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To access There are some books which are Searchable, but are not generally available to read online due to copyright issues, unless you are a small number member of books you will need a participating institution, but note some members may '''not''' have access to have [http://wwwin-copyright material.java.com Most of these institutions are located in USA, but other institutions (at 2020/en Java] and a [http09) are://djvu.org/resources DjVu plug-in] installed on your computer. [httpAustralia://www.caminova.net/en/downloads Free DjVu plug-ins] Australian National University, Canberra ACT; Monash University, Clayton Campus, Vic; University of New South Wales, Sydney and University of Sydney, NSW; from caminova.netUniversity of Queensland, Brisbane; New Zealand, University of Auckland; Spain, Complutense University of Madrid; Lebanon, one American University of Beirut. Enquire whether visitors are able to access the links HathiTrust Digital Library database, and whether that includes in -copyright publications. [httphttps://helpwww.galileohathitrust.usg.edu/faqsorg/why_am_i_having_problems_accessing_djvu_files_for_newspaper_and_other_image Why am I having problems accessing DjVu files for newspapers and other images?] Galileo, University of Georgia [USAcommunity HathiTrust Members] Virtual Library. This advises that Safari versions 5.1 and greater are not supported (at October 2012)
One section of the internet Archive is the [http://archive.org/details/lendinglibrary Internet Archive Lending Library], through the Open ==British Library. Details are given in Digital Collection==*See [http://openlibrary.org/borrow/about Borrow eBooks: How it Works] openlibrary.org and [http://openlibrary.org/help/faq/borrow FAQ: Borrowing Books Through Open British Library]. The main restriction is that only one person can see a particular book at one time. An example of a book in the Lending #Digitised books|British Library is [http://archive.org/details/buglesandtigervo00mast ''Bugles and a Tiger; a Volume of Autobiography''] by John Masters 1956, an autobiography of an officer in the Indian Army serving in the [[North West Frontier Campaigns|Waziristan Campaign 1936-39Digitised books]]
'''Digital Library of India''' has many interesting books whose titles you can see if you search using words such as Bengal, Calcutta , Madras and Bombay. However to actually view these books you will need to download a plug-in to read From c July 2020 the TIFF format ([http:website was some months unavailable mid//www.alternatiff.com/install-ie Alternatiff] for Windows users and [http://fredrik.hubbe.net/plugger.html Plugger] for Linux users) whose details you will also find within end of the website. Books month with a message "Bandwidth Limit Exceeded" but was then available include volumes from the beginning of the ''Calcutta Review'' published later than those available on Google Books, books in the Indian Records Series, Yearbooks etcnext month.
This site is From 18 January 2021 some but not very user friendly and is sometimes unavailableall, PAHAR files have been uploaded to the Internet Archive (Archive. The quality org) as part of the scanned print varies from excellent to poorCollection "Historical Resources of India", and currently, at 23 January 2021, [https://archive. Individual books do not have their own URL org/details/IndiaHistory?and it %5B%5D=subject%3A%22pahar.in%22&sort=-publicdate latest upload date] is 21 January 2021. Perhaps there will be necessary to search for the book you require. The great advantage of more uploads in the site however, is that you can find books which are not available elsewherefuture.
