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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 is now From 18 January 2021 some but not all, PAHAR files have been uploaded to the only optionInternet Archive (Archive. 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. (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)
Mac users who cannot read TIFF images can read about suitable plug-ins ==Digitised Books from GIPE, Pune==*[https://dspace.gipe.ac.in this /xmlui/handle/10973/17705 Website]Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE), Pune ([[Poona]]). Pdfs to download. 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://webdspace.archivegipe.orgac.in/xmlui/webhandle/2013100310060610973/http23767 1], [https://wwwdspace.gipe.usptoac.govin/xmlui/faqhandle/plugins10973/tiff23769 2], [https://dspace.gipe.ac.jsp linkin/xmlui/handle/10973/23770 3] from the US Patents Office, now archived[https://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/23771 4], or consult Apple Help[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.lva.virginianationallibrary.gov/public/tifftips.htm TIFF tipsin NLI] Library of Virginia has general information about viewing TIFF images/Digital Collection.
'''NoteThere are a number of [http: September 2015: A new website is under development where all the digital book files are Adobe pdfs//nlirepository.nvli.in/handle/123456789/1 Collections] including Gazetteers and Government Publications. At least some Most of the other English language books available using the TIFF format are also now available as pdfs. It appears that any new additions appear to be in the DLI are only available categories Monographs or E-Books, but not in Rare Books (as pdfs.'''at 2020/06/30)
==Hathi Trust Digital Library==*[http://www.hathitrust.org Website]Pdfs The website advises::"Hathi Trust is a partnership of major research institutions and libraries working to ensure that the cultural record is preserved and accessible long into the futureread online."
Many The digital collection appears to be a selection of the online books originate from Google BooksLibrary's Collection only, but there are some volumes available which are not available on and it is unclear whether the Google Books websitedigital collection will increase.
The books are available to read online, but can only be downloaded to your computer if you are associated with There is perhaps a participating institution. An advantage is possibility that the pages may digital collection will be rotateduploaded to the Internet Archive, which is a handy feature for in the pages 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://cslrepository.nvli.in some books, particularly Army ListsWebsite]
==DSpace at West Bengal State 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 in Kolkata ([http://dspace[Calcutta]]).wbpublibnet.gov.in Website] It is administered by the Ministry of Culture of the Government of India.
'''DSpace at West Bengal State Central Library''' is the Digital repository of the ‘West Bengal Public Library Network’ which is a joint effort There are five main collections being [http://cslrepository.nvli.in/handle/123456789/8 Rare Books], [http://cslrepository.nvli.in/handle/123456789/7 Gazetteer Reports] including modern publications, but none in respect of public Libraries of West Bengal. The texts are Burma; available as searchable pdfs to downloadand Committee Commission Reports, Settlement Reports, Statistical Abstract.
The most useful volumes appear to be those under the heading Gazetteers and Gazeeters. Browse ‘Subjects’and select ‘Gazetteers”, or the direct link is Pdfs [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 Bengal District Gazetteers: 24-Parganas 1914 by L.S.Sread online. O'Malley
*[http://oudl.osmania.ac.in/ Website]==Digital Library of India, now closed==
Osmania University is situated in Hyderabad. The library Digital Library of India has been closed down as a connection with the separate entity, although texts labelled "Digital Library of India, however it is not known whether all the books available on OUDL " are also available o through the the DLI website. An example National Digital Library of a book available is [http://oudlIndia, see next section.osmania.ac.in/handle/OUDL/2228 ''Fatehgarh And The Mutiny''] by C L Wallace 1933
The texts are available as pdfs In January 2017 many (but not all) of the book files, from the then Digital Library of India were uploaded to downloadthe 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
The OUDL site appears to be available only during Indian office hours (IST 10 am to 6 pm)Noted in October 2020, according files were uploaded to this [httpthe 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://www.sanskritdocumentsarchive.org/scannedbooks link] (sanskritdocumentsdetails/dli.ernet.org) (IST = GMT+5:30)238435
==Family History Books==* [http://books.familysearch.org/primo_library/libweb/action/A portal sponsored by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, with the aim of providing a single window searchfacility.do?vid=FHD_PUBLIC Website]Hosted by FamilySearch this It is a searchable site containing over 40not immediately clear which other digital libraries have contributed content,000 family history related books but includes content from seven major US Librariesthe previous Digital Library of India, and also Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE) and South Asia Archive. This The 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 be via the website of the contributing institutions, as it appears to register with NDLI, you need to be an Indian resident at an ongoing projecteducational institution. All database sources with a red lock icon require registration. However you can access content from the previous Digital Library of India, (which shows a green lock icon) although it may be slow and the Internet Archive (Archive.org) may be preferable for those DLI files also uploaded to Archive.org.
