internet Archive] by Alexis Rossi from 2021 RootsTech, FamilySearch. Direct [https: How it Works//www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCcRM0Z72GA YouTube video] openlibrary.org and <br> Includes a section on Books ==HathiTrust Digital Library==*[httphttps://openlibrarywww.hathitrust.orgWebsite]*Watch a YouTube video for details of [https:/help/faqwww.youtube.com/borrow FAQ: Borrowing Books Through Open Librarywatch?v=7i_eh-ZBJKg the new book reader introduced July 2021]. The main restriction website has in the past advised ::"HathiTrust is a partnership of major research institutions and libraries working to ensure that the cultural record is preserved and accessible long into the future." Many of the online books originate from Google Books, but there are some volumes available which are not available on the Google Books website. The books are available to read online, but can only one person can see be downloaded to your computer if you are associated with a particular book at one timeparticipating institution. An example advantage is that the pages may be rotated, which is a handy feature for the pages in some books, particularly Army Lists There are some books which are Searchable, but are not generally available to read online due to copyright issues, unless you are a member of a book participating institution, but note some members may '''not''' have access to in-copyright material. Most of these institutions are located in USA, but other institutions (at 2020/09) are: Australia: Australian National University, Canberra ACT; Monash University, Clayton Campus, Vic; University of New South Wales, Sydney and University of Sydney, NSW; University of Queensland, Brisbane; New Zealand, University of Auckland; Spain, Complutense University of Madrid; Lebanon, American University of Beirut. Enquire whether visitors are able to access the Lending HathiTrust Digital Library is database, and whether that includes in-copyright publications. [httphttps://archivewww.hathitrust.org/details/buglesandtigervo00mast ''Bugles and a Tiger; a Volume of Autobiography''community HathiTrust Members] by John Masters 1956, an autobiography of an officer in the Indian Army serving in the ==British Library Digital Collection==*See [[North West Frontier CampaignsBritish Library#Digitised books|Waziristan Campaign 1936British Library -39Digitised books]]
This site is not very user friendly and is sometimes From c July 2020 the website was some months unavailable. The quality mid/end of the scanned print varies month with a message "Bandwidth Limit Exceeded" but was then available from excellent to poor. Individual books do not have their own URL and it will be necessary to search for the book you require. The great advantage beginning of the site however, is that you can find books which are not available elsewherenext month.
Book Reader 1 seems From 18 January 2021 some but not all, PAHAR files have been uploaded to be the preferable optionInternet Archive (Archive. Some researchers cannot access Reader 2. Make sure you can see the bottom org) as part of the screen which has the arrows and the page numbers. You will need to see these to be able to turn the pages. If you can’t see these, there are two scrolling devices on the side Collection "Historical Resources of the screenIndia", and you will need to scroll the bottom one until you can see the arrows etc. Individual books do not have a search facility. If however you have a page reference (from the indexcurrently, or elsewhere)at 23 January 2021, you can first click over the existing page number to delete it, type the page number you require, then press ‘enter’ on your computer keyboard[https://archive.org/details/IndiaHistory?and%5B%5D=subject%3A%22pahar. This may not bring you to exactly the page you require, but by looking at the actual page number of the page displayed, (as opposed to the computer page number) you should be able to find the page you requirein%22&sort=-publicdate latest upload date] is 21 January 2021. The first few pages of the book may Perhaps there will be blank, you just need to keep going further into more uploads in the book before you can read a pagefuture.
This India List ==Digitised Books from GIPE, Pune==*[httphttps://archiverdspace.rootswebgipe.ancestryac.com/thin/readxmlui/INDIAhandle/2011-0310973/1300628694 post17705 Website] advises that for Reader 1Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE), “I scrolled through on the text option so that download time was faster, and then I switched to the tiff images if I wanted to see the full image”Pune ([[Poona]]). However, it seems as though your options very much depend on your particular computer, as the writer of this section is not able Pdfs to access Reader 2, and within Reader 1, the only reading option which works is the TIFF optiondownload.