Book Reader 1 is now the only option==Digitised Books from GIPE, Pune==*[https://dspace. Make sure you can see the bottom of the screen which has the arrows and the page numbersgipe. You will need to see these to be able to turn the pagesac. If you can’t see these, there are two scrolling devices on the side in/xmlui/handle/10973/17705 Website]Gokhale Institute of the screen, Politics 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 Economics (from the index, or elsewhereGIPE), 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. This may not bring you to exactly the page you require, but by looking at the actual page number of the page displayed, Pune (as opposed to the computer page number[[Poona]]) you should be able to find the page you require. The first few pages of the book may be blank, you just need Pdfs to keep going further into the book before you can read a pagedownload. (Note that the facility to type in the page number was, until October 2013, apparently only available with the browser Internet Explorer but now extends to other browsers including Google Chrome and Safari)
This 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 List Company trading to China, 1635 to 1835'' by Hosea Ballou Morse 1926. Volumes [httphttps://archiverdspace.rootswebgipe.ancestryac.comin/thxmlui/readhandle/INDIA10973/2011-0323767 1], [https:/1300628694 post/dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/23769 2] advises that for Reader 1, “I scrolled through on the text option so that download time was faster[https://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/23770 3], and then I switched to the tiff images if I wanted to see the full image”[https://dspace.gipe.ac. Howeverin/xmlui/handle/10973/23771 4], it seems as though your options very much depend on your particular computer, as for the writer of this section, within Reader 1, the only reading option which works is the TIFF option[https://dspace.gipe.ac. (Reader 2 no longer exists)in/xmlui/handle/10973/23772 5]
Mac users can read about suitable plug-ins ==National Library of India Digital Collection==*[http://nlirepository.nvli.in this Website], or access through through [httphttps://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.nvli.jsp linkin/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.lvanvli.virginiain/handle/123456789/7 Gazetteer Reports] including modern publications, but none in respect of Burma; and Committee Commission Reports, Settlement Reports, Statistical Abstract.gov Pdfs to read online. Many volumes have been uploaded to the Internet Archive, Archive.org, commencing 28 February 2020 (but currently 9 March 2020 not all) in the collection [https:/public/tifftipsarchive.htm TIFF tipsorg/search.php?query=subject%3A%22Central+Secretariat+Library%22&sort=-publicdate "Central Secretariat Library"] . ==Digital Library of India, now closed== The Digital Library of Virginia 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 book files, from the then general information about viewing TIFF imagesDigital 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 is situated in Hyderabad. The library has a connection with the Digital Library of India, however it is not known whether all the A few books available on OUDL are also available o (as at 2020/10/17) from this collection have been uploaded to the the DLI websiteInternet Archive (Archive. An example of a book available is org) by member [httphttps://oudlarchive.osmaniaorg/details/@panhwar panhwar] including [https://archive.ac.inorg/details/handle1950-while-memory-serves-by-tuker/OUDLmode/2228 2up ''Fatehgarh And The MutinyWhile Memory Serves''] by C L Wallace 1933 Lieut.-General Sir Francis Tuker. Digital reprint edition reproduced by Sani H Panhwar, originally published 1950.
The texts are available as pdfs to download==Tamil Virtual Library==Tamil Virtual Library, a Division of Tamil Virtual Academy.*[https://www.tamildigitallibrary.in Website]
The OUDL site appears to be available only during Indian office hours (IST 10 am to 6 pm)For examples of books and newspapers included on the Tamil Virtual Library, according to this see [http://www.sanskritdocuments.org/scannedbooks link[Cemeteries# Inscriptions in online books|Cemeteries - Inscriptions in online books]] and [[Newspapers and journals online# Madras Courier|Newspapers and journals online - Madras Courier]] (sanskritdocuments.org) (IST = GMT+5:30)
==Rare Books On Sindh==*[http://www.panhwarSome, but not all, books from this Digital Library are also available as mirror versions on the Internet Archive (Archive.com/rarebooks/Booksorg).htm Website]This link is part However, '''none''' of the website [http:previously mentioned publications are currently (2019/07/www.panhwar.com Panhwar.com] about SindhMany books 13) available on Bombay and SindhArchive. Must be downloaded to vieworg.
'''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 paid personal or institutional membership is required 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 access 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 Viewcontents.