If the catalogue reference indicates 'Public access', you can download the book file to your home computer. If the catalogue reference indicates 'Protected access', the material is accessible on a Family History ==DSpace at West Bengal State Central Library computer at a [[FamilySearch Centres|FamilySearch Centre]] The protected status extends to books which are subject to copyright laws and, therefore, restrictions on usage applies. (See ==*[httpshttp://familysearchdspace.org/learn/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Online_Book_Collection_FAQs explanations on websitewbpublibnet.gov.in Website] for further details).
An example of a 'Public access' book available is the [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1931667?availability=Logan%20Utah%20FamilySearch%20Library 'DSpace at West Bengal State Central Library'Indian Army List'' April 1921] 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 a free (large (99MB)) pdf type searchable pdfs to download (located, if the given link is not permanent, by [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search searching the Library catalogue]).
There may The most useful volumes appear to be those under the heading Gazetteers and Gazeeters. Browse ‘Subjects’and select ‘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). The site also hosts the Bengal District Gazetteers: 24-Parganas download problems during maintenance night time 1914 by Utah Time (Utah Time=GMT less seven hours)L.S. Try again at another timeS. O'Malley
An Adobe Acrobat reader is required for 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''Indian Army List'' April 1921Building, Kolkata, so is probably generally requiredone 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.
Examples 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 available to download include ''Gazetteer of Kangra District-Parts II to IV Kulu, Lahul and Spiti'' 1897, ''Official Account of which are mirror copies from the Abor Expedition 1911-12'' 1913Internet Archive, both listed under "Books-Indian Subcontinent" and under "Journals" many editions of ''The Indian Forester''Archive. ==Bhagirathi - The Institute Repository of IIT Roorkee==*[http://bhagirathi.iitr.ac.in/dspace Website]Bhagirathiorg, (see above), in (where you may prefer the [http://bhagirathi.iitr.ac.in/dspace/handle/123456789/158 Archives collection of the Central Library] of the Institute Repository of IIT Roorkee has books and documents relating to Rourkee and Engineeringonline viewing format, and some Gazetteersdownloads are possible), which may be downloaded as pdfsadded February 2019. Most of these are large filesThis is an ongoing project.
==Digitised Books from GIPE, Pune==*[http://dspace.gipe.ac.Note that is necessary to be '''signed in/xmlui/handle/10973/17705 Website]Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE), Pune (''' to [[PoonaFamilySearch]]). Pdfs to downloadaccess the book files.
You first need to registerBooks can also be accessed through the [https://familysearch.org/catalog/search FamilySearch Catalog], which also contains additional books which are digitised FamilySearch microfilms from various sources.
The website contains a number of Gazetteers which may be located by using Gazetteer as If the Digital Library catalogue reference indicates "Access Level Public", you can read the search term. Other books available book online, and it is also possible to download , either a specific page, or the entire include ''Chronicles of book file. If the East India Company trading to Chinacatalogue reference indicates "Access Level Protected", it is not stated who, if anyone, 1635 to 1835'' by Hosea Ballou Morse 1926can access the book. Volumes [http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/23767 For members of the public, the 1]access message is "Due to copyright restrictions, [http://dspacethis book cannot be viewed online".gipeThere 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".ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/23769 2]The material is accessible on a Family History Library computer, see [[http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/23770 3FamilySearch Centres], [http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/23771 4], [http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/23772 5]
==Rare Books On Sindh==*[http://www.panhwar.com/rarebooks/Books.htm Website]This link is part of Some books which which are digitised FamilySearch microfilms which were filmed in institutions such as the British Library, even if the website [http://www.panhwar.com Panhwar.com] about SindhMany books on Bombay and Sindh. Must would otherwise not be downloaded subject to viewcopyright restrictions, can only be viewed at [[FamilySearch Centres]], or perhaps also at FamilySearch Affiliate libraries.
==Arthur Paul Afghanistan Collection==*An example of a "Public access" book available is the [httphttps://digitalcommonswww.unlfamilysearch.eduorg/search/catalog/afghanenglish Website]1931667 ''Indian Army List'Digitized Afghanistan Materials in English''' from 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 Arthur Paul Afghanistan Collection at Share icon on the University far right hand side of Nebraska-Lincolnthe book reader.
==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
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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.
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]
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 [https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/rtc2021/session/navigating-the-internet-archive Navigating 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
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 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 HathiTrust Digital Library database, and whether that includes in-copyright publications. [https://www.hathitrust.org/community HathiTrust Members]
==British Library Digital Collection==
*See [[British Library#Digitised books|British Library - Digitised books]]
==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 Current Website]*[http://wwwThis dataset consists of a collection of books, journals and maps related broadly to the Himalayas and its outlying attached ranges, available as pdf downloads.dli.ernet.in:8080/dlix/ The categories include "Indian Subcontinent", Afghanistan, Nepal, "NewTibet And China" Website], and books, journals and maps are listed according to date of publication.