Mac users can read about suitable plug-ins The website contains a number of Gazetteers which may be located by using Gazetteer as the search term. Other books available to download include ''Chronicles of the East India Company trading to China, 1635 to 1835'' by Hosea Ballou Morse 1926. Volumes [https://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/23767 1], [https://dspace.gipe.ac.in this /xmlui/handle/10973/23769 2], [https://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/23770 3], [https://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/23771 4], [https://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/23772 5] ==National Library of India Digital Collection==*[http://nlirepository.nvli.in Website], or access through through [https://www.usptonationallibrary.gov.in NLI]/faqDigital Collection. The Library is located in [[Calcutta]] and administered by the Ministry of Culture of the Government of India. There are a number of [http:/plugins/tiffnlirepository.jsp linknvli.in/handle/123456789/1 Collections] from including Gazetteers and Government Publications. Most of the other English language books appear to be in the categories Monographs or E-Books, but not in Rare Books (as at 2020/06/30) Pdfs to read online. The digital collection appears to be a selection of the US Patents Office Library's Collection only, and it is unclear whether the digital collection will increase. There is perhaps a possibility that the digital collection will be uploaded to the Internet Archive, in the same way as happened with Central Secretariat Library digital collection, (but this had not happened at 2020/06/30).==Central Secretariat Library (CSL) Digital Repository==*[http://wwwcslrepository.macosxhintsnvli.com/article.php?story=20060219160433715 linkin Website] The Central Secretariat Library (CSL) is one of the oldest libraries of the Government of India and is now located in Delhi, although originally established in 1891 as the Imperial Secretariat Library from MacOSXhintsin Kolkata ([[Calcutta]]).com It is administered by the Ministry of Culture of the Government of India. There are five main collections being [http://cslrepository.nvli.in/handle/123456789/8 Rare Books], [http://wwwcslrepository.nvli.in/handle/123456789/7 Gazetteer Reports] including modern publications, but none in respect of Burma; and Committee Commission Reports, Settlement Reports, Statistical Abstract.lva Pdfs to read online.virginia Many volumes have been uploaded to the Internet Archive, Archive.govorg, commencing 28 February 2020 (but currently 9 March 2020 not all) in the collection [https://publicarchive.org/tifftipssearch.htm TIFF tipsphp?query=subject%3A%22Central+Secretariat+Library%22&sort=-publicdate "Central Secretariat Library"] . ==Digital Library of Virginia India, now closed== The Digital Library of India has been closed down as a separate entity, although texts labelled "Digital Library of India" are available through the National Digital Library of India, see next section. In January 2017 many (but not all) of the general information about viewing TIFF imagesbook files, from the then Digital Library of India were uploaded to the Internet Archive (Archive.org). An example of the URL for an Internet Archive book file is https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.97227 Noted in October 2020, files were uploaded to the Archive.org which were files from the previous Digital Library of India. An example of the URL for an Archive.org book file uploaded at that time is https://archive.org/details/dli.ernet.238435
Many ==National Digital Library of the online books originate from Google Books, but there are some volumes available which are not available on the Google Books websiteIndia==*[https://ndl. iitkgp.ac.in Website]
Osmania University It is situated in Hyderabadnecessary to register to read more than the first few pages of each online book. The library has collection includes a connection with the Digital Library number of India, however this site seems to contain at least some books which do not appear on the DLI website, eg [http://oudlwww.panjabdigilib.org/webuser/searches/mainpage.jsp?CategoryID=1&Searched=Gazetteer&x=16&y=12 Punjab District Gazetteers] (The spelling also includes [http://www.panjabdigilib.org/webuser/searches/mainpage.jsp?CategoryID=1&Searched=Gazeteer&x=20&y=9 Gazeteer]/ [http://www.osmaniapanjabdigilib.acorg/webuser/searches/mainpage.injsp?CategoryID=1&Searched=Gazetter&typebox=1 Gazetter]/handle[http:/OUDL/2228 ''Fatehgarh And The Mutiny''www.panjabdigilib.org/webuser/searches/mainpage.jsp?CategoryID=1&Searched=Gazeetter&x=13&y=9 Gazeetter] by C L Wallace 1933 )
The texts are available as pdfs ==Sani Panhwar.com==*[http://sanipanhwar.com Website] Scroll down to downloadcollection of books on Sindh and Vicinity, and General Books. With link to**[http://sanipanhwar.com/reaebooks.html Rare Books] including Administration Reports on various topics.This link is part of the website [http://www.panhwar.com Panhwar.com] about Sindh.Many books on Bombay and Sindh. Pdf format.