==National Library Note however, in 2020 mirror versions of Singapore: Singapore Digitised Books==*[http://sgebooksmany books were uploaded to the Internet Archive (Archive.nl.sg Website]Books available to download include: :*org), a free website, in the [httphttps://sgebooksarchive.nl.sgorg/googlecsesearch.aspxphp?qquery=Directories&start=0&cx=006597985428264677513subject%3A%22Granth+Sanjeevani%3Awzo_av3kkyw22&cofsort=FORID%3A11#914 Directories for Singapore-publicdate Granth Sanjeevani Collection] for , part of the years 1853-1957, 1859-1861, 1867-1870, 1875, 1877,1879, 1881Public Library of India Collection. There is also an 1821 Directory for Prince It appears editions of Wales Island ''The Pioneer'', Allahabad were '''not''' uploaded (Penang):*[http:as at 2020/10/sgebooks.nl.sg/details/03_10055c4.html The stranger's guide to Singapore with maps] 189022)
If 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 catalogue reference indicates 'Public access'Internet Archive, Archive.org, (see above), (where you can download may prefer the book file to your home computer online viewing format, and downloads are possible), added February 2019. If the catalogue reference indicates 'Protected access', the material This is accessible on a Family History Library computer at a [[FamilySearch Centres|FamilySearch Centre]]an ongoing project.
An example of a Note that is necessary to be 'Public access' book available is the [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1931667?availability=Logan%20Utah%20FamilySearch%20Library 'signed in'Indian Army List'' April 1921to [[FamilySearch]] which is available as a free (large (99MB)) pdf type download (located, if to access the given link is not permanent, by [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search searching the Library catalogue])book files.
There may Books can also be accessed through the download problems during maintenance night time Utah Time (Utah Time=GMT less seven hours)[https://familysearch. Try again at another timeorg/catalog/search FamilySearch Catalog], which also contains additional books which are digitised FamilySearch microfilms from various sources.
An Adobe Acrobat reader 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 required for book file. If the catalogue reference indicates "Access Level Protected", it is not stated who, if anyone, can access the book. ''Indian Army List'' April 1921For members of the public, so 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 probably generally requiredaccessible on a Family History Library computer, see [[FamilySearch Centres]].
==Panjab Digital 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 [httphttps://panjabdigilibwww.familysearch.org/webusersearch/searchescatalog/mainpage1931667 ''Indian Army List'' April 1921] which may be read online, or downloaded.jsp Website]This is the link through the Main Catalogue. The website advises "The mission of URL though the Panjab Digital Library (PDL) is https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/286965-indian-army-list-april-1921 and if you want to locatesave the link to a particular page, digitizesay digital page 161, preservethe format for that page is https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idviewer/286965/161, collect and make accessible see the Share icon on the accumulated wisdom far right hand side of the Panjab region, without distinction as to script, language, religion, nationality, or other physical condition"book reader.
It is necessary to register to read more than the first few pages of each online book. The collection includes a number of [http://www.panjabdigilib.org/webuser/searches/mainpage.jsp?CategoryID=1&Searched=Gazetteer&xDeutsche Digitale Bibliothek=16&y=12 Punjab District Gazetteers] (The spelling also includes *[httphttps://www.panjabdigilib.org/webuser/searches/mainpage.jsp?CategoryID=1&Searched=Gazeteer&x=20&y=9 Gazeteer]/ [http://www.panjabdigilib.org/webuser/searches/mainpage.jsp?CategoryID=1&Searched=Gazetter&typebox=1 Gazetter]/ [http://www.panjabdigilib.org/webuser/searches/mainpage.jsp?CategoryID=1&Searched=Gazeetter&x=13&y=9 Gazeetter]) ==Bhagirathi deutsche-digitale- The Institute Repository of IIT Roorkee==*[http://bhagirathi.iitr.acbibliothek.in/dspace de Website]BhagirathiThe website (at May 2014) stated "Please find here 2, in 115 institutions currently registered with the [http://bhagirathiDeutsche Digitale Bibliothek.iitr.ac.in/dspace/handle/123456789/158 Archives collection The number of partners is rising all the Central Library] of time and, in the Institute Repository of IIT Roorkee has books long term, all German cultural and documents relating scientific institutions are to Rourkee and Engineeringcontribute their contents". By August 2017, and some Gazetteers, which may be downloaded as pdfs. Most the number of these are large filesinstitutions had increased to 4348.
