TabbedOverviewSouth Asia Archive is a landmark collection of 4.5 million pages from across the Indian subcontinent from 1700 to 1953, originally collected by the South Asian Research Foundation (SARF). It’s the largest collection of books, journals, and documents from the region, covering India, Pakistan, Burma, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh. While the vast majority of the content is presented in English language, and thus allows global access to rare research material on South Asian history, the collection also includes documents in in vernacular (circa 15%), predominantly Bengali and Sanskrit. Provider: Coherent Digital, LLCPosted: Mar 24, 2023 9:52amUpdated: Jun 29, 2023 8:23amSourceInformation provided here is drawn from a number of sources, and may not yet have been fully verified by CRL. DetailsCollection ContentSubject Areas: Arts and HumanitiesSocial SciencesResource Types: Electronic booksElectronic journalsContent Details: Topics Coveredagriculture | anthropology | archaeology | art history | arts | census reports | cinema | civilizational studies | colonialism| commerce| cultural studies| development| economics| education| environment| fiction| film studies| gender studies| government| history| humanities general| history| Indology| industry|linguistics | philosophy| media studies| medicine| philosophy| race| religion| science| sports| urban studies Geographic CoverageIndia, Pakistan Burma/Myanmar, Afhanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka Chronological coverage1700-1953 Source format(s)paper Total titles29,445 Total pages4.5 million Major language (s) ~73% English | ~ 23% Bengali | also includes Maltese, Hindi, Sanskrit, French, Welsh, Latin, and others Digital collection launch dateLaunched on Coherent's South Asia Commons platform June 24, 2022 Completion dateComplete now Collection ongoing No Update frequencyn/a Available supplements Subsequent collections are in development on southasiacommons.net SpecificationsReview Documents provided by the Coherent Digital: SAA Highlight Document Charleston Advisor Bibliography/Title List Metadata: MARC records available Yes Creator of MARC recordsCoherent Digital, LLC Source for obtaining MARC recordsProprietary platform technology Fee for MARC recordsNo Subject authorities usedTaylor & Francis Cataloguers Name authorities usedNone - No personal names are indexed in the MARC record Technical Platform: Browser compatibility"South Asia Commons supports the latest, stable releases of all major browsers and platforms. On Windows, we support Internet Explorer 10-11 / Microsoft Edge. Alternative browsers which use the latest version of WebKit, Blink, or Gecko, whether directly or via the platform’s web view API, are not explicitly supported. However, South Asia Archive should (in most cases) display and function correctly in these browsers as well. More specific support information is provided below: Chrome >= 45 Firefox >= 38 Edge >= 12 Explorer >= 10 iOS >= 9 Safari >= 9 Android >= 4.4 Opera >= 30"" " Authentication optionsIP-based, Shibboleth Single Sign-on, OpenAthens, email-based (e.g., *@uni.edu) Archiving solution (master files)Purchased content upon request Archiving solution (derivative files) Purchased content upon request Available in web discovery tools Upcoming in 2023. EBSCO & ProQuest. Open url target N/A Federated searching, z39.50 N/A Local host option Purchased content upon request Usage stats based on Counter codeYes with SUSHI access Interface Tools: Full text displayed Yes, displayed in proprietary viewer with KWIC. Page images Yes, displayed in List View, Grid View, and custom viewer. Color images Yes Search full text Yes Advanced search Yes Search within results Yes Limit results by dates and/or document types Yes, in both the Advanced Search user interface as well as in search results pages by applying the respective facet. Users can also limit searches by Publication Type, Source, Series, Language, Year, Publisher Type, Country, and Topic. Display highlighted search terms We display highlights within the publications metadata and/or the full text. Highlights are displayed on the search results page and when our custom viewer is in use. [provider[ Display snippet (search term in context)We display highlights within the publications metadata and/or the full text. Highlights are displayed on the search results page and when our custom viewer is in use. [provider[ Relevance sorting Yes, we have relevance sorting and that is the default way we sort search results. Additionally, users can sort results by date of publication: newest first or oldest first. Save searches Researchers are able to save and organize content by creating lists. Lists can remain private or be shared with the user's institution or the public. Users can also follow organizations, topics, or searches and may choose to receive alerts when new content is added. Download PDF Yes Download HTML No Print page Yes Print full document Yes Export citations Yes Annotation tools No Cross-product searching n/a ILL permittedLimited Text/data mining permittedAvailable to institutions who purchase perpetual rights. Restrictions on useFair and reasonable use. See T&C's. Terms and Provider DetailsTerms: Subscription option Yes Purchase option Yes Multiple year payments option Yes Maintenance feesYes Hosting charges No ArchivingThe product is held in a dark archive, available to owners of perpetual rights should a "trigger event" make the content inaccessible via the Coherent Digital server. Provider: Coherent Digital, LLC Website: https://coherentdigital.net/ Provider Notes: Coherent acquired the content from Taylor & Francis, who originally published it on a now decomissioned platform. Coherent migrated the content to the South Asia Commons platform in 2022. CRL Offers & Status StatusCurrentDescription CRL FlaggednoPotential interest to CRL community Offer PendingnoCurrently a candidate for CRL offer Active OfferyesCurrently offered for purchase or new subscription Trial AccessnoAvailable for trial Renewal OffernoCurrently offered for renewal Expired OffernoPast offers Inactive / DeclinednoNo longer under consideration by CRL Reviewed by CRLnoEvaluation available by CRL and community Special AccessnoMember-only access available for a limited time The complete offer and activity details for this resource are only available to CRL members. AppendixTitle List: Copy of South Asia Commons - SARF Bibliography.xlsxAttachments: SAA Highlight Documents.pdf Charleston Advisor_October 22_South Asia Archive.pdf Copy of CRL Offer_South Asia Archive Pricing_2023.xlsx Coherent Commons VPAT March 2023.pdf Community RatingsPlatform and user interface: 0 Your rating: None 0 No votes yet Content scope and completeness: 0 Your rating: None 0 No votes yet Cost and price-structure: 0 Your rating: None 0 No votes yet Print