'''Gallica''' is the digital library of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. A researcher has advised: There are a surprisingly large number The Asiatic Society of Mumbai, Granth Sanjeevani database currently includes over twenty thousand digitised books in English booksfrom its own collection, especially scientific journalsincluding some not apparently online elsewhere, and travelogues. Somebody in France was systematically collecting these throughout the early and mid 19th century. There was an earlier version of the "Great Game" going on between Britain and France. My 4 x great uncle John Croft Hawkins, a Bombay Marine officer, took the first steam vessel up the Euphrates addition to Hit in what is now Iraq. I knew he had done this, because it is mentioned in his obituariesdigitised newspapers, but do you think I could find including an account almost complete run of it in the British papers? No, either it was so "secret" that the papers were hidden away and lost, or the ants had got it''Bombay Chronicle'' (1913-1959). Yet I have found a nearly contemporary French account Also included are some editions of his progess! I have found books in Galica that are not available in Google Books''The Pioneer'', and some that are only Snippet View in Google Books are available in Full ViewAllahabad.
==National Library of Singapore: Singapore Digitised Books==*[http://sgebooks.nl.sg Website]Books available A paid personal or institutional membership is required to download include: :*[http://sgebooks.nl.sg/googlecse.aspx?q=Directories&start=0&cx=006597985428264677513%3Awzo_av3kkyw&cof=FORID%3A11#914 Directories for Singapore] for access the years 1853-1957, 1859-1861, 1867-1870, 1875, 1877,1879, 1881contents. There is also an 1821 Directory for Prince of Wales Island (Penang):*[http://sgebooks.nl.sg/details/03_10055c4.html The stranger's guide to Singapore with maps] 1890
==Arthur Paul Afghanistan Collection==*Note however, in 2020 mirror versions of many books were uploaded to the Internet Archive (Archive.org), a free website, in the [httphttps://digitalcommonsarchive.unlorg/search.edu/afghanenglish Websitephp?query=subject%3A%22Granth+Sanjeevani%22&sort=-publicdate Granth Sanjeevani Collection], part of the Public Library of India Collection. It appears editions of ''The Pioneer'', Allahabad were '''Digitized Afghanistan Materials in Englishnot''' from the Arthur Paul Afghanistan Collection uploaded (as at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.2020/10/22)
==Family History Books==* Note that is necessary to be '''signed in''' to [[http://books.familysearch.org/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=FHD_PUBLIC WebsiteFamilySearch]Hosted by FamilySearch this is a searchable site containing over 40,000 family history related books from seven major US Libraries. This is an ongoing project] to access the book files.
==Bhagirathi - The Institute Repository of IIT Roorkee==*[http://bhagirathi.iitr.ac.in/dspace Books can also be accessed through the Website]Bhagirathi, in the [httphttps://bhagirathi.iitr.acfamilysearch.in/dspaceorg/handlecatalog/123456789/158 Archives collection of the Central Librarysearch FamilySearch Catalog] of the Institute Repository of IIT Roorkee has , which also contains additional books and documents relating to Rourkee and Engineering, and some Gazetteers, which may be downloaded as pdfs. Most of these are large filesdigitised FamilySearch microfilms from various sources.