==Digitised Books from GIPESearch results may be filtered according to Language, Pune==*[http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/jspui/handle/1/4 Website]Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE), Pune ([[Poona]]). Pdfs to download.Media type etc
The website contains You can view a number of Gazetteers which may be located volume by using Gazetteer as the search termclicking on either “Data provider's object view” or "DFG Viewer". Other books available The first option takes you to download include ''Chronicles of the East India Company trading to China, 1635 to 1835contributing institution'' by Hosea Ballou Morse 1926. [http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/jspui/handle/1/7063 Volume 1]s website, [http://dspace.gipe.ac.where you will generally find a pdf download in/jspui/handle/1/7065 Volume 2], [http://dspace.gipe.acaddition to the online book file.in/jspui/handle/1/7066 Volume 3], [http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/jspui/handle/1/7067 The second viewer appears to be Volume 4], [http://dspace.gipe.aca "standard" viewer across all institutions.in/jspui/handle/1/7134 Volume 5: Supplementary, 1742–74]
==Kerala State Central Library Rare Books Online==*[http://statelibrarySouth Asia Open Archives (SAOA) is hosted on JSTOR.keralaorg as part of the library-contributed Open Access collections on JSTOR.gov.in/rarebooks/index.php Website]
Click While there are some digitised books, the main content appears to be official reports and journals. Those in English include [https://www.jstor.org/site/SAOA/SouthAsiaOpenArchivesSAOA/LandSettlementReports-26610308/ Land Settlement Reports], [https://www.jstor.org/site/south-asia-open-archives/saoa/report-native-papers-bombay-presidency-berar-26318836/ Report on 'Archives' native papers published in the Bombay presidency and then 'Titles' to browse Berar, for the week ending...] 1874-1880; [https://www.jstor.org/site/south-asia-open-archives/saoa/report-native-papers-1876-1916-26318835/ Report on native papers for the books availableweek ending ...] Calcutta, Bengal 1876-1916; [https://www.jstor. Many editions of org/site/south-asia-open-archives/saoa/selections-vernacular-newspapers-26318842/ Selections from the Vernacular Newspapers Published in the ''Travancore Almanac'' 1880Panjab, North-1925Western Provinces, ''Travancore Almanac Oudh, Central Provinces and Directory'' Berar] 1881-1901; [https://www.jstor.org/site/south-asia-open-archives/saoa/selections-native-newspapers-26318838/ Selections from the native newspapers published in the United Provinces of Agra & Oudh] 19111903-1944 1912. There are Census reports from 1871 to 1951, and ''Travancore Directory'' 1939-1946 are availabletrade related reports.==Gallica==*[http://gallica.bnf.fr Website]
It appears '''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 Search facility can be used to search for titlespapers were hidden away and lost, or for keywordsthe 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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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 site === The Internet Archive and Open Library offers over 8,000,000 fully accessible public domain eBooks. These notes aim to help you retrieve what you are looking for. Go to the website https://archive.org On the home page you will see a row of icons and two search options below: [[File:Internet archive advanced 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.jpg]] Click on any page image to see the full document. On the page where the first page of the document is displayed notice that at the top right, on the black background, you have these choices: [[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 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] '''[https://help.archive.org/hc/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, which is necessary to read books in the Lending Library.: The "default" borrowing time period is one hour. Additionally, some books are 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://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/rtc2021/session/navigating-the-internet-archiveNavigating the Internet Archive] by Alexis Rossi from 2021 RootsTech, FamilySearch. Direct [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCcRM0Z72GA YouTube video].<br> Includes a section on Books ==HathiTrust Digital Library==*[https://www.hathitrust.org Website]*Watch a YouTube video for details of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i_eh-ZBJKg the new book reader introduced July 2021]. The 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 be downloaded to your computer if you are associated with a participating institution. An advantage is that the pages may be rotated, which is a handy feature for the pages in some books, particularly Army Lists
==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'' 1897, ''Official Account of the Abor Expedition 1911-12'' 1913, both listed under "Books-Indian Subcontinent" and under "Journals" many editions of ''The Indian Forester''.
