Thanks all for the comments and lovely links , quite useful for me. Tanay On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 8:40 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dinesh ji > My answer was relating to Biodiversity link sent by me. It has left panel > which scrolls very fast and can take you to the last page within seconds to > read through the index and locate genus. > Perhaps misunderstanding was that I was answering both you and Pankaj > ji; you about the online search and Pankaj ji about hard storage. I have > rarely seen you in this desperation that you are misunderstood. Take it > lightly. > > > > -- > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 8:19 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> ... please, dear friends, >> It looks like my expression is not proper in earlier message. :) >> >> There is no downloading OR no storing ... am trying to avoid this process >> of downloading and storing. ... it is a self-owned liability ... and process >> of retrieval becomes endless. >> >> Talking of using Internet Archive BookReader ... a browser plugin >> (downloads automatically if one chooses to view online version of the >> archived material). >> That makes the whole process of reading and retrieving very simple >> >> Please check one of the links that has been put by me. >> >> Regards. >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 7:58 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> if you wish, I can post the cd of whatever I have, it will save your >>> time. :)) >>> No charges required :D. >>> Pankaj >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 7:56 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > Thanks Pankaj ji and Dineshji >>> > Luckily space is no problem with USB high storage discs available. I >>> have >>> > downloaded first volume, and may do others in a day or two. each file >>> is >>> > roughly 50-60 mb each. >>> > Dinesh ji, locating genus is not a problem online because scrolling >>> of >>> > pages in left panel is very fast. I go the last page, scroll through >>> the >>> > index and locate the page number of genus. I find it a faster method. >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>> > Retired Associate Professor >>> > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>> > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>> > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>> > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 7:46 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >>> > wrote: >>> >> >>> >> Many thanks Gurcharan ji for the link to Biodiversity Heritage >>> Library. >>> >> The Search facility in this library is on a broad scale ... yields >>> results >>> >> according to chosen category. >>> >> >>> >> Only difficulty is: getting to find results, for say any genus, within >>> the >>> >> opened book. >>> >> Or perhaps, am missing some method to achieve that. >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Here are the links to the seven volumes at Internet Archive. >>> >> The links open the book in Internet Archive BookReader ... a search >>> panel >>> >> is available at right side. >>> >> The difficulty here (for me !!) is that I may find the required genus >>> in >>> >> the 7th attempt. >>> >> >>> >> Vol I Ranunculaceae - Polygaleae >>> >> http://www.archive.org/stream/floraofbritishin01hook#page/n5/mode/2up >>> >> >>> >> Vol II Sabiaceae - Cornaceae >>> >> >>> http://www.archive.org/stream/florabritishind00unkngoog#page/n7/mode/1up >>> >> >>> >> Vol III Caprifoliaceae - Apocynaceae >>> >> >>> http://www.archive.org/stream/floraofbritishin03hookrich#page/n5/mode/2up >>> >> >>> >> Vol IV Asclepiadae - Amarantaceae >>> >> >>> http://www.archive.org/stream/florabritishind03hookgoog#page/n8/mode/1up >>> >> >>> >> Vol V Chenopodiaceae - Orchidae >>> >> >>> http://www.archive.org/stream/florabritishind04hookgoog#page/n8/mode/1up >>> >> >>> >> Vol VI Orchideae - Cyperaceae >>> >> http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924050778673#page/n5/mode/2up >>> >> >>> >> Vol VII Cyperaceae - Graminae >>> >> http://www.archive.org/stream/floraofbritishin07hook#page/n5/mode/2up >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Regards. >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 6:35 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >>> >> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> A really great discovery for me at least, and I hope many others will >>> be >>> >>> happy to know: >>> >>> All the seven volumes of Flora of British India are available online. >>> You >>> >>> can view them online or download in pdf format. I have started using >>> them >>> >>> extensively. >>> >>> http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/title/678# >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>> >>> Retired Associate Professor >>> >>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>> >>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>> >>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>> >>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >>> >>> >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >> >> > > -- Tanay Bose Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant Department of Botany University of British Columbia 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036