The website contains a number of Gazetteers which may be located by using Gazetteer as the search term. Other While there are some digitised books available to download include ''Chronicles of , the East India Company trading main content appears to China, 1635 to 1835'' by Hosea Ballou Morse 1926be official reports and journals. Those in English include [httphttps://dspacewww.gipejstor.ac.inorg/site/jspuiSAOA/handleSouthAsiaOpenArchivesSAOA/1LandSettlementReports-26610308/7063 Volume 1Land Settlement Reports], [httphttps://dspacewww.gipejstor.ac.inorg/site/jspuisouth-asia-open-archives/handlesaoa/1report-native-papers-bombay-presidency-berar-26318836/7065 Volume 2Report on native papers published in the Bombay presidency and Berar, for the week ending...], 1874-1880; [httphttps://dspacewww.gipejstor.ac.inorg/site/jspuisouth-asia-open-archives/handlesaoa/1report-native-papers-1876-1916-26318835/7066 Volume 3Report on native papers for the week ending ...]Calcutta, Bengal 1876-1916; [httphttps://dspacewww.gipejstor.ac.inorg/site/jspuisouth-asia-open-archives/handlesaoa/1selections-vernacular-newspapers-26318842/7067 Volume 4Selections from the Vernacular Newspapers Published in the Panjab, North-Western Provinces, Oudh, Central Provinces and Berar], 1881-1901; [httphttps://dspacewww.gipejstor.ac.inorg/site/jspuisouth-asia-open-archives/handlesaoa/1selections-native-newspapers-26318838/7134 Volume 5Selections from the native newspapers published in the United Provinces of Agra & Oudh] 1903-1912. There are Census reports from 1871 to 1951, and trade related reports.==Gallica==*[http: Supplementary, 1742–74//gallica.bnf.fr Website]
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→National Digital Library of India
Various websites provide access to digitised copies of books. Most are '''free'''. Online books can contain a wealth of useful material with the added bonus of often having the ability to search the text. '''You will find many links to online books across the FIBIwiki. Use the Search at the top of this page to locate pages of interest'''.
Please note that links to historical books are provided as an information and research tool and FIBIS cannot verify the accuracy of such works nor guarantee they are free from bias. Readers are advised to note the date of any historical books and assess the material accordingly.
See also:
*[[:Category:Online books]] including**[[Directories online]]**[[Newspapers and journals online]]**[[Military periodicals online]]
*[[:Category:Recommended reading|Recommended reading]]
==Google Books==
*[http://books.google.com/ Website]. A link to the Search.
'''Google Books''' is an online repository of digitised books scanned from libraries around the world. Books that are labelled 'Full View' can be read in their entirety and pdf copies can be saved to your computer.
There are thousands of books that have content relevant for family history research including [[directories]], civil lists, biographies and military histories. As well as reading around a topic or finding out about a place, it is worth searching on an ancestor's name in inverted commas e.g. "John Doe". You may have to try various combinations of the name. This is particularly successful for ancestors of a certain social class living in the first half of the nineteenth century, but you never know what you may find. Try tracing an officer's career via listings of promotions, look for births/marriages/deaths or find the postings of an [[apothecary]]. Using the Advanced Search to narrow down the time frame of publication can be useful.
Books may be viewed in a one page, or two pages side by side, format. The icons are in the top left hand corner. If you are viewing a book in the two pages side by side format, you may not be able to scroll through the book. If this occurs, you will need to change back to the one page format to scroll.
Currently (2018/3) [https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/43729?hl=en Search Help] includes links to Advanced Search and information about how to download a book if you want to save a copy rather than read it online. If you want to download a book file, look for "eBook - Free" on the left hand side of the webpage. Sometimes the Google Books Search or Advanced Search may not locate a book and you may find a Google Search using the search terms site:books.google and the book name may locate the book file. If still unsuccessful and you have full details of the book try browsing in Google Books
[http://books.google.com/sitemap/Sitemap/Unclassified.html Sitemap/Unclassified] Select year of publication, then the first letter of the exact title. There are also other categories in the Sitemap.
