SWEDISH SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES NETWORK

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Books:

SASNET’s book collection

• SASNET has a unique collection of books about South Asia in its root node office at Scheelevägen 15 D in Lund, Sweden. The library consists of more than 120 doctoral dissertations from the middle of the 1990s (and in some cases even older) up  to 2008 published in Sweden and the other Nordic countries; besides a large number of other titles. The unpretentious SASNET library encompasses a wide range of subjects, reflecting the variety of South Asia related  research topics undertaken in the Nordic countries.
We also keep a collection of mostly Sri Lanka related books donated to SASNET by the Swedish journalist Thomas Bibin. It includes books, pamphlets and articles (mostly from Sri Lankan authors) from the 1960s onwards.
Finally the library contains all the leading international peer-reviewed South Asia related journals within humanities and social sciences.
Books and journals can be borrowed from Lars Eklund, who manages the collection. SASNET also gladly accepts any new publications from recent PhDs, researchers and academics in the Nordic countries.
– Go for the catalogue of South Asia related theses in SASNET’s collection.
– Other books in the SASNET collection (pdf-file).
– The Thomas Bibin collection (pdf-file)
– Peer-reviewed journals (pdf-file)

Karl Reinhold Haellquist Memorial Collection (KRHMC)

• SASNET has taken care of and catalogued a large books donation from the private library collection of the renowned Swedish historian Karl Reinhold Haellquist, who passed away in 2000 after working for many years at the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) in Copenhagen. A large part of the collection, more than 6000 South Asia related books, journals, videotapes and pamphlets on various aspects of South Asian studies, was later donated to SASNET/Lund University by his wife, Inger Sondén-Haellquist. The collection includes Haellquist’s unique collection of books on Mahatma Gandhi. These Gandhi books, and other works from the collection, are now on display in Lund University’s Asia Library (adjacent to the SASNET root node office in Lund, open Monday-Friday 9–17, at Scheelevägen 15 C, first floor). The remaining part of Karl Reinhold Haellquist Memorial Collection is kept at SASNET’s office. More information on the Karl Reinhold Haellquist book donation.
In 2007, the Crafoord Foundation also decided to give a grant to SASNET in order to digitalize other parts of Karl Reinhold Haellquist’s private archive. With supplementary funding from SASNET this work was carried out during the Fall 2008 by a hired librarian, Erik Svanström. With regard to K R Haellquist’s specialised interest in Mahatma Gandhi, it was decided to concentrate the efforts to the vast material on Gandhi in Haellquist’s material. In the new web site we meet Gandhi through Haellquist’s lecture notes. SASNET’s ambition is that it will continue to spread light on Gandhi and his ideas. GandhiServe Foundation has kindly given their permission to make digital use of the images in Haellquist's lecture notes. Go for the KRHMC web site on Gandhi.

The Mahatma Gandhi Book Collection (part of the Karl Reinhold Haellquist Memorial Collection) was formally inaugurated by the Indian Ambassador to Sweden, Mr. Balkrishna Shetty, on Thursday 10 September 2009. On behalf of the Indian government, the Ambassador also took the opportunity to donate to Lund University and SASNET another 120 volumes of Mahatma Gandhi literature, either works written by Gandhi himself or books focusing on him.
The function, including a puja ceremony by Ms. Bubu Munshi-Eklund, took place at Lund University’s Asia Library at Scheelevägen 15. A large number of Lund University professors and researchers, and also Indian students and guest researchers who have come to Lund University through the Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Window India lot 15, participated. Lund University was officially represented by the Assistant Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Sven Strömqvist. The daily newspaper Sydsvenskan carried a report from the inauguration, and also Lund University magazine LUM in its issue No. 8/2009. See the newspaper reports. (as a pdf-file).

Indian Library in Sweden

• The Indo-Swedish Translation Project was started as a result of visits by Swedish writers to India in 1996 and Indian writers to Sweden 1997. Under the name Indienbiblioteket, the project was officially inaugurated by the Indian ambassador to Sweden, Ms. Chitra Narayanan, at Göteborg Book Fair in September 2001. It has since developed further with a number of new publications almost every year, most recently at the 2008 and 2009 Göteborg Book Fairs when new sets of Indian books translated into Swedish were presented. Several books and writers (among them Mahasweta Devi) participated at the 2008 Book Fair, and at the 2009 Book Fair a volume with Indian poetry was presented.

US Library of Congress

• US Library of Congress Online Catalogs
• The Library of Congress, through its New Delhi office, runs a Cooperative Acquisitions Programs to acquire literature and other materials for the Library and member institutions from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, as well as Mongolian and Tibetan titles published in several Asian countries.

University of Washington at Seattle

• The UW Libraries – Information Gateway provides vast resources on South Asian studies and the countries in South Asia.

SAVIFA – Virtuelle Fachbibliothek Südasien

Savifa – Virtual Library South Asia is an information gateway for South Asia Studies established by the Library at the South Asia Institute, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, in cooperation with Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg. Since June 2006 Savifa is available on-line. It offers a comprehensive access to professionally selected and annotated Internet resources as well as other scientific information.

Libris

• To get hold of books at Swedish libraries, search Libris!  LIBRIS Websearch

Mölndals stadsbibliotek

The best available Swedish catalogues of links to South Asian Internet resources is produced by the librarians at Mölndals stadsbibliotek. Go for their Internetresources about:
• Afghanistan
• India
• Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka

International Library, Stockholm

• The International Library in Stockholm is a unique service to lend books written in Urdu, Hindi, Bengali, Nepali, Sinhalese, Tamil, Gujarati, and other South Asian languages. Besides a public lending-library at Odengatan 59, with a collection of more than 200 000 books, the International Library also offers Interlibrary loans through Public libraries within as well as outside Sweden.

Journals:

SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition)

SPARC is a worldwide alliance of research institutions, libraries and organizations that encourages competition in the scholarly communications market. SPARC introduces new solutions to scientific journal publishing, facilitates the use of technology to expand access, and partners with publishers that bring top-quality low-cost research to a greater audience. SPARC strives to return science to scientists. More information on SPARC.

SASNET’s guide to journals and magazines related to South Asia

• Selected Internet based magazines and journals on South Asia:

– published in the region (South Asia)
– published from Sweden
– academic journals published from other countries
– other South Asia related magazines and journals

• Academic Journals on South Asia, not available on the Internet

• Organisational newsletters

SASNET’s guide to new books related to South Asia connected to South Asia research

Go for the SASNET web page

SASNET’s selected links to distributors of South Asia related Books

Go for the SASNET web page.