==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].==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". [http://wbsl.gov.in/aboutUs.action About Us] sets out the main holdings of the Library. ==Panjab Digital Library==*[http://panjabdigilib.org/webuser/searches/mainpage.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".
It is necessary to register to read more than the first few pages of each online book. The collection includes a number of [http://www.panjabdigilib.org/webuser/searches/mainpage.jsp?CategoryID=1&Searched=Osmania University Digital Library Gazetteer&x=16&y=12 Punjab District Gazetteers] (The spelling also includes [OUDLhttp://www.panjabdigilib.org/webuser/searches/mainpage.jsp?CategoryID=1&Searched=Gazeteer&x=20&y=9 Gazeteer]/ [http://www.panjabdigilib.org/webuser/searches/mainpage.jsp?CategoryID=1&Searched=Gazetter&typebox=1 Gazetter]/ [http://www.panjabdigilib.org/webuser/searches/mainpage.jsp?CategoryID=1&Searched=Gazeetter&x=13&y=9 Gazeetter])
==Sani Panhwar.com==*[http://oudlsanipanhwar.osmaniacom Website] Scroll down to collection of books on Sindh and Vicinity, and General Books.ac With link to**[http://sanipanhwar.incom/ Websitereaebooks.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.
==GallicaKerala State Central Library Rare Books Online==*[http://gallicastatelibrary.bnfkerala.fr 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]. ==Archaeological 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://ignca.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]]. ==Asiatic Society of Mumbai, Granth Sanjeevani. Pay/subscription==*[https://granthsanjeevani.com/jspui/ Website] The Asiatic Society of Mumbai, Granth Sanjeevani database currently includes over twenty thousand digitised books in English from its own collection, including some not apparently online elsewhere, in addition to digitised newspapers, including an almost complete run of the ''Bombay Chronicle'' (1913-1959). Also included are some editions of ''The Pioneer'', Allahabad.
==Arthur Paul Afghanistan CollectionNational Library of Singapore: BookSG==*[http://digitalcommonseresources.nlb.unlgov.edusg/afghanenglish printheritage/index.htm Website]'''Digitized Afghanistan Materials in English''' from See the Arthur Paul Afghanistan Collection at Fibiwiki page [[Singapore# Historical books online|Singapore]] for examples of some of the University of Nebraska-Lincolndigital 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* [httphttps://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/primo_libraryfamily-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/libwebfamily-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:/action/searchwww.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?vid=FHD_PUBLIC Website]Hosted by **[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 this is a searchable site containing over 40,000 family history related books from seven major US LibrariesDigital Library book viewer?]**[https://www. This is an ongoing projectfamilysearch.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]
==Bayerische Staatsbibliothek - Bavarian State Library==
*[httphttps://www.bsb-muenchen.de/Aktuelles-aus-der-Bayerischen-Staatsbibliothek.14+M57d0acf4f16.0.html en/ Website][https://opacpluswww.bsb-muenchen.de/metaopacen/search.do?methodToCall=start -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 website. If searching for maps, use the search term plan in addition to map. There is a digital 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, Calcutta and Indus. The maps (and possibly even the books) may use a Tiff TIFF format. If so you cannot see the images, you will need a plug-in, see [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Online books-Digital Library of India]] for more detailsto download suitable software.
==Savifadok- Heidelberg University==
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 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 (SAOA), part of JSTOR.org==
[https://www.jstor.org/site/south-asia-open-archives/saoa/ Website]
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