===FIBIS resources===
===FIBIS on Google Books===
FIBIS has a Google Books library with books on topics related to its aims. The library is currently still growing.
*View the [http://www.google.com/books?hl=en&uid=4345922024743697884 FIBIS Google Books Library]
==Archive.org==
=== Searching for and reading books in The Internet Archive or site === The Internet Archiveand Open Library offers over 8,000,000 fully accessible public domain eBooks.orgThese notes aim to help you retrieve what you are looking for. *[httpGo to the website https://wwwarchive.org On the home page you will see a row of icons and two search options below: [[File:Internet archiveadvanced search.jpg]] If you hover the mouse pointer over each icon you will see the range of media included in the database. It’s probably always best to use Advanced Search, so that you can specify more precisely what you are looking for. Don’t be put off by the apparent complexity of the page! [[File:Internet-Archive search screenshot.jpg|600px]] As you can see from this example, it’s usually only necessary to fill in two fields. Be prepared to rephrase the search if you have no luck. In this case, entering “journeys india” found nothing. To the right of the Results screen you will see something like this: [[File:Internet Archive search results.jpg]] Choosing a Collection gives you a better idea of what is available. For example, in the present search, clicking on European Libraries gives page like this: [[File:Internet Archive book versions.org Websitejpg]] Click on any page image to see the full document.
==Project Gutenberg==
Over 30,000 free electronic books to download. The books available are out of copyright, so there are many dating from the 19th century. They are available in Plain text (.txt) format, having been OCR scanned and carefully checked by volunteers.
==Pahar-Mountains of Central Asia Digital Library of IndiaDataset==*[http://www.new1.dli.ernetpahar.in Website]This dataset consists of a collection of books, journals and maps related broadly to the Himalayas and its outlying attached ranges, available as pdf downloads. The categories include "Indian Subcontinent", Afghanistan, Nepal, "Tibet And China", and books, journals and maps are listed according to date of publication.
Examples of books available to download include ''Gazetteer of Kangra District-Parts II to IV Kulu, Lahul and Spiti'Digital Library ' 1897, ''Official Account of Indiathe Abor Expedition 1911-12''' has many interesting books whose titles you can see if you search using words such as Bengal1913, Calcutta , Madras and Bombay. However to actually view these books you will need to download a plugboth listed under "Books-in to read the TIFF format ([http://www.alternatiff.com/install-ie Alternatiff] for Windows users Indian Subcontinent" and under "Journals" many editions of [http://fredrik.hubbe.net/plugger.html Plugger] for Linux users) whose details you will also find within the website. Books available include volumes of the ''Calcutta ReviewThe Indian Forester'' published later than those available on Google Books, books in the Indian Records Series, Yearbooks etc.
==Hathi Trust =DLI history===The Digital Library==of India had many interesting books which were unavailable online elsewhere.A new website was introduced in the latter part of 2015, where all the digital book files were Adobe pdfs. Previously the website had used TIFF format. *[http://www<br>January 2017.hathitrust Roughly 80% of the books from the Digital Library of India became available on the Internet Archive (Archive.org Website]). These books may be read online, in addition to the download options.<br>c May 2017. Digital Library of India website no longer available due to maintenance and other issues. The last message on the website advised the website advises:is closed to remove books still in copyright.:"Hathi Trust is a partnership <br>June 2017. A large number of major research institutions and libraries working DLI books added to Archive.org appeared to ensure that have since been delated. Roughly 67% of the cultural record is preserved total DLI books appeared to remain.<br>September 2017. Further DLI books appeared to have been delated from Archive.org, and accessible long into the futurecollection was renamed the "Public Library of India" Collection.<br> c September 2018. DLI website is available with reduced content, with no books published after 1900. It is now necessary to register to download books.<br> c October 2020. Files originating from DLI are being uploaded to Archive.org. These appear to be files which were not previously uploaded."
