We all should try to get old literature in our libraries and then get it Scanned for further processing. dependence on BSI/ any other institute then will not be a major issue. I have an idea of the available floras in KU Kurukshetra University, HP University Shimla and Most of the College libraries in haryana. So all of us try to get the information about the libraries regarding availability of literature. In University library it is much easier to get any literature as most of the University libraries have very good xeroxing facilities to cater the need of large no of students. In Research Institute it is much difficult to get anything even for Scientists working there. I have my personal experience in this matter as IARI New Delhi Library have many old and precious literature but it is not only difficult to locate but xeroxing is also a great problem. same problem i have seen in NBPGR Delhi and even their regional stations, CSSRI, NDRI Karnal, BSI Dehradoon and few other institutes. On the other hand I could get 23 books xeroxed in Delhi University Library, about 35 from Library of HP University Shimla, 15 in KU Kurukshetra, 25 in CCS HAU Hisar, few in PAU Ludhiana and PU Patiala without much efforts . I am also presenting a idea about the Herbarium 1. A list can be prepared for each family, for the character that must be kept in mind while capturing a species, so that all characters may be shot well 2. All the pics can be rearranged on one or two pages as it was done by Pankaj ji some of Orchids he shared with us. These 1 or 2 page/pics will act as Digital Herbarium Specimen 3. For real paper and wet herbarium one of us may volunteer to act as nodal person for submission of herbarium sheets and we may develop our own Herbarium. Space can be made available for this in one the Colleges or Universities or any Institutes. This will be a collaborative work between efloraindia and nodal Institute.
On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 3:34 PM, manudev madhavan <manudevkmadha...@gmail.com > wrote: > Yes Gargji, > > Me too got the same reply from biodiversity heritage library, when I asked > about the availability of Indian journals online(which are out of > copyright). > I found it very difficult to collect details from local floras in some > libraries. Do you know..!! Blatter herbarium charges Rs 500 for referring > each type specimens there. They also apply charges for referring taxonomic > books in their library (I forgot the exact amount). When my colleagues went > to Shillong BSI herbarium, they weren't even ready to allow my friends to > take photographs of relevant literature since there was no xerox machine. > They also tried to charge some amount for referring the books. Am not > blaming everone!! There were so many generous people who had sent copies of > the literature they have. > > > > On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 3:03 PM, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Forwarding a reply from Janarthanam Malapati: >> "Wonderful idea! I think we shall do that. Keeping this in mind Indian >> Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy has started constructing a small library >> at Calicut University campus with one room for visitors to stay (may be for >> 2 people at a time). Funds seems to be problem and hope IAAT will pull >> through. We have lot of resources there including journals. >> We are also working out modalities to put all Rheedea issues online. >> I discussed with Biodiversity Heritage Library personnel and they >> recognised the gaps in Indian taxonomy literature (the old ones which are >> out of copyright). They are ready to help us to any extent, but the problem >> is of libraries agreeing to digitise their copies. >> >> Congrats to eFI for mooting these ideas. >> regards, >> jana" >> >> On 5 September 2011 10:37, manudev madhavan >> <manudevkmadha...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> thanks a lot Balkar ji >>> >>> >>> On Sep 4, 6:56 pm, "J.M. Garg" <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > Thanks a lot, Balkar ji. >>> > It's at eFi website now at: >>> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/miscellanea/for-members-i... >>> > >>> > I request others to pl. come forward. >>> > >>> > On 4 September 2011 19:17, Balkar Arya <balkara...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > > Here are some of my collection >>> > > 1. Flora of Haryana by S Kumar >>> > > 2 Flora of Haryana by Jain et al >>> > > 3 Fascicles of Flora of India from Vol1 to 21 >>> > > 4. Flowers of sahyadri both volume >>> > > 5. Trees of Pune >>> > > 6. trees of delhi >>> > > 7. Flora simlensis >>> > > 8. Flora of Delhi >>> > > 9. Flora of patiala >>> > > 10. The grasses of Burma Ceylon, India anad pakistan >>> > > 11. Flora of madhya Pradesh Vol 1 >>> > > 12. Flora of Rajasthan all 3 volume >>> > > 13. Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vo 2 and 3 >>> > > 14. Flora of Agra district >>> > > 15. A directory of Botanic gardens and parks in India >>> > > 16. algal Flora of dehradoon district >>> > > 17. economic Plants in India vol 1 >>> > > 18. Florae Indicae Enumeratio: monocotyledonae >>> > > 19. Plant diversity hot spots in India >>> > > 20. Flora nainitalensis >>> > > 21. Flora of upper gangetic Plains >>> > > 22. Punjab Plants >>> > > 23. Plants of the Punjab >>> > > 24. Forest Flora of punjab with Hazara and delhi >>> > > 25. flora of the Indian desert >>> > > 26. Weed Flora of Kashmir Valley >>> > > 27. Indian trees -Brandis >>> > > 28 a catalogue of plants of West India >>> > > 29. grasses of Punjab and Chandigarh >>> > > 30. a checklisy of Punjab Plants >>> > > 31. Flora of Mussorie >>> > > 32 Grasses of Madhya Pradesh >>> > > 33. Forest Flora of Chakrata, Dehradoon and Saharanpur Forest >>> Divisions >>> > > 34. A pictorial guide to the plants of Indian Subcontinent >>> > > 35. concise flowers of Himalaya >>> > > 36 plants of the indian Botanic Garden >>> > >>> > > This is the first list of hard copies with me in my personal Library. >>> will >>> > > uploaa the second list of Hard Copy books with me in Personal >>> Library, third >>> > > list of hard copy books in my college library and final list of >>> E-books >>> > > availble with me >>> > > Thanks >>> > >>> > > On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 6:13 PM, raju <dasraj...