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The Central Forest Library was established on 24.4.1984. It is located in the ground floor of Aranya Bhavan, 18th cross, Malleswaram, Bengaluru. It has collection of Forestry and allied concepts, and is one of the best in the State for Books and Journals in the Fields of Research. The library houses a collection of books, bound volumes of periodicals, Rare books, technical reports, Working Plans, Reports, Lecture notes, Videotapes, CD ROMs and Manuals, etc. The library caters to the needs of its Officers and Officials, Scholars and Environmentalists, Schools and Colleges Students, Civil Service Examinations, External Members and Visitors.

OPAC(Online Pulic Access Catalog)

An online public access catalog (often abbreviated as OPAC or simply library catalog) is an online database of materials held by a library or group of libraries. Users search a library catlaof principally to locate books and other materila available at a library. In simple language it is an electronic version of the card catalog. OPAC is the gateway to library's collection.
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Collections in Central Forest Library

Sl.No. Name
1 Books
2 Bound Volumes of Periodicals
3 Working Plan
4 Reports
5 Technical Reports
6 Rare Books on Forestry
7 Lecture Notes
8 Manuals
9 Dictionaries
10 Encyclopaedias
11 General Books
Kannada Literature, Story Books, Law Books, Management Books etc.
12 E-Collections
Videotapes, CD-ROMs, DVDs, Maps etc.

Journals

Sl.No. Name of the Jounal Periodicity
1 MY FOREST
Conservator of Forests, Research, 1st Cross, Arekere Mico Layout, Doresanipalya, Forest Campus, Bengaluru - 560 076		 QUATERLY
2 INDIAN FORESTER
Forest Research Institute, P.O. NEW FOREST, Dehra Dun - 248001 		MONTHLY
3 SANCTUARY ASIA
602, Maker Chambers V, Nariman Point, Mumbai - 400021. 		BI-MONTHLY
4 VANA VIKASA
Karnataka Retired Forest Officers Association, Vana Vikasa Malleshwaram,18th cross, Bengaluru - 03 		QUARTERLY
5 ADIKE PATRIKE MONTHLY

Magazines

Sl.No. Name of the Magazine Periodicity
1 READERS DIGEST MONTHLY
2 COMPETITION SUCCESS REVIEW MONTHLY
3 SANJIVINI MONTHLY
4 AROGYA MONTHLY
5 GRUHA SHOBHA MONTHLY
6 SUDHA WEEKLY
7 TARANGA WEEKLY

Contact the Library

  • Smt. S. Usha Kumari Librarian
  •   Central Forest Library, Ground floor, Aranya Bhavan, 18th cross, Malleswaram-560003
  •   kfdcfl@gmail.com
  •   080 23565734
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