A portal sponsored by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, with the aim of providing a single window search facility. It is not immediately clear which other digital libraries have contributed content, but includes content from the previous Digital Library of India, and also Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE) and South Asia Archive. The books are available latter is a subscription website (with a red lock icon) and access to it through NDLI is limited to "all the UGC colleges in India". For non Indian residents the viewing of content will generally need to read onlinebe via the website of the contributing institutions, but can only be downloaded as it appears to your computer if register with NDLI, you are associated need to be an Indian resident at an educational institution. All database sources with a participating institutionred lock icon require registration. An advantage is that However you can access content from the pages may be rotatedprevious Digital Library of India, (which is shows a handy feature green lock icon) although it may be slow and the Internet Archive (Archive.org) may be preferable for the pages in some books, particularly Army Liststhose DLI files also uploaded to Archive.org.
==DSpace at West Bengal State Central Library==
'''DSpace at West Bengal State Central Library''' is the Digital repository of the ‘West Bengal Public Library Network’ which is a joint effort of public Libraries of West Bengal. The texts are available as searchable pdfs to download.
The most useful volumes appear to be those under the heading Gazetteers and Gazeeters. Browse ‘Subjects’and select ‘Gazetteers”, or the direct link is [http://dspace.wbpublibnet.gov.in/dspace/items-by-subject?subject=GAZETTEERS Gazetteers]. In addition to various Gazetteers, there are editions of the ''Calcutta Gazette'', 1846 and 1872- 1942 (broken range) and the ''Gazette of India'' 1877-1918 (broken series). Under [http://dspace.wbpublibnet.gov.in/dspace/items-by-subject?subject=GAZEETEERS Gazeeteers], there is The site also hosts the Bengal District Gazetteers: 24-Parganas 1914 by L.S.S. O'Malley
Some of the digital files from West Bengal State Central Library are now available at the Internet Archive (archive.org), refer above, as part of the [https://archive.org/details/digitallibraryindia Public Library of India Collection].==Osmania University Digital Library of the West Bengal Secretariat==*[http://wbsl.gov.in/homePage.action Website] The website advises "The West Bengal Secretariat Library at Writers' Building, Kolkata, is one of the oldest and largest library under Government of West Bengal". [OUDLhttp://wbsl.gov.in/aboutUs.action About Us]==sets out the main holdings of the Library.
==Panjab Digital Library==*[http://oudlpanjabdigilib.osmaniaorg/webuser/searches/mainpage.ac.in/ jsp Website]. The website advises "The mission of the Panjab Digital Library (PDL) is to locate, digitize, preserve, collect and make accessible the accumulated wisdom of the Panjab region, without distinction as to script, language, religion, nationality, or other physical condition".
A few books (as at 2020/10/17) from this collection have been uploaded to the Internet Archive (Archive.org) by member [https://archive.org/details/@panhwar panhwar] including [https://archive.org/details/1950-while-memory-serves-by-tuker/mode/2up ''While Memory Serves''] by Lieut.-General Sir Francis Tuker. Digital reprint edition reproduced by Sani H Panhwar, originally published 1950.
==Rare Books On SindhTamil Virtual Library==Tamil Virtual Library, a Division of Tamil Virtual Academy.*[httphttps://www.panhwar.com/rarebooks/Bookstamildigitallibrary.htm in Website]This link is part of the website [http://www.panhwar.com Panhwar.com] about SindhMany books on Bombay and Sindh. Must be downloaded to view.
