Changes

**Not currently covered (2020/06/21), but recent changes have altered the : The "default" borrowing time period to is one hour. HoweverAdditionally, 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, if no one else is on the waiting list, the book may be re-borrowedat the expiry of that time.

From 18 January 2021 some but not all, PAHAR files have been uploaded to the Internet Archive (Archive.org) as part of the Collection "Historical Resources of India", and currently, at 23 January 2021, [https://archive.org/details/IndiaHistory?and%5B%5D=subject%3A%22pahar.in%22&sort=-publicdate latest upload date] is 20 21 January 2021. Perhaps there will be more uploads in the future.

*[httphttps://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/17705 Website]

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 [httphttps://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/23767 1], [httphttps://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/23769 2], [httphttps://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/23770 3], [httphttps://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/23771 4], [httphttps://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/23772 5]

The Digital Library of India appears to have has been closed downas a separate entity, although texts labelled "Digital Library of India" are available through the National Digital Library of India, see next section.

Noted in October 2020, files are currently being were uploaded to the Archive.org which are 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

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 include West Bengal Public includes content from the previous Digital Library Networkof India, and also Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE) and South Asia Archive, the . The latter usually is a subscription website, so its status here (with a red lock icon) and access to it through NDLI is unclear limited to "all the UGC colleges in India". It is understood that For non Indian residents the viewing of content is 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 educational 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.

*[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>

These books can also be accessed through the *FamilySearch Help articles**[https://www.familysearch.org/cataloghelp/helpcenter/article/search how-do-i-find-a-digitized-book-in-the-familysearch-digital-library How do I find a digitized book in the FamilySearch CatalogDigital Library?], which also contains additional books which **[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/what-are-the-icons-on-the-familysearch-digital-library-book-viewer What are digitised the icons on the FamilySearch microfilms from various sourcesDigital Library book viewer?]**[https://www.familysearch. Note org/help/helpcenter/article/the-online-book-that is necessary to be '''signed -i-was-reading-in''' to [[FamilySearch]] to access -the -famlysearch-digital-library-timed-out The online book files.that I was reading in the FamlySearch Digital Library timed out]

If the catalogue reference indicates "Access Level Public", you can read the book online, and it Note that is also possible necessary to be '''signed in''' to [[FamilySearch]] to download, either a specific page, or access the entire book filefiles. If the catalogue reference indicates "Access Level Protected", it is not stated who, if anyone,  Books can access also be accessed through the book [https://familysearch. For members of the publicorg/catalog/search FamilySearch Catalog], the access message is "Due to copyright restrictions, this book cannot be viewed online". There which also contains additional books which 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 [[digitised FamilySearch Centres]]microfilms from various sources.

Some books which 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 which are digitised book file. If the catalogue reference indicates "Access Level Protected", it is not stated who, if anyone, can access the book. FamilySearch microfilms which were filmed in institutions such as For members of the British Librarypublic, even if the books would otherwise not be subject access message is "Due to copyright restrictions, can 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]], or perhaps FamilySearch Affiliate libraries (See [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Online_Book_Collection_FAQs explanations on website] for further details. However currently (2019/02/15) this page has not been updated to reflect recent changes)

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.