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > >>> > >> Dear Sir, >>> > >> It will be really a nice approach. I think efl members who are far >>> > >> from the reach of university library and other sources to get >>> relevant >>> > >> literature can make this a great opportunity. Moreover, if our own >>> > >> member publishes any research findings in reputed journal can also >>> > >> upload the same in the library for the benefit of the others (if it >>> is >>> > >> copy right free). We have already some nice research article in >>> post. >>> > >> So I would like to request to compile those entire articles in the >>> > >> library. >>> > >>> > >> Regards, >>> > >>> > >> Raju das >>> >>> > >>> > >> On Sep 4, 11:58 am, "J.M. Garg" <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > >> > Here was Manudev ji's idea & it was discussed among moderators & >>> agreed >>> > >> to: >>> > >> > "As a taxonomist, literature collection has been a matter of >>> difficulty, >>> > >> > especially those papers published in Indian journals (hope all our >>> > >> members >>> > >> > do have the same opinion). And we had discussed this earlier in >>> our >>> > >> group .. >>> > >>> > >> > Here is a humble suggestion..!! Why can't we take an initiate in >>> this >>> > >> > matter?? I think, atleast we can make a catalogue of books and >>> journals >>> > >> with >>> > >> > each of us. So that our members can make use of that. Especially >>> those >>> > >> > people revising a genus or family would be finding difficulties to >>> > >> collect >>> > >> > details from regional or local floras (including state and >>> district >>> > >> floras). >>> > >> > Each member can put a list of their accessible material. Am not >>> sure how >>> > >> > many of the members are generous enough to share their >>> collections.. >>> > >> > Still we can contribute much.. >>> > >> > I am ready to contribute whatever I have.. awaiting response..!! >>> > >>> > >> > "As Balkarji said, we don't need to upload the paper or any kind >>> of >>> > >> > literature to the group, so that we can avoid the violation of >>> copy >>> > >> right >>> > >> > laws. Also the form of the literature is also a matter of concern. >>> If it >>> > >> is >>> > >> > a hard copy, the beneficiary should take the necessary expenses. >>> Here i >>> > >> am >>> > >> > attaching a list of books available in my library either as hard >>> copy or >>> > >> as >>> > >> > pdf format." >>> > >>> > >> > Accordingly, Manudev ji has furnished details & uploaded at eFI >>> page: >>> > >> >>> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/miscellanea/for-members-i... >>> >>> > >>> > >> > Other may also contribute suitably & become a part of this great >>> effort. >>> > >> > -- >>> > >> > With regards, >>> > >> > J.M.Garg (jmga...@gmail.com) >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >>> >>> > >> > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>> > >> > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand >>> species* >>> > >> & >>> > >> > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >>> > >> > alphabetically & place-wise): >>> > >>http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also >>> use >>> > >> them >>> > >> > for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >>> > >> > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian >>> > >> Flora, >>> > >> > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: >>> > >>http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix(morethan 1700 members >>> & >>> >>> > >> > 79,000 messages on 31/8/11) or Efloraofindia website: >>> > >>https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/(witha species database >>> > >> > of around 5500 species) >>> > >>> > > -- >>> > > Regards >>> > >>> > > Dr Balkar Singh >>> > > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >>> > > Arya P G College, Panipat >>> > > Haryana-132103 >>> > > 09416262964 >>> > >>> > -- >>> > With regards, >>> > J.M.Garg (jmga...@gmail.com)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >>> >>> > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>> > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand >>> species* & >>> > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >>> > alphabetically & place-wise): >>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use >>> them >>> > for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >>> > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian >>> Flora, >>> > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: >>> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix(more than 1700 members & >>> > 79,000 messages on 31/8/11) or Efloraofindia website: >>> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/(with a species database >>> > of around 5500 species) >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg (jmga...@gmail.com) >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& >> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >> alphabetically & place-wise): >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use >> them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, >> please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: >> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1700 members & >> 79,000 messages on 31/8/11) or Efloraofindia website: >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database >> of around 5500 species) >> >> > > > -- > *Manudev K Madhavan* > Junior Research Fellow > Systematic & Floristic Lab, > Department of Botany, > Centre for Postgraduate Studies & Research > St. Joseph's College, Devagiri > Kozhikode- 673 008 > Mob: 9496470738 > > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