For examples of books and newspapers included on the Tamil Virtual Library, see [[Cemeteries# Inscriptions in online books|Cemeteries - Inscriptions in online books]] and [[Newspapers and journals online# Madras Courier|Newspapers and journals online - Madras Courier]]. Some, but not all, books from this Digital Library are also available as mirror versions on the Internet Archive (Archive.org). However, '''none''' of the previously mentioned publications are currently (2019/07/13) available on Archive.org. ==Kerala State Central Library Rare Books Online==*[http://statelibrary.kerala.gov.in/rarebooks/index.php Website] Click on 'Archives' and then 'Titles' to browse the books available. Many editions of the ''Travancore Almanac'' 1880-1925, ''Travancore Almanac and Directory'' 1911-1944 and ''Travancore Directory'' 1939-1946 are available. It appears that the Search facility can be used to search for titles, or for keywords. Many, perhaps all, of the book files are now available on the Internet Archive (Archive.org), refer above, added c September 2018, as part of the [https://archive.org/details/digitallibraryindia Public Library of India Collection]. ==GallicaArchaeological Survey of India, Central Archaeological Library, New Delhi==*[https://asi.nic.in/central-archaeological-library/ Central Archaeological Library] with a link to a List of digitised books, which may however be incomplete, and a**[https://asi.nic.in/book-search/ Book Search] which however at a recent access (2020/07/27) was not working. Previously there were pdf files to download, but it is not clear whether this is still possible directly from the website. If however you have the ASI catalogue reference, you can derive a pdf URL in the format http://gallicaignca.nic.in/Asi_data/31295.pdf '''Some''' of these digital files are now also available at the Internet Archive (archive.org), see above, a collection [https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22Archeological+Survey%22&sort=-date subject:'''"Archeological Survey"'''] as part of the [https://archive.org/details/digitallibraryindia Public Library of India Collection], with a Internet Archive URL in the format https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.31291 Some editions of ''Bengal, Past and Present'' from the ASI Library are available online at the Government of India website [https://indianculture.gov.in Indian Culture], see the Fibiwiki page [[Bengal, Past and Present, Journal of the Calcutta Historical Society]].bnf ==Asiatic Society of Mumbai, Granth Sanjeevani.fr Pay/subscription==*[https://granthsanjeevani.com/jspui/ Website]
==National Library of Singapore: BookSG==
*[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/printheritage/index.htm Website]
See the Fibiwiki page [[Singapore# Historical books online|Singapore]] for examples of some of the digital books available from BookSG.
==Cornell University Library: South East Asia Visions==
*[http://digitalseasiavisions.library.cornell.edu/s/sea/index.php Website]
The website says: '''South East Asia Visions''' is a collection of European travel accounts of pre-modern Southeast Asia from Cornell University Library's John M. Echols Collection. The site provides online access to more than 350 books and journal articles written in English and French. The works in the collection were selected for the quality of their first-hand observations and, together, provide a comprehensive representation of Southeast Asia.
==FamilySearch Digital Library==
Previously known as Family History Books from FamilySearch
*[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/ Website]. To access the books.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/digital-library FamilySearch Digital Library] Includes Helpful Resources. From [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library Family History Library]/Family History Library Collection. Contact email is <nowiki>DigitalLibrary@familysearch.org</nowiki>
*[https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/family-history-books/ "Is Your Family in the Updated Digital Library?"] FamilySearch blog 5 April 2019. Details some of the functions available.
*FamilySearch Help articles
**[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-find-a-digitized-book-in-the-familysearch-digital-library How do I find a digitized book in the FamilySearch Digital Library?]
**[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/what-are-the-icons-on-the-familysearch-digital-library-book-viewer What are the icons on the FamilySearch Digital Library book viewer?]
**[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/the-online-book-that-i-was-reading-in-the-famlysearch-digital-library-timed-out The online book that I was reading in the FamlySearch Digital Library timed out]
Hosted by FamilySearch, this is a searchable site containing many family history related books from a number of major US Libraries. In addition there are now many books which are mirror copies from the Internet Archive, Archive.org, (see above), (where you may prefer the online viewing format, and downloads are possible), added February 2019. This is an ongoing project.