Examples of books available to download include '''Digital Library Gazetteer of IndiaKangra District-Parts II to IV Kulu, Lahul and Spiti''1897, ' has many interesting books whose titles you can see if you search using words such as Bengal, Calcutta , Madras and Bombay. The book page images are in the TIFF format. If you can't read Official Account of the pages you will need to download a plugAbor Expedition 1911-in to read the TIFF format ([http://www.alternatiff.com/install12'' 1913, both listed under "Books-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.
The Library is located in [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/content/help/index.aspx?r=551&458 Viewing Images[Calcutta]] from and administered by the Ministry of Culture of the UK Government website ScotlandsPeople which contains images in the TIFF formatof India.
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://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22Central+Secretariat+Library%22&sort=Osmania University Digital -publicdate "Central Secretariat Library [OUDL"]==.
==National =DLI history===The Digital Library of Singapore: Singapore Digitised Books==India had many interesting books which were unavailable online elsewhere.*[http://sgebooksA new website was introduced in the latter part of 2015, where all the digital book files were Adobe pdfs.nlPreviously the website had used TIFF format.sg Website] Books <br>January 2017. Roughly 80% of the books from the Digital Library of India became available on the Internet Archive (Archive.org). These books may be read online, in addition to the download include: 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 is closed to remove books still in copyright.:*[http://sgebooks<br>June 2017.nl A large number of DLI books added to Archive.sg/googlecseorg appeared to have since been delated.aspx?q=Directories&start=0&cx=006597985428264677513Roughly 67%3Awzo_av3kkyw&cof=FORID%3A11#914 Directories for Singapore] for of the years 1853-1957total DLI books appeared to remain.<br>September 2017. Further DLI books appeared to have been delated from Archive.org, 1859-1861and the collection was renamed the "Public Library of India" Collection.<br> c September 2018. DLI website is available with reduced content, 1867-1870, 1875, 1877,1879, 1881with no books published after 1900. There It is also an 1821 Directory for Prince of Wales Island (Penang)now necessary to register to download books.:*[http://sgebooks<br> c October 2020.nlFiles originating from DLI are being uploaded to Archive.sg/details/03_10055c4org.html These appear to be The stranger's guide to Singapore with maps] 1890files which were not previously uploaded.
==Cornell University National Digital Library: South East Asia Visionsof India==*[httphttps://digitalndl.libraryiitkgp.cornellac.edu/s/sea/index.php in 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.
==Panjab Digital Library==
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&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.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])
==PaharSani Panhwar.com==*[http://sanipanhwar.com Website] Scroll down to collection 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. 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-Mountains of serves-by-tuker/mode/2up ''While Memory Serves''] Central Asia by Lieut.-General Sir Francis Tuker. Digital Datasetreprint edition reproduced by Sani H Panhwar, originally published 1950. ==Tamil Virtual Library==Tamil Virtual Library, a Division of Tamil Virtual Academy.*[httphttps://paharwww.tamildigitallibrary.in Website] This dataset consists of a collection For examples of booksand 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 maps related broadly then 'Titles' to browse the Himalayas books available. Many editions of the ''Travancore Almanac'' 1880-1925, ''Travancore Almanac and Directory'' 1911-1944 and its outlying attached ranges''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 downloadsfiles to download, but it is not clear whether this is still possible directly from the website. The categories include "Indian Subcontinent"If however you have the ASI catalogue reference, Afghanistanyou 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), Nepalsee above, a collection [https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22Archeological+Survey%22&sort=-date subject:'''"Tibet And ChinaArcheological 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. A paid personal or institutional membership is required to access the contents. Note however, in 2020 mirror versions of many bookswere uploaded to the Internet Archive (Archive.org), a free website, journals in the [https://archive.org/search.php?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 '''not''' uploaded (as at 2020/10/22) ==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://seasiavisions.library.cornell.edu 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 maps are listed according , 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 date -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 publicationthe 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]
==Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek==
*[https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de Website]
The website (at May 2014) states 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.
==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 may need a plug-incannot see the images, see [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Online books-Digital Library of India]] for more detailsyou will need to 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]
South Asia Open Archives (SAOA) is hosted on JSTOR.org as part of the library-contributed Open Access collections on JSTOR.
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 native papers published in the Bombay presidency and 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 week ending ...] Calcutta, Bengal 1876-1916; [https://www.jstor.org/site/south-asia-open-archives/saoa/selections-vernacular-newspapers-26318842/ Selections from the Vernacular Newspapers Published in the Panjab, North-Western Provinces, Oudh, Central Provinces and 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] 1903-1912. There are Census reports from 1871 to 1951, and trade related reports.
==Gallica==
*[http://gallica.bnf.fr Website]
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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