KFRI Library is a full-fledged resource centre on tropical forestry and a special repository of literature on teak, bamboo and rattan. It also functions as the national-level Bamboo Information Centre.
KFRI library, with a core collection of more than 17,000 books and 10,000 back volumes of journals on forestry and allied subjects, caters to the information requirements of scientists and research scholars of the Institute and others who are interested.
Online access to many core journals in forestry and allied subjects is made available, including national and international journals and access to CAB's bibliographic database, which covers major subjects like agriculture, environment, forestry, etc. Its archives from 1939 are also possible to use. CAB Abstracts now comes with CABI Full Text and gives access to more than 220,000 journal articles, conference papers and reports. Online access to the EBSCO database of Environment Complete is possible, which contains more than 2.4 million records from more than 2,200 national and international titles going back to 1888, as well as more than 190 monographs.
The library collections include many valuable reference books, doctoral theses, publications of national and international bodies like Forest Research Institute (FRI), APAFRI, IRGWP, IUCN and IUFRO and databases in CDs and DVDs.
The library's online catalogue of books and back volume collections was developed using the software KOHA. The library's digital collections include research reports, scientific papers, and other documents published by KFRI scientists, which can be accessed through the Intranet library portal developed for the purpose. The library's Digital resources include KFRI Information Bulletins, Ph D theses, Annual Reports and all the published issues of the Evergreen - KFRI Newsletter. Collections of Ebooks, Eprints, Indian Forest Records and Bulletins (publications of FRI) and the collections of bamboo, teak and cane literature are also possible to search and download. The library's digital resources are organised using DSpace, an open-source repository software that can be accessed by scientists and research scholars from their desktops in the institute.
The Bamboo Information Centre - India was established in 1989 with the financial support of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada. Its purpose is to collect, properly document, and disseminate bamboo information for the easy access of users. The gathered information of published documents and information on bamboo species, researchers, and artisans is consolidated and repackaged for public access in various forms. The website, a key tool in achieving the project's ultimate aim, is currently undergoing successful updates, promising a more engaging and informative experience for users.
The Indian Forestry Abstracts (IFA) is a unique venture of the Library Department of the Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI). It presents a comprehensive bibliography of current forestry literature published in India, along with an abstract for each citation. While international abstracting services like the Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau Information System (CABI), AGRIS (FAO), and AGRICOLA (USDA) are widely consulted, there was no such service for Indian forestry literature. The IFA was created to ensure that Indian publications receive the attention they deserve from the national and international academic community. It is an endeavour to bring Indian forestry research to a wider national and global audience, thereby recognising and valuing the contributions of Indian researchers in the field. Visit the IFA Website to explore this unique resource.
Project No.PG EP 384/2023 Funding Agency: KFRI Plan Grants
Principal Investigator: Mr. Arun V.R.
Librarian
Kerala Forest Research Institute
Peechi 680653, Thrissur, Kerala, INDIA
Tel: +91-487-2690210, 2690215
e-mail: library@kfri.res.in