If the Digital Library catalogue reference indicates "Access Level Public", you can read the book online, and it is also possible to download, either a specific page, or the entire book file. If the catalogue reference indicates "Access Level Protected", it is not stated who, if anyone, can access the book. For members of the public, the access message is "Due to copyright restrictions, this book cannot be viewed online". There are limited number of books where the Access Level is "Member Permission" where the access message is "This book may only be viewed online at the Family History Library, a family history center, or one of FamilySearch’s partner libraries". The material is accessible on a Family History Library computer, see [[FamilySearch Centres]]. Some books which which are digitised FamilySearch microfilms which were filmed in institutions such as the British Library, even if the books would otherwise not be subject to copyright restrictions, can only be viewed at [[FamilySearch Centres]], or perhaps also at FamilySearch Affiliate libraries. An example of a "Public access" book available is the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1931667 ''Indian Army List'' April 1921] which may be read online, or downloaded. This is the link through the Main Catalogue. URL though the Digital Library is https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/286965-indian-army-list-april-1921 and if you want to save the link to a particular page, say digital page 161, the format for that page is https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idviewer/286965/161, see the Share icon on the far right hand side of the book reader. ==Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek==*[https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de Website]The website (at May 2014) stated "Please find here 2,115 institutions currently registered with the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek. The number of partners is rising all the time and, in the long term, all German cultural and scientific institutions are to contribute their contents". By August 2017, the number of institutions had increased to 4348. Search results may be filtered according to Language, Media type etc You can view a volume by clicking on either “Data provider's object view” or "DFG Viewer". The first option takes you to the contributing institution's website, where you will generally find a pdf download in addition to the online book file. The second viewer appears to be a "standard" viewer across all institutions. ==Digitised Bayerische Staatsbibliothek - Bavarian State Library==*[https://www.bsb-muenchen.de/en/ Website][https://www.bsb-muenchen.de/en/search-and-service/searching-and-finding/ Search] for books and maps. The search result will indicate whether the item is available online. It is understood most of the online books are also available on the Google Books from website. If searching for maps, use the search term plan in addition to map. There is a GIPEdigital category [http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/~db/ausgaben/uni_ausgabe.html?projekt=1352889503&recherche=ja&ordnung=sig Karten und Pläne]. The search here is however limited to title words. Some maps were located using the words India, PuneCalcutta and Indus. The maps (and possibly even the books) may use a TIFF format. If you cannot see the images, you will need to download suitable software. ==Savifadok- Heidelberg University==*[http://dspacearchiv.gipeub.acuni-heidelberg.inde/jspuisavifadok/handleview/1collections/4 22.html Website]Gokhale Institute Savifadok: English Books from British India collection, Heidelberg University Digital Repository, South Asian Studies. Currently (September 2013} consists of a small collection. The website also contains other items such as [http://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/savifadok/volltexte/2009/254 Burma/Myanmar Bibliographic Project: A Collection of Politics and Economics Publications in West-European Languages] by Siegfried M. Schwertner. An extensive bibliography, with separate downloads for each letter of the alphabet.==South Asia Open Archives (GIPESAOA), Pune (part of JSTOR.org== [[Poona]https://www.jstor.org/site/south-asia-open-archives/saoa/ Website] South Asia Open Archives (SAOA)is hosted on JSTOR. Pdfs to downloadorg as part of the library-contributed Open Access collections on JSTOR.
'''Gallica''' is the digital library of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. A researcher has advised:
There are a surprisingly large number of English books, especially scientific journals, and travelogues. Somebody in France was systematically collecting these throughout the early and mid 19th century. There was an earlier version of the "Great Game" going on between Britain and France. My 4 x great uncle John Croft Hawkins, a Bombay Marine officer, took the first steam vessel up the Euphrates to Hit in what is now Iraq. I knew he had done this, because it is mentioned in his obituaries, but do you think I could find an account of it in the British papers? No, either it was so "secret" that the papers were hidden away and lost, or the ants had got it. Yet I have found a nearly contemporary French account of his progess! I have found books in Galica that are not available in Google Books, and some that are only Snippet View in Google Books are available in Full View.
==Arthur Paul Afghanistan Collection==
*[https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/afghanuno/index.html Website]
'''Digitized Afghanistan Materials in English''' from the Arthur Paul Afghanistan Collection at the University of Nebraska-Omaha.
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